Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Waitress SRO/Lobby?
#1Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 2/23/17 at 7:44pm
So, my friend and I are seeing two shows next month. And I am wondering if Waitress does Standing Room Only or Rush or Student Discounts?
ameleigh
Stand-by Joined: 2/19/17
#2Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 2/23/17 at 8:09pm
They only sell SRO if the show is completely sold out
#3Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 2/24/17 at 10:57am
They may also offer you day-of tickets in the rear mezzanine for $48 if you go to the box office in person. Those tickets are usually $79. Such seats are usually just single seats, however.
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#5Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 2/24/17 at 2:26pm
3NU said: "They may also offer you day-of tickets in the rear mezzanine for $48 if you go to the box office in person. "
Yup, I just found a discount on Ticketmaster for that. My friend and I are still deciding this or Miss Saigon
#6Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 2/24/17 at 2:31pm
neonlightsxo said: "Lobby?"
I don't think the Brooks Atkinson has a proper lobby. That's the one that feels like you're out in the alley, no?
neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#7Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 2/24/17 at 2:32pm
The word lobby is literally in the title of this thread and I don't know why, which is why I asked
"Waitress SRO/Lobby?"
TedBass
Swing Joined: 8/28/14
#8Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 6:31am
I'm in town next weekend (29th) and desperate to see Waitress, but cant afford full price. Whats the chance of it selling out & offering SRO (and what time do people usually queue?) - could they discount the premium seats if they're not sold out on the day? (does that even happen in the US? In the UK if the expensive ones aren't sold out on the day, sometimes box office staff have a little leeway if you're very nice to them)
Sorry for all the questions & hijacking your threat neonlightxo!
#9Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 6:38am
A day or so out, they start reducing some of the premium prices. I also don't know how far they sell out, but partial view box seats are only available from the box office in person. I bought mine for June, but that was the date I wanted, so not sure if they are even possible on the day.
TedBass
Swing Joined: 8/28/14
#10Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 6:41am
haterobics said: "A day or so out, they start reducing some of the premium prices. I also don't know how far they sell out, but partial view box seats are only available from the box office in person. I bought mine for June, but that was the date I wanted, so not sure if they are even possible on the day.
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Thats very useful to know - i have a friend in town at the moment who could pop in to the box office maybe - how much are the box seats? Thanks :)
#12Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 6:43am
I saw Waitress listed on TKTS yesterday for 40% off.
#13Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 6:51am
When they reduce the $400 seats, they still become like $189, though, in case that also seems too high.
TedBass
Swing Joined: 8/28/14
#14Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 6:53am
I'm crossing my fingers for TKTS, but with it being a saturday i'm not holding my breath...
TedBass
Swing Joined: 8/28/14
#15Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 7:12am
"When they reduce the $400 seats, they still become like $189, though, in case that also seems too high."
Unfortunately probably so - i'm coming from London where the max i usually pay for tickets is £20, so after already booking full price for Hello Dolly, Anastasia and Joan Of Arc:Into The Fire i'm a bit maxed out already! (i booked JoA before the reviews unfortunately!)
#16Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 8:16am
TedBass said: ""(i booked JoA before the reviews unfortunately!) "
I resold my tickets after it opened for a tidy profit. 
#17Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 8:54am
Do you have the todaytix app? In the past I've seen $99 tickets for waitress starring Bareilles but nowadays I've been seeing the normal prices of over $160.
good luck!
if you don't want to see Joan of arc, just resell the tix.
TedBass
Swing Joined: 8/28/14
#18Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 9:27am
The night im seeing Joan of Arc it hasn't sold out yet (even tho its the last day) - so i'm waiting for that to happen before itry to sell it!
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#19Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 11:27am
TedBass said: "I'm crossing my fingers for TKTS, but with it being a saturday i'm not holding my breath...
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Waitress has not been in TKTS during any weekend at all since Sara came in. It was on TKTS for 40% last night (Tuesday) but that's the first time I have seen it there at all in a while.
They sold enough tickets to have standing room last night as well. Recently, there have been more days with standing room than without.
TedBass
Swing Joined: 8/28/14
#20Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 12:26pm
Thanks @kathyNYC2! SRO would be ideal, as its nice and cheap! Do people line up early for SRO like rush, or would we be ok turning up at the box office when it opens? (again sorry for all the questions!!!)
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#21Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/19/17 at 4:02pm
TedBass said: "Thanks @kathyNYC2! SRO would be ideal, as its nice and cheap! Do people line up early for SRO like rush, or would we be ok turning up at the box office when it opens? (again sorry for all the questions!!!)
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Yes they do and there are only 12 standing room spots so the earlier the better. That could start when the box office opens or earlier. No idea. When I walked by at noonish last sat, there were probably 15-20 people waiting on line for standing room and I guess cancellations.
udontchap
Swing Joined: 2/16/15
#22Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/23/17 at 9:15am
Has there been SRO tix sold recently?
How early would I have to get there?
Thanks
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#23Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 4/23/17 at 12:17pm
udontchap said: "Has there been SRO tix sold recently?
How early would I have to get there?
Thanks
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Yes as noted above. Standing room is sold when they house is full which is pretty much all the time with Sara there.
Can't help you with the time though I would say earlier on weekends since the lines seem to be longer then.
ccbroadway13
Swing Joined: 2/24/17
#24Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 5/14/17 at 9:54am
Has anyone tried SRO lately? If so, what would be a safe time to get there? Also, how often was the show completely sold out recently that they were offering standing room? Thanks!
sondmon
Stand-by Joined: 5/17/15
#25Waitress SRO/Lobby?
Posted: 5/14/17 at 10:38am
Last Tuesday after striking out on a few other rushes I went to the theater at around 6PM and scored the last SRO only ticket. On my TKTS app it still said there were tickets available at 30% off so it seems like they are selling before the last ticket is sold out, but it could be the app had a lag. Anyway, I think its hard to pinpoint when they start selling and therefore can't say an exact time to show up.
