SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 8/1/2014

By: Aug. 01, 2014
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Below is BroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies updated on 8/1/2014. For more information, visit BroadwayWorld.com's Show Listings.

A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Theater: Walter Kerr Theatre - 219 West 48th St.

A number of $35 tickets will be made available for each performance for patrons aged thirty-five and younger. These tickets must be purchased day-of, in-person at the box office and are subject to availability. Valid photo I.D. will be required, and patrons are limited to two rush tickets per performance.


Aladdin

Theater: New Amsterdam Theatre - 214 West 42nd St.

Beginning two and a half hours before the performance, patrons are invited to enter the lottery; winners will be drawn two hours before each performance. Winners may purchase up to two $30 tickets with cash only to that day's performance. Locations will be at the theatre's discretion and may not be offered at all performances.


Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Theater: Stephen Sondheim Theatre - 124 W. 43rd St.

A number of $40 tickets will be made available for each performance, for purchase day-of at the box office of the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd Street). Tickets are subject to availability, and patrons are limited to two rush tickets per person.


Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical

Theater: St. James Theatre - 246 West 44th St.

For each preview, a limited number of orchestra Rush tickets will be available each morning when the box office opens at 10 AM. Rush tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis for $37 each, with a limit of two tickets per person.


Chicago

Theater: Ambassador Theatre - 219 W. 49th St.

A limited number of $37 front row tickets will be sold on the day of the performance when the box office opens. Subject to availability. Not available for Saturday evenings. Limit 2 per person.

$27 Standing Room tickets are available, only when the performance is sold out. Tickets are available only at the box office. Limit two tickets per person.


Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Theater: Belasco Theatre - 111 West 44th St.

A minimum of 20 tickets will be sold via lottery for each performance of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. Beginning two-and-a-half hours before every performance, patrons are invited to enter the lottery at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street). Winners will be drawn two hours before each performance. Each person will print their name and the number of tickets (1 or 2) they wish to purchase on a card that is provided. Entries will be collected and names will be drawn at random. Winners will then be able to purchase tickets at $37 each. All cards are checked for duplication prior to drawing. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Tickets may be purchased in cash or with a valid credit card. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Subject to availability. Seat locations may be partial view.

Standing room tickets will be available for purchase at the Belasco Theatre box office (111 West 44th Street) beginning 45 minutes prior to curtain on the day of the performance only, but only if the performance is otherwise sold out. The standing room ticket price is $29. Limit 2 tickets per person.


If/Then

Theater: Richard Rodgers Theatre - 226 W. 46th St.

There will be a day-of-performance ticket lottery at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). Entry to the lottery will begin two hours prior to each performance and the winners will be announced 90mins prior to curtain. The seats will be priced at the special rate of $35 each, limit two tickets per person. Winners must be present at the time of drawing and valid ID must be shown to purchase tickets. Cash only. All tickets are subject to availability.


Jersey Boys

Theater: August Wilson Theatre - 245 W. 52nd St.

Jersey Boys offers a limited number of Student Rush tickets per performance. Rush tickets are $27 each, cash only, and available at the box office on the day of the performance beginning at 10:00 AM. Two kinds of photo ID must be shown: a non-expired full time student ID, as well as a government issued photo ID, drivers license or passport. Limit 2 tickets per person per 30 day period. Tickets are subject to availability and may not be offered at all performances. Locations may be partial view.


Kinky Boots

Theater: Al Hirschfeld Theatre - 302 W. 45th St.

A limited number of tickets for each performance will be sold via lottery. Entries will be accepted at the box office beginning two and a half hours prior to each performance. Two hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for a limited number of tickets priced at $37.00 each. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner--entries will be checked for duplicates. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Tickets may be purchased in cash or with a valid credit card. Tickets are subject to availability. Tickets may be partial view. The cancelation line will begin following the lottery.


Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

Theater: Circle in the Square (Uptown) - 1633 Broadway at 50th St.

A limited number of rush tickets, which are subject to availability, can be purchased at the box office of the Circle in the Square when the box office opens for the day of the performance on a first-come-first-served basis. The box office of the Circle in the Square opens at 10am Monday through Saturday, and at noon on Sunday (starting March 30th). Rush tickets are $40 each and limited to two (2) tickets per customer.


Les Miserables

Theater: Imperial Theatre - 249 West 45th St.

$37 - rush tickets will be available beginning 10 AM daily (and noon on Sundays as of March 30) at the Imperial Theatre box office only (249 West 45th Street).


Mamma Mia!

Theater: Broadhurst Theatre - 235 W. 44th St.

$31.50 tickets are available day-of only at the box office, subject to availability. Only available on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Open only to current students. Tickets are available when the box office opens. Limit 2 tickets per valid ID.

$21.25 standing room tickets are available, only when the performance is sold out. Tickets are available only at the box office, and go on sale two hours before the performance. Limit two tickets per person.


Matilda the Musical

Theater: Shubert Theatre - 225 West 44th St.

A minimum of 20 tickets will be sold via lottery for each performance of MATILDA THE MUSICAL. Beginning two-and-a-half hours before every performance, patrons are invited to enter the lottery; winners will be drawn two hours before each performance. Each person will print their name and the number of tickets (1 or 2) they wish to purchase on a card that is provided. Entries will be collected and names will be drawn at random. Winners will be able to then purchase tickets at $27 each. Cards are checked for duplication prior to drawing. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Subject to availability. Seat locations may be partial view.

Standing Room tickets are available on the day of the performance when the box office opens. Only available when the performance is sold out. Limit 2 tickets per person.


Motown the Musical

Theater: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre - 205 West 46th St.

Beginning two-and-a-half hours before the performance, theatregoers are invited to enter the lottery at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street), and winners will be drawn two hours before each performance. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Cash only.


Newsies The Musical

Theater: Nederlander Theatre - 208 W. 41st St.

$30 rush tickets can be purchased by cash or charge at the Nederlander Theatre box office (208 W 41st St.). Locations will be at the theatre's discretion and may not be offered at all performances. Each guest in line may purchase a maximum of two tickets.


Once

Theater: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre - 242 West 45th St.

When the box office opens a limited number of rush seats will be sold each day for that day's performance. Tickets are $35 for all Tuesday - Thursday performances, and $40 for all Friday - Sunday performances. On 2-show days, tickets for both shows will be sold when the box office opens. Only available in person at the box office. 2 tickets per person.


Pippin

Theater: Music Box Theatre - 239 West 45th St.

A limited number of $37.00 rush tickets will be available for purchase in-person at the Music Theatre box office (239 West 45th Street) when it opens at 10am (Noon on Sundays) for that daya€™s performance only. There is a limit of one ticket per person. Tickets are subject to availability and may not be offered at all performances. Cash or Credit is accepted.


Rock of Ages

Theater: Helen Hayes Theatre - 240 West 44th St.


$37 student rush tickets are available day of show when box office opens, subject to availability. Must show student ID. Only two tickets per student ID. Cash only.


Rocky

Theater: Winter Garden Theatre - 1634 Broadway (At W. 50th St.)

A limited number of day-of-show rush tickets, including eight side front-row tickets, will be available for purchase at the box office on a first-come, first-served basis. Rush tickets are $35 (Tuesday through Friday) and $45 (Saturday and Sunday). Rush tickets will be become available at 10AM Tuesday through Saturday, and Noon on Sunday for performances on the same day. Rush tickets are subject to availability and limited to two per person.


Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Theater: Broadway Theatre - 1681 Broadway at 53rd

Student rush tickets will be available for performances Tuesdays through Thursdays, throughout the day of the show only at the Broadway Theatre Box Office (1681 Broadway at 53 St.). Students with a valid student ID may purchase one ticket for $32 (includes $2 facilities fee). Student rush tickets are subject to availability, with seating locations at the discretion of the box office.


The Book of Mormon

Theater: Eugene O'Neill Theatre - 230 West 49th St.

A limited number of tickets for each performance will be sold through the lottery. Entries will be accepted at the box office beginning two and a half hours prior to each performance; each person will print their name and the number of tickets (1 or 2) they wish to purchase on a card that is provided. Two hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for a limited number of tickets priced at $32 each. Only one entry is allowed per person. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Tickets are subject to availability.

A limited number of standing room locations are sold at the box office immediately following the lottery each day for $27.


The Lion King

Theater: Minskoff Theatre - 200 W. 45th St.

In New York City, Student Rush tickets are not currently available for The Lion King.

For touring venues, student discounts vary by city. Contact your local theatre box office for more information.


The Phantom of the Opera

Theater: Majestic Theatre - 245 West 44th St.

Tickets in the last two rows of the Rear Mezzanine are $26.25 for Monday through Thursday performances through general rush. These tickets may be purchased through Telecharge or at the box office.

$26.25 standing room tickets are available, only when the performance is sold out. Tickets are available only at the box office. Limit two tickets per person. 28 standing room positions available.


Wicked

Theater: George Gershwin Theatre - 222 West 51st St.

2.5 hours prior to show time, patrons who present themselves at the Gershwin Theatre box office will have their names placed in a hat. 30 minutes later, names will be drawn for 26 front-row seats at $30 each. This lottery is only available in-person at the box office, with a limit of 2 tickets per valid ID. Cash only.




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