Got standby today, then at 3pm on the nose the winner notice came. Seat was Orch E 17. Could not see any of the LED screen upstage center but still great value!
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I rushed this on Tuesday at about 4:30pm and the BO gave me a choice of center orch M or left orch C, went with the latter and appreciated being that close as he makes a lot of eye contact with the first few rows. Worth the $49 in my opinion.
You are correct. That booth opens at noon for evening shows and the booths downtown and in Brooklyn open at 11am for evening shows. While they MAY release better seats closer to the performance, I always err on the side of having tickets in hand earlier, as you are considering. Also, you will spend far less time waiting in line at the other booths than you will in Times Square, so more time to enjoy the city.
If it helps, I suggest downloading the TKTS app to your smartphone. That gives you a realtime look at what is available at each individual booth, including the percentage discount for each show.
And yes, you can get next-day matinee tickets at the three non-Times Square booths.
