Hadestown Rush/SRO Updates

[angt11]

Quick update on the new 5pm Rush:

Started to wait in line at 1pm & no one was there. The next person came at 2pm and then a bunch more came after. By 4:30, the line was going around the theater. I heard they are actively not allowing people to wait in line before a certain time, but I didn’t hear any commotion when I arrived. Someone claimed they got shoo’ed away when they came at 9am today.

Near 4:55ish, someone opened the door for us to buy the Rush tickets. We were allowed to go only one at a time, even if we were in a group. They had a separate window for selling Rush tix only & opened the other one for normal tix sales.

Seats are Orchestra Partial View

[VanillaIceCream2]

Got to the theater around 3:30 today and was able to get the last standing room ticket! I think there were 5 rush seats given out and 8 standing room. I was 13th in line so there were definitely 13 spots of some kind.

[Reneepalace]

Hi- we have 3 in our group visiting NYC THE WEEK OF June 24. How early should we be in line for rush seats withthis new policy and is it advisable to try the lottery AND rush?

[Grace2]

How partial view were the tickets? We’re you missing a lot of the show? Do you happen to remember what your seat number was? Would you have preferred standing room?

[ChristianPisco]

Grace2 said: "How partial view were the tickets? We’re you missing a lot of the show? Do you happen to remember what your seat number was? Would you have preferred standing room?"

 

I did rush and sat in L21 orch. I couldn’t see the far left side of the stage, and I couldn’t see the top of the stairs at all. I know that hades sits up there for most of the first act, but I couldn’t actually see him at all. I don’t know what standing room is like, so I don’t know if I would’ve preferred it or not. And because the view was so limited from my rush seat, I do intend to eventually buy full price tickets so I can have a better viewing experience. But, at $42.50 for rush tickets, even with partial view it’s still worth it. 

 

[Grace2]

Thank you! I’m gonna rush the matinee on Wednesday so I’ll report back

[allisonpkk]

hi everyone! I always look on the rush boards for info but I’ve never made an account/posted but I feel like I should start :) so I rushed today (fathers day if that possibly makes a difference with my experience) and I ended up getting standing room! I was 13th in line, and I got there at 8am with the people in the very front getting there around 4:30am I believe, with the box office now opening at noon. The actual rush tickets went very quick, maybe around 5/6 people got them? I didn’t stick around after to see if and who got tickets after me but I wish I had so I could contribute more to the board! But I will update this with how the standing room view is today after the show! 

[JustAnotherNewYorker]

Reneepalace said: "Hi- we have 3 in our group visiting NYC THE WEEK OF June 24. How early should we be in line for rush seats withthis new policy and is it advisable to try the lottery AND rush?"

The lottery tells you if you won the day before, so it can't hurt to play the lottery (although only two of you will get tickets if you have one win)

[OffOnBwayHi]

allisonpkk said: "hi everyone! I always look on the rush boards for info but I’ve never made an account/posted but I feel like I should start :) so I rushed today (fathers day if that possibly makes a difference with my experience) and I ended up getting standing room! I was 13th in line, and I got there at 8am with the people in the very front getting there around 4:30amI believe, with the box office now opening at noon. The actual rush tickets went very quick, maybe around 5/6 people got them? I didn’t stick around after to see if and who got tickets after me but I wish I had so I could contribute more to the board! But I will update this with how the standing room view is today after the show!"

Welcome allisonpkk! Thanks for this info! How was standing room? Where exactly did u stand?

[allisonpkk]

so standing room! We stood at the back of the orchestra, and I was behind the left side of the orchestra. There were around 3 or 4 standing room spots open closest to the doors of the theatre, which makes me think that they didn’t sell all the tickets they could because they definitely had enough people in the line to sell them to, unless people just didn’t come. I could see everything that was happening onstage, except at the top of the stairs. I could see a persons feet at the top of the stairs or like half of their body, but you would have to lean down to try to see their faces, since it was blocked by the overhang (but the upstairs isn’t THAT important for act 1). However, at the beginning of the show, one of the ushers came over, told me and the two other standing room members next to me the rules (where to put our bags, not too much leaning, etc) and told us that we can move if there was an empty seat available, (keep an eye on empty seats during act 1, ask around to make sure no one was sitting there) but to wait until the lights went up for intermission when we wouldn’t get trampled by people going to the bathroom. Both me and the two other people in standing room on the left side of the orchestra moved to exactly 3 empty seats in the left orchestra, and I moved to a single empty seat in left orchestra row M, on the closer side to center orchestra, and the view was INCREDIBLE! From there I could see everything, and for only $39! So overall I think the standing room spots were really not that bad from where I was, but you should have the chance to move to a non-partial view seat if there’s one empty.

[Theatrefan2]

Call the theatre and see if they will refund you the money.  There also may be a cancellation line.. 

[taylortrensch]

christine enzor said: "I have tix to the 2pm show on 6/19 and my friend can't go and I need to sell my extra ticket. I don't think I can sell it on stubhub or Ticketmaster because I will be picking up the hard tickets at the box office wed morning. Does anyone have any experience selling extra tickets to people waiting in the rush line? Any advice is appreciated!

Seats are located Center Orch Row P"

you can also try posting on FB groups (hadestown fan page, NYC ticket selling groups, etc) if the theatre won't give you a refund

[SneakySylveon]

Im thinking about trying for SRO tonight but can’t make it to the theatre til 2. Do yall think I’d have a chance. I was hoping the weather might keep some people from lining up

[VanillaIceCream2]

It’s hard to know because timing seems so variable, but given that it’s a Tuesday and the weather isn’t great you may have a shot. Did you end up going?

[CarmenA3]

SneakySylveon said: "Im thinking about trying for SRO tonight but can’t make it to the theatre til 2. Do yall think I’d have a chance. I was hoping the weather might keep some people from lining up"

Just walked to the theatre. As of 2:30pm, there are 13 people in line.

Also got some info on box seats - the BO will sometimes have them available up to a week in advance, and sometimes they will also be posted on TM. I just grabbed one for Friday night. $109 :)

[samtaro111]

CarmenA3 said: "SneakySylveon said: "Im thinking about trying for SRO tonight but can’t make it to the theatre til 2. Do yall think I’d have a chance. I was hoping the weather might keep some people from lining up"

Just walked to the theatre. As of 2:30pm, there are 13 people in line.

Also got some info on box seats - the BO will sometimes have them available up to a week in advance, and sometimes they will also be posted on TM. I just grabbed one for Friday night. $109 :)"

 

 

This info on box seats is so helpful, honestly, thank you so much!!!

I saw Harry Potter this way, is this how box seats usually work? Where you have to typically buy them in person? I had not realized that was a thing, but looking back that makes sense.

[SneakySylveon]

VanillaIceCream2 said: "It’s hard to know because timing seems so variable, but given that it’s a Tuesday and the weather isn’t great you may have a shot. Did you end up going?"

Yeah I did! Got hear around 2:15 and Im 13th in line!!

[CarmenA3]

samtaro111 said: "This info on box seats is so helpful, honestly, thank you so much!!!

I saw Harry Potter this way, is this how box seats usually work? Where you have to typically buy them in person? I had not realized that was a thing, but looking back that makes sense."

I’m used to seeing box seats sold only at the box office and only on the day of, so I’m happy that at least Hadestown is making them available in advance and online. Can’t speak for any other shows though, and of course it’s never a guarantee that they will be available. 

[samtaro111]

CarmenA3 said: "I’m used to seeing box seats sold only at the box office and only on the day of, so I’m happy thatat least Hadestown is making them available in advance and online. Can’t speak for any other shows though, and of course it’s never a guarantee that they will be available."

 

Gotcha, gotcha. I am hoping to go tomorrow or Friday and attempt to get box seats. If not, I'm from NY so I can always try again another week!

 

 

[Grace2]

Are box seats partial view?

[samtaro111]

Grace2 said: "Are box seats partial view?
"

From what I read on various forums, Box A is better than Box B, but in Box B you miss the band and nothing else really. But the box tickets themselves say partial view.

 

Can't confirm any of this, but I saw someone post a picture from AViewFromMySeat.com and looked at other BroadwayWorld posts.

[SneakySylveon]

VanillaIceCream2 said: "It’s hard to know because timing seems so variable, but given that it’s a Tuesday and the weather isn’t great you may have a shot. Did you end up going?"

Yeah I did! Got hear around 2:15 and Im 13th in line!!

[CarmenA3]

Grace2 said: "Are box seats partial view?
"

Yes, the box seats are a partial view, but what you are missing is the far side of the stage, which is where the band sits (not to discount how amazing the band is, but sides are pretty much just entrances and exits.).

The ticket I got today is Box A. Will post a pic on Friday :)

 

 

[arcadekillers]

How does those tickets work?

How long in advance do I have to be in the box ticket to buy those? Are they sold any day of the week or any time? Do we have to line up for those too? How are they not sold out yet? ahahaha

[CarmenA3]

SneakySylveon - glad to know you made it! 

 

arcadekillers said: "How does those tickets work?

How long in advance do I have to be in the box ticket to buy those? Are they sold any day of the week or any time? Do we have to line up for those too? How are they not sold out yet? ahahaha"

Box seat policy will depend on the theatre of course. To answer your questions...

You can buy box seats at the box office and (as per the very nice BO agent informed me) sometimes online at TM. The seats are sold (if available) any time the box office is open. No, you do not need to stand in any line. The lines are for cancellation, rush and SRO spots.

I've been used to box seats being made available only on the day of the performance, but the agent said they MAY release them as far as a week in advance. Today I purchased a ticket for Friday, so definitely at least 3 days in advance.

Your best bet is to go to the box office early in the day and ask if they have box seats available for the date you are looking to go. Current price is $109.

Hope this helps :)