Broadway theater 'lotto'? How does it work? (Rush: coupon, buying)
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Not every B'way show does this. You have to find out which one beforehand and see what their "rules" are. You can find out which ones at www.ilovenytheater.com
Oh, and they're actually called "rush tickets" not lotto.
Here are the basic rules:
2 1/2 hours before curtain, you go to the theater of the show you want to see. You either line up or walk up and put your name on a slip/card that the guy gives you and the guy will put it in a drum.
2 hours before curtain, he will twirl the drum and pick out slips/cards and call out the names.
You must have photo ID and show your cash (tix are $25 - $26.50 each).
You can buy up to 2 tickets.
Make sure to check out the show you want before heading over there. Not all the shows do it.
Pros? You're getting $130 tickets for $25
Cons? It's all orchestra seating but sometimes you'll get seats all the way on the side and can't see that well.
I remember as a kid going with my mother to the "low price ticket booth " which had tix for many shows. Does that still exist? I know we'd be buying matinee tix, but low price.
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It's great IF they have the tickets you want. However, who wants to stand on line for an hour or more only to find out they don't have your tickets or that they do have tickets but the seats are horrible?
It's great IF they have the tickets you want. However, who wants to stand on line for an hour or more only to find out they don't have your tickets or that they do have tickets but the seats are horrible?
I think it works best for 'older' shows that aren't sold out quickly. I got great seats for a Phantom matinee last fall.
You also have to have backups. I printouts of seating arrangements for several shows that day so I was bound to get something I liked.
You must have photo ID and show your cash (tix are $25 - $26.50 each).
They don't mess around about the ID. I got seats for Avenue Q that way a few years ago, but another party didn't because the guy whose name they drew was at another theater trying to get tickets there. His WIFE was in the group, but because it wasn't her name they drew, they wouldn't give her the tickets. You have to be there when your name is drawn.
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