Student/General Rush and Lottery Snapshot
Please note: Theaters can change their policies at ANY time, especially if a show is sold out. We don’t see this a lot though.
Here is a quick list of which theater/show is doing what:
Broadway
Confirmed (We have actually done it and have been in contact with the theater, info is on the site under shows as well)
- Chicago (General Rush, $36.50 when box office opens)
- Mamma Mia – (Student Rush, $31.50 when box office opens)
- Rock of Ages (Student Rush, $32, cash only, two tickets per VALID student ID, when box office opens)
- Wicked (Lottery $26.50 two and a half hours before the show)
- Book of Mormon (Lottery -$32) Go two and a half hours before the show. SRO (Standing Room Only: $27 – available at the box office one hour prior to curtain, only when the performance is sold out)
- Newsies (Lottery $30 each with valid ID.) Tickets are in the orchestra, go two and a half hours before performance, winners drawn 30 minutes later.
- Nice Work If You Can Get It (Student Rush – $36.50, cash or credit) When the box office opens, must have valid student ID. 1 ticket per ID!
- Once (General rush – varies, when the box office opens and each person can get two tickets – Tickets on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are $34.50. and Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances are $39.50.
- Annie(Lottery $40) Seats are the first two rows, names are taken 2.5 hours before curtain and drawn 2 hours prior. 2 tickets per valid ID!
Unconfirmed (Info we have found online, confirmed with box office but we have not done this in person ourselves!)
- Jersey Boys (Student Rush: $27, when the box office opens – must have Student ID AND gov’t issues photo ID)
- Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark (General Rush: $42, when box office opens – 25 tickets are given, CASH ONLY)
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Student rush $32) two tickets can per purchased per ID, but you can only get tickets TWO HOURS PRIOR TO EACH PERFORMANCE!
- Picnic (Hiptix $22- must be 18-35 y/o), Student Rush (Half price tickets, HALF HOUR before show, 1 ticket per ID) and General Rush ($22, when box office opens)
- Cinderella (Student rush $32) You must have a valid student ID, go to the box office when it opens on Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursdays ONLY. 1 ticket per ID!
Off-Broadway
- Avenue Q (General Rush – $26.50) when box office opens, cash only!
- The Fantasticks (Student Rush – $36.50) available when the box office opens, day of the performance with a valid student ID!
If you have additional information or think a show is not current, please comment or email us: broadwayinformer@gmail.com. This post was last updated on April 1st, 2013.
The Addams Family is correct. I did it a couple of weeks ago.
As for Spider-Man, I’ve done it three times within the last 3 weeks and they have increased the price to $39.
Thanks Brian! Confirmed with the box office today and they said it’s now $42 with the fee. Wow!
Just a heads up- rushed Other Desert Cities this past Sunday and their rush price was $31.50! :)
Thank you!! Probably the service fee? Will change, thanks again!
Honestly, it all depends on the show/day/season. On a day where a show has a matinee and an evening performance – always gives you a better chance, but I think often times student rush is easier than say general rush (where anyone can get a ticket) or lotto (where it’s all based on luck!). Are you looking for a particular show?
Hi! First of all thanks for putting all these info together, it’s very helpful! In the chases where you have the information, could add things like “Rear Mezz only”? I only know that this is the case for Anything Goes HipTix and General Rush, whereas Student Rush is possibly everywhere in the theater, right?
Iris, great idea!
As for Anything Goes, student rush ticket seats are first come first serve and are usually spread throughout the theater (so whatever is available during that show). Usually we put this information in our reviews, but we can look into putting it here as well. Thanks for the feedback! :)
Thank you so much for this info. Would you be able to put how early you went to the box office to stand in line in order to get rush tickets, for each of the shows? It’d be really helpful to be able to approximate how early to get to the box office in order to still be able to get a rush ticket. Again, thank you so much for this info! :-)
J,
It’s a great idea! We usually put it in the review, and if it’s not there is usually means we went about an hour before. I’ll look into having it on the Rush/Lotto page as well! Remember though, it’s not always exact – sometimes crowds will vary (depends on weather, time of week, holidays etc.).
-Ashley
Any word on rush tickets for Annie?
Updating it now!
Thank you, you’re the best!
Does anyone know if they also do Standing Room for Peter and the Starcatcher? I know, I totally waited until the last minute, but I’m dying to see it before it closes and those lotto odds don’t look so great. I know for instance they do standing room for Newsies, but that info is not up here so I thought I would ask.
Thanks in advance, guys!
Hi Maria!
We have looked and asked and we haven’t been able to find any SRO policies for Peter… Most of the time we do not add SRO policies because they can be last minute additions day of the show if it’s sold out.
Sorry!
Thanks for getting back to me. Oh well, guess I’ll have to take my chances.
Does ONCE rush accept credit cards?
Yes, my sister just rushed today and they accepted her credit card. She got two tickets and was 9th in line at 8:45 am. She got tickets #13 and #14 because a few of the people in front of her only bought 1 ticket. They had 20 tickets for sale.
Thanks for the reply! :)
They do accept cards :) Sorry for the late reply, your comment landed in our spam folder!