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ventag

Rush Question

Does the box office give out the “best” seats first like in the Orchestra or do they just give you random available seats?

I’m going to rush a show this weekend idk what show yet, I’m thinking Come From Away because I love that show and I haven’t seen it since last year, but also I want to see a new show on broadway.

Posted May 8, 2019, 10:40 PM UTC

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ilysespieces•

It depends, most rush I've personally experienced is left over or partial view, but sometimes you get lucky. Some, like Pretty Woman (or at least they used to) do hold front row Orch for rush, but most don't advertise the options. When I rushed Come From Away I actually missed out on the seats but they sold me SRO for the evening show, which was nice (I didn't have to wait for right before curtain to buy, like most shows make you do for SRO) but I believe the people in front of me got random seats.

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ventagOP•

Ok thanks!

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andreamw•

CFA is partial view seating on the sides of the front orchestra. You'll also want to get there pretty early still (the rush line for this show still fills up around 8ish for a 10am box office open).

I tend to check broadwayworld for rush reports for shows to get a general sense of where tickets are, how many they sell, and what time to get to the box office to guarantee a seat.

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