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| Posted by: mikem 12:47 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets - NewtonUK 12:44 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
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| I have done this at the Pels several times and always ended up in great seats. I think it is guaranteed that you'll get in, although not guaranteed where that will be. But I don't think that they give you a number without being confident that you'll be seated. | |
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| re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 02:24 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets - mikem 12:47 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
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| I've seen people lining up at the Pels for these seats right before show time and wondered how it works. Are the tickets for the seats they are assigned priced like the rush tickets that Rounabout offers when the box office opens at 12:00 noon? | |
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| re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets | |
| Posted by: ryhog 01:58 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets - mikem 12:47 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
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| MTC has done standby at CC for years, but I think RTC Pels' tickets are General Admission but not standby. Who are the theatres doing this to make it a new trend? | |
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| re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 04:45 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets - ryhog 01:58 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
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| This past weekend, I received my first comp offer from a colleague that was offering a stand by ticket rather than a guaranteed seat. I didn't take the offer, as it would have meant trekking out to Pershing Signature. I wasn't aware that the papering services had also started offering tickets this way. |
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| re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets | |
| Posted by: ryhog 05:15 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets - Singapore/Fling 04:45 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
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| At MTC this goes back close to 20 years. I hope this hasn't transgressed a verboten subject. :-( | |
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| Regional, too | |
| Posted by: BillEadie 12:08 pm EST 03/08/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets - ryhog 05:15 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
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| ...at least here. Both The Old Globe and La Jolla Playhouse run standby lines, at least on opening night. Both organizations invite their donors to opening nights, and I imagine that not all donors show. Curtain times are often held as much as 15 minutes on opening night while those from the standby line are seated. Bill, in San Diego |
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| re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets | |
| Posted by: schauspieler 03:07 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets - ryhog 01:58 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
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| Years ago at a Roundabout production my friend and I arrived late with TKTS tickets and we were standing near the front aisle of the theater looking up at how far away our seats were and bemoaning the fact when an usher rushed up to us and said "Come with me" and seated us in prime front center seats. We were completely flabbergasted and had no idea what had happened or why. Only after seeing a few more Roundabout shows did I realize we had been mistaken for subscribers who had rescheduled. | |
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| re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets | |
| Posted by: JBarnet 08:42 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets - schauspieler 03:07 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
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| Second Stage does this as well. That’s why there’s always a bunch of people hanging out in the cafe right at curtain. They make them wait there and then all get in a line to fill gaps from the front to the back. | |
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| re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 10:10 am EST 03/08/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Trend of "stand by" papered tickets - JBarnet 08:42 pm EST 03/07/19 | |
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| For (some) sold out performances, 2nd Stage sells you a ticket that guarantees you will see the show. They have you hang out in the café, and right before the show begins, they try to seat you if there are available spots. If none are available, you stand in back of the last row. I did this procedure for Dear Evan Hansen back on 5/21/16. I ended up sitting in the first row -- a good deal for me; however, some of the others had to stand. | |
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