<p>OK, here goes. Last Sat., my 2 daughters, my husband, and I ALL got front row seats for The Color Purple, Jersey Boys, and Ave. Q! (We all saw different shows; we couldn't agree on one) ALL FOR LESS THAN $100!! (we got rush tickets; few people know about them) While about 1000 people were waiting in like at TKTS for nosebleed $60 tickets! If you want more info, go to talkinbroadway.com. It explains about all the rush policies! (Is that bragging? Oh well, maybe some can use this info and save some money!:)</p>
<p>Rossji
After checking out the site, I can see that was quite the accomplishment! I hope I can score some similar bragging rights next time I am in NYC. Congrats--how were the shows?</p>
<p>Sat. night, my D was sitting in the front row with Student Rush Tickets to Jersey Boys too! (her second time!) with a bunch of summer theater friends and NYU friends. Were you at that show too or was your D? That's funny. She loves the show. Two days ago she saw Bernarda Alba at Lincoln Center. Saturday she had tried for rush to Color Purple for the matinee...maybe YOU guys got it instead of her group! :D</p>
<p>(none of this is a brag...sorry! just commenting to RossJi on her post)</p>
<p>My little brag. My D (14) got her first "adult" part. She beat out a handful of college students at a local, non-audition MT program for it. Unfortunately she was cast in mainly mens parts in Fiddler! She will be one of the few Ethiopian Jewish bottle dancers in 1900 Russia, and werethere really 'black' Russian dancers in the to life scene? She does get to play a female in the ensemble in the second act. It's funny because her first paid (stipend, but a good chunk in a 10 year olds eyes) child part was playing Travis in Raisin. Maybe she should make a career of playing male parts.</p>
<p>rossji,</p>
<p>Congrats on your winning rush seats. It's not always easy, depending on the show. I wouldn't say that few people know about them, though. :) Most productions these days have some form of rush seating, on Broadway, off-Broadway, national tours, regional theatre. It all started with Rent when it first came to Broadway, they started the rush line both as a marketing tool and as an inexpensive way for people who wouldn't normally be able to afford to see professional theatre. Every production and show of Rent since then has offered rush seats, in the first two rows of the theatre for $20 a seat. </p>
<p>Other shows gradually started doing the same thing, in order to compete, and to get the same <em>buzz</em> going about their show. It's done differently at different theatres, sometimes it's only available for students with valid student I.D. Other shows allow anyone to 'play'. :) Most of the time you'll find the rush seats filled with young people because, generally, they're the ones who cannot afford to purchase regularly priced tickets. Rush seating policies work well, as long as you're willing to take the chance of losing. For people who are coming into the city from some distance, it's not as good an idea, if there's a particular show that they definitely want to see. The odds of winning most rush lotteries in the city are not that great on most nights.</p>
<p>Which show did you see? I'm surprised to hear that The Color Purple was one of the ones you got through rush seats. They didn't start off the production with any rush seating. Maybe a recent addition? I'm seeing Jersey Boys next month and can't wait to see John Lloyd Young who is supposed to be spectacular!</p>
<p>Keepingcalm, my D has played a boy/male a few times over the years. It's definitely "different" but I bet it is not too unusual. Once, when my D played a boy on a regional tour, her fifth/sixth grade class came to see a performance at one of the venues, and the kids in the class did not recognize her and kept asking where she was on stage. So, I guess she pulled off being a boy. Didn't have to worry about hairdos and make up much!</p>
<p>The shows were EXCELLENT. We all loved them!</p>
<p>Yes, Color Purple does indeed have rush seats. My d already saw it; she went to a Sat matinee about a month ago and had no problem. Susan, I saw the matinee; tell your d I took the last ticket! Sorry!! I didn't have to wait AT ALL. There was a long line, however for EVENING rush tickets.
Also, we saw WICKED last night (no rush; friends took us as a treat). Eden and Meg were incredible!! The family we went with said they enjoyed this more than the original cast and were glad they saw it again....</p>
<p>RossJi....yes, it was the matinee of Color Purple that they got closed out of Rush (but you didn't!!). But they did Jersey Boys for my d's second time, for evening rush/performance. I saw Kristen and Idina in Wicked and both were outstanding in their performances. My D saw Eden and Meg. She particularly thought Meg was very good.</p>
<p>This past weekend our D, who is a high school junior, competed at the regional competition for the English Speaking Union's Shakespeare Competition. She had won her high school's competition in January. She competed against 21 winners from other high schools and placed second! We are so proud! And one of her closest theater friends, who goes to a neighboring school district, won! So she was very excited for him!!
Also today she got her acceptance to BTP for this summer, her first choice!
Happy days!</p>
<p>congratulations nydancemom...that's terrific! You must be SO PROUD!</p>
<p>Congratulations to your talented D! We saw the Shakespeare news in the paper and were happy for your D. I am hoping to have some time this week so that we can get together, live and in person!
Harriet</p>
<p>NYDanceMom, I read the other thread first and congratulated your D on her BTP acceptance and want to say Wahoo on the achievement she had this past weekend at the Shakespeare competition. Very cool. </p>
<p>Lynn, I am losing track of which thread I read what...but some place I read that your D is cast as Sally Bowles....a local community theater I think...and I think that is fantastic! What a role and what an achievement. I am so glad that her year has turned into a fruitful one with regard to her musical theater endeavors. Fingers crossed on the next goal with college stuff. Quite thrilled for her with that casting news!
Susan</p>
<p>For those who have seen it, how is The Color Purple? I was disappointed to hear that it is one of two shows provided in our drama club New York trip...</p>
<p>I absolutely loved The Color Purple...It made me cry at the end and I'm generally not big on showing my emotions. Maybe you had to love the book and the movie, though, to really love this musical.</p>
<p>Cast in my first drama school production :D
Admittedly, I don't know who or what I'm actually going to be yet, but I know I'm in the Bacchae woohoo!</p>
<p>congrats DramaPrincess! How excited you must be! Let us know who or what you're going to be.</p>
<p>My daughter has been cast in her first production in NYC. It's a Gallatin student-directed Tennessee Williams One Act and she is on cloud nine. For even more info, check my post on the summer stock audition subject. She is on Cloud 9 and I'm right up there with her. As a parent, it is so hard to help them through the disappointments that come with choosing drama as a major. I must say, though, it almost seems worth it when they call and tell you they have been cast.</p>
<p>She is most excited because it is in a "real theatre in New York City."</p>
<p>Theatredivas mom - Kris</p>
<p>Kris,
How cool is that!? :cool: Congrats to you both :)</p>
<p>My d and I were just in New York for a drama club trip and The Color Purple was one of 5 shows that were planned. I would say that about 1/2 our group thought it was pretty good and the others took a nap. I think that it would have helped if those students had either seen the movie or read the book. The musical talent was incredible - especially if you like that style of music.</p>