Death of a SalesmanClosed
38 reports · 100% success rate (8/8 confirmed) · latest report 2026-08-08
This show has closed (final performance August 8, 2026). The rush data below is kept for reference. See the closed shows archive for others.
Rush Strategy for Death of a Salesman
Rushing Death of a Salesman is a demanding early-morning rush that rewards committed early birds. Across 38 community reports, the median reported arrival time is 7:20 AM. Arrive by 8:45 AM for a good chance at tickets. At box office open, reporters have counted a median of about 16 people already in line, so aim to beat that. Reported success rates are high (around 100% of confirmed reports walked away with tickets), which suggests supply has mostly kept up with the line. Saturdays have drawn the most reports, so expect heavier competition then; midweek tends to be easier. Rush tickets run $45 at the Winter Garden Theatre. Rush timing: box office open (10 am weekdays/sat, 12 pm sun). Heads up: arrival times run earlier on single-show days, when all rush demand lands on one performance. Two-show days tend to be a bit easier than the average here. All figures are community-reported, not official box office policy.
Based on 38 reports
~80% chance based on past winners
Arrival Time Over Time
Green = got ticket, red = didn't, gray = unknown
Line Count at Box Office Open
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When People Arrive
Reported arrivals by hour
Arrival Range by Day
Earliest to latest reported arrival each day · ◆ = median
Success Rate by Day
Which days have the highest success rate
All Reports
Dog Day Afternoon: I was first in line at 7:20am. Second person arrived at 8:10am. By the time the doors opened, there were 6 people in line. I got two seats, stage left, orchestra row M. I walked b
Just In Time - 27 people around 7:20am Death Of A Salesman - first in line at 7:30, second person arrived at 8:30. more or less 10 people in line by box office opening.
Death of a Salesman: 1st at 8 (me), 2+3 at 8:45, 4+5 at 9:25, 9 by 9:50 Box office said this is typical ("people start lining up around 9:30") and all rush are partial view - I got a box seat, which
I was 2nd at death of a salesman this morning at about 8:50. By 9:05 there were 8 people in line. Over 20 by 10am. First person got here at 8:30. Seat is in the last row of the mezz. It’s not labeled
Passed by Chicago around 8:15 with 6 people in line. Was 3rd at Death of a Salesman at 8:17. 5 at 8:45, 7 at 9:24, 20 at 9:54. Got left Orchestra row L
7th in line for Death of a Salesman @ 6:50am 1st person in line @ 5:05am 34 in line @ 9:50
Death of a Salesman, 4th at 7:57, 1st got there at 7. 6 around 8:05
First at 7:20, second at 8:00am
DOAS: First at 7:20, second at 8:00 a.m.
Death of a Salesman 1 @ 6:00 2 @ 6:07 30 @ 9:15 35 @ 9:41 37 @ 10:00
Death of a Salesman - 1st at 6:55 2nd at 7:23 13 people at 10am
DEATH OF A SALESMAN Winter Garden. 9:30am. 25 people in line. First arrived at 6am
DEATH OF A SALESMAN 9:30 25 peoplein line. First arrival: 6am
Death of a Salesman - 7 in line at 8:40 am
9:25 there are 16 in line at Death of a Salesman
Death of a salesman 9 at 8 am
Death of a salesman - PV offered to first 12, SRO after 15 at 8.30 (2 later left the line), 25 at 9, 45 at 10 Just in time - Arrived at 10.15 SRO left for matinee, seats still available for even
First person in line at rush arrived at 7.30 this morning. By the time the box office opened, there were 15 people in line. There were like 4 people at Buena Vista Social Club when the box office open
Death of a Salesman - 14 @ 8:30 - 20 @ 10am There was a few rush, I think after the 3rd person, only standing room available.
Death of a Salesman - over 20 in line at 9, probably up to 25 now. Don’t think I’ll be snagging tickets today. EDIT: I was fine - Standing Room was still available as far back as the 21st person or
Death of a Salesman 1st at 5:45 5 at 6:30 12 at 8am 20 at 9am Maybe 30 or so at box office opening Note: The show was sold out but they still sold several rush tickets so it seems the production is s
Morning! Death of a salesman: 13 people at 8 AM. First person arrived at 6
Arrived at death of a salesman at 834. 16th in line
Death of a Salesman - 1 - 6am 2 - 645am 5 - 653am
Just arrived at death of a salesman, I am 10th at 7:20am. I wish it was clearer where the start of the line is at these things.
1st for Death of a Salesman at 5:45. About 6 people by 6:30. Not sure how many by opening, but the line was pretty long. Very different vibes from Lost Boys the day before, no one was interested in m
Death of a salesman - 39 at 9:30 Outsiders - 14 at 9:22
7 people in line for Death of a Salesman at Winter Garden as of 6:16am. UPDATE: 22 people in line as of 8:12am.
I was in line for "Death of A Salesman" at 5:45am, and I was the first in line. I got a rush ticket at orchestra H27 for the matinee performance. The time when the next few people got in line immediat
10th in line for death of a salesman. Arrived 6:10ish. 31 in line now at 7:35
I was 20th in line at 0710 for death of a salesman. Rush was box seats. Ran out of rush seats about 6 ppl ahead of me. SRO available still. 1st person in line reportedly arrived before 0500
got to death of a salesman around 5:40 \~16th in line. By 7AM \~30 in line, and \~40 by 8. unsure of when first person in line got here since we were up, my friend was over at schmigadoon at 6:30 and
I arrived at death of a salesman at 10:20 AM and got standing room. Two show day but you 100% don’t need to arrive at 6 AM… or not today anyway, final week might be different
Death of a salesman Me- 1st in line at 3:30am (I have insomnia and my hotel bed may have been a plank of wood so I decided to suffer outside instead lol) Second person at 4 am Third 4:53 Fou
Death of a Salesman. First person got here at 10pm, second at 330am. There's about 30 in line now (8am).
~~Saw~~ Read a similar thing in yesterday's report, someone said the first one arrived at 10:30 pm the previous night. Did not foresee DOAS be one of those with overnight rush campers. (edit: i did no
Death of a Salesman: I arrived closer to 4:55 am and was 9th in line. At around 5:30 am about 5 more people arrived. At 8:50 there were around 37 ppl in line. Edit: first in line arrived around 3 am,
It's 4 am and I'm 4th in line for Death of a Salesman.
| Date | Day | Performance | Arrival | Position | Line at Open | Got Ticket | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Thu | matinee | 8:10 AM | #0 | 6 | Yes | Dog Day Afternoon: I was first in line at 7:20am. Second person arrived at 8:10am. By the time the doors opened, there were 6 people in line. I got two seats, stage left, orchestra row M. I walked b |
| 2026-03-21 | Sat | evening | 8:30 | #0 | 10 | ? | Just In Time - 27 people around 7:20am Death Of A Salesman - first in line at 7:30, second person arrived at 8:30. more or less 10 people in line by box office opening. |
| 2026-04-10 | Fri | evening | 8:00 | #1 | 3 | ? | Death of a Salesman: 1st at 8 (me), 2+3 at 8:45, 4+5 at 9:25, 9 by 9:50 Box office said this is typical ("people start lining up around 9:30") and all rush are partial view - I got a box seat, which |
| 2026-04-28 | Tue | evening | 8:30 | #0 | 20 | Yes | I was 2nd at death of a salesman this morning at about 8:50. By 9:05 there were 8 people in line. Over 20 by 10am. First person got here at 8:30. Seat is in the last row of the mezz. It’s not labeled |
| 2026-05-01 | Fri | evening | 8:45 | #0 | 6 | Yes | Passed by Chicago around 8:15 with 6 people in line. Was 3rd at Death of a Salesman at 8:17. 5 at 8:45, 7 at 9:24, 20 at 9:54. Got left Orchestra row L |
| 2026-05-09 | Sat | evening | 6:50 AM | #7 | 34 | ? | 7th in line for Death of a Salesman @ 6:50am 1st person in line @ 5:05am 34 in line @ 9:50 |
| 2026-05-12 | Tue | evening | 7:00 | #4 | - | ? | Death of a Salesman, 4th at 7:57, 1st got there at 7. 6 around 8:05 |
| 2026-05-21 | Thu | matinee | 7:20 AM | #1 | - | ? | First at 7:20, second at 8:00am |
| 2026-05-21 | Thu | evening | 7:20 | #1 | - | ? | DOAS: First at 7:20, second at 8:00 a.m. |
| 2026-05-23 | Sat | evening | 6:00 | - | - | ? | Death of a Salesman 1 @ 6:00 2 @ 6:07 30 @ 9:15 35 @ 9:41 37 @ 10:00 |
| 2026-05-26 | Tue | evening | 6:55 | #1 | 13 | ? | Death of a Salesman - 1st at 6:55 2nd at 7:23 13 people at 10am |
| 2026-05-27 | Wed | evening | 6:00 AM | #1 | 25 | ? | DEATH OF A SALESMAN Winter Garden. 9:30am. 25 people in line. First arrived at 6am |
| 2026-05-27 | Wed | evening | 9:30 | - | 25 | ? | DEATH OF A SALESMAN 9:30 25 peoplein line. First arrival: 6am |
| 2026-05-28 | Thu | evening | 8:40 AM | - | 7 | ? | Death of a Salesman - 7 in line at 8:40 am |
| 2026-06-03 | Wed | evening | 9:25 | - | 16 | ? | 9:25 there are 16 in line at Death of a Salesman |
| 2026-06-06 | Sat | evening | 8:00 AM | - | 9 | ? | Death of a salesman 9 at 8 am |
| 2026-06-10 | Wed | matinee | - | 45 | Yes | Death of a salesman - PV offered to first 12, SRO after 15 at 8.30 (2 later left the line), 25 at 9, 45 at 10 Just in time - Arrived at 10.15 SRO left for matinee, seats still available for even | |
| 2026-06-10 | Wed | evening | #1 | 15 | ? | First person in line at rush arrived at 7.30 this morning. By the time the box office opened, there were 15 people in line. There were like 4 people at Buena Vista Social Club when the box office open | |
| 2026-06-11 | Thu | evening | 8:30 | #3 | - | ? | Death of a Salesman - 14 @ 8:30 - 20 @ 10am There was a few rush, I think after the 3rd person, only standing room available. |
| 2026-06-17 | Wed | evening | #21 | 20 | ? | Death of a Salesman - over 20 in line at 9, probably up to 25 now. Don’t think I’ll be snagging tickets today. EDIT: I was fine - Standing Room was still available as far back as the 21st person or | |
| 2026-06-19 | Fri | evening | 5:45 | #1 | 5 | ? | Death of a Salesman 1st at 5:45 5 at 6:30 12 at 8am 20 at 9am Maybe 30 or so at box office opening Note: The show was sold out but they still sold several rush tickets so it seems the production is s |
| 2026-06-20 | Sat | evening | 8:00 AM | #1 | - | ? | Morning! Death of a salesman: 13 people at 8 AM. First person arrived at 6 |
| 2026-06-20 | Sat | evening | #16 | - | ? | Arrived at death of a salesman at 834. 16th in line | |
| 2026-07-15 | Wed | evening | 6:00 AM | - | - | ? | Death of a Salesman - 1 - 6am 2 - 645am 5 - 653am |
| 2026-07-17 | Fri | evening | 7:20 AM | #10 | - | ? | Just arrived at death of a salesman, I am 10th at 7:20am. I wish it was clearer where the start of the line is at these things. |
| 2026-07-22 | Wed | evening | 5:45 | - | - | ? | 1st for Death of a Salesman at 5:45. About 6 people by 6:30. Not sure how many by opening, but the line was pretty long. Very different vibes from Lost Boys the day before, no one was interested in m |
| 2026-07-24 | Fri | evening | 9:30 | - | 39 | ? | Death of a salesman - 39 at 9:30 Outsiders - 14 at 9:22 |
| 2026-07-25 | Sat | evening | 6:16 AM | - | 7 | ? | 7 people in line for Death of a Salesman at Winter Garden as of 6:16am. UPDATE: 22 people in line as of 8:12am. |
| 2026-07-25 | Sat | matinee | 5:45 AM | #1 | - | Yes | I was in line for "Death of A Salesman" at 5:45am, and I was the first in line. I got a rush ticket at orchestra H27 for the matinee performance. The time when the next few people got in line immediat |
| 2026-07-29 | Wed | evening | 6:10 | #10 | 31 | ? | 10th in line for death of a salesman. Arrived 6:10ish. 31 in line now at 7:35 |
| 2026-07-30 | Thu | evening | #20 | - | Yes | I was 20th in line at 0710 for death of a salesman. Rush was box seats. Ran out of rush seats about 6 ppl ahead of me. SRO available still. 1st person in line reportedly arrived before 0500 | |
| 2026-08-01 | Sat | evening | 5:40 | #16 | 30 | ? | got to death of a salesman around 5:40 \~16th in line. By 7AM \~30 in line, and \~40 by 8. unsure of when first person in line got here since we were up, my friend was over at schmigadoon at 6:30 and |
| 2026-08-01 | Sat | evening | 10:20 AM | - | - | Yes | I arrived at death of a salesman at 10:20 AM and got standing room. Two show day but you 100% don’t need to arrive at 6 AM… or not today anyway, final week might be different |
| 2026-08-02 | Sun | evening | 3:30 AM | #1 | - | ? | Death of a salesman Me- 1st in line at 3:30am (I have insomnia and my hotel bed may have been a plank of wood so I decided to suffer outside instead lol) Second person at 4 am Third 4:53 Fou |
| 2026-08-04 | Tue | evening | 10:00 PM | #1 | 30 | ? | Death of a Salesman. First person got here at 10pm, second at 330am. There's about 30 in line now (8am). |
| 2026-08-05 | Wed | evening | 10:30 PM | - | - | Yes | ~~Saw~~ Read a similar thing in yesterday's report, someone said the first one arrived at 10:30 pm the previous night. Did not foresee DOAS be one of those with overnight rush campers. (edit: i did no |
| 2026-08-06 | Thu | evening | 3:00 AM | #9 | - | ? | Death of a Salesman: I arrived closer to 4:55 am and was 9th in line. At around 5:30 am about 5 more people arrived. At 8:50 there were around 37 ppl in line. Edit: first in line arrived around 3 am, |
| 2026-08-08 | Sat | evening | 4:00 AM | #4 | - | ? | It's 4 am and I'm 4th in line for Death of a Salesman. |
All data is community-reported and may not reflect actual conditions.