This show has closed (final performance August 8, 2026). The rush data below is kept for reference. See the closed shows archive for others.

Hudson Theatre · $45 rush · Box office open (10 AM weekdays/Sat, 12 PM Sun)Also available via TodayTix ($45) and Lucky Seat ($45).
Difficulty
Hard
Suggested arrival
4:00 AM
Success rate
92%

Rush Strategy for Every Brilliant Thing

Rushing Every Brilliant Thing is a demanding early-morning rush that rewards committed early birds. Across 55 community reports, the median reported arrival time is 7:00 AM. Arrive by 10:15 AM for a good chance at tickets. At box office open, reporters have counted a median of about 15 people already in line, so aim to beat that. Reported success rates are high (around 92% 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 Hudson 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.

Earliest Arrival
Earliest reported arrival: 10:00 PM (prev. night)

Based on 55 reports

Suggested Arrival
4:00 AM

~80% chance based on past winners

Arrival Time Over Time

Green = got ticket, red = didn't, gray = unknown

2026-03-022026-04-192026-05-142026-08-087:50 PM(prev. night)12:00AM4:10 AM8:20AM12:30PMBox office ~10 AMSuggested arrival
Got ticketMissedUnknown

Line Count at Box Office Open

Reported line size

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When People Arrive

Reported arrivals by hour

1:00 AM2:00 AM3:00 AM4:00 AM5:00 AM6:00 AM7:00 AM8:00 AM9:00 AM10:00 AM11:00 AM12:00 PM036912

Arrival Range by Day

Earliest to latest reported arrival each day · ◆ = median

1:40 AM5:50 AM10:00 AM12:39 PMMonTueWedThuFriSatSun

Success Rate by Day

Which days have the highest success rate

Mon
100%
3 reports
Tue
100%
4 reports
Wed
100%
7 reports
Thu
75%
16 reports
Fri
100%
4 reports
Sat
100%
16 reports
Sun
-
5 reports

All Reports

2026-03-02 (Mon)Yes
Arrived: 8:30 AM#4 in linematinee

Echoing this - I did EBT a few days after this. I was 4th in line after arriving appx 8:30am. They had 8 total seats available for my show I believe. Was a great show. NB I was there on a Thursday a

2026-03-02 (Mon)?
Arrived: 8:30#0 in lineLine: 20evening

EBT- I was first at 7:45, second showed up around 8:30. By the time box office opened at 10, there were about 15-20 in line. When we came back for the show they gave out numbers and noted “all 8 are

2026-03-04 (Wed)Yes
Arrived: 10:15 AM#1 in lineLine: 1matinee

Walked up after box office open, no line.

2026-03-09 (Mon)Yes
Arrived: 8:40#12 in lineLine: 12evening

Got there at around 8:40 at Every Brilliant Thing, was about #12 in line (I think?). By 10am there were more than 20 people. I didn’t get rush but I did get a $99 orchestra ticket!

2026-03-21 (Sat)?
Arrived: 6:15#12 in lineLine: 20evening

Rushed Every Beautiful Thing, got there at 6:15, was 11th and 12th in line. 1st in line at 5a 10th in line at 6:15 20 by 7:00 35 by 8:45 Maybe Happy Ending 4 at 6:45 25 at 8:45 The people in front

2026-03-22 (Sun)?
Arrived: 8:00 AM#2 in lineevening

I got to Every Brilliant Thing at 6:20 am for 12:00 box office open and was second in line - she arrived about ten minutes before me. Next person arrived around 8:00 am. There are 30 something people

2026-03-25 (Wed)Yes
Arrived: 10:25 AM#10 in lineLine: 13evening

I was unsuccessful at EBT; last rush tix given to like the 10th person. I went to Fear of 13 by 10:25am and was able to get a rush evening. Orchestra BB

2026-03-25 (Wed)?
Arrived: 8:25 AM#22 in lineevening
2026-03-25 (Wed)?
Arrived: 7:40#11 in lineevening

11th in line at EBT, got there at 7:40. At least 15 people behind me.

2026-03-28 (Sat)?
Arrived: 6:00 AM#17 in lineevening

Got to Every Brilliant Thing at 7:15am and was about 17th in line. Didn’t get tickets for either performance. A guy ahead of me got there at 6am and wasn’t able to get rush. Also someone mentioned in

2026-03-28 (Sat)?
Arrived: 4:25#2 in lineevening

1st and 2nd in line at EBT at 4am. Next person got here at 4:25. There are over 20 people at 8:50. 

2026-03-28 (Sat)?
Arrived: 6:03#9 in lineevening

I was 9th in line (Got there at 6:03) for EBT and which turned into 12th in line once a couple people showed up with their groups. And they sold out of the 5:00 p.m. Rush right away like I want to the

2026-03-28 (Sat)?
Arrived: 4:00 AM#1 in lineevening

at 7:52 I counted 9 for cats and at 7:57 I counted 23 for every brilliant thing (first person told us they got in line at 4 am)

2026-03-31 (Tue)?
Arrived: 5:03 AM#0 in lineLine: 20evening

Every Brilliant Thing - I was first at 503, there's a bit over 20 at 930.

2026-04-15 (Wed)?
Arrived: 5:30 AM#1 in lineLine: 40evening

Every Brilliant thing - 1st person 5:30am - 16 people by 7am - I think 40 by box office opening

2026-04-16 (Thu)?
Arrived: 4:00 AM#4 in lineLine: 25evening

Rushed for Every Brilliant Thing and thought this information could be helpful to pass along! -First person in line camped overnight after serving around midnight.  -2nd and 3rd people arrived aroun

2026-04-19 (Sun)?
Arrived: 6:00 AM#2 in lineLine: 3evening

Every Brilliant Thing 3 people in line 5:25, first here at 2:45, second in line at 3:20, fourth at 5:30, fifth at 5:45, and the sixth and final person to get a ticket arrived at 6am. Us first two in

2026-04-24 (Fri)?
Arrived: 9:20#0 in lineLine: 29evening
2026-04-25 (Sat)Yes
Arrived: 7:30#1 in lineevening

Every brilliant thing Saturday (yesterday) no luck and we got there around 7:30/8 (sorry, no exact time for our arrival). 20 people ahead of us, and only 10 out of the 20 got tickets give or take. Th

2026-04-28 (Tue)?
Arrived: 3:00 AM#1 in lineevening

First person in line for Every Brilliant Thing got there at 3am this morning

2026-04-28 (Tue)Yes
Arrived: 10:00 AM#5 in lineLine: 15evening

Mezz Cats tickets today. 8 in line by the time it opened. Everyone got tickets. Including the guy that cut the line right as it opened. Oh Mary! Had 15 people by 10am. Partial view orchestra ticket

2026-04-30 (Thu)?
Arrived: 2:00 AM#3 in lineLine: 20evening

Was in the line for Every Brilliant Thing this morning! They gave out a total of 8 rush tickets ($45). It sounded like the next person in line after the rush tickets sold out was offered whatever was

2026-05-02 (Sat)?
Arrived: 3:10 AM#50 in lineevening

EBT - first in line was there @ 3:10am, 5 of us by about 4am. next inline got there about 5:00ish. by 10 it was 50 give or take. i’m not 100% certain how many tix per show were sold this morning. eta

2026-05-06 (Wed)?
Arrived: 5:15 AM#1 in lineevening

Every Brilliant Thing (two show day) First in line at 11:30pm 10 people by 5am Cutoff arrived around 5:15am

2026-05-07 (Thu)?
Arrived: 3:00 AM#0 in lineLine: 25evening

Every brilliant thing first person got here at 3:00am about 25 people in line at 10:02 and they just let us in

2026-05-09 (Sat)?
Arrived: 1:45 AM#6 in lineevening

3rd for every brilliant thing at 1:50am, first 2 got there at 1:45am, 4th, 5th and 6th at 3am

2026-05-09 (Sat)?
Arrived: 4:50 AM#13 in lineevening

Got in line for every brilliant thing at 4:50am, 13th in line. Update: 50ish people in line at box office opening. I was 13th in line and the person in front of my got the last two tickets.

2026-05-10 (Sun)?
Arrived: 1:00#1 in lineevening

Every Brilliant Thing: first person arrived at 1 a.m. (waited in their car) second person arrived at 3 a.m. fourth person (me) arrived at 6:30 a.m. ninth person just joined the line at 9:51 a.m.

2026-05-13 (Wed)?
Arrived: 1:00 AM#1 in lineevening

EBT 12-14 @ 3:30am…. most of us at the end left by the next hour :,) + i also heard that the first person in line arrived @ 1am. it only gets crazier from here!

2026-05-14 (Thu)No
Arrived: 3:00 AM#1 in lineevening

For EBT, First person at 10pm. 2nd group at 1:45am. 3rd group at 2:15am. I got in line at 3am. Next person got there at 3:15am. I didn't get a ticket. There are only 8 still, and the guy in front of m

2026-05-14 (Thu)?
Arrived: 3:15#0 in lineLine: 9evening

I walked by EBT around 3:15 and there were like 8 or 9 people in line already

2026-05-14 (Thu)?
Arrived: 6:00 AMevening

Fair point, you're right that the correct framing is "saving $354 over 12 hours = \~$29/hr." I should've framed it that way. The broken part isn't the individual decision (which is rational), it's the

2026-05-14 (Thu)?
Arrived: Line: 4evening

Honestly I'm not surprised. The weather is a lot warmer now compared to March. It's pretty much a 100% chance at a $45 ticket if you're one of the first 4 people in line.

2026-05-14 (Thu)Yes
Arrived: 11:30evening

i rushed during previews and it was surprisingly easy. Showed up at 11:30 and got a pair of mezz seats for $49 each. In case you’d like to add that to your chart the contrast is unreal 😭

2026-05-14 (Thu)Yes
Arrived: 4:00 AMevening

I rushed Sunset for Tom Francis's last show. (The rush tickets for Sunset were always on the sides of the orchestra, so if you wanted to get a high-five from Tom as he walked back into the theatre at

2026-05-14 (Thu)?
Arrived: 10:00 PMevening

This is amazing and also perfectly illustrates the arms race dynamic, you literally had intel from stage door and raced back to beat competitors. And the fact that your group agreed to lie to the rush

2026-05-14 (Thu)Yes
Arrived: 10:15 AMevening

I am so so so so so so glad I went on March 4 before this madness began. I actually walked up to the box office at 10:15 AM and got a ticket without standing in line at all. Serendipity!

2026-05-14 (Thu)?
Arrived: 7:00 AMevening

They should either move to an online rush system, or not allow anyone to get in physical line until 5-7am.

2026-05-14 (Thu)?
Arrived: Line: 100evening

Yeah I was able to get a ticket for under $100 at box office early in the previews. I wish I knew they had rush before buying. I assumed like for Godot no in-person rush.

2026-05-14 (Thu)?
Arrived: 2:15 AM#1 in lineevening

Absolutely crazy. And yes, definitely unsafe. The theatre or someone (not sure who is responsible) should not allow the line that early. Also if today was 2:15am I hate to see what the next few day

2026-05-14 (Thu)?
Arrived: 5:00 AMevening

Yeah, the other shows are creeping earlier too, Lost Boys and Rocky Horror both have 4-5 AM first arrivals now. EBT is just the most extreme case. And agreed, with the final week coming the 10 PM will

2026-05-15 (Fri)Yes
Arrived: 4:00 AM#5 in lineevening

Got there at 4am, 5th in line, received the last rush ticket. First two people got there at 10/11pm the night before.

2026-05-16 (Sat)Yes
Arrived: 10:30 PM#5 in lineLine: 12matinee

Got here at 10:30pm night before, was 5th. First person at 7:30pm. 12 in line at time of post. Got the 8:30 show ticket.

2026-05-30 (Sat)?
Arrived: 7:30 AMLine: 15evening

5/30/26 - rush for Every Brilliant Thing update: By around 7:30AM there were about 6 people for a 2 show day. By the time box office opened I would say about 15 people in line. Not too crazy, good v

2026-05-31 (Sun)?
Arrived: 12:09evening

Every Brilliant Thing 12 people at 11:55 (at least 3 were not purchasing tickets for today) Arrived at 12:09 and got the last 2 rush tickets

2026-06-04 (Thu)?
Arrived: 7:20#1 in lineLine: 2evening

Every Brilliant Thing: 1st at 7:20, 2 at 8:15, 3 at 8:30, 4 at 9:20, 5 at 9:24, 6 at 9:30, 7 at 9:32

2026-06-05 (Fri)?
Arrived: 8:30#1 in lineevening

I was first at Every Brilliant Thing around 8:30, next person didnt arrive until 9:30, next 3 came around 9:40

2026-06-13 (Sat)Yes
Arrived: 7:00#1 in lineLine: 15evening

Proof - first at 7:00, second at 8:00, about 15 at box office opening. Got orchestra rows G and H right side orchestra, great seats. EBT - first two at 6:00, 5 at 7:30. After the 8 unassigned tickets

2026-06-19 (Fri)?
Arrived: 9:40 AMLine: 13evening

EBT - I am #13 at 9:40am

2026-06-20 (Sat)?
Arrived: 7:25Line: 6evening

Every Brilliant Thing: I thiiink 6 at 7:25, got three tickets between my friend and I

2026-06-27 (Sat)?
Arrived: 7:50 AMevening

EBT 12 of us here already at 7:50am

2026-06-28 (Sun)?
Arrived: 8:45 AMevening

EBT 9 people 8:45am

2026-07-04 (Sat)?
Arrived: 1:30 AM#6 in lineLine: 24evening

Also walked by the line for Every Brilliant Thing - it’s Mariska Hargitay’s last weekend. The first in line was 1:30am, second was 6am. At 8:30am there was 24 people in line.

2026-07-21 (Tue)?
Arrived: 9:50Line: 22evening

22 at Lost Boys at 9:50 Edit: 4 people at EBT at 9:56

2026-08-08 (Sat)?
Arrived: 7:30#2 in lineLine: 4evening

Every brilliant thing 4 in line at 8. First person at 7:05, 2nd at 7:30

DateDayPerformanceArrivalPositionLine at OpenGot TicketNotes
2026-03-02Monmatinee8:30 AM#4-YesEchoing this - I did EBT a few days after this. I was 4th in line after arriving appx 8:30am. They had 8 total seats available for my show I believe. Was a great show. NB I was there on a Thursday a
2026-03-02Monevening8:30#020? EBT- I was first at 7:45, second showed up around 8:30. By the time box office opened at 10, there were about 15-20 in line. When we came back for the show they gave out numbers and noted “all 8 are
2026-03-04Wedmatinee10:15 AM#11YesWalked up after box office open, no line.
2026-03-09Monevening8:40#1212YesGot there at around 8:40 at Every Brilliant Thing, was about #12 in line (I think?). By 10am there were more than 20 people. I didn’t get rush but I did get a $99 orchestra ticket!
2026-03-21Satevening6:15#1220?Rushed Every Beautiful Thing, got there at 6:15, was 11th and 12th in line. 1st in line at 5a 10th in line at 6:15 20 by 7:00 35 by 8:45 Maybe Happy Ending 4 at 6:45 25 at 8:45 The people in front
2026-03-22Sunevening8:00 AM#2-?I got to Every Brilliant Thing at 6:20 am for 12:00 box office open and was second in line - she arrived about ten minutes before me. Next person arrived around 8:00 am. There are 30 something people
2026-03-25Wedevening10:25 AM#1013YesI was unsuccessful at EBT; last rush tix given to like the 10th person. I went to Fear of 13 by 10:25am and was able to get a rush evening. Orchestra BB
2026-03-25Wedevening8:25 AM#22-?-
2026-03-25Wedevening7:40#11-?11th in line at EBT, got there at 7:40. At least 15 people behind me.
2026-03-28Satevening6:00 AM#17-?Got to Every Brilliant Thing at 7:15am and was about 17th in line. Didn’t get tickets for either performance. A guy ahead of me got there at 6am and wasn’t able to get rush. Also someone mentioned in
2026-03-28Satevening4:25#2-?1st and 2nd in line at EBT at 4am. Next person got here at 4:25. There are over 20 people at 8:50. 
2026-03-28Satevening6:03#9-?I was 9th in line (Got there at 6:03) for EBT and which turned into 12th in line once a couple people showed up with their groups. And they sold out of the 5:00 p.m. Rush right away like I want to the
2026-03-28Satevening4:00 AM#1-?at 7:52 I counted 9 for cats and at 7:57 I counted 23 for every brilliant thing (first person told us they got in line at 4 am)
2026-03-31Tueevening5:03 AM#020?Every Brilliant Thing - I was first at 503, there's a bit over 20 at 930.
2026-04-15Wedevening5:30 AM#140?Every Brilliant thing - 1st person 5:30am - 16 people by 7am - I think 40 by box office opening
2026-04-16Thuevening4:00 AM#425?Rushed for Every Brilliant Thing and thought this information could be helpful to pass along! -First person in line camped overnight after serving around midnight.  -2nd and 3rd people arrived aroun
2026-04-19Sunevening6:00 AM#23?Every Brilliant Thing 3 people in line 5:25, first here at 2:45, second in line at 3:20, fourth at 5:30, fifth at 5:45, and the sixth and final person to get a ticket arrived at 6am. Us first two in
2026-04-24Frievening9:20#029?-
2026-04-25Satevening7:30#1-YesEvery brilliant thing Saturday (yesterday) no luck and we got there around 7:30/8 (sorry, no exact time for our arrival). 20 people ahead of us, and only 10 out of the 20 got tickets give or take. Th
2026-04-28Tueevening3:00 AM#1-?First person in line for Every Brilliant Thing got there at 3am this morning
2026-04-28Tueevening10:00 AM#515YesMezz Cats tickets today. 8 in line by the time it opened. Everyone got tickets. Including the guy that cut the line right as it opened. Oh Mary! Had 15 people by 10am. Partial view orchestra ticket
2026-04-30Thuevening2:00 AM#320?Was in the line for Every Brilliant Thing this morning! They gave out a total of 8 rush tickets ($45). It sounded like the next person in line after the rush tickets sold out was offered whatever was
2026-05-02Satevening3:10 AM#50-?EBT - first in line was there @ 3:10am, 5 of us by about 4am. next inline got there about 5:00ish. by 10 it was 50 give or take. i’m not 100% certain how many tix per show were sold this morning. eta
2026-05-06Wedevening5:15 AM#1-?Every Brilliant Thing (two show day) First in line at 11:30pm 10 people by 5am Cutoff arrived around 5:15am
2026-05-07Thuevening3:00 AM#025?Every brilliant thing first person got here at 3:00am about 25 people in line at 10:02 and they just let us in
2026-05-09Satevening1:45 AM#6-?3rd for every brilliant thing at 1:50am, first 2 got there at 1:45am, 4th, 5th and 6th at 3am
2026-05-09Satevening4:50 AM#13-?Got in line for every brilliant thing at 4:50am, 13th in line. Update: 50ish people in line at box office opening. I was 13th in line and the person in front of my got the last two tickets.
2026-05-10Sunevening1:00#1-?Every Brilliant Thing: first person arrived at 1 a.m. (waited in their car) second person arrived at 3 a.m. fourth person (me) arrived at 6:30 a.m. ninth person just joined the line at 9:51 a.m.
2026-05-13Wedevening1:00 AM#1-?EBT 12-14 @ 3:30am…. most of us at the end left by the next hour :,) + i also heard that the first person in line arrived @ 1am. it only gets crazier from here!
2026-05-14Thuevening3:00 AM#1-NoFor EBT, First person at 10pm. 2nd group at 1:45am. 3rd group at 2:15am. I got in line at 3am. Next person got there at 3:15am. I didn't get a ticket. There are only 8 still, and the guy in front of m
2026-05-14Thuevening3:15#09?I walked by EBT around 3:15 and there were like 8 or 9 people in line already
2026-05-14Thuevening6:00 AM--?Fair point, you're right that the correct framing is "saving $354 over 12 hours = \~$29/hr." I should've framed it that way. The broken part isn't the individual decision (which is rational), it's the
2026-05-14Thuevening-4?Honestly I'm not surprised. The weather is a lot warmer now compared to March. It's pretty much a 100% chance at a $45 ticket if you're one of the first 4 people in line.
2026-05-14Thuevening11:30--Yesi rushed during previews and it was surprisingly easy. Showed up at 11:30 and got a pair of mezz seats for $49 each. In case you’d like to add that to your chart the contrast is unreal 😭
2026-05-14Thuevening4:00 AM--YesI rushed Sunset for Tom Francis's last show. (The rush tickets for Sunset were always on the sides of the orchestra, so if you wanted to get a high-five from Tom as he walked back into the theatre at
2026-05-14Thuevening10:00 PM--?This is amazing and also perfectly illustrates the arms race dynamic, you literally had intel from stage door and raced back to beat competitors. And the fact that your group agreed to lie to the rush
2026-05-14Thuevening10:15 AM--YesI am so so so so so so glad I went on March 4 before this madness began. I actually walked up to the box office at 10:15 AM and got a ticket without standing in line at all. Serendipity!
2026-05-14Thuevening7:00 AM--?They should either move to an online rush system, or not allow anyone to get in physical line until 5-7am.
2026-05-14Thuevening-100?Yeah I was able to get a ticket for under $100 at box office early in the previews. I wish I knew they had rush before buying. I assumed like for Godot no in-person rush.
2026-05-14Thuevening2:15 AM#1-?Absolutely crazy. And yes, definitely unsafe. The theatre or someone (not sure who is responsible) should not allow the line that early. Also if today was 2:15am I hate to see what the next few day
2026-05-14Thuevening5:00 AM--?Yeah, the other shows are creeping earlier too, Lost Boys and Rocky Horror both have 4-5 AM first arrivals now. EBT is just the most extreme case. And agreed, with the final week coming the 10 PM will
2026-05-15Frievening4:00 AM#5-YesGot there at 4am, 5th in line, received the last rush ticket. First two people got there at 10/11pm the night before.
2026-05-16Satmatinee10:30 PM#512YesGot here at 10:30pm night before, was 5th. First person at 7:30pm. 12 in line at time of post. Got the 8:30 show ticket.
2026-05-30Satevening7:30 AM-15?5/30/26 - rush for Every Brilliant Thing update: By around 7:30AM there were about 6 people for a 2 show day. By the time box office opened I would say about 15 people in line. Not too crazy, good v
2026-05-31Sunevening12:09--?Every Brilliant Thing 12 people at 11:55 (at least 3 were not purchasing tickets for today) Arrived at 12:09 and got the last 2 rush tickets
2026-06-04Thuevening7:20#12?Every Brilliant Thing: 1st at 7:20, 2 at 8:15, 3 at 8:30, 4 at 9:20, 5 at 9:24, 6 at 9:30, 7 at 9:32
2026-06-05Frievening8:30#1-?I was first at Every Brilliant Thing around 8:30, next person didnt arrive until 9:30, next 3 came around 9:40
2026-06-13Satevening7:00#115YesProof - first at 7:00, second at 8:00, about 15 at box office opening. Got orchestra rows G and H right side orchestra, great seats. EBT - first two at 6:00, 5 at 7:30. After the 8 unassigned tickets
2026-06-19Frievening9:40 AM-13?EBT - I am #13 at 9:40am
2026-06-20Satevening7:25-6?Every Brilliant Thing: I thiiink 6 at 7:25, got three tickets between my friend and I
2026-06-27Satevening7:50 AM--?EBT 12 of us here already at 7:50am
2026-06-28Sunevening8:45 AM--?EBT 9 people 8:45am
2026-07-04Satevening1:30 AM#624?Also walked by the line for Every Brilliant Thing - it’s Mariska Hargitay’s last weekend. The first in line was 1:30am, second was 6am. At 8:30am there was 24 people in line.
2026-07-21Tueevening9:50-22?22 at Lost Boys at 9:50 Edit: 4 people at EBT at 9:56
2026-08-08Satevening7:30#24?Every brilliant thing 4 in line at 8. First person at 7:05, 2nd at 7:30

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