Nederlander Theatre · $40 rush · Box office open (10 AM weekdays/Sat, 12 PM Sun)Also available via Broadway Direct lottery ($45).
Difficulty
Moderate
Suggested arrival
7:25 AM
Success rate
100%

Rush Strategy for Schmigadoon

Rushing Schmigadoon is a moderately competitive rush where showing up a couple of hours before the box office usually pays off. Across 66 community reports, the median reported arrival time is 8:24 AM. Arrive by 9:40 AM for a good chance at tickets. At box office open, reporters have counted a median of about 12 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. Wednesdays have drawn the most reports, so expect heavier competition then; midweek tends to be easier. Rush tickets run $40 at the Nederlander Theatre. Rush timing: box office open (10 am weekdays/sat, 12 pm sun). All figures are community-reported, not official box office policy.

Earliest Arrival
Earliest reported arrival: 5:30 AM

Based on 66 reports

Suggested Arrival
7:25 AM

~80% chance based on past winners

Arrival Time Over Time

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

2026-04-252026-05-272026-06-262026-08-1412:00 AM5:00AM10:00AM3:00PM8:00PMBox office ~10 AMSuggested arrival
Got ticketMissedUnknown

Line Count at Box Office Open

Reported line size

2026-04-292026-05-232026-06-112026-08-06015304560

When People Arrive

Reported arrivals by hour

5:00 AM6:00 AM7:00 AM8:00 AM9:00 AM10:00 AM11:00 AM3:00 PM7:00 PM05101520

Arrival Range by Day

Earliest to latest reported arrival each day · ◆ = median

4:30 AM9:30 AM2:30 PM7:30 PMTueWedThuFriSatSun

Success Rate by Day

Which days have the highest success rate

Tue
100%
9 reports
Wed
100%
18 reports
Thu
100%
8 reports
Fri
100%
10 reports
Sat
100%
13 reports
Sun
100%
8 reports

All Reports

2026-04-10 (Fri)?
Arrived: 7:55#0 in lineLine: 6evening

6 in line for Schmigadoon- last person arrived at 7:55a

2026-04-25 (Sat)?
Arrived: 9:30#0 in lineLine: 30evening

Schmigadoon - arrived at 9:30, roughly 30 people in line and snagged 1 for the 7:30 successfully, probably 10 additional people behind me !

2026-04-29 (Wed)Yes
Arrived: 7:35#0 in lineLine: 15evening

1st at Schmigadoon ~7:35, next 2 arrived ~7:55, and the rest arrived in a slow trickle - the line was around 15 people at box office opening. Got partial view orchestra.

2026-05-09 (Sat)?
Arrived: 7:08#0 in lineLine: 12evening

Sixth in line for schmigadoon, got here at 7:08. 8:05 and there are about 12 people in line!

2026-05-12 (Tue)Yes
Arrived: 7:00 AM#1 in lineLine: 13evening

Schmigadoon: 1st at 7 am 4 by 7:25 am 13 by 10 am Rush seats are the two PVs on the ends of every orchestra row

2026-05-13 (Wed)Yes
Arrived: 9:14 AM#15 in lineevening

Posting late because I didn’t see this yesterday Schmigadoon - I was 15th in line at 9:14am, and the line got a lot longer afterwards (at least 20+, but probably more). Unfortunately the box office

2026-05-14 (Thu)?
Arrived: 8:25#8 in lineevening
2026-05-14 (Thu)Yes
Arrived: 7:00Line: 6evening

If reddit allowed or we had a spreadsheet of data I would do this for every show. I basically do this analysis when I want to rush a show. You should see my comment for Schmigadoon: [https://www.reddi

2026-05-17 (Sun)?
Arrived: 10:00 AM#10 in linematinee

At Schmigadoon, #10 at 10:00am.

2026-05-19 (Tue)?
Arrived: 8:30 AMevening

Schmigadoon had around 8 or 9 at 8:30 when observer passed by.

2026-05-19 (Tue)?
Arrived: 8:30Line: 9evening

Schmigadoon had around 8 or 9 at 8:30 when I passed by

2026-05-20 (Wed)?
Arrived: 8:15 AMLine: 5matinee

5 in line at Schmigadoon at 8:15 AM.

2026-05-20 (Wed)Yes
Arrived: 9:40 AM#25 in linematinee

Was 25th in line, arrived 9:40. Got single ticket for matinee, Orchestra G20.

2026-05-20 (Wed)Yes
Arrived: 10:20 AMmatinee

Swung by around 10:20 and got a single rush ticket for the matinee. Orch G partial view.

2026-05-20 (Wed)?
Arrived: 9:50 AMLine: 26matinee

26 in line at Schmigadoon at 9:50 AM.

2026-05-20 (Wed)?
Arrived: 8:15 AMLine: 5matinee

5 in line at 8:15am

2026-05-20 (Wed)?
Arrived: 8:15Line: 5evening

5 in line at schmigadoon at 8:15

2026-05-23 (Sat)?
Arrived: 7:45 AM#13 in lineLine: 30matinee

Arrived at 7:45, was 13th. First person 6:30am. ~30 by 8:40.

2026-05-23 (Sat)Yes
Arrived: 7:45#13 in linematinee

I arrived at Schmigadoon around 7:45 and was 13th in line. The first to arrive was 6:30. Now at 8:40 there are about 30(!) people in line. Hoping to get the matinee. Haven’t asked people in front of

2026-05-24 (Sun)Yes
Arrived: 10:00 AM#16 in linematinee

I was 16th in line for schmigadoon at 10am and got tix. There was probably 30 ish by time it opened

2026-05-27 (Wed)Yes
Arrived: 9:00 AMLine: 20evening

Walked by Schmigadoon on my way to work and saw about 20 people in line at 9am (didn't get a chance to ask about arrival times since I had a meeting to get to) - went back at 10:20ish and snagged 2 ru

2026-05-27 (Wed)?
Arrived: 8:33 AMLine: 12evening

Walked by Schmigadoon at 8:33am and counted 12 people in line

2026-05-28 (Thu)?
Arrived: 7:45evening

Schmigadoon! 1 @ 7:45 3 @ 8:30 17 @ 9:49

2026-05-29 (Fri)Yes
Arrived: 7:25#2 in lineLine: 10evening

2nd at Schmigadoon at 7:25. 3rd showed up at about 8:45 4th was a while after that. ~10 at 10 am. pretty sure everyone got a ticket.

2026-05-30 (Sat)?
Arrived: 7:45 AMLine: 8evening

8 @ Schmigadoon at 7:45AM

2026-05-31 (Sun)?
Arrived: 10:05 AMevening

Six in line for Schmigadoon as of 10:05 AM.

2026-06-03 (Wed)?
Arrived: 9:20Line: 20evening

20 in line at Schmigadoon at 9:20

2026-06-03 (Wed)Yes
Arrived: 9:30Line: 20evening

About how many rush tickets are there usually? Seems like a lot of the shows have 10-20 people in line around 9:30, do most of those people get tickets or does it vary every day? We are rushing tomorr

2026-06-03 (Wed)Yes
Arrived: 3:00 PMevening

I got a rush ticket to Schmigadoon last week at 3 pm 

2026-06-04 (Thu)?
Arrived: 9:30Line: 25evening

Schmigadoon has 25 at 9:30

2026-06-05 (Fri)Yes
Arrived: 10:10 AMevening

I walked up to the Nederlander for a last minute ticket to Schmigadoon pre-Tony’s. Got there at 10:10am. No line. Easily got a ticket. Friendly staff :)

2026-06-06 (Sat)?
Arrived: 9:40 AMevening

Roughly 55-60 people at Schmigadoon as of 9:40am

2026-06-09 (Tue)?
Arrived: 5:30evening

Schmigadoon: 1st on line at 5:30 15+ on line now

2026-06-09 (Tue)Yes
Arrived: 6:10 AM#4 in lineevening
2026-06-11 (Thu)?
Arrived: #12 in lineLine: 12evening

Ended up leaving the line since I split up with my younger sister and she wasn’t sure if she’d get tix for schmigadoon (her top priority of the trip) since she was 12 in line. Compromises were made be

2026-06-11 (Thu)?
Arrived: 7:45 AMevening

Schmigadoon 7:45 AM - 5 people (one person + a group of four) 9:30AM - 16 or 17 people  Approximately 20 people once the box office opened 💜

2026-06-19 (Fri)?
Arrived: 7:50#9 in lineLine: 23evening

Schmigadoon: I arrived at 7:50, was 9th in line. 23 in line by 8:40

2026-06-21 (Sun)?
Arrived: 7:35evening

Schmigadoon- First 2 got here a little before 7:30; I’m 3rd and got here at 7:35. Count: 4 - 7:49, 5 - 8:06, 6 - 8:18, 7 - 8:23, 8 - 8:25, 9 - 8:30, 11 - 8:55, 21 - 10:00

2026-06-23 (Tue)?
Arrived: 9:00 AM#17 in lineevening

17th in line, arrived just after 9am at Schmigadoon

2026-06-23 (Tue)Yes
Arrived: 8:00 AMevening

Schmigadoon: 9thish I think? Just before 8 am. Orch tickets row C

2026-06-26 (Fri)?
Arrived: 9:30#1 in lineLine: 4evening

schmigadoon- 1st in line at 7, 4 by 8:20, 6 at 9:30

2026-06-27 (Sat)?
Arrived: 8:05evening

6th for schmigadoon at 8:05

2026-06-27 (Sat)?
Arrived: 7:00 AM#1 in lineLine: 45evening

Schmigadoon 6/27 first at 7 am 3- 7:15 am 7- 8:05 am 37- 9:45 am \~45 by 10 am

2026-06-28 (Sun)?
Arrived: 8:50#8 in lineevening

schmigadoon - was 8th in line at 8:50-ish, at least 10 more behind me as of 9:30 edit @ 9:34a - a bunch of those 10 were actually from a Broadway Up Close tour nevermind

2026-06-30 (Tue)?
Arrived: 9:00 AMevening

Schmigadoon - 8 people by 9am

2026-07-01 (Wed)?
Arrived: 5:55#3 in lineLine: 15evening

Greetings from Schmigadoon! Me and my friend got here at 5:55 and were first in line (way too early, we know). 3rd person got here 6:25. 4th and 5th at 7:37 6th at 8 7, 8, 9 at 8:06 10 at 8:37 9:10 ab

2026-07-02 (Thu)?
Arrived: 7:15#1 in lineevening

First in line at Schmigadoon at 7:15

2026-07-03 (Fri)Yes
Arrived: 7:00 PMevening

My husband got schmigadoon rush for the 7pm show around 12:45pm . My 10yo daughter and I are seeing Ragtime for the second time, and he’s seeing Book of Mormon. We’re from RI and decided on the drive

2026-07-04 (Sat)?
Arrived: 8:20 AM#9 in lineLine: 6evening

9th in line at Schmigadoon, arrived at 8:20am. First person in line was 6am.

2026-07-08 (Wed)?
Arrived: 8:20#7 in lineevening

i’m 7th in line at Schmigadoon, arrived at 8:20

2026-07-10 (Fri)Yes
Arrived: 8:00 AMLine: 8evening

My group of 3 arrived at Schmigadoon at 8am and were #6, 7 & 8 in line. The next person didn’t arrive until 9am. We (my group) got 3 pairs of tickets on the farthest right end of the second, third

2026-07-11 (Sat)?
Arrived: 8:06 AM#7 in lineevening

Schmigadoon - 8:06am. I am 7th in line

2026-07-11 (Sat)Yes
Arrived: 7:00 AM#2 in lineevening

2nd in line at Schmigadoon at 7am. Second row partial view tickets secured.  Had a friend at Titanique. 2nd in line at 8:45, front row ticket secured. 

2026-07-14 (Tue)?
Arrived: 7:50#3 in lineevening

Schmigadoon. 3rd in line at 7:50. 7 people by 8:30. 13 people at 9.

2026-07-22 (Wed)Yes
Arrived: 8:19 AMLine: 12matinee

Schmigadoon: 12 people in line at 8:19am. 8 tickets were intended to be purchased for the matinee, 6 tickets for the evening, and 2 for best seats regardless of time. When the box office opened, ther

2026-07-24 (Fri)?
Arrived: 9:29Line: 14evening

14 at Schmigadoon arrived at 9:29

2026-07-25 (Sat)?
Arrived: Line: 12evening

12 in line for Schmigadoon 

2026-07-26 (Sun)?
Arrived: 9:27 AM#10 in lineevening

9:27am - 10th in line for Schmigadoon

2026-07-31 (Fri)?
Arrived: 8:24Line: 7evening

7 at Schmigadoon at 8:24

2026-08-02 (Sun)?
Arrived: 11:00 AMevening

Walked by Schmigadoon around 11am and there were about 15 folks.

2026-08-05 (Wed)Yes
Arrived: 9:30#25 in linematinee

I was probably around the 25th person in line at Schmigadoon, got in line at 9:30, got a ticket for the matinee and they had rush tickets still available for both matinee and evening when I left

2026-08-05 (Wed)?
Arrived: 9:20 AMevening

15th or so for Schmigadoon at 9:20AM

2026-08-06 (Thu)?
Arrived: 9:00 AM#8 in lineLine: 20evening

Schmigadoon: arrived at 9:00 am, I was the 8th person to join the line. Around 20 people by 10:00 am. It looked like everyone was getting tickets.

2026-08-08 (Sat)?
Arrived: 7:00 AM#1 in lineevening

Around 8 for Schmigadoon at 7:45am. First in line 7am

2026-08-09 (Sun)?
Arrived: 11:00 AM#1 in lineevening

First at Schmigadoon at 8:45am. Missed out on rush yesterday (two show day) when we showed up at 11am (an hour after open), so we made sure to catch it today.

2026-08-14 (Fri)?
Arrived: 8:57evening

11 people at Schmigadoon at 8:57

DateDayPerformanceArrivalPositionLine at OpenGot TicketNotes
2026-04-10Frievening7:55#06?6 in line for Schmigadoon- last person arrived at 7:55a
2026-04-25Satevening9:30#030?Schmigadoon - arrived at 9:30, roughly 30 people in line and snagged 1 for the 7:30 successfully, probably 10 additional people behind me !
2026-04-29Wedevening7:35#015Yes1st at Schmigadoon ~7:35, next 2 arrived ~7:55, and the rest arrived in a slow trickle - the line was around 15 people at box office opening. Got partial view orchestra.
2026-05-09Satevening7:08#012?Sixth in line for schmigadoon, got here at 7:08. 8:05 and there are about 12 people in line!
2026-05-12Tueevening7:00 AM#113YesSchmigadoon: 1st at 7 am 4 by 7:25 am 13 by 10 am Rush seats are the two PVs on the ends of every orchestra row
2026-05-13Wedevening9:14 AM#15-YesPosting late because I didn’t see this yesterday Schmigadoon - I was 15th in line at 9:14am, and the line got a lot longer afterwards (at least 20+, but probably more). Unfortunately the box office
2026-05-14Thuevening8:25#8-?-
2026-05-14Thuevening7:00-6YesIf reddit allowed or we had a spreadsheet of data I would do this for every show. I basically do this analysis when I want to rush a show. You should see my comment for Schmigadoon: [https://www.reddi
2026-05-17Sunmatinee10:00 AM#10-?At Schmigadoon, #10 at 10:00am.
2026-05-19Tueevening8:30 AM--?Schmigadoon had around 8 or 9 at 8:30 when observer passed by.
2026-05-19Tueevening8:30-9?Schmigadoon had around 8 or 9 at 8:30 when I passed by
2026-05-20Wedmatinee8:15 AM-5?5 in line at Schmigadoon at 8:15 AM.
2026-05-20Wedmatinee9:40 AM#25-YesWas 25th in line, arrived 9:40. Got single ticket for matinee, Orchestra G20.
2026-05-20Wedmatinee10:20 AM--YesSwung by around 10:20 and got a single rush ticket for the matinee. Orch G partial view.
2026-05-20Wedmatinee9:50 AM-26?26 in line at Schmigadoon at 9:50 AM.
2026-05-20Wedmatinee8:15 AM-5?5 in line at 8:15am
2026-05-20Wedevening8:15-5?5 in line at schmigadoon at 8:15
2026-05-23Satmatinee7:45 AM#1330?Arrived at 7:45, was 13th. First person 6:30am. ~30 by 8:40.
2026-05-23Satmatinee7:45#13-YesI arrived at Schmigadoon around 7:45 and was 13th in line. The first to arrive was 6:30. Now at 8:40 there are about 30(!) people in line. Hoping to get the matinee. Haven’t asked people in front of
2026-05-24Sunmatinee10:00 AM#16-YesI was 16th in line for schmigadoon at 10am and got tix. There was probably 30 ish by time it opened
2026-05-27Wedevening9:00 AM-20YesWalked by Schmigadoon on my way to work and saw about 20 people in line at 9am (didn't get a chance to ask about arrival times since I had a meeting to get to) - went back at 10:20ish and snagged 2 ru
2026-05-27Wedevening8:33 AM-12?Walked by Schmigadoon at 8:33am and counted 12 people in line
2026-05-28Thuevening7:45--?Schmigadoon! 1 @ 7:45 3 @ 8:30 17 @ 9:49
2026-05-29Frievening7:25#210Yes2nd at Schmigadoon at 7:25. 3rd showed up at about 8:45 4th was a while after that. ~10 at 10 am. pretty sure everyone got a ticket.
2026-05-30Satevening7:45 AM-8?8 @ Schmigadoon at 7:45AM
2026-05-31Sunevening10:05 AM--?Six in line for Schmigadoon as of 10:05 AM.
2026-06-03Wedevening9:20-20?20 in line at Schmigadoon at 9:20
2026-06-03Wedevening9:30-20YesAbout how many rush tickets are there usually? Seems like a lot of the shows have 10-20 people in line around 9:30, do most of those people get tickets or does it vary every day? We are rushing tomorr
2026-06-03Wedevening3:00 PM--YesI got a rush ticket to Schmigadoon last week at 3 pm 
2026-06-04Thuevening9:30-25?Schmigadoon has 25 at 9:30
2026-06-05Frievening10:10 AM--YesI walked up to the Nederlander for a last minute ticket to Schmigadoon pre-Tony’s. Got there at 10:10am. No line. Easily got a ticket. Friendly staff :)
2026-06-06Satevening9:40 AM--?Roughly 55-60 people at Schmigadoon as of 9:40am
2026-06-09Tueevening5:30--?Schmigadoon: 1st on line at 5:30 15+ on line now
2026-06-09Tueevening6:10 AM#4-Yes-
2026-06-11Thuevening#1212?Ended up leaving the line since I split up with my younger sister and she wasn’t sure if she’d get tix for schmigadoon (her top priority of the trip) since she was 12 in line. Compromises were made be
2026-06-11Thuevening7:45 AM--?Schmigadoon 7:45 AM - 5 people (one person + a group of four) 9:30AM - 16 or 17 people  Approximately 20 people once the box office opened 💜
2026-06-19Frievening7:50#923?Schmigadoon: I arrived at 7:50, was 9th in line. 23 in line by 8:40
2026-06-21Sunevening7:35--?Schmigadoon- First 2 got here a little before 7:30; I’m 3rd and got here at 7:35. Count: 4 - 7:49, 5 - 8:06, 6 - 8:18, 7 - 8:23, 8 - 8:25, 9 - 8:30, 11 - 8:55, 21 - 10:00
2026-06-23Tueevening9:00 AM#17-?17th in line, arrived just after 9am at Schmigadoon
2026-06-23Tueevening8:00 AM--YesSchmigadoon: 9thish I think? Just before 8 am. Orch tickets row C
2026-06-26Frievening9:30#14?schmigadoon- 1st in line at 7, 4 by 8:20, 6 at 9:30
2026-06-27Satevening8:05--?6th for schmigadoon at 8:05
2026-06-27Satevening7:00 AM#145?Schmigadoon 6/27 first at 7 am 3- 7:15 am 7- 8:05 am 37- 9:45 am \~45 by 10 am
2026-06-28Sunevening8:50#8-?schmigadoon - was 8th in line at 8:50-ish, at least 10 more behind me as of 9:30 edit @ 9:34a - a bunch of those 10 were actually from a Broadway Up Close tour nevermind
2026-06-30Tueevening9:00 AM--?Schmigadoon - 8 people by 9am
2026-07-01Wedevening5:55#315?Greetings from Schmigadoon! Me and my friend got here at 5:55 and were first in line (way too early, we know). 3rd person got here 6:25. 4th and 5th at 7:37 6th at 8 7, 8, 9 at 8:06 10 at 8:37 9:10 ab
2026-07-02Thuevening7:15#1-?First in line at Schmigadoon at 7:15
2026-07-03Frievening7:00 PM--YesMy husband got schmigadoon rush for the 7pm show around 12:45pm . My 10yo daughter and I are seeing Ragtime for the second time, and he’s seeing Book of Mormon. We’re from RI and decided on the drive
2026-07-04Satevening8:20 AM#96?9th in line at Schmigadoon, arrived at 8:20am. First person in line was 6am.
2026-07-08Wedevening8:20#7-?i’m 7th in line at Schmigadoon, arrived at 8:20
2026-07-10Frievening8:00 AM-8YesMy group of 3 arrived at Schmigadoon at 8am and were #6, 7 & 8 in line. The next person didn’t arrive until 9am. We (my group) got 3 pairs of tickets on the farthest right end of the second, third
2026-07-11Satevening8:06 AM#7-?Schmigadoon - 8:06am. I am 7th in line
2026-07-11Satevening7:00 AM#2-Yes2nd in line at Schmigadoon at 7am. Second row partial view tickets secured.  Had a friend at Titanique. 2nd in line at 8:45, front row ticket secured. 
2026-07-14Tueevening7:50#3-?Schmigadoon. 3rd in line at 7:50. 7 people by 8:30. 13 people at 9.
2026-07-22Wedmatinee8:19 AM-12YesSchmigadoon: 12 people in line at 8:19am. 8 tickets were intended to be purchased for the matinee, 6 tickets for the evening, and 2 for best seats regardless of time. When the box office opened, ther
2026-07-24Frievening9:29-14?14 at Schmigadoon arrived at 9:29
2026-07-25Satevening-12?12 in line for Schmigadoon 
2026-07-26Sunevening9:27 AM#10-?9:27am - 10th in line for Schmigadoon
2026-07-31Frievening8:24-7?7 at Schmigadoon at 8:24
2026-08-02Sunevening11:00 AM--?Walked by Schmigadoon around 11am and there were about 15 folks.
2026-08-05Wedmatinee9:30#25-YesI was probably around the 25th person in line at Schmigadoon, got in line at 9:30, got a ticket for the matinee and they had rush tickets still available for both matinee and evening when I left
2026-08-05Wedevening9:20 AM--?15th or so for Schmigadoon at 9:20AM
2026-08-06Thuevening9:00 AM#820?Schmigadoon: arrived at 9:00 am, I was the 8th person to join the line. Around 20 people by 10:00 am. It looked like everyone was getting tickets.
2026-08-08Satevening7:00 AM#1-?Around 8 for Schmigadoon at 7:45am. First in line 7am
2026-08-09Sunevening11:00 AM#1-?First at Schmigadoon at 8:45am. Missed out on rush yesterday (two show day) when we showed up at 11am (an hour after open), so we made sure to catch it today.
2026-08-14Frievening8:57--?11 people at Schmigadoon at 8:57

All data is community-reported and may not reflect actual conditions.

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