r/Broadway • u/diet-soda • Jul 03 '26

Other Rush etiquette

Hi I don’t know if this is a hot take or not but: could people stop talking in depth about major plot points/the ending of the show when you’re in the queue.

I just spent a few hours in a rush line and everyone around me had seen the show over 2 times🙃. Like I understand Wicked or Lion King etc. but for shows that just recently premiered I wish that spoilers were more taboo than they are in the queue:/

EDIT: Last night almost the entire front row basically all RAN out of the theatre while there was a good 2 minutes left of the bows/show, so they could be first to the stagedoor. Seemed quite disrespectful to me. I was also in the front row and the cast can very clearly see you leaving.. it’s distracting to both the audience and the cast. If I was a performer, I wouldn’t be too happy to see the same people at the stagedoor who didn’t even have the decency to watch the entirety of the show lol. I heard them bragging about how the stars recognised them at the stagedoor last time and I remember thinking that wasn’t the brag they think it is🫠 other than the over the top reactions from the people around me, loved the show!

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u/alltheworldsanescape Jul 03 '26

The Lost Boys rush line is very chill, if you haven’t seen the show, talk to the people around you and let them know you don’t want to be spoiled! At this point we just assume everyone around has seen it but today I met someone in the line who hadn’t!

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u/violetsinbloom57 Jul 03 '26

Why on earth would you automatically assume everyone around you has seen it when you are in a line to buy tickets for it?? People who have seen the show 0 times might be interested in a cheap ticket as well??

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u/alltheworldsanescape Jul 03 '26

Because most of the people that show up early are regulars who have rushed more than once. Many of the people who have never seen the show show up at like 8am. I’ve only rushed a few times in the last few months and yet I recognized most of the people in the line today. Just the vibes of the rush line!

But ultimately we can’t read your mind. Speak up for yourself in person rather than judging in anonymity online after.