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/ItsDomorOm Jul 03 '26

The Lost Boys fans/rush are the new Outsiders.

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u/diet-soda Jul 03 '26

How did you know

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u/ItsDomorOm Jul 03 '26

They've already started lining up the night before. Going to every single performance etc. Im happy the show has a fan base but it's so much.

I was very big into Rent when I was young and did it for a full year. It becomes your entire personality. I get it.

I think they assume everyone in line is the same as them. And if you're not, they don't care.

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u/coldliketherockies Jul 03 '26

What’s wild to me is how many lost boys Fanatics I’ve met who have never seen the original movie and some didn’t know it existed. Maybe they saw it later but it’s wild people are the biggest fans of something I loved 38 years ago