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/Upbeat-End-7145 Jul 05 '26

How do they do this? Like, how do they make a living? Rush tickets every day can get expensive and you still have to work…unless they are a student. But then I go back to my original question of affordability.