July 30, 2008

2-hour wait for $26.50 'Legally Blonde' student-rush tix

“Legally Blonde: the Musical” — now starring its own MTV reality-show winner — is such a hot ticket on Broadway that the box offices advises you show up at least two hours in advance to try to grab the daily allotment of student-rush seats.

The student-rush tickets are sold day-of-show only, for $26.50 per ticket, cash only. There are 26 seats available for each show and they go on sale at 10 a.m. (noon on Sunday) for any day there’s a performance. You need a student i.d. and there’s a limit of two per person.

“Legally Blonde” does not do standing-room tickets.

Regularly priced tickets from Ticketmaster are priced at $120 for orchestra, $65 to $120 for mezzanine, and $45 for balcony. They’re also selling premium seats for $250. Half-price tickets have also been available at TKTS.

Overall, the Palace Theater last was filled at 93 percent of its capacity last week, with the average seat price at $67.70, according to Playbill’s Broadway grosses chart, which is compliled with data provided by The Broadway League.

Earlier this month, Bailey Hanks emerged the winner of MTV’s “Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods.” She was chosen based on the decision of Broadway judges, not like in “You’re the One That I Want” which mostly let viewers choose the stars of “Grease.”

Hanks stepped into the Elle Woods role on July 23, according to Playbill, which also reports that several of the reality show’s runners-up have secured roles as understudies and ensemble cast members in the Broadway and upcoming touring production of the show.

Image source: “Legally Blonde: The Musical”

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July 30, 2008 7:43 AM in Broadway, Cheap Stuff, Midtown

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