rush seating
Last-minute theater tickets
Rush seating is a ticketing system where seats are sold at reduced prices shortly before a performance, typically to students or those willing to wait in line.
Theaters use it to fill otherwise empty seats: We got rush seats for the Broadway show by arriving two hours early.
The term emphasizes the last-minute nature—you rush to claim what's available.
- first come first servedEarliest arrivals get preference
- unreservedNot held back
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Preallocated audience positions
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