So, how do you get comped?
So, how do you get comped?
#1So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/18/12 at 10:04pm
Reading another thread on the board, How many shows have you seen, leads me to the question, how do you get comped? Do you have to be in the business? I am a member of TheaterMania Gold, so I do see things for free ($4.50) occasionally.
Updated On: 12/19/12 at 10:04 PM
#2So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/18/12 at 10:22pmThe times that I got comped it was because I knew somebody working on the show, or I myself had provided some sort of service for the show, or someone hated my guts which had to be the case when I was given Comps for BKL'N!!!!
#2So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/18/12 at 10:39pmBe in the business or have friends in the business.
#3So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/18/12 at 10:42pm
I know there are a few sites that distribute comps with membership. Audience Extras and Theater Extras are two off the top of my head. I don't really know anything about them.
Otherwise, yeah, you need to be involved with the business or know folks who are.
Comp tickets are the best.
#4So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/18/12 at 11:03pmYou gotta know someone. Or f*ck someone.
#5So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/18/12 at 11:13pm^Or, the best option, f*cking know someone.
#6So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/18/12 at 11:13pm
yeah I agree...sleep around with glee and you see shows for free!! 
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#8So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/19/12 at 12:19amSmile and say thank you and be enthusiastic afterward.
#9So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/19/12 at 1:56amIf Sondheim asks you to join him for dinner afterward, don't make awkward conversation about any topic other than his show.
#10So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/19/12 at 1:56amIf Sondheim asks you to join him for dinner afterward, don't make awkward conversation about any topic other than his show.
aaronb
Broadway Star Joined: 6/3/12
#11So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/19/12 at 2:48amI have a blog--so most shows I review are comped.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#12So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/19/12 at 2:57amI have a blagh and I still suggest knee pads.
#13So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/19/12 at 10:24amThe "business" also includes people in ticketing and hotel services. I het to see a lot of shows with a friend who works at a hotel.
Vespertine1228
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/30/05
#14So, how do you get comped?
Posted: 12/19/12 at 11:23amDon't forget about press people either. They always get two tickets. I had a friend who wrote theatre reviews online and I went to stuff with him for years.
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