2007 TONY noms' effects on Box Office...

Hey, I'm sure nobody gives a ****, but I had time to kill and I was just curious what effect (or lack thereof) the Tony noms had (or didn't have) on shows open right now, so I checked Telecharge.com for the best available seats for tomorrow's (sunday) matinee... Again, I doubt anyone cares, but in case anyone's curious like me, here's what I found-- seems like Frost/Nixon, Curtains, The Pirate Queen (and its 0 noms), and maybe Company a tad, are the only ones who the nominations have have really impacted:

SPRING AWAKENING: Right Orchestra, Row J
GREY GARDENS: Center Orchestra, Row D
CURTAINS: Left Mezzanine, Row O
MARY POPPINS: Sold Out
LOVEMUSIK: Right Orchestra, Row J
THE PIRATE QUEEN: Center Orchestra, Row B
LEGALLY BLONDE: Left Balcony, Row H

COMPANY: Center Orchestra, Row M
A CHORUS LINE: Center Mezzanine, Row B
LES MISERABLES: Left Orchestra, Row K
110 IN THE SHADE: Left Mezzanine, Row CC

FROST/NIXON: Center Mezzanine, Row G
RADIO GOLF: Center Orchestra, Row E
DEUCE: Center Orchestra, Row K
CORAM BOY: Center Orchestra, Row K

TALK RADIO: Center Orchestra, Row G
A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN: Right Orchestra, Row D
JOURNEY'S END: Right Orchestra, Row J
INHERIT THE WIND: Center Orchestra, Row D

You're right. I'm sure there are other factors and we won't know till Monday morning, I just thought it's the best indicator accessible right now.

I searched for pairs of tickets (2).

Plus, depending on the production, the shows that offer premium tickets block off big chunks of the orchestra from those who are searching for regular priced seats.

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Updated On: 5/19/07 at 09:37 PM

That, at best, is not a good indicator of ticket sales. As has been pointed out, many productions block off large portions of the center orchestra (and parts of the sides as well) for premium seating. About half of the unsold premium seats are released at regular price a week before the performance, then I believe half of the remaining seats are released at regular price the day before, with the remaining released the day of. Plus, you don't know whether or not you would have had those sames seats 2 weeks ago. It's not really a measure of anything, esp. since the online ticketing services are programmed to have the best available be the closest row from the stage (i.e., row J seat 101 in the center is definitely better than row E seat 29 on the far left, but E comes before J so its better, according to the computer).

I've actually found it to be the opposite. When I searched for one show, row L center came up, but the next was row C first seat on the left aisle. They usually do it by center,

I know the theatre I work at does it as a cone shape starting center orchestra...then it fans out.

Anyway, I saw two Best Musical noms Wednesday (day after announcement) and many people were congratulationg the BO people and merchandisers on the Tony noms...so they mean something, I guess.

Not sure what the merchandise sellers and BO workers have to do with it...

It'd probably have been more interesting if you had the same results from a search before the nods came out.

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Bso- What shows did you see?

Spring Awakening may be the show it helps the most.

I was thinking about seeing it but they'd done away with their discount codes so I'll put it off. The Tony noms bump only lasts so long.

I don't know, I was just wondering I guess. I always ask people what they saw.

The Tony noms bump only lasts so long.

Basically....

The few days after the awards we'll see bumps and dips in the box office as well...only time will tell.