9 to 5 - Free Programmes

Woah! Do you think they'll be doing this for the rest of their run? Because I will die if they are not doing that tomorrow when I see it!
(They'll probably run out of 'em by then. Hoooooray.)

So there is still a lottery? Someone told me that it was discontinued.

I don't know! I bought my seats on TDF...

There is not a souvenir stand before the ticket ushers, but I believe if you just explain that you only want to purchase merchandise, they may let you through. I have seen that happen before.

Updated On: 8/19/09 at 01:00 PM

I have bought souvenirs at performances I did not attend many times -- just explain to the ticket taker or the security person what you want to do and they will coordinate it. For most productions, the merchandise people are only there for just a few minutes before the show is over, though -- they are not open throughout the entire show.

The only time I have had trouble is at a performance of Next to Normal I attended, where the merchandise person was holding up the CD's during intermission and refused to allow me to buy any other merchandise until after the show, even though he was literally standing about 5 feet from the booth. It was very bizarre.

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Updated On: 8/20/09 at 12:46 PM

So, any word on if there's still free programmes?

You'd think they'd want to save some stuff for the tour.

Wow! I went last night, and bought a CD and a t-shirt for my little sister, and in the end, I was carrying a cd (paid for), a tee (paid for), a programme (free), a magnet (free), a HAT (free), and a TOTE BAG (free).
Let me explain.
Any purchase gets a free programme.
Any purchase of $20 gets a magnet.
Any purchase of $30 gets a hat.
Any purchase of $40 gets a tote bag.
Now, I spent 45 dollars, and got all four items free. Now it was a shame that at the stage door Allison didn't come out...
PS-Steph was out last night... Her understudy surprised me, but I was still sad about Steph's absence!

"They can't save the programmes for the tour as the cast won't be the same. Same for any merchandise that has images of Allison, Stephanie and Megan (eg the magnet).

Yes they can. Many shows have done it. RENT, Hairspray, and Wicked (though the latter eventually introduced programs with various casts) all used the programs featuring their original broadway casts.