AMERICAN IDIOT - Ticket Prices Enclosed

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 1:40pm

Per Telecharge:

American Idiot - Musical
Detailed Pricing Information

Orchestra: $122.00
Mezzanine Rows A-M: $122.00
Mezzanine Rows N-P: $77.00
Mezzanine Rows Q-R: $52.00
Balcony Rows A-F: $52.00
Balcony Rows G-H: $32.00

Friday evenings, Saturday matinees and evenings, Sunday matinees:
Orchestra: $127.00
Mezzanine Rows A-M: $127.00
Mezzanine Rows N-P: $77.00
Mezzanine Rows Q-R: $52.00
Balcony Rows A-F: $52.00
Balcony Rows G-H: $32.00

Select Premium and Aisle Locations:
Premium Seating: $177.00
Aisle Seating: $137.00

Friday evening, Saturday matinee & evening, Sunday matinee:
Premium Seating: $252.00
Aisle Seating: $137.00

For performances beginning April 20:
Premium Seating: $177.00
Aisle Seating: $137.00

Friday evening, Saturday matinee & evening, Sunday matinee:
Premium Seating: $252.00
Aisle Seating: $142.00

All prices include a $2.00 facility fee.


...For 95, intermissionless minutes?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 1:43pm

Very nice! Glad they'll have $32 seats!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 2:34pm

Wow.

For the most part, not worth it.

[bythesword84]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 2:49pm

I really, really, really hate this whole thing shows do now where they up the prices of aisle seats. It drives me crazy.

[HumATune]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 2:56pm

What are they doing, buying new LCD screens for each performance?

[winston89]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 3:00pm

To the OP, I don't think that the length of the show should come into play when discussing ticket prices. This is because it would cost the same to run a show that is two hours and forty five min vs one that is just one act.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 3:10pm

Duly noted, my friend.

Of course, I know that. I just think it's absolutely ridiculous.

[rorygilmo52]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 3:15pm

So, will there be a Sunday evening performance? Or do we not know yet?

[averagebwaynut]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 3:21pm

BytheSword84,

While premium seating has now become an industry standard, I do believe that it is still only Jujamcyn theatre chain that offers a separate "special" price specifically for aisle seating. Emotionally, I'm against it, but from a business point of view, I guess it matters enough to some people that they will pay the extra few dollars.

To be clear, though, it's not EVERY aisle seat. They hold a few aisle seats specifically for those people who want to be guaranteed an aisle seat. But there are plenty of other aisle seats that they sell at regular price.

[bythesword84]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 3:38pm

I know very well how it works, I just don't approve of it. It bothers me even more when they make certain aisle seats be bought in pairs. I don't think it's right, and as such I make sure I never pay that for it but I think it's an incredibly ballsy practice.

I understand changing pricing for entire sections based on proximity to the stage, but I don't think it's fair to charge more for aisles, I think it's rather absurd. It is a business practice, of course, everything is, but it's one that to me just pushed the envelope a bit too far.

Posted: 1/20/10 at 3:52pm

People prefer to sit on the aisle. Why not make them pay for that privilege?

[Dantes]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 3:55pm

Why evertime ticket prices for a new show comes out does everybody on here act suprised?
This is what they are now for Broadway musicals that are opening, deal with it, if you don't like dont pay for it

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:00pm

Ooh Dantes I hope they are nicer to you than they were to me when I made that exact same observation the last time some whiny baby started on of these threads.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:01pm

Okay.

I really don't see what all the fuss is about, especially for this show. None of these prices are anything different from Broadway's current norm (except MAYBE the aisle seats, but Gypsy did that and nobody seemed to care).

Once again, posters seem not to understand BASIC ECONOMICS. Ticket prices START this high, but if people aren't coming, then they will be DISCOUNTED. But if there is HIGH DEMAND for the tickets, then they will stay at this price. Not to mention how spectacular it is for the producers to offer $32 seats THAT AREN'T EVEN RUSH OR LOTTO, and $52 seats in perfectly good locations. And come on, are you really going to pay full price for these orchestra seats? And also, the high-rung premium seats are nowhere near the astronomical rates we've seen for other shows.

And the argument that "it won't even cost that much" is utterly absurd. First off, the show has a relatively large cast, a full rock band on stage, a ridiculously large number of large-screen TVs all synced up with each other, and complicated lighting and projections. Besides, these are the same prices charged for Next to Normal, a musical with 6 perfomers and a limited set, and nobody seems to give a crap. These are the same prices 4-person plays charge. How much a show costs to run in no way should dictate how much it costs, and besides, American Idiot is pricier to put on than you think.

[Princeton2]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:06pm

'To the OP, I don't think that the length of the show should come into play when discussing ticket prices. This is because it would cost the same to run a show that is two hours and forty five min vs one that is just one act.'

While this maybe true, the publics opinion of value for money does include length of show. In their eyes they are not getting a whole evenings entertainment, and when your back on the street before 10pm you get people thinking 'was that it?' Seen it happen loads

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:18pm

I'd honestly rather see a 90-minute burst of pure energy like American Idiot or a Cirque du Soleil Vegas show than a 2 and a half hour slog like the recent Guys and Dolls.

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:18pm

Does anyone know where the best seat in the house is for the STt. James Theatre? That is where American Idiot is gonna play, right?

[Marianne2]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 4:24pm

I don't know best seats, but I was supposed to sit in the front row of the balcony for Finian's Rainbow, and got moved down to the front row of the rear mezzanine on the left, and was perfectly satisfied.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 6:23pm

While this maybe true, the publics opinion of value for money does include length of show. In their eyes they are not getting a whole evenings entertainment, and when your back on the street before 10pm you get people thinking 'was that it?'

A Chorus Line became the longest running show in Broadway history with only a 90 minute, intermissionless performance, so your theory doesn't hold water.

These prices are pretty average compared to the rest of the season.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 7:04pm

What PiraguaGuy2 said. Everyone always is surprised when ticket prices are released, but these prices are the norm...

[HumATune]

Posted: 1/20/10 at 7:22pm

Not surprised, but I don’t think the show is worth it at all. As has been said, if it doesn’t sell, they will discount

[April Saul]

Posted: 1/21/10 at 9:01am

Only wondering this because some of the creative team for Idiot were involved in Spring Awakening: does American Idiot do the on-stage seating thing that Awakening did?

[Smaxie]

Posted: 1/21/10 at 9:09am

>A Chorus Line became the longest running show in Broadway history with only a 90 minute, intermissionless performance<

A Chorus Line isn't 90 minutes. It's usually about two hours on the nose.

[rachelbway1011]

Posted: 1/21/10 at 9:44am

has a date been set yet for when tickets go on sale? has anyone heard anything?

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 1/21/10 at 10:06am

Only wondering this because some of the creative team for Idiot were involved in Spring Awakening: does American Idiot do the on-stage seating thing that Awakening did?

No. The on-stage seating was just part of SA's design concept.