AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO BROADWAY THEATRES FROM MATT_G... — Page 2

It seems to me...
At 1.48 when there's no line, the audience is loaded in and the theater is half full, that producers would not mind seling discounted tickets to their shows. Even if it means that they can post higher capacity percentages in the weekly grosses. I salute Broadway theaters that offer discounted tickets. It shows a real concern for the arts which is why they were there. RIGHT? Yeah, I thought not.

Rathnait and Joe....get over yourselves. I'd hate to think that you'd be so high and mighty as to cast aside the idea of people not being able to appreciate live theatre. All the stuff about hunger etc....PLEASE. Don't misinterpret and twist Matt_G's words and turn him into a heartless, uncaring person. That's not at all what he was saying and you know it.

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Goth, believe me. If I could I would!

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All I was saying, Princeton, is that theater is a luxury. That I spent a lot of time not being able to afford it myself. I didn't expect theaters to change their policies because I didn't make enough money to attend. I changed my life instead - took control of what I could take control of. That's all I'm saying.

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Updated On: 1/5/05 at 04:57 PM

Rath,
All I'm saying is that you shouldn't have to change your life in order to enjoy live theatre. Even in NY or London. Check that, ESPECIALLY in NY or London. I love that Hairspray and other shows always have discounted seats available. It shows an appreciation for all. I'd be very sad if I had to change my life in order to see a Broadway show.

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*bitter bitter*
*shakes head*

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I guess I'm missing your logic here (and honestly I'm not trying to pick on you Matt).

What if I went to the local movie cineplex and asked for a senior discount even though I'm a few decades shy of 65? If they refuse to sell me that ticket for $6 (or whatever it is) and insist I pay $10.50 (even if the movie I want to see isn't sold out and that seat would be empty) are they being stupid, unfair, and just plain mean? Hardly. If discounting was that completely arbitrary, then why on earth would ANYONE of any age ever pay $10.50 to see a movie? And if all seats were $6, how would they stay in business?

In the spirit of goodwill, theatres offer discounts to students and seniors, simply because so many of them have limited incomes (and it's good for business to encourage that kind of patronage). Now, the fact that the billionaire Olsen twins have student IDs and the multibillionaire Warren Buffett might have an AARP card and thus qualify for discounts doesn't undercut the validity of the gesture.

Producers of shows (that aren't selling out) generally make half-price tickets available at TKTS, offer discounts through the various theatre clubs, and in some cases have very low priced balcony seats (and the discounts will become even deeper and more plentiful during the next month or two as business drops off). Any of those methods would allow someone to see the vast majority of Broadway shows for as little as $25 and certainly no more than $50. I'm sorry, I just don't see how them offering all of those options, but not allowing a non-student to buy a student discount seat for $30 or whatever, makes them stupid, rude, cruel, mean etc .......

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Well, I'm done posting on this thread. I stated my point and if you guys don't agree with it, than that's fine. It's not going to stop bothering me that some shows feel it's right to let anyone who wants to see their shows do so and others feel they need to limit access. And also as I said before, if they don't want my money, I know plenty of other people who do.

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This is probably going to set Matt off but it's not aimed at him..

There are people far more deserving in this world of the experience of live theater than anyone, who by the very nature of being able to log on here and post, is entitled to.

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Craig, to say what I think you mean you'd have to move the comma to after the "who"

"anyone who, by"
instead of
"anyone, who by"

Otherwise the sentence means something other than what you intend it to mean.


There's the Grammar Nazi in me coming out.

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Updated On: 1/5/05 at 05:53 PM

sry, i really couldn't understand that - i mean, i got the general drift of it....

but it's true, look at some of the people who post here....

Updated On: 1/5/05 at 05:56 PM

So what?
So they don't deserve to see "Wicked" and you do?
Gimmie a break.

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AMEN MargoChanning! I agree 100%

"So they don't deserve to see "Wicked" and you do?"

Princeton, was that for me? I meant there are people who would like to see Wicke and actually know Good theatre, but can't see the show because of the tkt costs.....