Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
#0Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 8/31/04 at 5:46pmI've noticed that Avenue Q and The Boy from Oz have been in the 99%+ range for months, but never at 100%. (For example, if I did the math right, for this past week, there were 11 unsold tickets for TBFO and 25 for Ave Q. That's about 1 empty seat per performance for TBFO and 3 for Ave Q.) This may be a stupid question, but how come they are always so close to being completely sold out but never quite make it? Is there some weird accounting glitch, or are there actually available seats for these shows that go unclaimed? (Some other shows are at 100% (or more if they have standing room), so it's not like comped seats don't count or something like that.)
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
#1re: Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 8/31/04 at 5:48pmthere are also house seats that are reserved up until the day of the show, but they may not always be used or sold, if released
graphictype
Chorus Member Joined: 7/30/04
#2re: Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 8/31/04 at 6:55pmIt may also have to do with fire codes. Both the Golden and the Imperial are older theatres and may have capacity restrictions. It may actually be a code violation to show 100% capacity. Just a thought.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#3re: Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 8/31/04 at 7:16pmNot to mention partial view seats that are rarely big sellers (even for an otherwise soldout show).
Luckydave14
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/04
#4re: Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 9/1/04 at 1:01amPartial Views always sell for Wicked
Ebonic_Singer
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/18/04
#5re: Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 9/1/04 at 1:54amBecause it's wicked.
JiltedLyricist
Swing Joined: 8/31/04
#6re: Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 9/1/04 at 10:00amWhat's the best way to see about getting tix for Ave Q and/or Wicked? We'll be in NY later this month and are looking for what we want to see. I'd love to try for some of those last minute seats.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#7re: Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 9/1/04 at 10:04amWicked seats are frequently up on Ticketmaster for the day of.
UDJAT
Stand-by Joined: 4/25/04
#8re: Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 9/1/04 at 12:16pmI got tickets the day of for TBFO row M Center Orchestra. 5 rows ahead of me there were 2 open seats. When I called to get the tickets they said the show was sold out but one seat just opened up. Either way, I got to see and happy that I did.
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#9re: Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 9/1/04 at 2:09pmSome very enthusiastic fans are buying better tickets for performances they already had tickets for. Hence tickets might "magically" pop up.
Emutional
Featured Actor Joined: 7/7/04
#10re: Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 9/1/04 at 2:11pmhow do shows like the lion king get 101%?
broadwaystar2b
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
thirdrowcenter
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#12re: Ave Q and Boy from Oz almost but not quite sold out
Posted: 9/1/04 at 2:42pmSometimes things happen and you miss the show. Once we had tickets for TopDog/UnderDog for a Sunday matinee. We didn't look at the tickets and assumed it started at 3:00 and realized too late the show started at 2:00. The empty seats were conspicuously third row center.
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