Bess Wohl’s “Small Mouth Sounds” Broadwaybound? — Page 4

It's completely out of control.

Those $1,000 Salesman tickets has him all excited.

WiCkEDrOcKS said: "TotallyEffed said: "Per the website:

"Select SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS tickets available through this special offer are $250 each. This price is available specifically through the DOWNSTATE offer. SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS will go on general sale separately in late October at significantly higher prices.""

There is no way the cheapest seatsavailable will be over $250.

..........right? 🫣 LOL"



That's what is very unclear? I don't need a premium seat to this show, I'd just like to see it. And I am 100% certain these $250 seats will not be the best in the house... I'm guessing they will be in the back and to the sides. Is the implication that the last row of the balcony will be more than $250 when they go on sale to the general public?

I would assume- or I guess, more accurately, hope- that what it means is that the tickets that are part of the $250 presale are the ones that will be more expensive on general sale.

But the thing is, I don't think this is really a deal if one really only cares about seeing Small Mouth Sounds. These are functionally at least $400 tickets once you factor in the mandatory Downstate ticket purchase. If you're unwilling or unable to see Downstate, you're not getting a deal, really.

TotallyEffed said: "
That's what is very unclear? I don'tneeda premium seat to this show, I'd just like to see it. And I am 100% certain these $250 seats will not be the best in the house... I'm guessing they will be in the back and to the sides. Is the implication that the last row of the balcony will be more than $250 when they go on sale to the general public?"

The press release posted earlier makes it sound like they are premium seats: orchestra and front mezz

"Audience members who purchase tickets to performances through November 22 of Downstate will immediately receive an exclusive, single-use presale code granting access to purchase select Orchestra and Front Mezzanine tickets to this spring’s Small Mouth Sounds, for $250 each, at SmallMouthSoundsBroadway.com. "

This is a good idea in theory but the price points might be too high to be all that helpful.

I could see it working better where a $99+ ticket to Downstate gets you presale access to all Small Mouth tickets. Or even a selection of $199 Small Mouth seats.

$150 and $250 aren’t attractive numbers. It’s also getting people “pre-mad” over the eventual ticket prices.

I hesitate to say you’re all hyperventilating about this for nothing, because strange things happen all the time and lord knows ticket prices are soaring, but I think you’re all hyperventilating for nothing. The $250 price point for Small Mouth Sounds is clearly going to be a section of prime location seats. There’s about a 0.01% chance $250 is the cheapest price point. Even with the level of celebrity on display, it’s a one-act, nearly-dialogue-free show. While I don’t imagine tickets will be under $100 for rear mezz, I believe it’s a serious overreaction to think prices will start at what is currently a high premium.

Updated On: 9/9/26 at 10:47 AM

I'm not sure, but I saw Grey House when Maslany was out and her understudy Claire Karpen was the best part of it

I still will be a paying a top dollar to see this play because of the cast, but wish it had a different director. Joe Mantello is a boring wet rag of a director and I've seen now 5 productions directed by him. Stellar cast is what saved his productions over and over. I know this board seems to be Mantello's fan club but I'm entitled to my opinion too and not going to argue about it.

iluvtheatertrash said: "Wait. It's only the first one hundred people who book downstate that get the small mouth sounds deal????? Sigh."



Where did you see that?

15% of DOWNSTATE ticket inventory is about 10,000 tickets, give or take.

(approx 780 seats and approx 90 perfs)

iluvtheatertrash said: "Sorry to spook y'all. Google was saying that. I called Telecharge and confirmed it's false."

I just checked Today Tix are they still have the "first 100 people" wording up, so I can confirm it's not something you misread. Some misinformation must have gotten out.