Broadway Discount Ticket Bake-Off

Okay, so there are a lot of shows opening up in the next few months that I just have to see, and there's no way I can afford full price tickets, but I don't want to mess with rush and TKTS either. So I'm making up a list of all the Broadway discount options on the web, and I want to get some of your expert opinions on which are the best.

Here's what I got - please comment with your personal experiences and opinions, and add to the list as well!

PLAYBILL.COM - If you register, you get discount codes, and they have some pretty good deals, but the show selection seems a bit limited.

THEATERMANIA.COM - Pretty much the same deal as Playbill, though if I'm not mistaken it looks like they have codes for more shows.

NYTIX.COM - Now you have to pay a little fee for this one ($4), but they claim to have a better selection of codes and offer a money-back guarantee. Anyone know if they're worth the cost?

ENTERTAINMENT-LINK.COM - I like their interface and the discounts seem really good, but they charge $39.00 to subscribe! Anyone use them? Do they have any advantages over the other options to justify that price?

BROADWAYBOX.COM - You don't have to register, which is nice, but some of their expiration dates are really lousy compared to other sites.

AUDIENCE EXTRAS / PLAY BY PLAY - I like the idea of a one-time fee and then a small service fee per ticket. But if I'm primarily interested in Broadway shows, and my goal is to see most of the new shows opening up, are these services worthwhile?

HIT SHOW CLUB - Offerings seem kind of sparse. Anyone use these guys regularly?

TDF.ORG - I might qualify for this, but even then, I'm not sure it's that great. I get the impression that you have to be *really* on the ball, checking in with them all the time, to snag any Broadway tickets. Thoughts?

SEASONOFSAVINGS.COM - Some good discounts, but limited selection. I also don't get the "seasonal" aspect of this - do they only put out codes once a year?

I am Noel Turner, the president of www.nytix.com and I am honored that our name should be mentioned among such auspicious companies as Playbill and Theatermania.

What makes nytix.com so different is that is that we guarantee that we have the lowest priced discount ticket offers. We work really hard to always have the lowest discount broadway ticket offers, longest expirations and the best ticket availability on Broadway. We are negotiating with the producers everyday on your behalf to get discounts to Broadway shows.

For those of you who dont want to spend the $4 to sign up with us, we also offer a number of free discount codes so you can get the feel of our website and service.

If you dont like our service or the tickets are sold out for that day you want, we happily refund - so there is no risk.

I have 3 new Broadway show ticket offers that are coming up, these offers are for brand new shows where we have the exclusive on the codes before anyone else. If you like I am happy to paste them up here to show you what I mean.
Our Current Broadway Ticket Discounts

Yes of course www.nytix.com has exclusive Broadway ticket offers.

Todays deal is a $50 ticket discount on Mamma Mia, The offer expires on April 1st, and thats not a April 1st gag, it just happened that way :)

I dont think you will see that ANYWHERE else yet with that kind of expiration date.
We have our next exclusive coming out this Wednesday, let me know when you want me to stop.
Current Discount Broadway Tickets

Updated On: 2/13/09 at 04:04 PM

I gotta give props to nytix.com We saved $20 per ticket for Lion King and ended up 6 rows closer than going through straight up Ticketmaster.

I've used nytix in the past (though didn't renew my membership this month. Just got lazy I guess). I find that their discounts usually last longer than broadwaybox's.

I've been watching for a better SP code. I'm hoping for one that, at least, includes Friday nights.

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