Cats $199

Wow... although I received an email offer for discounted Cats tickets at $99 I noticed that there were no matinee tickets. I am taking my 6 year old daughter. She goes to bed listening to the music from the musical and although eager to attend even with a 7pm curtain she would never make it through to the end. OK - scrap the discount and I'll just purchase full price tickets. I want her to have a good experience. WOW...$199 for orchestra tickets! Do I feel old since I remember going to see Phantom years ago and noticed when the price jumped from $45 to $55 for orchestra tickets.

$199 is crazy. I'd wait. There will be some better discounts soon. I don't think the demand will be there.

Bettyboy72 said: "$199 is crazy. I'd wait. There will be some better discounts soon. I don't think the demand will be there."

I agree. It's a revival. I saw CATS back in the 90s when I was a kid. Family sat in orchestra but from what I recall back then those seats were $65 from the box office (and I guess $33 from TKTS?) If you can, try to get an aisle seat on orch since I recall from the old production the cats walked all over the orchestra aisles during parts of the performance.

 

I can't help but think they are overestimating the demand for this.

You can get her a real cat from a shelter for free. Or for an extra $50, you can buy her a purebred Siamese.

And though a live cat can live for 12 to 15 years or more, its life will still seem shorter than the show.

Thanks for having a sense of humor, Brian.

We go to shows and chat here for fun - why not have a sense of humor.

Yes, I do love my child. The tickets were also a gift and the gift was something I probably wouldn't want to pay for myself and that was the point of them being a gift. Enjoy something you might not necessarily get for yourself.

Not likely that she will fall asleep because that was the purpose in paying extra for the matinee performance.

I hope you have a wonderful time! Since you love the show so much, I really do wish you a great time. A lot of people on these boards seem ignorant to the fact that people have differing opinions from them, and it is their (possibly unintended) way of stating their own opinions while crushing someone else's that mystifies me. 

Not surprised that Roxy does not like Cats. Respect his opinion to not like it. His comment does not crush mine.

Lately I have been requesting events rather than physical stuff when my parents want to give me a gift. It has been far more rewarding because I carry the memories (pun intended I guess on this thread) with me every day. At first my mom made a face when I mentioned the tickets to Cats. I quietly laughed inside - don't ask someone what they would like as a gift if you are going to make a face when they announce it. Far better than something that gets thrown in a corner and has no usefulness. I even said - I would be happy even if I was gifted "act 1" (part of the ticket price).

I am really looking forward to seeing my daughter's face and expressions. She is conversational at her age and frequently talks about things she experienced. It is going to be fantastic.

Roxy - I enjoy some Wildhorn! In conversation with a friend the other day he mentioned hating Wildhorn and when I said I liked him I got the eye roll.

How boring would this board be if we all loved everything? hahahaha