Do ticket prices ruin the magic?- Page 2

[best12bars]

Posted: 9/15/06 at 5:19pm

It completely ruins the magic in my wallet.

[Magdalene]

Posted: 9/16/06 at 11:17pm

"Glad you have that kind of money to throw around."

I said generally, not always. I do my homework.

I'm not rich, by any stretch of the imagination---I just have my obsession, and budget and plan accordingly. I'm not complaining about the cost, I'm just a bit peeved at your pissy response.

Updated On: 9/16/06 at 11:17 PM

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 9/17/06 at 12:47am

Pissy?

Try addressing the points -- then call me "pissy".

[Marlene]

Posted: 9/17/06 at 1:08am

Yes, but winning lotteries and beating people at rush is slighly magical...

[ashley0139]

Posted: 9/17/06 at 9:57am

I just have my obsession, and budget and plan accordingly.

I do the exact same thing... as a college student, even $25 bucks a pop is not cheap for all the shows I want to see. So I buy nothing but food and tickets to shows. That's what I want to do- and it makes me happy, so I totally understand where you are coming from.

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 9/17/06 at 10:10am

how often do most of you college students see shows?
like every week? :P

[ashley0139]

Posted: 9/17/06 at 10:42am

Well, I'm in Boston so it's not quite the same as living in NY, but a lot of shows still come here. ASU, High Fidelity, and Spelling Bee are all opening here on the same day, and I really want to see all of them, so I'm saving for that. But it's unfortunately definitely not as frequently as once a week. Maybe once or twice a month? (plus I'm travelling to NY in October for a weekend so I have to save money for that ) Shows is really all I spend my money on.

[emo_geek]

Posted: 9/17/06 at 12:36pm

I too probably see a show once a month...living in LA and all. I just got tickets to sweet chairty and my wallet feels the burn.

[Magdalene]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 4:50pm

It was pissy, presuming I have money to throw around!

Posted: 9/20/06 at 5:04pm

ticket prices rarely upset me, I can see most shows I love for under $30- whether that be a rush, lottery, or simply wheelchair seating. But then I went to the box office for A Chorus Line and they said they had no plans for rush/lottery and their wheelchair seating was $80. I luck out at so many other theatres, I guess I cant really complain but $80 really made me rethink whether or not I wanted to see the show that badly.

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 5:39pm

Being in Denver, I plan shows in advance. I usually get discount tickets online and have been lucky enough to get 95 percent of the shows I have seen for about $65.00. The only shows I have paid full price for in the past 2 years have been Hot Feet (The cheapest ticket price in the balcony) Sweeney Todd and an Orchestra seat for Wicked with the original cast. Luckily I have a friend in NYC who takes me to theatre events and I get to see some shows for free. I also leave a day open to go to TKTS, just because I love the experience of standing there in line in Times Square. I always meet the most interesting and nice people in line. Can't wait till it reopens in Times Square! I never do the rush or lottery thing.

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 6:00pm

>> It was pissy, presuming I have money to throw around

Oh please, get over yourself, huh? If you see as much as you say you do, then, yes, you *do* have money to throw around, unless you're constantly chasing after lotteries or depending on the kindness of strangers. But whichever, Broadway is a somewhat expensive hobby. Accept your fate and move on.

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 6:08pm

yes, the prices are a pain...

but what REALLY gest me these days is that you can

101 bucks, the top price on telecharge, and STILL NOT GET THE BEST DAMN SEAT IN THE HOUSE!

GEEZUS

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 9:42pm

Exactly. Try calling the box office and buy a ticket directly; it's almost impossible without incurring a surcharge.

[AmericaRight]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 9:56pm

High prices have the effect of keeping an "unwanted" element out of the theatre. So it does have its advantages.

[keatonbynumbers]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 10:16pm

I haven't paid full price for a ticket in... I don't know how long. (Er, well, actually I do, but you get the point.) Still, I suppose that ticket prices are high, even with all sorts of different ways to bring them down. I don't know that it ruins the magic for me. Possibly it would if I could remember a time when tickets were cheaper? But as long as I personally have been buying tickets, they've been high, so there was really no magic to be ruined.

Certainly I wouldn't object to prices being brought down, though.

[folkyboy]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 11:02pm

ironically, i have just started paying full price for most shows. the demand has gotten worse and i'm just wanting to get closer & closer to stage. between ticket prices in NY and ticket prices here in Boston, i would safely say that Broadway (or theatre in general) is all i spend money on

[Magdalene]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 10:39am

"Oh please, get over yourself, huh? If you see as much as you say you do, then, yes, you *do* have money to throw around, unless you're constantly chasing after lotteries or depending on the kindness of strangers. But whichever, Broadway is a somewhat expensive hobby. Accept your fate and move on."

Get over myself? I find pleasure in attending the theater, I don't consider it "throwing my money around"---I call it BUDGETING! I've rarely done a lottery, though I have gotten SRO. And yes, you were pissy---still are! If you want to whine about the prices, don't go to the theater!

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 1:49am

"High prices have the effect of keeping an "unwanted" element out of the theatre. So it does have its advantages. "

What do you mean "unwanted element?" Unwanted by whom.

[actor]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 8:28am

I don't believe that ticket prices ruin the magic. The magic is there and has always been there, otherwise this board wouldn't exist.

Personally, I try to get cheap tickets instead of paying for orchestra seats. Also, I participate in the lotteries. However, recently I payed for orchestra seats to Wicked and they made the performence 100% better.

The magic is there, you just have to pay through the nose for it.

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 8:56am

>> Get over myself?

Please. At your earliest convenience. Every post you make just digs you in deeper. Just deal with it and move on.

[Magdalene]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 2:15pm

">> Get over myself?

Please. At your earliest convenience. Every post you make just digs you in deeper. Just deal with it and move on."

I've moved on---you, however, are still hip-deep int your own ....

Don't post a question if you don't want an answer.

[jess20882]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 3:50pm

I'm torn on this...
On one hand, ticket prices ruin the magic when they are so incredibly expensive that it's stressful to have to save for a couple of months just to buy one ticket - and it's not even the best seat. On the other hand, there is something sorta magical about knowing you saved to see something on Broadway.
Regardless, Broadway is a magical experience in itself. I just wish more people could experience that without having to empty their wallets or drain their bank accounts.

[Broadway Baby4]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 9:11pm

I don't think the prices ruin the magic at all. If anything, it makes you appreciate what your seeing more. :)

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 9/22/06 at 9:25pm

"High prices have the effect of keeping an "unwanted" element out of the theatre. So it does have its advantages. "

"What do you mean "unwanted element?" Unwanted by whom."

Think of every racial slur you can think of. All of those people, and then some, are the people AmericaRight is talking about. And then PM AmericaRight telling him what a f***ing racist he is.