HBBrock said: "Why would anyone be buying balcony seats for $99 when there are $117.50 orchestra seats (good ones on the side orchestra)?
I just got Orchestra K 10-12 (middle of right orchestra) for that price on a weekday in previews.
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Well thanks for offering no insight into the location of my tickets and instead choosing to offer criticism that isn't relevant for several reasons...
1. Not everyone can get to NYC again in time for previews. I'm already taking my mother to NYC in a week and have a long-planned and saved up trip to Europe planned for February. Trips are hard and expensive for people like me to plan so I decided to buy a ticket for well into the run (June 2nd).
2. For a weekend show, those $117 tickets in the orchestra don't exist and didn't exist yesterday. They are $145 before fees on the weekend which is really the only time I can go at that time of year. That $145 applies to both side orchestra mid-mezz while it's $125 for slightly further back in the mezzanine under the balcony overhang.
3. While the tickets are expectedly cheaper during the week, it's much more difficult for someone out of town to come to NYC during the week. If I were to attempt one of the Tuesday-Thursday shows, I'd have to likely take 3 days off of work instead of the one I'd have to take for a weekend trip. With vacation time being precious, that was a big deal.
4. Also, isn't mid-to-far side orchestra a bad idea for this show? IIRC the back of the stage is being extended so I'd have to imagine being on the mid to far sides of the orchestra would mean missing some stuff downstage...
Sorry if I seem a bit harsh with this reply but the condescending nature of the reply got to me.
Updated On: 8/12/17 at 04:29 PM