Hadestown Discount?

Has anyone seen or received a discount for Hadestown? Promo code box is showing on Ticketmaster but can't see anything online.

Thanks! Managed to get centre orchestra tickets in March for $119 

So I was actually able to purchase regular priced tickets on ticketmaster for row N side orchestra for $99 without the discount code.  The discount tickets are more expensive at $119 though they are more center they are also further back!

mjgood4 said: "Just an FYI to anyone looking at this - Ticketmaster no longer has a place for a promo code for Hadestown"

You might want to try again if you are looking to get a discount. SONGBIRD still works on a handful of dates. There are a lot of seats available for the Wednesday May 8 matinee. In my browser, the promo code box still shows up on dates for which the code won't work, too.

mjgood4 said: "Just an FYI to anyone looking at this - current code expires 5/9"

The matinee on Wed 4/24 for some reason has reduced price tickets available $149-99 in the orchestra-mezz

Jordan Catalano said: "Their pricing is just bizarre for this show. It seems like every performamce is priced differently and some days front mezz is cheaper than rear mezz and just all kinds of weirdness."

I shouldn't care, because I already have tickets for next month at an OK price, but I find the weird fluctuations in ticket prices fascinating. It's as if the producers became overconfident because of the mostly favorable reviews and then looked at all the unsold seats and got nervous. If I'm the producers, before Tony nominations even come out, I want a packed house every night, if possible - even if I'm leaving some money on the table.

Is this normal? On my last New York trip, Dear Evan Hansen was a huge hit, selling out every night. Regular, orchestra tickets cost $199. They were hard to get at that price, but that was the price before it won Best Musical. 

The Hadestown producers, after Opening Night and the reviews, acted like the show was already a smash. And now they keep moving prices down. That's not a great look. It will still probably work out fine for them if the show wins Best Musical, or after it collects a bunch of Tony nominations next week, and it does create some nice opportunities for New York residents or tourists who happen to be around this week to get a relative bargain.

Updated On: 4/22/19 at 12:31 AM

The pricing is very odd for this show.

I used NYTW and was able to get Row D of the Mezz for $109. More than I wanted to spend but worth it. 

Updated On: 4/22/19 at 12:01 PM

Hamilfan2 said: "I believe the pricing is so strange because Ticketmaster is using "dynamic pricing" to fluctuate prices based on demand, at least that's how it's supposed to work in theory. It's a very new thing and it seems like they definitely have some kinks to work out."

 

Dynamic pricing has been around since THE PRODUCERS, so it's really not such a "new thing".  

Bumping this as sales slow for Hadestown. I noticed the promo code box reappearing on the Ticketmaster page, but none of the old codes seem to work. Has anyone seen anything that does?

I think this may be the one good thing to associate with dynamic pricing.  Lower prices in winter for hit shows that were charging a fortune before the holidays, and don't want the bloom 'huge hit' bloom to fade.  The goal for the producers is to continue to sell out during the winter months, in hopes that Spring will raise demand to pre-winter levels.  They want to do this without using TKTS, since people have long memories...once on TKTS, the whole vibe changes.

It sounds like Moulin Rouge is doing the same thing.  I imagine that the producers would do anything to keep it off of TKTS, but also wants no empty seats.