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