Help - presales and Booth Theatre questions

That probably means they are holding those premium center orchestra seats until they determine how high demand is, and will then sell them for higher prices. They were selling the rows in front of those, behind them, and on the sides last I looked...

I don't think better seats will be sold for the public sale. As for getting shut out, it's unlikely. Some shows hold a lot of premiums and have to reduce the price to regular a day or so in advance, if they aren't moving. They hold other seats back for people with accessibility issues and, if they aren't sold a few days out, they get released as regular priced seats.

But if this a cornerstone of your first trip to the USA, you should probably buy something in advance and be sure you're covered. Telecharge is usually good about giving you one exchange, so if better seats open up later, just give them a call and they will cancel your old order and ring up a new one (of course, if they are charging more for seats at that time, you will have to pay the overage).

Definitely call to book your seats if you have accessibility issues! If you’re on the main Telecharge page for the show

https://mtc.telecharge.com/mobile/eventoverview.aspx?cityName=NY%20City%20Area&productId=12288

scroll down and you can get I nfo on accessibility issues (which rows have stairs, etc) and the numbers to call.

It starts with:

“Access Information
Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible.”

and continues on from there. Every show will (should) have its accessibility info online.

But FYI I’ve never heard of a show that gives free companion tickets.

Right above where you select # of tickets, there is another link for Wheelchair and Transfer Arm seating.

If you're using mobile, I can't guarantee any of that will be there, but on a desktop, it will and you can select the seats you want.

You will need to purchase two tickets, no one goes for free here. But in older theaters with accessibility issues (such as if there is no way for people with accessibility issues to go to a mezzanine or balcony for cheaper seats), they sometimes offer different price points for the accessible orchestra seating. But that just means the cheaper ones tend to sell out first.

The Booth is a smaller, intimate house, so I don't think there will be much of an issue there. But obviously, if you can get closer, why not?!

The closest transfer seat is row L on the aisle, so you're not getting much of an upgrade from M at that point anyway...

If price is a factor, you could literally sit anywhere in the theatre and not miss a thing, so it’s just a question of how much you want to spend

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Elphie1000 said: "Hi from a Broadway newbie - never even been to the USA before - please help!

I am looking at the pre-sales for the Boys in the Band at the Booth Theatre and wondering whether to buy tickets through that or to wait for general sale? I want to get tickets in the centre orchestra around rows D-H, but the best available on presale is row M, or the mezzanine (row B). I think I would prefer orchestra as I like to feel close to the actors and I don't like to look over the barrier for the mezzanine. But row M seems a long way back?? and it'll have the mezzanine over it.

So my questions are, do they release different tickets after the pre-sale? or if there's no row D-H on pre-sale does that mean there are just none left?

And if I do wait and try to get better seats in the general sale, how quickly do people think the tickets are likely to go? Might I not end up with any? Might they all sell out the first day or not have any decent seats available?

Please help! :)"



Elphie...Go with Mezz B ~ Here's the Booth!

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