How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
#1How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:07amI make a decent amount, but I don't see more than about 9-10 shows a year on Broadway, because I simply can't afford it. I always see people who are like "oh, yeah so I went to see "..." for the 14th time but it was the first time I saw soandso and on the same day I saw ... for the 20th time". How do you do it?
#2re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:08amRush, lotto, comps.
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#2re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:09am
I thought you were going to bed.
I don't think anyone here actually pays full price.
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#3re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:09amTKTS, lottos, discount codes.
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#4re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:09am
There are a ton of ways to get discount tickets.
The lotto, rush, and comps like Wanna Be A Foster said. Plus there are discount code sites like broadwaybox.com
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#5re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:10am
I do rush and lotto or just buy the cheapest seats.
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Updated On: 6/5/08 at 12:10 AM
#6re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:10amliving in the area also helps, because it saves you a ton of money on travel and hotels. I know not everyone on the board lives in the area, but those who do can theoretically go to shows more often.
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#7re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:11amWe sell our blood and organs.
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#8re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:13am
Some of the time: I can't.
That's why I must give up other, less-essential things...Like food.
#9re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:15am
Oh, ok. Got it. By the posts, it made it seem like everyone (well the majority) on here are millionaires or have millionaires single-handedly support them. My mistake. I have only used TKTS once, but I am going to use it more.
I booked:
The Music Man - 2001 - Broadway.com
Wicked - 2004 - Through a group trip
Boy from Oz - 2004 - Broadway.com
Wicked - 2004 - Ebay (they were good though)
The Lion King - 2004 - Day-of scalper (NEVER WILL I DO THAT AGAIN)
A Chorus Line - 2006 - Broadway.com
Mary Poppins - 2006 - Broadway.com
The Drowsy Chaperone - 2006 - Broadway.com
The Phantom of the Opera - 2006 - Broadway.com
Legally Blonde - 2008 - TKTS
I'm gonna use TKTS a lot more this year
#10re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:15am
Bananas.
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#13re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:17amPS- Some people make more than you (or your parents).
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#15re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:19amNo wonder you can't afford shows more often. You book through Broadway.com.
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#16re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:20amIf you're really using Broadway.com you're completely out of your mind. What they charge on that site is ridiculous.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#17re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:21amBarnum was right...
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#18re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:21amSorry, I just found out about alternatives to Broadway.com and scalpers about a year ago.
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#19re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:21amI usually pay full price. But I am fortunate enough (and thankful) to be able to afford it. But like you, I have often wondered the same thing. Broadway is expensive.
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#20re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:29am
We saw 5 shows this weekend, and paid full price for only one (Gypsy). Incidentally, by some good fortune we were in the first 5 rows for every single show (something that I could get very used to....)
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#21re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 12:31amBe lucky that you can do that. Not all of us are fortunate enough to be able to even see 9-10 shows a year. Granted, I don't live in NYC, but I would kill to see more than 1 or 2 a year. Actually, I did not see my first show until last year either because it was a birthday present from my parents. I also got some tickets as a Christmas present this past year from 2 of my sisters. I paid for discounted with the last show I saw. And finally, in 3 weeks I will be sitting in one of the last 3 rows for 'In the Heights' because I don't want to risk not winning the lottery, and it's a safer bet. Plus, the tickets were only $30.
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#23re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 1:04amI didn't see a show on Broadway until last year...but I'm not turning that fact into a trophy of pity.
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#21re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 1:47am
I sell my body.
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#22re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 1:52am
I've paid full price for a show once in my entire life and I nearly always get pretty decent seats. Thank heaven for Broadwaybox.com. If I lived in the city or closer to the city I'd do TKTS more but I really hate making the trip without already having a ticket. If, for some reason, I can't get one I just blew $20 on the trip to NYC.
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#23re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 1:53am
I don't see many shows a year (normally one or two), but when I go, I buy the cheapest seats possible, if no discount code is available (or I'll use both if I can).
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#24re: How do you guys afford to see all of these shows?
Posted: 6/5/08 at 3:35am
IF you have a limited budget WHY would you see a show multiple times at the expense of everything else playing? That makes no sense to me.
Bear in mind that some people here claim to have seen shows multiple times that they have, in fact, never seen even once. Read some of theenchantedhunter's posts for an example of this. But do take advantage of discounts, papering services or befriend a theatre reviewer. They normally get a pair of comps for a show and sometimes cannot find anyone to use the 2nd seat: Sad but true.
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