I don't have AMEX, could I still get good YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN seats for November?

[heil myself!]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 9:08pm

I'd really like to see YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN shortly after the opening; like November-December. And I don't have American Express, so I didn't do the pre-sale. Could I still get good seats for this time?

[ashbash1990]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 9:45pm

I think you should be ok, i mean, who is going to pay those prices for tix right now (or ever)? we don't even have a review of the pre-broadway version...

[courtnyj]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 9:57pm

I'm sure you'll still be able to get some great seats at $450 a piece!


I'll be seeing the show in Seattle (the pre-broadway tryout) on August 8th so watch for "reviews" then!

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 10:51pm

I hate to tell you this, but probably not.

Maybe if you go to the box office and see if anyone canceled or wait on the cancellation line or something like that...

December might be okay though...

You MAY find seats, they just might be not very good; the theater is huge and some seats are not very good at all.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/15/07 at 11:34pm

Oh, please. You won't have any trouble getting tickets for November-December. I have never had an AMEX, Visa Gold, Platinum, or any of those cards that participate in "pre-sales" for shows, and I have seen every Broadway show that I wanted to, in previews or early in the run, from the orchestra, for the past 8 years.

The whole "pre-sale" game exists as a way to trick people with big heads into believing that they're getting first dibs on the best seats in the house before the general public, when it is just not that simple. Great seats will continue to be withheld from and intermittently released to prospective ticket buyers until the day of the show depending on how premium, group, and individual ticket sales are moving along.

You just need to continue to check Ticketmaster regularly (a few times a week) and soon enough you'll see a great pair of seats for an advance date or on the day of performance, for full price.

The only people who truly benefit from "pre-sales" are the credit card companies and the producers of the show at hand. The credit card company makes money from their cardholders and the producers get money from the credit card company as a benefit of making such an arrangement with them.

Updated On: 7/15/07 at 11:34 PM

[SFFrontRow]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 3:36am

I think with this show it will be hit or miss as far as tickets go. Look what happened with The Producers. I saw the show with Lane/Broderick and thought it was just OK but it was the hottest ticket going. I got tickets 3 months before I was going to visit NYC - planned my whole trip around getting a ticket to that show.

My opinion is that the pre-opening hype will drive people to want to see the show because it is an "event". This will happen even before reviews from Seattle come in. And if the show is good, that will make demand even stronger. And with this cast and the base story - it could be really good regardless of the music.

If you have the flexibility, I suggest planning on getting tickets after the initial preview and opening.

One other thing - as to the comment on pre-sales, they will do whatever they want to get the tickets sold even if it is hollow hype and false promises (Premier Gold Card seating is in row W right now and standard Amex presales are showing up with side seats like 13 and 24). It just allowed me to get a ticket for the show so I can plan my vacation without waiting the extra 22 days for regular sales. I got an Amex Gold card just to participate in these pre-sales things (I come from out of town 3 times a year to see NY theater).
Updated On: 7/16/07 at 03:36 AM

[Bwayfan4]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 6:50am

I have to agree with WannaBe...you should be able to get decent seats in November / December. I'm sorry but the Hilton theatre is not that big...I can't imagine any of the seats are bad.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 7:04am

^ As long as you have opera glasses or binoculars if you want to see faces and expressions from the dress circle or balcony ~ or don't care about seeing faces/expressions. You are VERY far from the stage there. I had better sightlines and ability to see faces from the allegedly horrible $25 seats at City Center than I did from the 4th row of the dress circle at the Hilton.

Updated On: 7/16/07 at 07:04 AM

[ken8631]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 8:44am

The Hilton Theatre is VERY big...........

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/16/07 at 8:56am

The Hilton is huge, but you should still have no problem getting orchestra seats for November-December once they go on sale to the general public.