Is Book of Mormon Worth The Price?

[RentHead9]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 1:43am

I really want to see The Book of Mormon but I am sorta tight on money at the moment. Is the musical worth the high price? To save some money, I might choose partial view tickets. How obstructed is the view? I also might try and get SRO tickets. Problem is, I'm 4 foot 9. Will I be able to see?



Updated On: 9/27/12 at 01:43 AM

[marknyc]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 3:06am

I paid $70 and had a blast. Is it worth $300, like my friend paid? Dunno. Is anything?

I do know it's a great show, in the great tradition of Broadway musicals.

And it's very funny!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 9:23am

I do standing room all the time. I'm 5' 1" and a friend I go with quite often is slightly shorter than I am. She's never complained about the railing.

I've seen the show nearly 20 times, and it's one of my new favorites, but unless it was impossible for me to get SRO on a very special night (someone's final performance or something like that), I probably wouldn't pay in the three digits.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 9:32am

Im ny humble opinion, Book of Mormon is as good as it gets.
It is better than anything else on Broadway hands down.

Wicked is the only current musical that comes close.

You can sit through the drivel of Newsies, (yawn) the over-rated Once (yawn)
the highly touted Mary Poppins (yawn) or the tedious Phantom of the Opera.

There's the inept Chaplin, the high flying but low soaring Bring it On.

Mormon is in a class by itself and is as good as Producers, Hairspray, Oklahoma, Carousel, Cabaret, Fiddler on the Rood, Chorus Line and any other musical that has set the bar.

Is it worth 300 bucks?? Well as someone else pointed out.. is anything? I wouldn't pay that for anything but I would pay as much as $150 for a ticket to this. As others pointed out there is the lottery and you can stand or you can get a ticket for around 150. So is it worth it is a question only you can answer,


But for an evening of pure joyous musical theatre....Book of Mormon can't be beat.

[little_sally]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 10:54am

I don't think anything is really worth $300 or $180 or whatever the top ticket price is, especially if you're tight on money. However, if you're going to spend the money on one show, it should be Book of Mormon. It's that good.

[dreaming]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 11:40am

Sorry I cannot concur with the belief that Book of Mormon is 'that good' that it's worth the $300 price.

I saw it twice-once for $69 in obstructed view front row-and it was just fine (that was before they jacked up the price). Then, I did SRO-and was very satisfied.

If you can get a less expensive ticket, I'd say go for it. (I'm only 5"0 tall by the way and had no trouble seeing in SRO.)

[willep]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 12:03pm

Nothing is worth paying full Broadway prices. But it is a fantastic show, and you should definitely do SRO.

[vegas2]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 12:03pm

It's a good old-fashioned musical -- well written and well structured. The music is good, and the lyrics are funny. But I personally wouldn't pay $180-300 for it. At $70 during previews, it was a good deal. It doesn't really matter who is in the cast at the time you see it, as long as they have solid musical comedy skills. An all-understudy performance would be just fine. I suppose eventually when the audiences start to thin out, the price will come down again. But who knows how long that will take?

[moncruzz]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 12:25pm

The San Francisco run sold out in minutes. StubHub has tickets for $300 and up. I say anyone that can see it for less than $150 is extremely lucky.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 12:31pm

The SF leg of the tour is also playing in a house the size of the O'Neill for only 5 weeks. There will be a lotto, but no SRO -- options are limited in a very different way there than they are on Broadway.

When you look at how crazy that whole SF debacle was, you can't ignore the length of the run, size of the house, and rush options (nor the ineptitude of SHN, but that's another rant).

Updated On: 9/27/12 at 12:31 PM

[THDavis]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 1:57pm

I would agree with a previous poster that no show on Broadway is worth $300 a ticket. Broadway has become seemingly inaccessible to anyone not making very good money these days. Thank goodness for rush/SRO/TKTS.

If you are planning a trip and only can see/afford one show, I'd say go for it. Book of Mormon is a fantastic and highly entertaining comedy and I'd have no issue with paying the full price (not the premium price) one time for tickets. If I were to see it again, I wouldn't.

SRO is terrific for this show. I can't imagine your height would impede your view, but I'm curious if they have any stools like some of the other theatres with higher barriers. Embarrassing, I know, but it could be the difference between $27 or $180+.

[Owen22]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 3:22pm

Did BOM ever sell out the its run at the Pantages? I was there for its first night (in a 30.00 side seat, I've seen the show twice now for a total of only 100.00!!) and that place is huge. But I tell you, to hear an auditorium that big filled with people cheering after that last "I still have maggots in my scrotum" and watching a house that large simultaneously LEAP to their feet, it was something to experience. Quite an evening.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 3:39pm

I think performances now are starting to sell out, but no, it won't have sold out its entire run.

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 3:43pm

In a word, no.

[JohnyBroadway]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 6:15pm

San Francisco sold out, and I believe Seattle and Portland are close to do the amount of subscriptions.

[Carmilla]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 9:24pm

I'm guessing that it hasn't sold out at the Pantages because it's such a long run.

[Emmaloucbway]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 9:36pm

I think Book of Mormon is a Broadway must-see. It's one of my favorite shows of all-time, and my favorite that is currently playing on Broadway. Not sure if I would pay full-price though. I would just wait for standing room tickets. They're only $27, and the view is great because of how small the Eugene o'Neill is!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 9:42pm

I'm guessing that it hasn't sold out at the Pantages because it's such a long run.

And it's about twice as big as the O'Neill.

[binau]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 9:55pm

For the people saying that "nothing" is worth $300, I think that depends on what you value.

I think it was worth paying $300 to ensure I'd see Bernadette sing SEND IN THE CLOWNS from the 3rd row after travelling 16,000KM.

And even though I didn't pay $300 to see them, there are many shows I would have happily rather paid $300 to see than not see them at all (e.g. FOLLIES, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, MAZZIE!N2N, Lansbury!NIGHT MUSIC).

If I could right now, I'd pay $500 to see the CARRIE off-Broadway revival, and I'd pay $1000 if it meant I could see Bernadette play "Mrs Lovett".......you only live once.

Of course, it isn't worth it if you have to sacrifice your living standards or whatever. (I'm also by no means rich, I am a full-time student who works part-time). Perhaps I also hold more value on these shows because I rarely get to see them. But still.


(FWIW, I don't know if I'd pay $300 to see the BOOK OF MORMON)

Updated On: 9/28/12 at 09:55 PM

[mc1227]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 10:38pm

The show is great but I wouldn't spend $300 for it. I would rather see 3 or 4 shows and spend the same money. Unlike many, I can find good in most shows that are worth a discounted ticket price for. You may not like the music in one show, or the dancing in another, but most shows have something worthwhile to see.

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 11:26pm

I did standing room right after the nominations came out. The show is brilliant. I was offended by the end of one song but outside of that it is almost perfect, in my opinion. With that said, no, I would not pay 300 bucks for any show. Especially if I didn't have it to spend freely. And I don't plan to pay to see it again.

[rhdery]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 11:34pm

It's a great show. Very funny and high energy with excellent songs. If you can wait you can get a ticket for 150 dollars a couple months out. Well worth seeing.

I wouldn't enjoy standing through the show myself.

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/27/12 at 11:37pm

This was the first show I stood for and it wasn't bad at all. A clear unobstructed view of the stage.

[Quiche2]

Posted: 9/28/12 at 12:48am

I'd go SRO. I have never seen the show, but I LOVE the OBCR. If money is tight, I wouldn't go $300. Honestly, for me, I usually buy the cheapest tickets I can, because, at the end of the day you are seeing the exact same thing and getting the exact same entertainment as those who paid $300. Even if you are in the rear mezz. and the actors look like the size of a pea, who cares? Still the exact same thing as front center orchestra.

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 9/28/12 at 3:06am

No, I don't think it was worth the US$ 69 I paid...