#76
Posted: 4/1/07 at 5:01pm
"I feel like Broadway is more affordable than ever before."
I agree - you just have to look in the right places. Even if you can't use student rush, there are always lottos, general rushes, discount codes, and SRO.
If you are looking for the best seats in the house, well then, expect the higher prices in most cases. You really have to consider all aspects of the show as well in order to see why prices are so high: actors' saleries, costumes, lighting, theater lease, advertising, promotional events, crew saleries, orchestra members' saleries, the cost of running the show each week...the list goes on. Within 10-20 years time, we'll probably begin seeing $150 priced tickets - and I'm not talking about the lowest level of premium seating.
Even a show like Wicked can be fairly affordable, if you book months in advance. The $55 partial view seats are supposedly one of the better deals on Broadway today.
I agree - you just have to look in the right places. Even if you can't use student rush, there are always lottos, general rushes, discount codes, and SRO.
If you are looking for the best seats in the house, well then, expect the higher prices in most cases. You really have to consider all aspects of the show as well in order to see why prices are so high: actors' saleries, costumes, lighting, theater lease, advertising, promotional events, crew saleries, orchestra members' saleries, the cost of running the show each week...the list goes on. Within 10-20 years time, we'll probably begin seeing $150 priced tickets - and I'm not talking about the lowest level of premium seating.
Even a show like Wicked can be fairly affordable, if you book months in advance. The $55 partial view seats are supposedly one of the better deals on Broadway today.
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