LA CAGE ticket prices

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 8:42pm

Orchestra: $132.50
Mezzanine Rows A-E: $132.50
Mezzanine Rows F-J: $91.50
Balcony Rows A-D: $66.50
Balcony Rows E-G: $36.50

[CapnHook]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 8:45pm

*Sigh* Balcony Row E please.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 9:06pm

Love the logo!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 9:12pm

*sigh* Make that two for the back of the balcony, please.

[Pgenre]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 9:19pm

Wow, they're really going through with this I guess, even after FR and RAGTIME.

I just cannot see this surviving for long in this economic/social climate. And Grammer can't/won't save them. Just my opinion.

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[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 9:43pm

Nick Adams in drag is worth any price.

[theatreguy]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 10:26pm

At least they're giving us the $36.50 option. I wouldn't have been surprised if the whole balcony were $66.50.

[WickedlyEdna1962]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 10:33pm

I guess I'll see you guys in the balcony, too. Thank goodness they did give us that option though, like theaterguy said. Not like "Night Music" where it's $50 for that terror balcony.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 10:37pm

As far as balconies go, the Longacre has a pretty good one. Sightlines are good, although I haven't been up there since the renovation...

[WayTooBroadway]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 10:39pm

The Longacre probably has the best balcony in town.

[averagebwaynut]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 11:09pm

I'm just going to keep my fingers crossed that Grammer can remember his lines. Granted, "La Cage" is far from Shakespeare but what I was one of the (un)lucky few to see some 10 years ago at the Music Box Theatre was almost unbearable, thanks in large part to Mr. Grammer's memory lapses. OK that, and some terrible dramatic acting to go with it. Thankfully, I'm less worried about his ability to act Georges. He just has to remember what to say/sing.

[theatreguy]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 11:14pm

Agreed about the balcony, Smaxie. I sat up there for Boeing-Boeing and the view was great (and MUCH better than the higher-priced rear mezzanine). It's pretty close to the action and high up without being vertigo-inducing like the Kerr.

[hubee]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 11:25pm

Just beware because there are poles there up in the Top Balcony section so as long as you dont get the seats right behind it, then the view is pretty decent up there.

(I actually posted where those poles were and next time I passed their box office, they printed out that post as info for THEM to know where the post is! They didn't even know where it was for sure!)

[TIGGOSAURUS]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 3:45am

I love this production and want it to do well but fear it may suffer from these ridiculously over-inflated ticket prices. It won't have the star wattage pulling power of A Steady Rain, much as I enjoy Kelsey Grammer as an actor.

I fell in love with the London production after I took advantage of a £10 ticket offer from lastminute.com. I went back several times to see different pairings but the most I paid was £58 (roughly $95) and that was for a cabaret table right at the front - great fun and well worth it! I wonder if many folks will stump up another $50 or so for the experience on Broadway.

Does anyone know when these tickets go on sale and if they are offering cabaret tables (they were integral to the performance in London)?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 6:57am

R.I.P

$125 Orchestra seats

"We hardly knew ya"


At this rate, in 5 years it shoukd be $ 150 a ticket. The madness continues. Oh well such is life.

Updated On: 1/15/10 at 06:57 AM

[mallardo]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 8:26am

The cabaret tables for the London production were used at the Menier but not the Playhouse. So they're hardly "integral". I doubt you'll see them in New York. As for the prices, who pays full price for anything these days? It'll be at TKTS soon enough.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 8:32am

There were four cabaret tables at the Playhouse for La Cage.

[mallardo]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 8:40am

Four tables? Where were they, in the orchestra pit? I was halfway back in the stalls and I completely missed them.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 8:51am

Perhaps your seat was facing Northumberland Avenue. There was quite a bit of interplay between Georges, Albin and the patrons at the tables, as well as the Cagelles dancing on the tables.

[Mark_E]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 9:17am

I saw the show 5 times in London. Twice in the upper circle (balcony as the Americans call it) and three times in the stalls. Let me just say that for this show, sitting in the stalls gives you a completely different and more enjoyable experience of the show. Sitting right up high you WILL NOT enjoy it as much as sitting downstairs. Might be worth to see if there are discount codes out before you book the cheapest tickets.

[CHGriffiths]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 9:42am

"Four tables? Where were they, in the orchestra pit? I was halfway back in the stalls and I completely missed them."

Umm, there was no orchestra pit, the orch. were on stage, on raised levels either side of the fake proscenium arch!
They had two tables each side of the steps in the middle of the stage, Georges talked to audience members sat at them on a few occasions, and during the song "La Cage Aux Folles" four of the caggelles danced on the tables!
I would not say they were integral, however, they were part of the charm of the show, and a BRILLIANT way of breaking the fourth wall with elegance!

See photo:


In terms of the new logo, I think it looks STUNNING, but does not represent this production, they make it look like this will be a Las Vegas style show, which it is anything but!

Updated On: 1/15/10 at 09:42 AM

[After Eight]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 9:50am

These orchestra prices are a downer, that's for sure. What's particularly annoying is it doesn't matter if it's a lavish production like "Phantom," or a bargain-basement one, they're all charging the same rates.

At least with "Phantom" or "Lion King," you're seeing what you're paying for onstage, but cut-rate, bare-bones revivals of "Night Music" or "La Cage?"

Now I know people will say "the play's the thing," sets and costumes don't matter. Well I say, if you're paying $132.50, then, yes, sets and costumes do matter, as well as the size of the cast and the orchestra. All of it matters, and it matters a lot.

If you're going to bay $150 for a meal, the food could be exquisite, but you're not going to be happy if it's served on paper plates with plastic knives and forks, on a table with no tablecloth, and in a decor that looks like MacDonalds.

If producers are going to charge these prices, then at least they should give us our money's worth.

[mallardo]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 9:58am

Wow, that picture tells the story. I'm now questioning my own sanity. Maybe I was farther back than I thought? Thanks for the evidence.

[MariusPontmercy]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 10:01am

At least with "Phantom" or "Lion King," you're seeing what you're paying for onstage, but cut-rate, bare-bones revivals of "Night Music" or "La Cage?"

This production is nothing like Night Music in terms of sets and costumes. There are full sets for the club (several), the apartment, the promenade, Chez Jacqueline, etc., and there are no shortage of glamorous costumes either! The set was completely re-designed when the show moved from the Menier to the West End, in both cases it was built to suit the theatre in terms of style and size, so I imagine they will do the same for the theatre on Broadway. Updated On: 1/15/10 at 10:01 AM

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 10:28am

averagebwaynut, I'm assuming that you're talking about the dreadful MACBETH, right?

The sad thing about that production is that it didn't open cold on Broadway but had an out-of-town tryout, so Grammar was still messing up his speeches after several weeks in front of paying audiences.