#26
Posted: 5/16/19 at 2:08am
If I may say — I do think there is a much more interesting discussion here (if no one minds a slight digression), and it is not regarding prices, but rather location of seats.
Multiple above posters mentioned how lottery seats used to be in better locations than they are now, which I have noted to be true (many, in fact, are partial view). So while there is a perfectly reasonable inflation of ticket prices (as dramamama helpfully calculated), I do think there is a fair argument regarding the location of seats.
The original purpose of lottery tickets was to give people good seats at cheaper prices. Now, it seems, that lotteries give people “bad” seats at cheaper prices (please note the quotation marks around bad — I do have found many lottery seats are perfectly fine views, if not very far away from the stage).
I agree that no one is entitled to Broadway, and one shouldn’t feel as though they “deserve” a good seat when they’re only paying $40 or so to begin with.
However, it is, I think, fair to point out that the intention of lotteries has shifted since their conception. Can’t really say I see it as a negative or positive, but it is true.
Multiple above posters mentioned how lottery seats used to be in better locations than they are now, which I have noted to be true (many, in fact, are partial view). So while there is a perfectly reasonable inflation of ticket prices (as dramamama helpfully calculated), I do think there is a fair argument regarding the location of seats.
The original purpose of lottery tickets was to give people good seats at cheaper prices. Now, it seems, that lotteries give people “bad” seats at cheaper prices (please note the quotation marks around bad — I do have found many lottery seats are perfectly fine views, if not very far away from the stage).
I agree that no one is entitled to Broadway, and one shouldn’t feel as though they “deserve” a good seat when they’re only paying $40 or so to begin with.
However, it is, I think, fair to point out that the intention of lotteries has shifted since their conception. Can’t really say I see it as a negative or positive, but it is true.
