CONFIRMED: Mescal to bring Frecknall-helmed STREETCAR to New York- Page 8

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 4:05pm

A play about the struggling working class, for rich people only. Nice.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 4:15pm

When I bought tickets in the member sale, they had affordable seats in the balcony.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 4:20pm

It’d be better if affordable tickets were not restricted to the balcony.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 4:38pm

Well, yes.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 4:50pm

Could Stanley Kowalski afford a balcony seat?

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 4:52pm

A very limited run of an acclaimed production in a mid-sized theater and featuring a popular actor in a major motion picture right now?  Ticket prices could have been much worse.

Updated On: 12/18/24 at 04:52 PM

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 5:02pm

Jay Lerner-Z said: "Could Stanley Kowalski afford a balcony seat?"

 

Stanley Kowalski wasn't spending his money on theatre tickets. Could Mama Rose and her daughter afford tickets to Gypsy? I think ticket prices these days are ridiculous but your hypothetical questions make no sense. All things considered, this production's ticket prices are quite reasonable.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 5:08pm

I meant the Stanley demographic of today. 

Theatre shouldn’t be for the elite only. Capitalism sucks.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 6:02pm

$304.50 for the partial view orchestra seat.

Dynamic pricing is also known as there's a sucker born every minute.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 6:30pm

The opposite of “quite reasonable”, I’d say!

This is how the Stanley Kowalskis of the world are created. By being shut out and left to fester in the dirt.

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 6:37pm

Maybe someone could bump one of the many existing threads about ticket prices to further discuss the evils of capitalism and let this thread get back to the show itself?

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 6:44pm

Maybe if the average Joe could afford to see the show there’d be more people around to discuss the show itself? Which hasn’t even started yet. The internet will not run out of room, Jason.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 6:49pm

Also don’t you think socioeconomics is an integral part of the show itself?

Anyway, I guess you just want to pull the curtain down on me and look the other way. I’ll go back to my panhandling now, kind sir. Bless you.

Updated On: 12/18/24 at 06:49 PM

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 7:03pm

Jay Lerner-Z said: "Also don’t you think socioeconomics is an integral part of the show itself?

Anyway, I guess you just want to pull the curtain down on me and look the other way. I’ll go back to my panhandling now, kind sir. Bless you."


The issue is your comments aren’t adding anything of substance because they aren’t logical. The show’s prices were lower before it became almost totally sold out and now the few remaining seats have been jacked up. Yes, this is capitalism as you have repeatedly pointed out. I got a fabulous center orchestra seat for $220 and I splurged because this show is a priority for me this season. They could have easily charged $600 for the same seat and it still would have sold out.

 

The content of the play should have no effect on the current ticket market. By your logic, a play about wealthy people should have tickets at $2,000 each. It makes no sense to suggest Streetcar should have more affordable tickets because it’s a play about blue collar characters. Your arguments aren’t reasonable.

Updated On: 12/18/24 at 07:03 PM

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 7:09pm

Isn’t the point of art to provoke thought, and perhaps effect change?

Updated On: 12/18/24 at 07:09 PM

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 7:49pm

Jay Lerner-Z said: "Maybe if the average Joe could afford to see the show there’d be more people around to discuss the show itself? Which hasn’t even started yet. The internet will not run out of room, Jason."

Your stands on capitalism and the evil of the elites are well-known and have populated many a thread.  Ticket pricing and the overall economics of theater make for an interesting discussion when that is the subject of the thread.

Here though it is not.  This is the thread about one play, a play which people previously had been discussing despite it not opening yet. 

And given your insightful observation about the Internet's capacity, you can surely see why starting a specific thread on the subject would harm no one and leave people here to discuss the play itself.

I also look forward to your future schooling of others about the Internet’s capacity when they suggest a thread get back on-topic given how frequently that occurs here. I’d hate to think you have developed some implicit bias just for comments I make. Updated On: 12/18/24 at 07:49 PM

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 8:12pm

The issue keeps rearing its ugly head, but that’s not my fault. I doubt it will be going away anytime soon.

Okay, so let’s compromise. I believe you have actually seen the show in London, Jason… is it really worth such outrageous prices? On page 1 here, esteemed BroadwayWorld veteran Jordan Catalano says it was “awful”. 
 

Let’s be real, despite your calls for discussing only the show, and demands of “substance”, people are  paying to see a hot celebrity and that’s basically it.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 8:17pm

Luckily the hot celebrity is also giving a really fantastic performance.and yes, I’m seeing it again just for that. I think he’s so good it’s worth sitting through the rest of the misguided revival just to see his Stanley again. 

[Georgeanddot2]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 8:29pm

Ticket prices should be lower and theater should be more accessible. This is not up for debate. If you think otherwise, I curse your family for seven generations.

[JasonC3]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 9:11pm

Jay Lerner-Z said: "Okay, so let’s compromise. I believe you have actually seen the show in London, Jason… is it really worth such outrageous prices? On page 1 here, esteemed BroadwayWorld veteranJordan Catalano says it was “awful”.

I wouldn't say it was awful and I liked Ferran more than Jordan, but I don't think there is anything particularly definitive about this production that merits paying any obscene price.  For me, Mescal is quite good and the production has a few interesting design ideas.  That's it.  I paid £95 for a front row center mezz seat in London and would not have paid much more than that for a comparable location at BAM had I wanted to see it again.  Which I don't.

Let’s be real, despite your calls for discussing only the show, and demands of “substance”, people are paying to see a hot celebrity and that’s basically it."

I made no demands about "substance."  That was TotallyEffed in post #188 I believe. 

Regarding ticket purchases, I imagine:

• some are paying to see a celebrity/good actor;
• some are paying to see an acclaimed production;
• some are fans of Frecknall's work; and
• some are paying because they like Streetcar. 

No one really knows the percentages for each so any speculation may just confirm their priors. 

Updated On: 12/18/24 at 09:11 PM

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 9:23pm

I paid $99 for second row of the upper orchestra on the side. Didn’t think that was obscene.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 9:26pm

I’ve never seen Mescal in anything and don’t know much about him. Streetcar is one of my favorite plays.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 9:31pm

TotallyEffed said: "I’ve never seen Mescal in anything and don’t know much about him. Streetcar is one of my favorite plays."

I can not recommend “Aftersun” and “All of Us Strangers” enough. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 9:33pm

Jordan Catalano said: "TotallyEffed said: "I’ve never seen Mescal in anything and don’t know much about him. Streetcar is one of my favorite plays."

I can not recommend “Aftersun” and “All of Us Strangers” enough."


I totally lied. I saw All of Us Strangers as I’m a huge Haigh fan. Will check out Aftersun, thanks Jordan!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/18/24 at 9:35pm

 It’s absolutely devastating but I hope you love it. <3