Pass Over discounted tickets?

Expected this to be HEAVILY discounted. Starts previews in 2 and a half weeks. Where are the discounts?

$39 for the last row mezzanine and last row orchestra. No thank you.

Pandemic or not, this is a 3 person play with no names, a play that is not a known name, etc.

There are TONS of unsold seats for this 9 week run.

Sutton Ross said: "don't expect shows to be discounted much after 16 months of being dark."

That's nonsense. If a show is not selling well at full price, as will be the case for many, there is no non-suicidal alternative. That said, folks are going to tiptoe back to the discounts. We are on uncharted terrain.

Cool story Brock, but your entitlement is gross and I guess you will either have to just buy tickets now or wait a couple of weeks for the "discounts" you think you are owed. After Broadway being dark. For 16 months.

Code PASSOVER1 entered on SeatGeek offers some savings on select orchestra and front mezzanine.

By normal ticket standards, $35-$40 for rear-mezz is still a good deal. Consider that many shows sell their worst seats for $50-$100, or if it's a megahit, it could go upward of $150-$200 for those same types of seats.

Having said that, there will probably be a rush policy, and in that case, you probably can get better value for your dollar. And if you're the type of theatre-goer who tries to see as much as possible at the lowest price possible, then yes, it's probably worth waiting for a better deal, especially for a show that will likely not have high demand.

Having said that, we certainly aren't owed any policy like that. And in an ideal world, a show's value should not be solely defined by its name recognition or the size of its cast. And just because you think (probably accurately) that you can get a bet deal, doesn't mean that the current deal is unreasonable - when by normal standards, it's still a damn-good deal.

Updated On: 7/17/21 at 12:03 PM

Different show, sweets.

Whoops, my mistake. I thought this was a totally new thing. The only thing I will say is that some people want to see things live again and not just watch them on their television.

HBBrock said: "$39 for the last row mezzanine and last row orchestra. No thank you.

Pandemic or not, this is a 3 person play with no names, a play that is not a known name, etc.

There are TONS of unsold seats for this 9 week run."

Point being? If you think that, just because there are unsold seats, they should sell them at a cheaper rate, is nothing more than a feeling of entitlement to seeing Broadway. I mean, I get the fact that they are selling seats for 40 bucks, and I get that you’re not happy with the selection they are offering at that price. However, as it’s been said before, time and time again on here. You’re not entitled to prime orchestra seats at a low price. The fact that you’re coming off as equating unsold seats should be sold at rush/discounted prices cones off as entitled to see a Broadway show. Like I said, they are offering cheaper ticket options. But, if the producers don’t offer options in that respect that you like. That’s on you. Simple solution would be then to not see the show.

Islander_fan said: "If you think that, just because there are unsold seats, they should sell them at a cheaper rate, is nothing more than a feeling of entitlement to seeing Broadway."

A sense of entitlement is not a pretty picture but if there are tons of unsold tickets, they will be sold at a cheaper rate, not because anyone is entitled to that, but because that is how the economics of devaluing assets works. As I more or less said above, no sane producer is going to play to empty houses when discounts would help fill them. And no sane producer is going to depend on the eleemosynary instincts of potential ticket buyers to forego the revenue opportunity in discounting.

No question that there is too much entitlement among a segment of theatregoers, not just regarding ticket prices, but everything. We've been through this so many times regarding autographs, stage dooring, etc., using phones during shows, talking, photographing and taping shows, the list goes on. I just wanted to quell the false notion that somehow because shows have been closed for well over a year there would be no discounts.That's just crazy talk.

There is zero entitlement at all on my end. I live in NYC and see hundreds of shows. It's called being smart and smart shopping. For a show that will need to be heavily discounted, I'll wait to get tickets. And if the producers choose to let seats go empty, that's fine too. I paid full price for The Music Man, Company, Six, and I plan to pay full price for West Side Story when they announce reopening. But I am not going to be an idiot and pay full price for every show when I see as much theatre on and off Broadway as I do.

Updated On: 7/17/21 at 04:39 PM