Posted: 10/10/15 at 1:14pm
I don't think they've nearly enough to advertise why this production is different and unique, as compared to the original production which didn't close that long ago. The logos are even very similar, for goodness sake.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 1:29pm
It's not like the original production was even that big of a hit as far as Best Musical winners go. This show has always been a bit of a hard sell with full-price ticket paying adults. (Not that adults can't and don't enjoy the show, but you can't sell orchestra seats at $137 a pop to a teen/college age fan base.)
Posted: 10/10/15 at 1:35pm
SO with this revival not doing so hot in the ticket sales department, WHERE ARE THE DISCOUNTS???
Its been on TDF a couple times... but thats still over 50 bucks!
seems like the only ticket cheaper than that is winning the lotto......
Posted: 10/10/15 at 1:47pm
There were heavy discounts throughout previews, including $39 rear mezz seats, which appear to have been pulled after the reviews came out. Previews were also comped to the gills; notice the almost 22% drop in attendance when they had to depend solely on paying customers?
I feel like they give away the house every night in previews counting on word of mouth and reviews to sell full price tickets after opening.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 1:47pm
Which is normal. There have been discounts since day one. It's on TDF a lot, and I'm guessing, on TKTS daily.
They need to earn some might net, so not, it's not worth it to sell for less or near t much less than 50.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 2:12pm
I believe that most of the discounts were pulled after opening night, although it seems that they are coming back. There is a "new" one at BroadwayBox, but only for 20% off.
A show like this needs to rely on word of mouth to get people in the door. I don't understand the principle behind limiting the discounts relatively early in the run. If you can't get people in the door, there's no one to give the word of mouth. Several struggling shows have tried pulling discounts to beef up the box office numbers, but I'm having trouble thinking of a time when that strategy worked for a struggling show.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 3:07pm
TotallyEffed said: "When the first Les Miz revival was loading into the theatre, I heard a woman on the street say, "oh, Les Miz is finally closing!"
LMFAO!!
spring awakening better stay open during the holidays so i can see it!
Posted: 10/10/15 at 4:08pm
I have a very hard time feeling sympathetic for this show, mainly due to the lack of discounts available. Attendance is down because people can't afford the seats. They have to pick whether they want a higher capacity, or are ok with where their grosses are. Tix4Students tickets are up to $43 since Opening night, TDF is $49, and lotto loser is still $60-$70. It is not easy to get a cheap ticket to the show. If I had the opportunity to see this show easily for $30 that wasn't the lottery, I'd be back in a heartbeat.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 4:19pm
Will the extension be extracted?
Posted: 10/10/15 at 4:55pm
VotePeron said: "If I had the opportunity to see this show easily for $30 that wasn't the lottery, I'd be back in a heartbeat."
Few shows would have a difficult time filling their houses for $30/ticket. The only problem is your dream ticket price wouldn't leave any shows standing on Broadway...
Posted: 10/10/15 at 5:09pm
Posted: 10/10/15 at 5:13pm
Could be, but this is still an opinion being asserted as fact.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 5:24pm
People can afford the seats, but those that can don't want to buy them for this show. It was never a really popular show beyond a younger crowd, and on top of that it's not an easy thing to sell the concept of a musical with deaf actors to a wide audience. The ticket prices aren't an issue here- it's just a hard sell and while it's a shame to see a worthwhile show struggle, it shouldn't come as a surprise.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 6:03pm
Too soon after "nine" years? It's six years since it closed, which is a lot less than nine years and of course it's too soon.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 6:13pm
Enough people don't want to see it. Period. Tickets being cheap won't change that. What does it make if 3 people buy tix at 30 bucks, or one does at a hundred?
The average tourist wants to see a successful show, not a bargain basement one.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 6:16pm
In all sincerity, do we really think the entire reason for mounting this production was to ignite the box office for 16 weeks? Sure, this is the world of commercial theater, but I doubt that those who invested in this production expected much of a return either way. The way I see it, this revival is happening because a group of individuals were very passionate about a piece of art and they were hoping to share their passion with even more people.
While sales may be abysmal even by those standards, I'm happy that people like that exist and that they chose to take on the risk involved with bringing this to New York. It's exciting to see art like this on a Broadway stage.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 6:20pm
dramamama611 said: "The average tourist wants to see a successful show, not a bargain basement one."
what are you talking about??
Posted: 10/10/15 at 7:03pm
Really? Lower ticket prices does not equal more sales.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 7:48pm
This is a pity, if I was making one of my seldom trips this would be on the agenda. I imagine it more beautiful with the signing.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 7:54pm
I am totally on board with a show trying to make as much money as possible, but I think there is a time to be bullish and a time to be gracious. I am free to go tomorrow night, but their discount code is literally out of whack vs. the number of available seats? No?
I mean, if they can sell all of these at full price, good on them. But if you're saving these closer/aisle/center seats for TKTS, where you will get $75/seat, why not let me have one for $89 today? Surely, Ticketmaster has to have enough flexibility along those lines, no? They know how to change premiums to regular based on number at a certain point...
What am I missing?
Updated On: 10/10/15 at 07:54 PM
Posted: 10/10/15 at 8:00pm
To me this is crazy that it's not selling out. If ever a show seemed made for signing, and so beautiful, damn.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 8:05pm
To be fair, I don't track the show regularly as far as how seats are selling and how early, but Sunday night is typically an off night for theater (although it is a holiday weekend). But that still seems like too many seats to be stingy with discounts, heh.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 8:15pm
It's a shame the show is not catching on. I do love Spring Awakening. Had they added dancing cats to the show, it would be a hit.
Posted: 10/10/15 at 8:19pm
They do need to offer way more discounts- the audience for this show is young, and they just can't afford these prices. This show needs to be seen. It is one of the most beautiful productions I have ever seen, hands down. It's not fair to keep so many seats empty when young fans could easily fill them if the prices were lower. There's a reason all of the $60 tickets in the rear side mezzanine are always completely sold out. This show is likely not going to suddenly be a box office hit, but it is a game-changer with rightfully amazing word of mouth and needs to be seen by as many people as possible, not the relatively few people who are both well-off and open-mind enough to see an innovative show like this. I think Ken Davenport will be very popular if he makes this accessible to as many people as possible by lowering prices, even if it means losing money. This show has never been about raking in the money, it's much deeper than that.
Updated On: 10/10/15 at 08:19 PM
Posted: 10/10/15 at 8:19pm
I used a discount to get tickets for tomorrow nights show with no problem. I used MAIL1.
Personally I can't wait, I've wanted to see this from the time I heard about the original Deaf West production. This will be my son's first experience with it.
