STREETCAR Revival- TOP TICKET $199!

[aasjb4ever]

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Posted: 2/6/12 at 5:55am

Posted on Playbill this morning, STREETCAR's highest priced tickets are $199. Do the producers really expect this will help but asses in seats?
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/159316-Tix-for-A-Streetcar-Named-Desire-Revival-Will-Go-On-Sale-Feb-6

[binau]

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Posted: 2/6/12 at 6:18am

Are they (or equivalent to) premium seats?

Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.

[aasjb4ever]

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Posted: 2/6/12 at 6:50am

I believe in these press releases, they usually specify what the premium seats cost in a separate sentence.

[JMPlayer6]

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Posted: 2/6/12 at 8:35am

If you don't like that price, then don't go---or least go at a lower price.

[After Eight]

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Posted: 2/6/12 at 9:04am

^

Usually, when the prices of the top seats rise, so do those of the cheapest seats.

And when one show crosses a barrier, then others invariably follow suit.

This is not good news for the ardent theatregoer.

Oh, well. Producers will make more money. That's what the market system is about, charging whatever the market will bear, and pocketing the most cash possible.

For the wealthy with money to throw aound, it won't make any difference.

For middle class folk who limit their theatregoing to four or five shows a year, they'll have to reduce it to three or four.

For those obsessed with seeing as much theatre as they can, well, them's the breaks. Tough noogies, as they used to say. I'd recommend seeking out another hobby, like stamp collecting. And limit yourself to a theme, like bungalows or mountain goats. And you can still listen to "A Bungalow in Quogue" or "The Lonely Goatherd" while gazing at your collection.

[spike3]

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Posted: 2/6/12 at 10:36am

Back in 2008/09 when Stephen Byrds (the producer of STREETCAR) production of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF received no Tony nominations,Mr. Byrd stated that he was not on Broadway to win awards but to make money.

Hey at least he is honest.

[frogs_fan85]

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Posted: 2/6/12 at 10:38am

$199 is the premium pricing. Here's the full breakdown from Telecharge:

Orchestra Rows AA - P: $126.50
Orchestra Rows Q-T: $86.50
Mezzanine Rows A-E: $126.50
Mezzanine Rows F-J: $86.50
Mezzanine Rows K-L: $66.50

Wednesday matinees:
Orchestra Rows AA - P: $116.50
Orchestra Rows Q-T: $86.50
Mezzanine Rows A-E: $116.50
Mezzanine Rows F-J: $86.50
Mezzanine Rows K-L: $49.50

Friday - Sunday:
Orchestra Rows AA - P: $131.50
Orchestra Rows Q-T: $86.50
Mezzanine Rows A-E: $131.50
Mezzanine Rows F-J: $86.50
Mezzanine Rows K-L: $66.50

Premium Seat Price:
$199.00

Wednesday matinees:
$176.50

[Michael Bennett]

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Posted: 2/6/12 at 10:48am

This is not a show likely to sell a lot of premium tickets. Most of those are going to end up getting released day of at the box office

[FindingNamo]

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Posted: 2/6/12 at 11:00am

That's great it starts with an earthquake...

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[spike3]

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Posted: 2/6/12 at 11:07am

other than people who know about discounts,and the Church groups who will do group sales,many full price and perhaps premium tickets will be sold.It was the same with Mr. Byrds CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. The target audience for this production just might consist of people who are not avid/regular theatre goers. Or the higher priced tickets may be considered to be the best tickets,and will thus be sold at the full price.

[Michael Bennett]

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Posted: 2/6/12 at 11:13am

True, though CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF had a lot 'starrier' cast than this production does. If STICK FLY can't get an audience I'm not sure this will either..

[henrikegerman]

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Posted: 2/7/12 at 2:18pm

It's hard for me to get excited about any other mounting of this play having so recently seen Ullman's revelatory production at BAM with Blanchett.

[Michael Bennett]

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Posted: 2/7/12 at 2:21pm

The logo art is now up on the website.
Blanche gets a hat

[AC126748]

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Posted: 2/7/12 at 2:27pm

Cheesy artwork made cheesier by superimposing the heads of the cast in Blanche's swimsuit area.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[SNAFU]

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Posted: 2/7/12 at 2:55pm

It's all about Camel Toe.

Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!

[Idiot]

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Posted: 2/7/12 at 6:29pm

Well, you could always depend on the kindness of strangers.

(And suddenly I'm wondering if anyone's ever actually turned a trick for a theatre ticket.)

[Matt2]

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Posted: 2/8/12 at 3:06am

Idiot, is that an idea for a new BWW poll?

Updated On: 2/8/12 at 03:06 AM

[Starcarolina]

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Posted: 2/8/12 at 4:00am

Please clarify something for me: Did Blanche and Stella own Belle Reve or did they just work there a little while?

[dramamama611]

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Posted: 2/8/12 at 5:46am

The prices are right in line with everything else. It's always a joy to have someone start a misinformed thread.

As to the artwork: Blair Underwood coming out of Blanche's cooch is bad enough...but it's just funny that he's followed by everyone else.

I am actually curious to see this one, although Im not sold whether it can work.

And I seem to remember being told that Emily Mann (director) worked directly with Tennesee Williams. I don't remember the context, but it was said she was something of an 'expert' on his work. OBVIOUSLY, this was quite some time ago, before she took over at McCarter (Princeton). (I could totally be pulling that out of my butt...but it is in the depths of my memory)

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

Updated On: 2/8/12 at 05:46 AM

[South Fl Marc]

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Posted: 2/8/12 at 9:32am

How cute, they turned Blanche's "Hooch" into a clown car.
It's probably appropriate artwork considering the casting.

Having seen and being overwhelmed by the recent BAM production, which should have gone on to Broadway, I have 0 interest in seeing this.