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Seats unavailable for advance sale?

Seats unavailable for advance sale?

Pootie2
#1Seats unavailable for advance sale?
Posted: 10/15/14 at 9:18pm

Seats unavailable for advance sale?

I saw that IF/THEN extended on Ticketmaster and added a block of tickets out to Feb.7, but I've noticed that many identical seats across future dates are greyed out/unavailable. Why is that?


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haterobics
#2Seats unavailable for advance sale?
Posted: 10/15/14 at 9:22pm

They never release the whole house, usually to hold back seats so there are premium tickets available closer to those dates, etc.

Pootie2
#2Seats unavailable for advance sale?
Posted: 10/15/14 at 9:25pm

Ah, interesting. I remember reading somewhere about variable ticket pricing, but I never understood how that works. I guess timing is a big deal for the "premium" bits.


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Updated On: 10/15/14 at 09:25 PM

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CapnHook
#3Seats unavailable for advance sale?
Posted: 10/15/14 at 10:37pm

It's not just about dynamic pricing. Seats are also withheld from sale because they are on hold. There are contractual holds (creatives, producers, actors, etc.), press holds, and emergencies. These holds are eventually released for public sale within X hours of the performance date if they go unclaimed.


"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

Pootie2
#4Seats unavailable for advance sale?
Posted: 10/15/14 at 10:52pm

Oooh, interesting. Thanks both.


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haterobics
#5Seats unavailable for advance sale?
Posted: 10/16/14 at 12:56am

I know some of those side orchestra aisles seats toward the front are definitely house seats held for the cast/production

MegInManhattan
#6Seats unavailable for advance sale?
Posted: 10/16/14 at 2:36pm

Also, I know for this show lottery and lottery-loser seats show up in the grey. I know in my case I got orchestra row C all the way on the right as a lottery loser ticket, but it's never for sale on the website. For good reason - it's very much partial view.

Pootie2
#7Seats unavailable for advance sale?
Posted: 10/16/14 at 2:53pm

Thanks for the additional info. I knew about the front-row lotto but tend to forget about the lotto-loser option.


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