Show Advice Please!

Hi all!

New to posting, but been lurking for quite some time. My sister and I are avid theater-goers, but don't often have the luxury of making it to NYC for some TLC on Broadway. This weekend that all changes! So excited for our trip, but we're having a hard time figuring out what shows to see!

I'll take any recommendations, but the three we've currently been looking at are Tuck Everlasting, Fun Home, and The Color Purple.

Please keep in mind we're both new college grads so any advice on buying tickets at discount would be a huge help as well! We're there Friday-Sunday and planning on seeing a show each night (if I had my way and money, we'd see matinees too HA!).

Thanks so much in advance :)

The cheapest way I've found would be getting rush tickets (if you google search "playbill rush" it should come up). It gives you policies on each show because they all have different offerings. Sometimes seats will be amazing and sometimes they'll be partial view, it varies I guess. I've found that rushing a show usually has better results than lottery, but I have won a ticket lottery before (only once because I was too unsure of it haha). I'd normally get to the box office line an hour before it opens, but since it's memorial day weekend I suggest getting there earlier. I was on the School of Rock line at 9 A.M. and it was sold out by the time it reached me, this was the week of new year's eve that's why I assume. The first people in line were there at 6:15 A.M.!!! Broadwaybox.com also offers some good codes for ticket deals and I saw some on this website as well. Keep in mind that a show's hype has gone down a bit, tickets will be easier to get. I got on the American in Paris line around 10:30 A.M. after the School of Rock line (box office opened at 10) and I got a front row seat for $50! That probably won't apply for the blockbusters though (Wicked, Hamilton, etc.)

Updated On: 5/23/16 at 10:36 PM

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Updated On: 5/23/16 at 10:39 PM

Daddy Long Legs and The Robber Bridegroom both close this weekend. Haven't seen either but they have their fans here esp. DLL. Both are on tdf.

Don't forget Hiptix for Roundabout shows. She Loves Me and Long Days Journey can be seen for 25 dollars per person for each show (provided they still have seats available).

http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/Shows-Events/HipTix.aspx

Lincoln Center has LincTix, which you could use for King and I at 32 dollars.

http://www.lct.org/linctix/

Having seen all 3 of these shows, you can't go wrong! I fully realize these aren't any of the shows you mentioned, but of what you mentioned, I loved Color Purple and Fun Home.

Updated On: 5/24/16 at 11:36 PM

What type of shows do you usually like? And you said you see a lot of theater at home, so I assume you get tours?

I like to tailor my advise a bit but my favorite shows playing right now are Daddy Long Legs (they sometimes have $20+$10fees on Goldstar), Bright Star (you can so rush but get there at 9am on the weekend) and Something Rotten (also one you probably good to get there at 9am for rush). I also loved She Loves Me ($25 HipTix).

Something Rotten will probably tour soon though, so you could wait.



Fun Home is a good show to see on Broadway, but they only have a digital lottery and standing room if it's sold out. Not sure what the discount situation is.



I didn't love Color Purple as much as others, and I suspect you have to get there pretty early on Memorial Day weekend

Tuck is a beautiful show and probably has a very easy rush.