Spelling Bee - Tuesday 8/29 ticket question

[craig238]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 1:04pm

My 10 year old daughter wants to see this really bad (we have been listening to the soundtrack non-stop for 2 weeks now) so I am taking her on Tuesday, 8/29 as a 'going back to school/end of summer' treat. My question is: should I try for the lottery and if I don't win run down to TKTS and hope it is on the board at that late hour or should I play it safe and go right to the TKTS booth in the afternoon and try to get them there first (has anyone noticed if it has been up there lately). In no way do I want to disappoint a 10 year old !!!! Thanks so much in advance for your advice.

[to wherever]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 1:08pm

The lotto for Bee can be tricky now since all the Wicked lotto losers go directly to Bee.

I won lotto this past Sunday evening -- but there was no evening performance of Wicked to compete with!

However, Bee does have $50 seats available -- the lady at the box office told us they were the last like 2 or 3 rows on the sides.

And if the show is sold out, they do standing room for 20 bucks.

Just some things to keep in mind :) Hope it helps!

[Fosse76]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 1:09pm

You can always try the lottery, but there's never any guarantee it would be on TKTS. The theatre sells the side seats for $50, so you're probably better off with trying to purchase those.

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 1:15pm

I won the lotto last tuesday, so you should try and then buy 50 dollar seats if it doesn't work out.

[Spelling_bee_fan8]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 1:24pm

I agree try the lottery then buy the 50 dollar seats. My friend got tickets that day for $50 and had great seats. It's a great show I saw it last month!

[Just_John]

Posted: 8/25/06 at 1:25pm

It's not that hard to win. So play and if you don't win then go to TKTS, because you'll get better seats there for the same price than the side seats. If it's not there, which is doubtful bring a discount code from broadwaybox or playbill.com.