TKTS?

[Parks]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 1:21pm

Is there any way of knowing what tickets will be available? I'm going to NY in a few days, and there are some shows I don't have tickets for and I don't know if I should buy them now or wait until the day of the performance for TKTS discount tickets...

I'm pretty much looking for just Lennon because I don't want to pay full price for a show that has been getting...mixed reviews. Are there any shows that almost always show up on TKTS? Thank you in advance!

[apdarcey]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 1:22pm

lennon is a safe bet to be at the booth.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 1:23pm

http://www.entertainment-link.com/tkts.asp

[Parks]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 1:33pm

Ah, thank you so much! That's just what I needed!

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 1:56pm

Parks, I usually watch this for a few weeks before I go to the city and notice trends for certain shows. It usually works out perfectly for me.

[kangaroo]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 3:59pm

http://www.tdf.org/tkts/

Check out this website too... I hope to try this next week, and I don't care too much about the seating, so I hope it works out okay.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 4:08pm

You can also go to www.broadwaybox.com and see if there are discount codes available for shows you want to see. Rarely do yoou get 50% discounts, but you often get 30-40% off.
discounts

[jczelyph]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 6:38pm

I've found that the 50% discount tickets at TKTS are generally the cruddy seats (example: yesterday I paid something like $48 for Hairspray at TKTS and was in row O of the Mezz) whereas when you buy discounted tickets online (with a code from broadwaybox.com, theatermania.com or playbill.com) you get good seats and the discount is often near 50% (e.g. Rent on broadwaybox.com).

The moral of the story? I find it's better to buy discounted tickets online (or over the phone - theatres are a bit funny sometimes if you try to use a discount code in person at the box office) because you often get a near 50% discount but with far better seats.

http://www.broadwaybox.com seems to be best for most comprehensive listings but most of the websites have similar discounts available.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 6:48pm

Gee, I had no complaints about the seats I got at TKTS for FIDDLER, ALTAR BOYZ, or TWELVE ANGRY MEN. Maybe I'm not fussy.

[jczelyph]

Posted: 7/16/05 at 7:03pm

The seats I had for Altar Boyz were good, as were FB:SVU. The seats I had for Sweet Charity were obstructed view. The seats I had for Fiddler were very rear orchestra. Seats I bought for Aida (a while ago) were rear mezz.