TKTS Booth?

thebookofwhizzer said: "I was wondering what is usually up at TKTS? I'm going to NY next week and we have tickets for DEH on Saturday but we want to see another show as well. Since we spent so much on the DEH tickets we want to use TKTS to see something. I know there is no way to know exactly what will be on sale when we go, butwhat is generally on sale at TKTS?"

Rush tickets ( $27 - $40  are cheaper than TKTS ( $80 - $120 ).

chuckydisc said: "thebookofwhizzer said: "I was wondering what is usually up at TKTS? I'm going to NY next week and we have tickets for DEH on Saturday but we want to see another show as well. Since we spent so much on the DEH tickets we want to use TKTS to see something. I know there is no way to know exactly what will be on sale when we go, butwhat is generally on sale at TKTS?"

Rush tickets ( $27 - $40 are cheaper than TKTS ( $80 - $120 ).

"I initially wanted to do Rush but we won't be able to get there in morning to purchase them.

ArtMan said: "You should also look at Broadway Box, Theatremania and Playbill.com for advance discounts. Although some shows do not have the 50% off like TKTS, it beats standing in the long line. Also to avoid fees (but you could risk not getting seats) print out the offer and take it to the box office. They will honor the discount and you won't have to pay the usual ticket fees."

Agreed! I've largely given up on the TKTS booth. I'd rather find a decent online discount and maybe pay an extra $5...but I'm able to plan in advance and pick my own seat!

I haven't been to TKTS in years. In the past, I've gotten some pretty good seats for pretty good prices. This morning I went to go get 2 tickets to Carousel. There are so many open seats on telecharge and best available at the booth were orch way to the side and nothing in the mezz. I asked if they were partial view and he said no, but from pics of the theater I'm not so sure. I know they're at a discount, but geez we're in previews here. Previews used to charge less, right?

He really didn't give me a second to think about it before charging my card or I think I would have said no. Maybe that's why. I think this will have been my last trip to TKTS. It doesn't seem as great as it used to be.

That's a really good point. In this case my mom's in town and wants to go, and I know she's happy just being there so waiting until right before is risky for sure. If I was by myself I'd do that for sure. Really I just wish the online discounts and prices for the previews were more appropriate, there really seems to be no difference now.

I almost always get great to good seats at TKTS. I was working near NYC in February. I took train into NYC and went to TKTS as soon as I arrived about 6:00 p.m. I got a great Row G Center Orchestra Seat for 8:00 p.m. show of Hello, Dolly!. I’ve only had one truly bad seat through TKTS and that was for the last revival of Cabaret and that more about the legroom at Studio 54. I got a rear mezzanine seat in the middle of the row. View was good if a bit far from the stage. But my poor tall self with bad knees was in agony. I was nearly in tears from the pain in my knees to the point that it limited my enjoyment of the show. I’ve never done this before and hated to do it, but I actually had to get up during Act 1 and stand in the entryway to watch the rest of Act 1. The ushers were great though. Apparently, this is a common problem at that theatre as the ushers had given away their seats to two other tall people. They were then able give me the aisle seat of one of those guys for Act 2. It was much better. Lesson learned though. That being said, I’ve seen over 40 Broadway and Off-Broadway productions since 2010. I bought my tickets for about half of those musicals/plays through TKTS. I have also found they are better now about working with you if you have specific needs. I usually ask if they have aisle seats unless the seat is in the Orchestra where legroom is usually more plentiful to begin with. It seems like that TKTS would only offer you the first available ticket(s) before, but now they’ll work with you to a point. The other option that others have mentioned is walking up to the box office and asking what they have available. That’s definitely worked out for me.

Lastly, I really like the TKTS app. It tells how often each show is listed at TKTS and which shows are currently available at each TKTS booth. I truly have received awesome seats through TKTS - front row at Fun Home, Second Row Center Orchestra for Spring Awakening.

Miles2Go2 said: "I almost alwaysget great to good seats at TKTS. I was working near NYC in February. I took train into NYC and went to TKTS as soon as I arrived about 6:00 p.m. I got a great Row G Center Orchestra Seat for 8:00 p.m. show of Hello, Dolly!. I’ve only had one truly bad seat through TKTS and that was for the last revival of Cabaret and that more about the legroom at Studio 54. I got a rear mezzanine seat in the middle of the row. View was good if a bit far from the stage. But my poor tall self with bad knees was in agony. I was nearly in tears from the pain in my knees to the point that it limited my enjoyment of the show. I’ve never done this before and hated to do it, but I actually had to get up during Act 1 and stand in the entryway to watch the rest of Act 1. The ushers were great though. Apparently, this is a common problem at that theatre as the ushers had given away their seats to two other tall people. They were then able give me the aisle seat of one of those guys for Act 2. It was much better. Lesson learned though. That being said, I’ve seen over 40 Broadway and Off-Broadway productions since 2010. I bought my tickets for about half of those musicals/plays through TKTS. I have also found they are better now about working with you if you have specific needs. I usually ask if they have aisle seats unless the seat is in the Orchestra where legroom is usually more plentiful to begin with. It seems like that TKTS would only offer you the first available ticket(s) before,but now they’ll work with you to a point. The other option that others have mentioned is walking up to the box office and asking what they have available. That’s definitely worked out for me.

Lastly, I really like the TKTS app. It tells how often each show is listed at TKTS and which shows are currently available at each TKTS booth. I truly have received awesome seats through TKTS - front row at Fun Home, Second Row Center Orchestra for Spring Awakening."

I like the app also. Or just checking the TKTS live webpage. That said, it can indicate a show is unavailable that day by not showing tickets for sale... but then close to show time, they become available at the booth because the tickets just got released.

And of course I live here so I'm more willing to risk it but there are always many options right before show time. Just not always for one's first choice.