TKTS booth finally reopens today...first 1,000 tickets are FREE!
TKTS booth finally reopens today...first 1,000 tickets are FREE!
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#1TKTS booth finally reopens today...first 1,000 tickets are FREE!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 4:52pm
Anyone going? I may stop by.
Sutton Foster, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Julie Halston, John Leguizamo, and "more" will be there.
The booths (regardless of the ridiculous amount of money that went into making them) look gorgeous.
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Updated On: 10/16/08 at 04:52 PM
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#2re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 5:00pmI think it's smart to have steps that people can sit on while they're waiting for their show to start, instead of having to stand outside the theater.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#2re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 5:01pmWow. This is the Duke Nukem Forever of ticket booths.
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#3re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 5:05pmI thought Bernadette was going to be there. There was an article saying she would be there for the ribbon cutting.
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#4re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 5:10pmAre there any pictures of the new booth?
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#6re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 5:19pmThat is beautiful.
#7re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 5:46pmDoes anyone think it will be especially crowded tomorrow since it is the first day the new booths are open? I'm going to New York tomorrow and am going to try to get tickets for Gypsy at TKTS. What time does it open tomorrow and what time you think I should get there?
#8re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 6:04pmI couldn't imagine it being any more crowded than normal. I mean, it just moved location. I think it opens at 3pm, but I don't know what time they are doing the ribbon cutting tomorrow, so you need to check that out.
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#10re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 10:38pmIf your a student, GYPSY has a rush. They didn't even check my ID when I did it on Sunday, but you can tell I'm a student. If might be a good idea if there is a big crowd tomorrow.
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#11re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 10:51pmRemember when people called it ugly before it was even finished being built?
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#12re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 11:24pmWhat a waste of money. When they were outside the Marriott and it was raining, people didn't have to get wet waiting in line. Now they'll have to get wet again. Whatever. It's not my money.
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#13re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/15/08 at 11:49pmThey can just wait under the same rock your under foster
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#14re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 12:35am
I actually agree with Foster. I preferred the shaded location under the Marriot.
And really, does the TKTS booth have to be "pretty"? It's a white trailer, for goodness sakes.
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#15re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 10:00amIt looks nice, but I liked it under the Marquis as well. I've only used it once, but it seemed a better place to handle all of the elements.
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#16re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 10:42am
You can bet that the glass staircase will me closed when it rains.
Updated On: 10/16/08 at 10:42 AM
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#17re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 11:32am
The TKTS Booth is in the middle of the most famous intersection in the world (arguably). So, I think it is completely appropriate for it to be "pretty" and more than just a trailer.
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
#18re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 11:43am
The TKTS in Londons Leicester Sq. Built around 15 years ago and at a cost of around $300,000. It is soon to be replaced by another booth.
It's ugly and looks painfully cheap.
It's very people unfriendly and where's the protection for the 1000s that que every day in the wild New York winters.
It looks like a garage for some arty L.A residence!
Updated On: 10/16/08 at 11:43 AM
#19re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 12:14pmMamasdoinfine, are you describing the Times Square booth, or the one in the photo you posted? Because they're not the same place.
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#20re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 12:23pm
I'm on about the NY TKTS.
Sorry, I forget to tag the photo that its the London TKTS. I walk past this one every day
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#21re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 1:46pm
The first thousand tickets are free...
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#22re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 1:49pmWell, the one at Southport is literally the trailer inside of an retail space!
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#23re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 1:57pmMy Dad's company did these booths, they look really cool of what I have seen.
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#24re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 2:08pmIt doesn't look like anything special to me. I personally find it boring, and certainly not anything that should have taken 2 years to build.
MamasDoin'Fine
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#25re: New TKTS booth in Duffy Square (finally) opens tomorrow!
Posted: 10/16/08 at 2:13pm....and cost that money!!! Where is that money?
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