Tickets for Opening Night

[Bwaynerd]

Posted: 5/18/10 at 10:00am

How do you get tickets??? Opening night is always blocked out.

[flossie2]

Posted: 5/18/10 at 10:11am

Not all are blocked. I have been to quite a few in different ways. Some have been available through papering organizations (theatermania gold club, play- by - play etc). I have purchased some at TKTS. I have purchased full price tickets. I have had a friend in the business invite me. Each show is different. You probably would have a better shot in a large venue. Also keep checking as sometimes seats are released last minute.

[Bwaynerd]

Posted: 5/18/10 at 12:19pm

thanks!

[angelplays]

Posted: 5/18/10 at 12:39pm

Basically what flossie said. Start checking a week or two out from Opening Night as that's usually when tickets will start being released if any are. In my experience, those released tend to be in the mezz or balcony, and not in the orchestra.

That said, I got a ticket to the opening performance of Looped through tdf. It was in the mezz, but about 5 minutes before curtain, a guy was walking around with un-used or un-needed orchestra level tickets and giving them out, so I ended up 4th row orchestra.

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 5/18/10 at 2:00pm

If it is a show that you really want to see and you can't get tickets try going to the theatre before the performance./ Often people have extras that are not being used. Theatre reviewers are almost always given pairs and (speaking from experience) you can't always get someone to use the 2nd ticket.

[Luv2goToShows]

Posted: 5/18/10 at 3:55pm

In addition to the above suggestions, if you are on Facebook or twitter follow the show you are interested in, sometimes they release info on how to purchase tickets. I went to the opening night of Behanding of Spokane with a discount code they wrote on their wall, tickets for that date had not been available for sale until then. Got front row mezz seats too, which I thought were pretty good and they only cost $41.50.

I also got tickets to opening night of Come Fly Away thru Audience Rewards, 500 points and $30. mezz seating.

[DancingThroughLife2]

Posted: 5/19/10 at 12:53am

how does the stage door work on opening nights? I know they had the red carpet and after party but does the cast still come out to sign after? or do you have to try and get them before? I've never been to an opening

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/19/10 at 6:02am

You should NEVER bother the actors before the show. They have a job to do.

[angelplays]

Posted: 5/19/10 at 7:43am

I wouldn't count on Opening Night being a good time to get autographs from the cast. After, they will be heading to the party and may well employ alternate exits that night. Granted, there will always be exceptions, but I suspect the actors will be much more rushed than on a "regular" night.

[Gypsy9]

Posted: 5/19/10 at 8:15am

During the "Golden Age" of the 1950's and 1960's, it was very hard to get opening night tickets. Reviewers had to be accomodated along with producers and their friends, etc. There were no such things as in town previews, tryouts almost universally out of town.

I went to one opening night in the early 1960's: THE MILKTRAIN DOESN'T STOP HERE ANYMORE by Tennessee Williams, starring a very extroverted Tallulah Bankhead. We sat in the balcony where there were no celebrities, alas. The play ran until the end of the week. We were asked our opinions by a radio commentator in the lobby as we exited, but since we had nothing positive to say, we said nothing.

I tried to get opening night tickets to SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING, sending them a check and request in the mail(acceptable at the time) but the check was returned. I still love the cast album; I think the score is wonderful.!

I have never again tried for opening night tickets.