Wicked tour prices.

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Wicked tour prices. #1

Posted: 7/31/07 at 1:16am

Well, I just went to order some tickets for Wicked in Boston in October. When a ticket for a TOUR cost $200-300 you know somehting's wrong. Since when does seeing a touring show cost more than seeing the show on Broadway? This is outrageous; hopefully Sweeney tickets won't be this bad.

"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster. "Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."

[wonderfulwizard11]

re: Wicked tour prices. #2

Posted: 7/31/07 at 1:22am

Why should a tour cost any less than a Broadway production?

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

[COOOOLkid]

re: Wicked tour prices. #2

Posted: 7/31/07 at 1:23am

because that's just the way it usually is.

"Hey, you! You're the worst thing to happen to musical theatre since Andrew Lloyd Webber!" -Family Guy

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

re: Wicked tour prices. #3

Posted: 7/31/07 at 1:25am

Yeah, they usually cost less. Balcony Row T cost $121.00.

"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster. "Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."

[BrianIdol]

re: Wicked tour prices. #4

Posted: 7/31/07 at 1:28am

Because tours aren't the same as the b'way versions. They're close, but not the same. They inevitably have less/smaller sets, smaller ensembles, smaller orchestra's, less lighting effects, etc.

[ThankstoPhantom]

re: Wicked tour prices. #5

Posted: 7/31/07 at 9:19am

Delted because apparently I'll hurt myself if I say the wrong thing.

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[Rotel1026]

re: Wicked tour prices. #6

Posted: 7/31/07 at 9:30am

$200 for a tour? That's definitely pricey.

Tours have always been cheaper than Broadway, but if you look at the costs incurred in moving the show from city to city, lodging costs, costs of gas, etc, I'm actually surprised tour tickets are as low as they are.

[Fosse76]

re: Wicked tour prices. #7

Posted: 7/31/07 at 10:52am

"Tours are traditionally cheaper than Broadway shows because you are seeing less than Broadway (supposedly)."

That is ridiculous and untrue. You people need to sit down before you hurt yourselves. The cost of a ticket to see a tour is based on the market rate for the city it is in. New York, which is the most expensive city in the country, has a market rate of $110-15. Tickets for the same show in a city like Chicago have a market rate of $85 (though they are rapidly reaching New York rates in that city). It's even less in smaller markets. So please don't spout nonsense about tours being less in quality than the Broadway production as a reason for prices.

[ElFantasma14]

re: Wicked tour prices. #8

Posted: 7/31/07 at 11:01am

BroadwayEnthusiast, where are you buying your tickets? If you get them from Ticketmaster or the box office, the highest price is $130 for pit. Are you buying premium or something? Most orchestra seats are $85, which is still expensive for a tour, but better than 200.