Will ticket prices ever go down?

During the next depression.

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THey'll probably never go down, but hopefully they'll stay the same for the next 10 years or so.

There are discount codes for most shows (other than than TLK, JB, Wicked etc.) on Broadwaybox.com and theatremania.

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AS long as ticket scalpers can get above face value why should they go down- they should actually go up. I think we're on the way to the perfect balance- those of us who are budget conscious buy cheap seats in advance or buy from TKTS or discount codes- the people who want to flaunt it buy the VIP seats for $250 a seat or more.

I don't know the industry well enough but I don't see those huge price tags going down for Orchestra. I expect this to become a trend,especially for weekends. Honestly though, there are a lot of people with a ton of money to spend. They much rather spend it in a Theatre so as long as they keep this trend towards week-ends, I understand it. They have to recover their operating costs and the public gets bored easily with most shows that come out these days.

I hope that supply and demand will keep those mezz and balcony seats still reasonable though. As long as you can get a decent Orchestra seat with a discount for around $90 and $100 bucks and they continue to sell previews cheap, I think this is the best answer to balance out the differences. Mel had a good point. These people will pay that much to the scalpers so why not to him? Or anyone else who is willing to help support big productions? They better show me though that they are doing a better job at paying those who make the shows possible for them though also.

I much rather see them cut back on some of the glitz than keep raising prices but I also understand the constant rise for putting on a production.

I know it sounds greedy but those who know how much a show can cost know it isn't cheap. If the show grows old or people lose interest, it will later bring down ticket prices as time goes by or they must close the show. We see this happen often enough. I much rather they sell some seats at enormous prices then make all of us have to carry the start up costs of a show together if it can be avoided.

I wish more shows offered a discount program for young adults, like Roundabout's HipTix program. Most of the deep discounts out there are only for students, but I had more disposable income as a student (i.e. when my parents were still supporting me) than I do now as a 20-something with a fairly low-paying job and my own rent/bills to pay.

Never! Go to Vegas and see how most of the shows are priced. I want to see Love and the prices are $69 to $150. $69 will get you nose bleed tickets.

The only time prices go down are when the demand slows, ergo, discounts to some of the shows.

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Prices won't go down. It's really frustrating to see how fast they have gone so high. Just 12 years ago, I paid $70 for front orchestra seats. I am now paying more than that for Balcony to see Young Frankenstein. We pay almost $70 at TKTS which was full price 12 yrs ago. Crazy.

The thing is that it's not hurting business. Paid attendance for Broadway has gone up each of the last several seasons, with last season posting the highest attendance figure in many decades at 12.31 million (up from 12 million the year before and 11.53 million the year before that; compare that to the early 80s when attendance was in the 6 to 7 million range).

Ticket prices keep going up and premium seating of $250-450 a ticket is getting more and more prevalent and yet more people are willing to buy premium seats year after year no matter how expensive they get and somehow more people are attending Broadway shows than ever before. Business is booming unlike it ever has before so expect ticket prices to keep going up precipitously in the coming years.

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We got the "cheap seats" @ La reve @ the Wynn. One row behind us were the VIP seats

We saw perfectly & there was not a bad seat here either.

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Good to know about both Love and Le Rev - plan to see both of them in December. Thanks for the info.

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No, I don't think they'll ever go down. Once it's been raised . . . "This is the point of no return."

If people were to quit buying, then they'd go down, but I don't think that's likely.
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