Young Frankenstein face price is $451 on weekends — Page 6

id love to see a complete breakdown of running costs for a major Broadway hit along side those of a 'flop' for a weeks run. Im bearing in mind here Wicked is taking $1m a week at 52 weeks a year for 3 years!!
Anyone?

Updated On: 6/24/07 at 01:39 PM

Yankees tickets range from $400 for the very small "Field Championship" area to $12 for bleachers. The majority of the seats are around $60-$12. So it's HARDLY comparable to the majority of a barn of a theatre being over $400/ticket.

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ugh......

Personally, it doesn't matter how good the show is, no show is worth $451 or could ever be worth that much.

Are there going to be any $100 seats? The Hilton is a huge theatre - I can't imagine them getting over 8,000 people a week to pay over $200.

From Riedel's column:

"And ticket brokers - who snap up most of the best seats early so that, if the show's a hit, they can sell them at even higher prices - fear heavy losses if "Young Frankenstein" isn't the greatest musical of all time."

If Young Frankenstein's high premium prices are making life miserable for all those low-life ticket brokers who make it impossible for any of us to get decent seats to hit shows at face value then I fully support them.

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From Playbill

'The New York Times reports that this price will apply to the 100 or so best seats in the house, which are termed "premier" seats. Premium seats, of which there are approximately 120, will be sold for $375. The remaining seats in the orchestra and dress circle will be sold for $120. Seats in the balcony will cost $60-$80.

The New York daily also says that for all other performances, the premium and premier seats will be priced $100 less than the Friday and Saturday rates.

A production spokesperson told the Times there will be $25 orchestra seats available at most performances of Young Frankenstein, which begins previews Oct. 11 at the Hilton Theatre with an official opening Nov. 8.'

So a total of 220ish seats will be priced very high, if the Hilton is indeed as big as people say surely there are still lots of decent seats in the stalls at regular prices?

This should be a marketing dream for the other shows on broadway if they are clever, using the high prices to put people off and encourage business to them

Don't get too happy... those $25 seats are probably behind a wall or something.

And BTW, Since when is $120 cheap??

Updated On: 6/29/07 at 11:14 AM

yeah, the $25 dollar seats are probably partial view

maybe there will be some sort of rush or lottery after all? i dont see them selling those online, because those would go pretty fast

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BARBRA STREISAND LONDON $1200 FACE VALUE

Why? Streisand is charging more for her concerts? Why should they not be mentioned in the same sentence? Because you like her better?

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.....actually Ms Streisand would make a great Bride of Frankie- no make-up, no wig required!!!


boy am i gonna get done for this

Oh, how nice of you. Tell me, why should Streisand not be mentioned in the same sentence as Brooks. I really am curious.

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