Your Average Ticket Price

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/27/13 at 4:10pm

In what way wouldn't it be kosher? I seldom pay full price for anything...and, in fact, don't think I have at all this year....but I doubt my average is as low as yours.

[Phantom of London]

Posted: 7/27/13 at 7:14pm

My love for theater is demonstrated by how much I go, not on how much I pay, normally I go twice a week.

I am reliant on cheap tickets, so that I can see more shows.

[binau]

Posted: 7/27/13 at 7:21pm

I don't go to NYC often so I often pay full price to see shows, to ensure I get amazing seats. It usually isn't necessary but I don't want to take the risk. For example, I bought full price tickets to see THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, FOLLIES, NEXT TO NORMAL...I bought premium seats (twice) to see Bernadette in NIGHT MUSIC. I also rationalise the expense by telling myself that if it weren't for people like me these shows wouldn't run. No show can make a profit or even break even on a ticket price of $30.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 7/27/13 at 7:26pm

I guess I haven't really thought about it. I only get to NYC every couple of years. I see all the national tours that come through my city, I work at the venue where they play so I get comped to everything. I guess the average I pay for local shows would around $30 - I use my student ID and online offers to get discount tickets. Whenever I go to NYC, I splurge on tickets and pay full price. The only show I ever bought a premium seat for was The Book of Mormon. The others I have always bought mezzanine or balcony seats since that is my favorite place to sit.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 7/27/13 at 7:59pm

If I want to see a show with no discount, I will pay full price for the cheapest seats. Otherwise I'm reliant on discounts, rushes and lottos, and probably spend a mean of ~$35-40.

[quizking101]

Posted: 7/27/13 at 10:58pm

I usually do this at the end of the year, but I'm bored, so I might as well...

*Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1/16/2013) - $43
*Ann (3/8/2013) - $41
*Hands On A Hardbody (3/13/2013) - $32
*Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (3/13/2013)- $43
*Macbeth (4/26/2013) - $43
*Jekyll & Hyde (5/7/2013) - $89 (this was a gift though)
*The Asembled Parties (7/3/2013) - $41
*Kinky Boots (7/17/2013) - $108
*Motown: The Musical (7/24/2013) - $30
*Pippin (7/24/2013) - $75

Average: $54.50

...this is by far my most expensive year in theatre

[loliveve]

Posted: 7/28/13 at 12:08am

Whenever I go to NYC, I try to aim for an average of $60/ticket.

It's pretty tough to do coming from out of town, but by using discounts (either online codes or Roundabout HIPTIX, etc.) and opting for cheaper seats at a couple shows, I'm usually pretty close to that.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 7/28/13 at 7:45am

I don't get to NYC that often so I usually will pay top orchestra price for one show and discounts for two shows so I get my average ticket price would be around $90.

[artscallion]

Posted: 7/28/13 at 8:15am

I live 3 hours from NYC. So I shoot in for the day 4 or 5 times a year. The last thing I want to do is waste any of that day waiting in lines for cheap tickets. I also don't want to go through all the bother of that commute just to end up in mediocre seats. So I always get full price (never premium) seats well in advance. I find that if I time it right and/or keep checking availability, I can usually get something around 8th row center (ideal for me.)


I also manage some box offices as part of my job. So I know how to work the system to get what I want. I almost always get regular, full price seats that are right next to premium seats. That's where my "savvy" comes in.

So for about 8 to 10 shows a year I pay an average of $130 each.

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 7/28/13 at 4:17pm

My average ticket price is around 120 dollars or so. Theater is definitely the financial splurge in my life, and it's a very expensive habit.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/28/13 at 4:23pm

Is there a point to this thread? Just seems like a place for those to brag about how little or how much they spend on tickets.

Updated On: 7/28/13 at 04:23 PM

[artscallion]

Posted: 7/28/13 at 4:33pm

Rather than yell at us to get off your lawn, why don't you just stick to reading the threads that are important enough for you.

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 7/28/13 at 4:43pm

I think it's a very interesting thread. I'm shocked that so many of the average prices are so low.