buying tickets at box office in advance?

[Studmuffn520]

Posted: 8/16/07 at 10:07pm

do you have to buy tickets at the box office for that day? or can i buy tickets for say, october? sorry if this is a really dumb question lol

[Steve2]

Posted: 8/16/07 at 10:13pm

You can buy tickets at the box office for advance tickets!
I remember buying my Color Purple tickets at the box office for a show 9 months in advance.

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/16/07 at 10:42pm

If the box office is convenient, it's cheaper because you avoid ticketmaster or telecharge fees. Note: if discounts are available through broadwaybox, you can use the code at the box office.

[jpbran]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 12:40am

True, but if you want the best seats, far in advance is usually preferable.

[paikea]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 3:18am

If the box office is convenient, it's cheaper because you avoid ticketmaster or telecharge fees.

Charged me sixteen extra dollars for a single ticket. I've learned my lesson, and Ticketmaster will pay one day...

On-topic: I believe anything that has become available can be bought at the box office on any given day.

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 6:42am

Its the good old fasioned traditional way! I hate paying by card on line or phone (on the rare occasion i do pay!) the booking fee s are rip offs. The box office will sell seats as far in advance as the shows booking period or closeing date.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 10:15am

I definitely go to the box office whenever possible. SOOOO much easier. (The only time it wasn't was with the mean red haired woman at the Lunt who insisted that there WERE no mexx seats left for the rest of Beauty's run yet surprise surprise, what did I find on ticketmaster? Mmmhmm. Some tickets.)

[jpbran]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 10:54am

True-- If you have the option to go to the b.o. for advance tix, then that's a great way to avoid all the fees, etc.

But if you don't live in NYC, then you're stuck with either advance tix with fees, or getting tix when you get to town and hoping that they're available (or not horrible rear orch or balcony seats).

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 11:16am

"The only time it wasn't was with the mean red haired woman at the Lunt who insisted that there WERE no mexx seats left for the rest of Beauty's run yet surprise surprise, what did I find on ticketmaster? Mmmhmm. Some tickets."

I actually told her about those tickets (and their specific seat-numbers) and she gave them to me!

[jordangirl]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 12:49pm

I would have, but a friend offered to buy me tickets ~ wherever I could find them ~ and I ended up 6th row center. It was awesome!

[Studmuffn520]

Posted: 8/17/07 at 6:38pm

okay thank you guys so much. i plan on going to the city soon and want to buy tickets for spring awakening if i can.