little help...

[nystateomind04]

Posted: 7/24/04 at 11:19pm

my college orientation is this weekend in nyc, and im going up early on thurday so that i can maybe catch a show. ive decided to try to do it the smart way to try to save money, but truth be told, im not sure what the smart way is. ive narrowed my choices down to aida, hairspray, and caroline or change. aida is choice #1 (luvtheemcee's demands, lol- but i really do want to catch it a few times before it closes)- so my question is what are my chances of getting aida tickets at tkts- or the cancellation line, and what are my other options?

and if it doesnt look like i could get ahold of aida tickets, what about caroline and hairspray?
thanks!

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 7/24/04 at 11:21pm

You can order AIDA discount tickets in advance here. That way you can be prepared before going into the city and won't have to worry about being screwed if they don't have what you want:

http://www.broadwaybox.com/shows/Aida_1.asp?s=22

Caroline or Change is NOT that expensive if you can get this discount:

http://www.broadwaybox.com/shows/Caroline_Or_Change_365.asp?s=22

BroadwayBox.com - good place for discounts.

Updated On: 7/24/04 at 11:21 PM

[MusicPos2]

Posted: 7/24/04 at 11:22pm

Caroline is really expensive. Try the lottery for Avenue Q or Hairspray. If you have time, try the lottery for Wicked, but plan on not winning. If you can afford the $50, see Wicked or Avenue Q from the balcony.

[starlyricist]

Posted: 7/24/04 at 11:25pm

MusicPos2, Caroline might be expensive full price, but they DO have student rush tickets, so I'd DEFINITELY look into that if I were you nystateofmind04. Hairspray isn't all that difficult to get, but be prepared to lose if you go to Wicked or Avenue Q. As for AIDA, it's not hard to get student tix to that, you just have to be prepared to get up early enough!

[Alix7272]

Posted: 7/24/04 at 11:30pm

if you can do $50 caroline is always at tkts - that's how i saw it and the seets were pretty good

[nystateomind04]

Posted: 7/24/04 at 11:32pm

how do you do the student rush for caroline, starlyrist- are they less expensive than the tkts ones?

[Alix7272]

Posted: 7/25/04 at 12:02am

yes, student rush is less then tkts - 25 as opposed to about 50. this info is copied from
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/boards/rush.html
which has info for all the theater's rushes
depending on the show, ppl start lining up early for rush, i don't know how early they start for caroline though

Caroline, or Change
Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 230 West 49th Street Box Office Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10am - 8pm
Sunday: Noon - 6pm

Subject to availability, rush tickets are sold at the box office, when it opens, on the day of the performance. The tickets are $26.25 each, a valid student ID is required, and 2 tickets are sold per person. Offer not valid for any Saturday performances.

If the show is sold out, standing room is available at the box office for $26.00 per ticket.

[TheatreMom2]

Posted: 7/25/04 at 12:39am

I ordered tickets online for Caroline or Change prior to going to NYC and they were $67 each but they were in the hearing impaired section (left side of theatre because they were doing "closed captioning" that night) but when I picked them up at the box office they moved us to actually better seats, 5th row center. Awesome show.