| Are Bostonians REALLY spending $250 to see MORMON? | |
| Posted by: | Teacher64 10:01 pm EDT 03/31/14 |
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| I went to the Ticketmaster web page and found a few select orchestra seats for sale at $245 per. I know this might be considered to be the "norm" in NYC, but I was surprised the people would pay that much to see it in Boston. Made me wonder if all those seats not for sale were REALLY sold, or will they be released at an earlier date, closer to the actual performance date. | |
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| Posted by: | Kaoru 01:25 am EDT 04/01/14 |
| In reply to: | Are Bostonians REALLY spending $250 to see MORMON? - Teacher64 10:01 pm EDT 03/31/14 |
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| I don't know about Boston, but when BOM came to SF for the first time, they were selling the most of the orchestra section as premium seats and I think it cost like $200? By the time the tour came and before closing, the price went up to $400 (not broker price) I think. | |
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| re: Are Bostonians REALLY spending $250 to see MORMON? | |
| Posted by: | nsfan 11:18 pm EDT 03/31/14 |
| In reply to: | Are Bostonians REALLY spending $250 to see MORMON? - Teacher64 10:01 pm EDT 03/31/14 |
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| I wont ever pay 250.00 to see Mormon...I actually wont pay to see Mormon. The fact that the producers are charging that for the show (and worse that people are paying it) are making it near impossible for the average person to see a show. I understand that theatre is a money making business but the prices for Mormon just irk me. I find South Park to be occasionally funny...but not funny enough for me to pay those prices. | |
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| re: Are Bostonians REALLY spending $250 to see MORMON? | |
| Posted by: | BruceinIthaca 11:34 pm EDT 03/31/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Are Bostonians REALLY spending $250 to see MORMON? - nsfan 11:18 pm EDT 03/31/14 |
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| The highest I've gone was premium seats for the revival of HAIR (and before that, LONG DAY'S JOURNEY with Redgrave, Dennehy, Hoffman, and Leonard), and a friend gave me a lovely pair of premium seats for the recent THE GLASS MENAGERIE. We did premium for JOURNEY simply because all other seats were sold out--and it was worth it. The MENAGERIE seats were a lovely gift (that they were in the premium section was an extra surprise) and they were the optimal place from which to view that production, it seemed to me. The premium seats for HAIR were much more disappointing--second row, yes, but almost all the way to the inside of house left, which made for a very skewed angle for sight. I was never willing to consider premium for MORMON, because there were too many other things each time I wanted to see (I tend to do weekends stuffed with shows) and, in that case, premium would have meant sacrificing another show. And, once the original principal players (Rannells, Gad, James) began to leave, I couldn't see why paying these high prices would make sense--as good as the replacements were/are, I simply figured that touring companies with equally good performers would wend their way towards Syracuse or Rochester (and, no doubt, our own Hangar Theatre would be mounting it as soon as rights become available). On a happier note, we got wonderful discount seats for the Pinter and Beckett two weekends ago, two excellent regular full-price seats for the McNally, and the only premium purchase were all that was available for Michael Urie's final weekend of BUYER AND CELLAR (quite worth the extra twenty dollars per ticket, I'd add!) God, to remember paying 15.00 for student rush orchestra seats (second from last row in the orchestra) for Lansbury in GYPSY at the Chicago Lyric Opera in 1974! I grow old, I grow old... | |
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| re: Are Bostonians REALLY spending $250 to see MORMON? | |
| Posted by: | ryhog 01:25 am EDT 04/01/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Are Bostonians REALLY spending $250 to see MORMON? - BruceinIthaca 11:34 pm EDT 03/31/14 |
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| Interesting that rush tickets haven't really increased very much in 40 years. And that's comparing Chicago to New York. Also interesting, the main prices for Buyer and Cellar in Chicago appear to be more than the premium tickets in New York. | |
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| "Anything the Traffic Will Allow" | |
| Posted by: | TheHarveyBoy 07:41 am EDT 04/01/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Are Bostonians REALLY spending $250 to see MORMON? - ryhog 01:25 am EDT 04/01/14 |
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| The Show Business motto! I have mixed feelings about very high-priced premium seats. On one hand, if people are willing (in fact, often eager) to pay the price, then shouldn't the producer be able to charge it, rather than some broker or reseller like StubHub? On the other hand, it makes theatergoing seem even more elitist, and keeps many people away from a show until the demand has softened greatly. | |
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| Posted by: | ryhog 08:44 am EDT 04/01/14 |
| In reply to: | "Anything the Traffic Will Allow" - TheHarveyBoy 07:41 am EDT 04/01/14 |
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| I am not sure I understand why the price of BOM tickets makes or doesn't make theatregoing elitist. The hottest ticket in town (any town apparently) is always going to be elitist. So is the hottest restaurant, the hottest fashions, the hottest bottle of wine and so on. Maybe it is worth examining whether the need to see the hottest show in town is what is elitist. | |
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| This belongs under Bruce's post, not here nm | |
| Posted by: | ryhog 01:27 am EDT 04/01/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Are Bostonians REALLY spending $250 to see MORMON? - ryhog 01:25 am EDT 04/01/14 |
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