| The mysteries of released discount tickets to TDF vs TKTS. All responses welcome. | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 09:04 pm EDT 07/06/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 09:02 pm EDT 07/06/17 | |
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| I've use the TKTS booth since 1979, when I moved to NYC. (And often traditional "twofers," which only disappeared in the last decade.) I've seen it change, grow, the methods of ticket release (printed stacks vs. computer releases in real time) make the entire experience an extraordinary way to access NYC shows, as late as 15 minutes before showtime. I could report wonderful memories, like 50% off house seats to "Porgy and Bess" 10 minutes til curtain during Tony voting season. I'm much newer to TDF, and find the way it is used fascinating and unpredictable. Have patience with my wide-eyed curiosity, long time users. Bought tickets to "Bandstand" today for the Saturday matinee, using discounts, because the show was up for Saturday night on TDF, but not the matinee. The irony here: they are far better sold for Saturday night. I had a wide range of discounted choices for the matinee, and scored great front mezz. Were the evening performance seats released days before (they first turned up last night) because the house is so sold? And the matinee not on TDF because it was so open? There was a line today (though people were buying for August with the current discounts through Labor Day). And now we have "Great Comet" up, both performances with Oak (next Wednesday) and without (now). And per my point above: "Dolls House, Pt. 2" is up for Saturday night, but not the matinee. Do shows do that much better at TKTS for matinees, that they simply hold onto the seats as late as possible? Maybe I'm answering my own questions here. "Groundhog..." still comes and goes, and "Miss Saigon" and "On Your Feet" are now almost always on TDF. As is "1984." "Dolly..." has gone up and down with Murphy, per at least three other threads. It went back up this afternoon. Is the decision to release to TDF a critical way to manage more revenue raising discounts, like Playbill, and TKTS? I see so many people carrying codes, I'm guessing that box office management works with a particular calculation, based on how shows sell, and how close to showtime people show up with discounting materials. I talked to a number of people in the "Bandstand" line about how they got to their decision, and how close they purchased seats. Several were for tonight -- at full price (it still happens!) and a couple were for Saturday night. A surprising number of people from out of town still just like to hit up the box office, even for shows that offer heavily reduced prices. |
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