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| re: The mysteries of released discount tickets to TDF vs TKTS. All responses welcome. | |
| Posted by: charles1055 09:23 pm EDT 07/06/17 | |
| In reply to: The mysteries of released discount tickets to TDF vs TKTS. All responses welcome. - Delvino 09:02 pm EDT 07/06/17 | |
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| I've been on and off TDF for years and know a lot of members. I think in general producers want to limit sales on TDF because it cuts into full price tickets and also perpetuates the idea that a particular show shouldn't be purchased at full price. I've heard many a person say "don't buy that, wait, it's always on TDF." They also do silly things like place all the TDF tickets in the last two rows of an absolutely empty balcony. There are many lovely people and some absolute awful ones. I'm not a huge TKTS person, but aren't the tickets at TKTS generally more than from TDF? For Bandstand I would think the way they are marketing themselves as an old-timey musical, which appeals to an older demographic for which matinees are a popular option. |
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| re: The mysteries of released discount tickets to TDF vs TKTS. All responses welcome. | |
| Posted by: AC126748 08:50 am EDT 07/07/17 | |
| In reply to: re: The mysteries of released discount tickets to TDF vs TKTS. All responses welcome. - charles1055 09:23 pm EDT 07/06/17 | |
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| I'm not a huge TKTS person, but aren't the tickets at TKTS generally more than from TDF? Yes. The highest price TDF charges is $47. Tickets purchased through TKTS are discounted a certain percentage (usually 50%, though sometimes as little as 20%) from their face value. So, a $147 ticket purchased at 50% off through TKTS would be $74, plus a few bucks in service charges. I generally used TDF for Off-Broadway, where the discounts are usually much better (most Off-Broadway shows are in the $25-30 price range). For Broadway, I tend to either do rush or, occasionally, splurge on TKTS. Although occasionally you can luck into a very good Broadway ticket through TDF--I did A Doll's House, Part 2 and ended up in the center orchestra on the aisle. |
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