| re: you probably have sat in locations that i would not have liked | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 04:22 pm EDT 10/20/17 | |
| In reply to: you probably have sat in locations that i would not have liked - dramedy 04:04 pm EDT 10/20/17 | |
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| I am, more often than not, an out of towner. But I do admit I don't come for like 1 week and have to pay for a hotel, so that doesn't effect me the way it would others. And sometimes I do sit in less desirable places (sometimes I even stand!), but my tolerance for the balcony has rapidly decreased over the years, so that changes what I'm willing to buy in terms of rush/lotto tickets or cheap full price tickets. But theaters are often good about this stuff, and it's not hard to find much cheaper tickets through rush/lotto/tdf, etc that are not the worst seats in the house by any means. Hell, there are lottos that let you pick the ticket yourself and often the area available is in the orchestra or front mezz (groundhog day). And often if the show isn't a big hit yet or ever, you can easily move down. And some shows it's just about how they are done. The cheap ticket full price for Great Comet on Bway was like $59 and was an excellent seat given the staging as long as you bought in advance or day of when the only $59 seats left weren't to the far sides. And when I saw it in the tent it was $50 rush, a pricey rush but I had an incredible seat in the middle of the action. I got to see it twice, two different casts (the leads anyway) in two different productions, both with great seats, for the same as many pay for 1 ticket to either. Come From Away I got rush tickets just before it opened and they were in the top middle of the orchestra, incredible seats, for like $35 each. Miss Saigon, same thing. I could give examples for days though. And yes I'd much rather work harder and have less conveniece and see 2-3 shows for the same price than 1 that i bought in advance and knew I'd see it when i want in the seat I want. To me see more theater is more valuable than seeing only a few things exactly the way that makes me most comfortable. All are valid ways. Some shows I prioritize and want to see much closer, or only want to see from front mezz for that view, or will stand for or won't stand for, etc. But I am in nyc often enough or for long enough usually that I have the flexibility to not go to show X if i dont' get the right ticket, and try again another day. And sometimes that means finally paying much more for that show than I wanted to if i run out of time and dont' want to miss it, but I saw something else the other days that I also wanted to see, so it all works out. |
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