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| re: Hello Dolly PRICING--WTF, it just changes in the wind | |
| Posted by: Jax 11:51 am EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: Hello Dolly PRICING--WTF, it just changes in the wind - NJGUY 11:39 am EST 12/22/17 | |
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| Their boxoffice is no different than Macy's; always try to bargain. When the show was in previews I asked if they had a single. The box office guy said yes they did for that night (it was four p.m. when I asked) and it was center orchestra. I said great, how much. $300 he replied. My face fell and I put away my credit card. Too much I said. Okay, he said, quickly, let's make it $189. At the performance that night I asked the man I sat next to if he had gotten his ticket today. Oh yes, he said, I was very lucky to get this single this morning. May I ask what you paid? I said. $300 he said. Can you smile silently? That's what I did. |
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| He broke the pair | |
| Posted by: dramedy 02:12 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hello Dolly PRICING--WTF, it just changes in the wind - Jax 11:51 am EST 12/22/17 | |
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| I highly doubt that he could have gotten the seat for less than 300. When you showed up, the boxoffice had a tough single to sell so they could make a deal. However, at dear evan hansen, i went to the boxoffice around 2pm and they offered s single for 450. When i said too much, they wouldnt drop it. I walked away and the ticket didnt sell until i bought it fot 199 at 630. So not all boxoffices even work the same. I actually never asked what people pay around me. Its really none of my business and i cant keep a poker fsce if i psid more or less and i don't know their circumstances-out of town must see and willing to pay premium vs local thst can go anytime when discounted. But i have been known to pick up a ticket on the floor to check prices. |
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| It totally depends. At Evita... | |
| Posted by: MistressAndy 07:05 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: He broke the pair - dramedy 02:12 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
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| My friend and I walked in to try and see Evita, it WAS 8 PM. And we said, "Quick, is there anything for tonight??" And they said, "Yes we have this pair, they're premium, $250 (or whatever premium was at the time) each." And we said, "Oh, no! We really can't pay premium, is there anything you can do?" We were as nice as we could possibly be about it. Box office person said no. We said, "So the producers would rather have no money than sell the ticket for regular price?" And he said, "Sorry." So we left. And never bothered trying to see Evita again. The tickets went unsold, because we actually waited to see if someone walked in after us. |
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| And it was probably at tkts. | |
| Posted by: dramedy 07:17 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: It totally depends. At Evita... - MistressAndy 07:05 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
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| I dont think thst show sold out very often | |
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| re: He broke the pair | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 03:57 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: He broke the pair - dramedy 02:12 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
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| "When you showed up, the boxoffice had a tough single to sell so they could make a deal." I don't doubt you for a moment, but I had no idea that box office personnel have so much control as to be able to immediately lower the price of a ticket considerably at their own discretion. What's the actual mechanism of that? I guess they're able to just change the price of the ticket in the computer and then sell it at the lower price? For the sake of argument, could they also immediately raise rather than lower the price of a ticket if they felt they should do that for some reason? |
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| re: He broke the pair | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 10:38 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 10:37 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: He broke the pair - Michael_Portantiere 03:57 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
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| When you showed up, the boxoffice had a tough single to sell so they could make a deal. It depends on the show, the particular theater, the right boxoffice person, the right time of day, and undoubtedly other factors that I probably haven't figured out yet, but it's definitely doable. You need cajones and you have to realize that you'll be shot down (sometimes politely, sometimes not so politely) at least 75% of the time. Nevertheless, if you know how to do it and you're after a single, you can on occasion get a good seat for a really cheap price. I suspect that the reverse is also true if the person buying the ticket has no clue as to how the system works. I'm pretty sure that I was rooked a few times years ago when I was a novice at seeing Broadway shows. |
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| For grinch at lyric | |
| Posted by: dramedy 04:07 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: He broke the pair - Michael_Portantiere 03:57 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
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| There wasnt any dicounts for weekend performances. But there was a sat 5pm, so i was going to pay full just before curtain amd the boxoffice person sold it to me at a discount price. It was a single. | |
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| re: For grinch at lyric | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 10:46 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: For grinch at lyric - dramedy 04:07 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
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| Just curious. Did you say that you were looking for a deal or did the boxoffice person offer you the discount on his own? | |
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| re: Hello Dolly PRICING--WTF, it just changes in the wind | |
| Posted by: NJGUY 12:00 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hello Dolly PRICING--WTF, it just changes in the wind - Jax 11:51 am EST 12/22/17 | |
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| I also think that RIGHT before X-Mas is a great time to score great seats for HOT shows. My friend tried to get Hamilton tix and it was only when he looked at December 24th 2017 (X-Mas Eve) that he found his bounty! Something to think about. There was time in the 1970's before theater schedules were changed to accommodate the holiday calendar that you could see ANYTHING on X-Mas eve. Had first hand experience doing so! Oh well, another time. | |
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| re: Hello Dolly PRICING--WTF, it just changes in the wind | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 12:04 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hello Dolly PRICING--WTF, it just changes in the wind - NJGUY 12:00 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
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| 2016, maybe? Otherwise, tell him to check his tickets. Only two Broadway shows (JUNK and OOTI) are performing Sunday. Strangely, almost half are performing Monday, Christmas Day. Most of the ones that normally have a Monday evening show, and a handful that don't. |
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| Meant 2016 | |
| Posted by: NJGUY 05:26 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hello Dolly PRICING--WTF, it just changes in the wind - sirpupnyc 12:04 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
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| Thanks. | |
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| re: Hello Dolly PRICING--WTF, it just changes in the wind | |
| Posted by: twocents 12:12 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Hello Dolly PRICING--WTF, it just changes in the wind - sirpupnyc 12:04 pm EST 12/22/17 | |
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| Junk will have an "intimate" house. | |
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