| re: Why do venues sometimes block off seats? | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 05:36 am EDT 04/05/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Why do venues sometimes block off seats? - AlanScott 05:18 pm EDT 04/04/24 | |
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| That very back part of the balcony at the Broadway always feels like its somewhere on Eighth Avenue! I think that Ryhog and Alan Scott have brought up the major reasons for doing this. Also - in big houses like the Broadway - or the rather difficult Belasco balcony - is that seats in those areas will always be the lowest priced. Lets say you have a show at the Belasco and the back half of that Balcony is being sold for $39 or $49. People will buy that, as a 'bargain'. But your show may be playing to 60%, and there is no one in the front balcony, making the theatre going experience pretty dismal. One always wants the audience to feel part of a full theatre. So one manipulates that. I have been to a couple of Broadway shows over my lifetime of theatregoing where I show my balcony ticket (back when I sat there) and they have sent me to the box office to exchange my seat for one in the mezz or orchestra - moving the balcony people to fill up the lower reaches of the theatre. And to be fair - it gives people a better experience of the show. BAM Harvey does this all the time - moving people from the inexpensive rear orchestra into prime seats if they are unfilled. | |
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