Broadway Weekly Buying Guide, Powered by SeatGeek: October 29, 2015

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Welcome to BroadwayWorld's Weekly Buying Guide, powered by SeatGeek- a ticket search engine for live entertainment that lets you easily compare hundreds of ticketing sites, including box offices, all in one place. Below, you will find weekly updates on full priced tickets, discounts, daily availability for the hottest productions, and locations for shows playing the Great White Way! Catch up on all the latest stats so that you can see your favorite productions at the best price! (And make it there on time). Read on to catch up on this past week's trends: October 23-29.


OF NOTE:

-KING CHARLES III opens on 11/1

-SCHOOL OF ROCK begins previews on 11/2

BROADWAYWORLD'S DISCOUNTS OF THE WEEK:
(For a full list of discounts, CLICK HERE)

-$49-$89 tickets to SPRING AWAKENING
Use discount code: FF1, here. Now through January 8.

-$49-$99 tickets to FOOL FOR LOVE
Use discount code: FLBBW48, here. Now through December 6.

-$47-$99 tickets to THERESE RAQUIN
Use discount code: TRBWW1, here. Now through November 29.

-$119 tickets to FUN HOME
Use discount code: FHBWW901, here. Now through November 15.

TOP SHOWS OF THE WEEK:
(The below shows ranked highest in ticket sales this week)

HAMILTON
THE BOOK OF MORMON
ALADDIN
THE LION KING
CHINA DOLL
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
WICKED
JERSEY BOYS
MISERY
THE KING AND I

WHEN TO BUY:
(Which days this week are best to buy tickets for each show)

Thursday (10/29) Matinee THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Evening HAND TO GOD, THE BOOK OF MORMON, SPRING AWAKENING, CHICAGO, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, BEAUTIFUL, ALLEGIANCE, JERSEY BOYS, KINKY BOOTS, THE GIN GAME, FINDING NEVERLAND, ALADDIN, DAMES AT SEA, SYLVIA, HAMILTON
Friday (10/30) Evening OLD TIMES, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, FOOL FOR LOVE, LES MISERABLES
Saturday (10/31) Matinee CHINA DOLL, ON YOUR FEET, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, FUN HOME
Evening MISERY
Sunday (11/1) Matinee THE LION KING
Evening -
Monday (11/2) Evening -
Tuesday (11/3) Evening THERESE RAQUIN, KING CHARLES III
Wednesday (11/4) Matinee MATILDA, THE KING AND I
Evening THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, WICKED, SOMETHING ROTTEN!

PRICE FLUCTUATION:
(How ticket prices have changed since last week for the newest shows)

Show Average Cost Change Since Last Week
HAMILTON $598.85 +
CHINA DOLL $231.75 -
MISERY $196.34 -
ON YOUR FEET $206.00 -
SYLVIA $78.09 +

WHAT'S PLAYING WHERE:
(Click show titles to buy tickets to your favorites!)

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE- Lyceum Theatre (149 W. 45th St. b/w 6th & 7th)
ALADDIN- New Amsterdam Theatre (214 W. 42nd St. b/w 7th & 8th)
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS- Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway at 47th St.)
BEAUTIFUL- Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 W. 43rd St. b/w Broadway & 6th)
THE BOOK OF MORMON- Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 W. 49th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
CHICAGO- Ambassador Theatre (215 W. 49th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
CHINA DOLL- Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W. 45th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT...- Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 W. 47th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
DAMES AT SEA- Helen Hayes Theatre (240 W. 44th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
FINDING NEVERLAND- Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 W. 46th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
FOOL FOR LOVE- Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 W. 47th St. b/w Bway & 8th)
FUN HOME- Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER- Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W. 48th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
THE GIN GAME- John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th St. b/w Broadway and 8th)
HAMILTON- Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
HAND TO GOD- Booth Theatre (222 West 45th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
JERSEY BOYS - August Wilson Theatre (245 W. 52nd St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
THE KING AND I- Vivian Beaumont Theatre (150 West 65th St. b/w Amsterdam & Columbus)
KING CHARLES III- Music Box Theatre (239 W. 45th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
KINKY BOOTS- Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 W. 45th St. b/w 8th & 9th)
LES MISERABLES- Imperial Theatre (249 W. 45th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
THE LION KING- Minskoff Theatre (200 W. 45th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
MATILDA- Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
MISERY- Broadhurst Theatre (235 W. 44th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
OLD TIMES- American Airlines Theatre (227 W. 42nd St. b/w 7th & 8th)
ON YOUR FEET- Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway)
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA- Majestic Theatre (245 W. 44th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
SCHOOL OF ROCK- Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway at 51st St.)
SOMETHING ROTTEN!- St. James Theatre (246 W. 44th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
SPRING AWAKENING- Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 W. 47th St. b/w Bway & 8th)
SYLVIA- Cort Theatre (138 West 48th St. b/w 7th & 6th)
THERESE RAQUIN- Studio 54 (254 West 54th St. b/w Broadway & 8th)
WICKED - Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st St. b/w Broadway & 8th)


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