Outrageous Dolly

[EthelMae]

FYI: I bought Orch H1 tonight as Premium. 1/2 later Orch H3 is 200 cheaper. Outrageous. Called Telecharge. No answer. No help. FYI. Wait till 1/2 hour prior to performance  and you can get Premium seats at regular price. CRAZY!! Telecharge tells me it's the Producers who does this. If you wait, you can get Premium price at Regular price!!!!

[LesWickedly]

Yes, we’ve known this for months. A great deal! 

[CapnHook]

That's common dynamic pricing. The airline industry has been doing it for decades.

[UncleCharlie]

I think premium seats being sold at regular prices as curtain time approaches is pretty commonly known. Depending on the show, sometimes they're even sent to TKTS to be sold at a discount. Nothing outrageous about it.

Now you know too.

[EthelMae]

Now I know!! Outrageous! I think. 

[CapnHook]

You didn't think it was too outrageous to buy the ticket in the first place. Now you know for next time.

[UncleCharlie]

EthelMae said: "Now I know!! Outrageous! I think."

Have you ever bought a ticket in advance and then they raised prices because of high demand. Can I guess you didn't call Ticketmaster demanding to know how you can pay the new higher price? When you wait till the last minute you can score a better price but you're taking the risk there may not be any tickets left to buy and you may not get to see the show at all. There are no guarantees. It's risk/reward. It's been this way forever.

[EthelMae]

Ok guys. I get all your replies. But I didn't know that you can buy a seat for $413 and then 1/2 hour later the seat next to me is $200 less. You knew, I didn't. Been going to theatre for over 40 years. You all knew. I didn't. You're smarter than me. 

[JSquared2]

EthelMae said: "Now I know!! Outrageous! I think."

Do you also think it’s “outrageous” that all those people on line at TKTS are getting to see a show for around 1/2 the price of what the advance ticket buyers paid?  

[poisonivy2]

Hmm. I'm curious if all the leads are back or some are still on vacation. I know Gavin Creel was out last week? 

[EthelMae]

In answer to a post here: Kate Baldwin was out tonight and Kevin Ligon (spelling?) was out for Rudolph. All others were in. Noticed a few new Ensemble players.

In answer to some other posts: I like to think of myself as pretty savvy when it comes to theatre ticket buying. I'm not going to pay full price or Premium price to let's say Chicago or A Bronx Tale, etc. I know they're at TKTS. But Dolly won't be at TKTS. So you splurge if you want to see it or get lucky and buy regular price, which another poster here is nice enough to keep track of for us. But to purchase Premium and so soon after to see the seat next to it is reduced to regular price is upsetting.

I guess it is like a plane purchase. The seat next to you is much less than what you paid. I've learned a lesson. I'll wait to closer to curtain.

[RippedMan]

Seems like Kate is out a lot no? 

[GavestonPS]

EthelMae said: "In answer to a post here: Kate Baldwin was out tonight and Kevin Ligon (spelling?) was out for Rudolph. All others were in. Noticed a few new Ensemble players.

In answer to some other posts: I like to think of myself as pretty savvy when it comes to theatre ticket buying. I'm not going to pay full price or Premium price to let's say Chicago or A Bronx Tale, etc. I know they're at TKTS. But Dolly won't be at TKTS. So you splurge if you want to see it or get lucky and buy regular price, which another poster here is nice enough to keep track of for us. But to purchase Premium and so soon after to see the seat next to it is reduced to regular price is upsetting.

I guess it is like a plane purchase. The seat next to you is much less than what you paid. I've learned a lesson. I'll wait to closer to curtain."

See, JMO but I think you missed the lesson entirely:

Did you enjoy the show? Was it worth $413 per seat? (Apparently you thought so beforehand because that's what you paid. Most people here who paid that much have reported that it was worth every penny!)

And if the show lived up to your expectations, what difference does it make what your neighbor paid? And if the show did NOT live up to your expectations, what difference does it make what your neighbor paid?

In other words, keep your eyes on your own paper. And enjoy the show!

 

[EthelMae]

I love this show. You all know that as I have gone on about it several times here. It's worth every penny I spent.

That being said, I don't agree with you. We can't "keep our eyes on our own papers". That's why frequent flyers know all about how to get the cheapest flight. If I had just waited 1/2 an hour tonight, I would have saved $200- that matters. With Producers charging $1000 for the 1st Row, we, as frequent theatregoers, have to know and be informed that you can get Orch, Row H on the aisle for a Friday night for $229. There's a poster here who frequently updates us on Dolly regular price available tickets. I'll keep watching his posts or wait till closer to curtain. 

[SmokeyLady]

EthelMae said: "FYI: I bought Orch H1 tonight as Premium. 1/2 later Orch H3 is 200 cheaper. Outrageous. Called Telecharge. No answer. No help. FYI. Wait till 1/2 hour prior to performance and you can get Premium seats at regular price. CRAZY!! Telecharge tells me it's the Producers who does this. If you wait, you can get Premium price at Regular price!!!!"

 

 

Good for you for being able to go to this show again and again and again and again and again.   Obviously money is not that much of a issue for you with regards to your enjoyment of this production even if some of the performances you have seen have been on cheaper Donna nights.  But just curious;  you think that maybe you have crossed the line?  Might therapy be eventually healthier and cheaper?  

[haterobics]

They screwed up how many seats they held back on Labor Day weekend for premium pricing, especially since so many people wanted to leave the city that weekend anyway... so I got second row, side orchestra on the aisle for $229. Even got to shake Bette's hand during the curtain call... A majority of my Broadway visits are scooping up premium seats at regular price.

[Gizmo6]

SmokeyLady said:

Good for you for being able to go to this show again and again and again and again and again. Obviously money is not that much of a issue for you with regards to your enjoyment of this production even if some of the performances you have seen have been on cheaper Donna nights. But just curious; you think that maybe you have crossed the line? Might therapy be eventually healthier and cheaper?"

It's none of your business what the poster spends their money on or how they assess value. The poster has been attending the theatre for over 40 years and was probably sitting beside some star gazer who scooped up the discounted tickets. 

It really irks me that people who support theatre their whole lives now can't get tickets when they stunt cast. 

Crossed a line? Only you crossed the line, criticising someones mental health is the lowest of the low and you should have a long hard look in the mirror. 

[dramamama611]

Gizmo6 said: "It really irks me that people who support theatre their whole lives now can't get tickets when they stunt cast."

 

What a ridiculous statement.  You have just as much opportunity to buy tix as any other person. 
 

[Gizmo6]

dramamama611 said: "Gizmo6 said: "It really irks me that people who support theatre their whole lives now can't get tickets when they stunt cast."



What a ridiculous statement. You have just as much opportunity to buy tix as any other person.

 

It's not ridiculous. Angels in America for example sold out in minutes at the NT. I had to resort to the lottery which thankfully the final one I won. So many star gazers going to see Garfield. People were queuing at 3am for day seats. 

Many NT audience members who see every production in the place were marginalised. 


The West End is becoming more and more like Broadway with horrendous audiences who just want to tweet they are at a show instead of being culturally enriched. 

 

[tomwsjr]

Lesson to be learned:  Don’t buy premium priced tickets!  

[dramamama611]

Still ridiculous.  YOU still had the same opportunity as "they" did.  Just because it didn't work out, doesn't mean it's unfair.   Disappointing, sure.

[Gizmo6]

dramamama611 said: "Still ridiculous. YOU still had the same opportunity as "they" did. Just because it didn't work out, doesn't mean it's unfair. Disappointing, sure."

I never said I didn't have the same opportunity. 

What I am saying is theatre depends on people that will go see a production without a stunt cast, especially theatres like the NT, which didn't need stunt casting for Angels. 

 

[Stage Door Sally]

Yeah, it's lousy when you overpay for something. I had it swing both ways with Dolly. I got super premium, Row H Center Orch (Bette) for $350 the day tickets went on sale. Weeks later, the super premium rate jumped to $799 a ticket. Turns out, I got a bargain. Another time, I went to a Donna performance and paid $149 in advance for Row L while others in my row paid half that at TKTS and the Box Office the day of the show. So I paid more.

I suggest going again, this time getting a bargain. You'll be Even Steven and will feel better.

 

 

[UncleCharlie]

Gizmo6 said: "dramamama611 said: "Still ridiculous. YOU still had the same opportunity as "they" did. Just because it didn't work out, doesn't mean it's unfair. Disappointing, sure."

I never said I didn't have the same opportunity.

What I am saying is theatre depends on people that will go see a production without a stunt cast, especially theatres like the NT, which didn't need stunt casting for Angels.

"

Doesn't the fact that you were so desperate to see these "stuntcasted" productions make you as much of a stargazer as anyone else who wanted to go? Oh no, everyone else is a Johnny come lately who doesn't support real theater nearly as much as you do. Everyone else is a stargazer and you are the only real theater fan. And this is not a gross generalization cause you know the theater attendance histories of everyone else who bought a ticket and none of them have supported theater like you have. 

Uh, OK, sure.

[Gizmo6]

UncleCharlie said: "Gizmo6 said: "dramamama611 said: "Still ridiculous. YOU still had the same opportunity as "they" did. Just because it didn't work out, doesn't mean it's unfair. Disappointing, sure."

I never said I didn't have the same opportunity.

What I am saying is theatre depends on people that will go see a production without a stunt cast, especially theatres like the NT, which didn't need stunt casting for Angels.

"

Doesn't the fact that you were so desperate to see these "stuntcasted" productions make you as much of a stargazer as anyone else who wanted to go? Oh no, everyone else is a Johnny come lately who doesn't support real theater nearly as much as you do. Everyone else is a stargazer and you are the only real theater fan. And this is not a gross generalization cause you know the theater attendance histories of everyone else who bought a ticket and none of them have supported theater like you have.

Uh, OK, sure."

Jesus you’re a wagon. 

Angels is never performed over this direction. So yes I wanted to see it.

you can spot a star gazer a mile off, that is when they raise their head out of their bucket of popcorn, phone, slushy, delete as appropriate.