Pass Over discounted tickets?

[HBBrock]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 11:16am

Expected this to be HEAVILY discounted. Starts previews in 2 and a half weeks. Where are the discounts?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 11:26am

They are. Seatgeek is selling them for $39 and up. Can't get more discounted than that. Also, don't expect shows to be discounted much after 16 months of being dark. 

[HBBrock]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 11:28am

$39 for the last row mezzanine and last row orchestra. No thank you.

Pandemic or not, this is a 3 person play with no names, a play that is not a known name, etc.

There are TONS of unsold seats for this 9 week run.

[Islander_fan]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 11:32am

I am not sure if this helps any. But, this is a Lincoln Center Theater production and as such, they are selling LincTix. 

[HogansHero]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 11:35am

Sutton Ross said: "don't expect shows to be discounted much after 16 months of being dark."

That's nonsense. If a show is not selling well at full price, as will be the case for many, there is no non-suicidal alternative. That said, folks are going to tiptoe back to the discounts. We are on uncharted terrain. 

[HBBrock]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 11:35am

Nope...but Linctix gives you last row of the mezzanine and saves you $9 on the worst seats in the house.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 11:52am

Cool story Brock, but your entitlement is gross and I guess you will either have to just buy tickets now or wait a couple of weeks for the "discounts" you think you are owed. After Broadway being dark. For 16 months. 

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 11:55am

So you want to pay 30 bucks for the GOOD seats?

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 11:56am

Code PASSOVER1 entered on SeatGeek offers some savings on select orchestra and front mezzanine.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 11:58am

dramamama611 said: "So you want to pay 30 bucks for the GOOD seats?"

Hahaha. Right?

[JBroadway]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 12:03pm

By normal ticket standards, $35-$40 for rear-mezz is still a good deal. Consider that many shows sell their worst seats for $50-$100, or if it's a megahit, it could go upward of $150-$200 for those same types of seats.

Having said that, there will probably be a rush policy, and in that case, you probably can get better value for your dollar. And if you're the type of theatre-goer who tries to see as much as possible at the lowest price possible, then yes, it's probably worth waiting for a better deal, especially for a show that will likely not have high demand. 

Having said that, we certainly aren't owed any policy like that. And in an ideal world, a show's value should not be solely defined by its name recognition or the size of its cast. And just because you think (probably accurately) that you can get a bet deal, doesn't mean that the current deal is unreasonable - when by normal standards, it's still a damn-good deal. 

Updated On: 7/17/21 at 12:03 PM

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 1:04pm

Watch on Amazon prime video.  Pass Over by Spike Lee. 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 1:09pm

Different show, sweets.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 1:11pm

It's on Amazon prime video.
 

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[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 1:12pm

Whoops, my mistake. I thought this was a totally new thing. The only thing I will say is that some people want to see things live again and not just watch them on their television. 

[JBroadway]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 1:17pm

Sutton Ross said: "Whoops, my mistake. I thought this was a totally new thing."

 

In addition to the Chicago run (the run filmed by Spike Lee) it also had an Off-Broadway run at LCT3 a couple years ago. 

But it's worth noting for everyone: the playwright has announced that she's doing a major re-write, including a totally new ending. So the Amazon video will not be a faithful reflection of what's playing on Broadway. Even more reason to see it live! 

 

[Islander_fan]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 1:26pm

HBBrock said: "$39 for the last row mezzanine and last row orchestra. No thank you.

Pandemic or not, this is a 3 person play with no names, a play that is not a known name, etc.

There are TONS of unsold seats for this 9 week run."

Point being? If you think that, just because there are unsold seats, they should sell them at a cheaper rate, is nothing more than a feeling of entitlement to seeing Broadway. I mean, I get the fact that they are selling seats for 40 bucks, and I get that you’re not happy with the selection they are offering at that price. However, as it’s been said before, time and time again on here. You’re not entitled to prime orchestra seats at a low price. The fact that you’re coming off as equating unsold seats should be sold at rush/discounted prices cones off as entitled to see a Broadway show. Like I said, they are offering cheaper ticket options. But, if the producers don’t offer options in that respect that you like. That’s on you. Simple solution would be then to not see the show. 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 1:47pm

But it's worth noting for everyone: the playwright has announced that she's doing a major re-write, including a totally new ending. So the Amazon video will not be a faithful reflection of what's playing on Broadway. Even more reason to see it live! 
 

Very cool! 

[HogansHero]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 2:10pm

Islander_fan said: "If you think that, just because there are unsold seats, they should sell them at a cheaper rate, is nothing more than a feeling of entitlement to seeing Broadway."

A sense of entitlement is not a pretty picture but if there are tons of unsold tickets, they will be sold at a cheaper rate, not because anyone is entitled to that, but because that is how the economics of devaluing assets works. As I more or less said above, no sane producer is going to play to empty houses when discounts would help fill them. And no sane producer is going to depend on the eleemosynary instincts of potential ticket buyers to forego the revenue opportunity in discounting. 

[Islander_fan]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 2:25pm

HogansHero said: "Islander_fan said: "If you think that, just because there are unsold seats, they should sell them at a cheaper rate, is nothing more than a feeling of entitlement to seeing Broadway."

A sense of entitlement is not a pretty picture but ifthere are tons of unsold tickets, they will be sold at a cheaper rate, not because anyone is entitled to that, but because that is how the economics of devaluing assets works. As I more or less said above, no sane producer is going to play to empty houses when discounts would help fill them. And no sane producer is going to depend on the eleemosynary instincts of potential ticket buyers to forego the revenue opportunity in discounting."

Oh, I totally agree with what you said. And, I know that they would rather sell tickets at a cheaper rate and get something for those seats rather than get nothing at all in terms of money. 

I think that I was inadvertently walking on a thin line. I feel that, there is the practical notion that, producers are of course going to sell tickets at a lower rate for unsold seats. Some money made is better than nothing at all.

Yet, I think that there are people out there who feel that those seats in question should be sold at a rush price. That way, they can afford to go to a Broadway show because they look at Broadway as something everyone should be entitled to rather than realizing there’s a whole world of theatre that isn’t Broadway that is also good and more accessible.  

[HogansHero]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 3:07pm

No question that there is too much entitlement among a segment of theatregoers, not just regarding ticket prices, but everything. We've been through this so many times regarding autographs, stage dooring, etc., using phones during shows, talking, photographing and taping shows, the list goes on. I just wanted to quell the false notion that somehow because shows have been closed for well over a year there would be no discounts.That's just crazy talk. 

[Islander_fan]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 3:15pm

HogansHero said: "No question that there is too much entitlement among a segment of theatregoers, not just regarding ticket prices, but everything. We've been through this so many times regarding autographs, stage dooring, etc., using phones during shows, talking, photographing and taping shows, the list goes on. I just wanted to quell the false notion that somehow because shows have been closed for well over a year there would be no discounts.That's just crazy talk."

I totally agree with you. I honestly feel that, now more than before producers would discount because they haven’t been making a penny during the shutdown and they want to get whatever they can in terms of money and aren’t going ot be too picky as a result when it comes to discounting seats. It’s like the every little bit helps mentality.

[HBBrock]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 4:39pm

There is zero entitlement at all on my end. I live in NYC and see hundreds of shows. It's called being smart and smart shopping. For a show that will need to be heavily discounted, I'll wait to get tickets. And if the producers choose to let seats go empty, that's fine too. I paid full price for The Music Man, Company, Six, and I plan to pay full price for West Side Story when they announce reopening. But I am not going to be an idiot and pay full price for every show when I see as much theatre on and off Broadway as I do.

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[HBBrock]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 4:44pm

And TaffyDavenport - thanks for the code and the normal response to a simple question. :)

[Alexander Lamar]

Posted: 7/17/21 at 5:30pm

Buy a crappy seat and move to an empty one.