I ve decided to post all of the answers below, because I just find them so fascinating (since many of the people we spoke to were on the TKTS line, we also removed alaska cruises and vacations shorter line from the responses received).
When looking at free form response polls like this, I always look at the similar answers that pop up more than once. Those are the ones that tell you something. So keep your eye open for that while you read.
I can t say cheaper tickets but can I say ticket value more closely linked to production cost ? I can t believe a one-character play costs as much to produce and run as, say, Wicked or Phantom. alaska cruises and vacations Why do they both have the same ticket price?
Have a real-estate developer in conjunction with the city of New York create a separate area of theaters for revivals called Revival-town. It would be away from Broadway. Broadway would be for new works.
alaska cruises and vacations Well I do miss people looking their best (or attempting to) when they come to the theatre and theatre etiquette should be required! No talking for sure and the overture is the real start of the show so hush up!
Ahh I had to get to the end of the list, but finally I saw that someone answered Better Theatre Etiquette . This is, in my experience, the biggest problem in theatre-going of the past decade. alaska cruises and vacations It makes diehard theatre alaska cruises and vacations lovers reluctant to go, and that is trouble. Ushers need to be on alert during the show and ask people not to sing along or talk the whole time to their neighbor, or eat dinner (seen it), or worst of all play on their phones and/or answer calls. Etc. etc. Playbill alaska cruises and vacations needs to put an insert in every single bill with Rule of Theatre Etiquette, and patrons must be reminded to read it before the show starts (maybe alaska cruises and vacations when they get their tickets scanned). It has become an awful problem.
I have to say I hate the new souvenir cups that they re using on Broadway. Most people throw them away creating a huge amount alaska cruises and vacations of plastic waste. Filling a hard plastic cup with ice and putting a top on it and giving alaska cruises and vacations it to patrons to flip over every time they take a drink is pretty annoying we might as well give them maracas to shake during the quiet parts of the show. That also goes for all the chips and cookies in noisy plastic bags and wrappers. Theater and movies are two different mediums and attending them should have different rules of etiquette. Broadway shows are already over amplified as it is, I don t want them turning alaska cruises and vacations up the sound system to drown out the sound of America munching.
And for those who want more leg room. They have to realize that if they get 6 more inches of leg room, then so do all the rows in front of them and their seat in row K becomes row P. I d rather be a little cramped and closer to the show then have ample leg room and need a pair of binoculars. Maybe we could take a suggestion alaska cruises and vacations from the airlines and create bigger seats with more leg room and charge a higher ticket price for them?
I don t think you can expect an usher to see what s going on in the middle alaska cruises and vacations of a dark theater. If you see something alaska cruises and vacations say something! Chances are everyone else around alaska cruises and vacations you feels the same way. It takes a community to make a good theater going experience.
Maybe Ken can correct me on this, but I believe that although the running cost of a 4 person play verses a 30 person mega musical are quite different the cost to produce them doesn t vary as much. For example, the unions charge a minimum load-in fee regardless of whether the show has 4 actors or 30. The cost of publicity would be the same as well. I ve heard that shows in London that have been running a long time actually reduce their ticket prices. Maybe Broadway could do something like that?
Educate the audiences. More leg room? Most of the theatres are designated historical landmarks and cannot be altered. That s just one of the producers dilemmas. Ticket prices don t have much wiggle room because of unions (not that there s anything wrong with that). Educate, educate, educate.
Producers should make decisions about what to produce based on the quality of the material, and nothing else. The track record alaska cruises and vacations of the writers/composers, what stars they can attract to perform in it, public name recognition and/or familiarity alaska cruises and vacations with the property alaska cruises and vacations all these things alaska cruises and vacations are destroying the very thing that makes theatre exciting: the chance to discover new talent and unexpected stories.
I m going to jump on board with the More Legroom / Bigger Seats folks. THOUGH! I thoroughly enjoyed myself whilst sitting alaska cruises and vacations on the cushions on the floor for the GODSPELL lotto seats! SERIOUSFACE. Loved the show.
So glad others said theatre etiquette and dress code! As social standards have gotten more relaxed, behavior in theatres (movies and broadway) has deteriorated. I know producers don t control that, but selling snacks up and down the aisles like it s the circus encourages circus alaska cruises and vacations behavior. And selling wine in a souvenir sippy cup? I wish I was kidding, but you all know I m not. Perhaps it s a great way for the theatre owners to make more money, but I preferred the time when drinks and snacks were not allowed in the house. Is it really not possible for audience members to sit for 75 minutes without snacking?
A lot of theatres in London offer special prices for registered alaska cruises and vacations disabled theatregoers, offering up to 2 seats anywhere in the theatre for the cheapest ticket price, for the person and a guide/helper. This is especially wonderful for visually impaired audience members because it allows them a chance to be able to see, even if they aren t financially well off. I wish New York had a similar discount. TDF s accessibility alaska cruises and vacations program is a good idea, but not useful for visitors to the city as their performances tend to only be on a specific date.
Amen! Even if 1/3 of the shows did each did a Wednesday, Thursday alaska cruises and vacations or Friday matinee it would be a huge improvement. There may be problems alaska cruises and vacations with Tuesdays due to the required down-time in union rules and there might be a problem with two back to back 2-a-days on Friday alaska cruises and vacations and Saturday. I d be interested in hearing alaska cruises and vacations Ken s perspective on alternate scheduling.
Ok Can WeTalk About How The Box Office People (Excluding The Circle In The Square Peeps ) Are The Biggest A-holes In The History Of The World! Nowhere On Earth Do I Know Where I Get To Pay Money To Be Treated Horribly! They Are Pretty Bad Never Friendly And To Top It Off We Are Spending Good Money On A Priceless Experience! J
You know, I think the dressing up comment is interesting. I was taught alaska cruises and vacations to dress nicely when going to the theatre, by my parents. And then that was carried on when I did theatre in high school, and when we were ushering in college, we d always have to look nice. Which I think is a good rule. Because it makes a good impression on your audience. But I think it s kind of a good rule in general for the audience, because I think it means you actually care about what you re doing. If that makes sense.
And it absolutely alaska cruises and vacations bugs me when I see food and drink in the theater. It s distracting. Live theatre is so much different than going to see a movie. I think it takes away from it. And if you spill something, it s hard to clean.
And eliminate the intermission? Is that person alaska cruises and vacations crazy? I m sorry. But it s a good thing, one, it allows a good transition in the show. Two, it gives the actors a bit of a break. And three, it gives the audience a break. I find more often than not, that I just can t hold it through a 2-2 1/2 hour show. It s a benefit for everyone!
I would like to see all evening shows moved to 7pm not just Tuesday nights. I LOVE getting alaska cruises and vacations home an hour earlier also, if you eat AFTER the show, its much easier to eat at 9:30 or 10pm instead of an hour later. Are there any stats on 7pm as opposed to 8pm? Does Tuesday pm sell out faster alaska cruises and vacations all over Bway?
What I would say is multi-show discount! (not like the roundabout subscriptions). alaska cruises and vacations If are you the kind of person who sees, for example, more than 3 shows a year, there should be a program of sorts that if you purchased tickets for all the shows at the same time you would receive a discount. This could be an incentive to have theatergoers see more shows!
Not sure how you could keep the audience from standing during a curtain call. But let s add a request to stay at our seats until the house lights come up to the etiquette list. Hate it when people bolt before or while the cast is taking its bow. Saw this at NYC Ballet recently, too. So rude!
Today is a perfect example: I hail from Boston. Today I was suppose to get a bus into the city buy some theater alaska cruises and vacations tix for a future trip, meet a friend to see GODSPELL and then share a lovely dinner before catching the bus back home.
As you know, we got a freak Nor easter. My bus was cancelled and the first one they could put me on would have prevented me from getting into the city on time to see the show. (My companion (from CT) doesn t even know if SHE can get in to the city on time.)
So .I m out of luck. I know there is post-dating that SOME shows allow but here s the issue: you have to go TO the box office to see if they will allow you to do it: and ONLY for that day. Sure, that s great for someone IN the city, but it doesn t work at all for us out of towners. Am I really expected alaska cruises and vacations to just pop in to see if MAYBE I can use a ticket alaska cruises and vacations I spent good money on? Ridiculous.
Kind of like expecting a patron to pay for a second meal because someone else knocks into the waiter and your first meal is spilled. Sure it s not the restaurant or waiters fault but it wasn t mine either.
I know its hard to be able to sort out legitmate claims vs people that are just late, or chose another option but it IS something to be looked into. Tix are expensive from this end and I, for one, can t just throw it away too often .
THE SEATS ARE A LITTLE TIGHT ,WHEN I WENT TO A SHOW AND HAD TWO LARGE PEOPLE SITTING ON BOTH SIDES OF ME THEY TOOK UP HALF OF MY SPACE ON BOTH SIDES ,I WAS NEVER SO UNCOMFORTABLE IN MY LIFE,I COULDNT ENJOY THE SHOW,AND A HUGE GUY IN FRONT THAT SAT STRAIGHT UP ,HE HAD THE BIGGEST HEAD ,I WAS TRY
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