October 26, 2005

Broadway rising: $110 for regular orchestra seats

Three of Broadway's most popular musicals, "Monty Python's Spamalot," "Mamma Mia!" and "Wicked," are now charging $110 for their regular orchestra-level tickets, according to the Associated Press.

Even non-musicals are not immune, with Tony-winner "Doubt" charging as much as $96.25.

And those costs don't count the ubiquitous theater restoration fees or service charges. The "regular" orchestra seats usually cover all seats on the theater's first floor, except for the shows that now hold back some of those as "premium" seats which often sell for about $250.
And there's still more:

But with the holidays approaching, most shows will be jacking up prices for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. "The Lion King," for example, will have a $115 top regular ticket price for the orchestra and front mezzanine for Thanksgiving week, Nov. 22-27, Christmas week, Dec. 19-24, and New Year's week, Dec. 26-31. Its premium tickets will go from $200 to $250.

October 26, 2005 07:56 AM in Broadway

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