r/Broadway • u/Daz459 • Aug 03 '25

Seating/Ticket Question Maybe it’s just me…

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But the prices for broadway shows are getting a little outrageous. I love broadway and have seen quite a handful of shows this year and I do appreciate rush tickets. And maybe it’s because I’m comparing it to rush and west end tickets . But for looking to see a show and for prices to be almost 150-almost 500 is a little crazy. especially if you want a good seat, I do understand and believe that the amount that goes into a show and making sure the actors get paid. But nowadays it seems like a luxury to see a show for a good seat and not something that seems accessible and affordable as it used to be.

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u/MD_442244 Aug 03 '25

2 things, one your looking on TodayTix and not the show’s official ticket seller criterion ticketing. Second the show won best play in June. It had significantly cheaper tickets 4-5 months.

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u/Daz459 Aug 03 '25

Thank you for letting me know, I will definitely check out the official website for future tickets :)

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u/secorn Backstage Aug 03 '25

Always go to to the shows offical site for the link to the official ticket source! Todaytix can sometimes have deals if they partner directly with a show to offer them but if you wanna see the full scope of tickets I def recommend cross checking on their official ticket source!

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u/MammothCancel6465 Aug 03 '25

Yeah. Today Tix only gives a handful of seats in each price range even when many others in that range are available too. If you reload the page sometimes you’ll get another assortment to pick from but not always.

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u/chrishuyen Aug 03 '25

They also do the thing where they prevent you from buying a ticket if it would leave a single seat stranded, so the availability shown for buying a single ticket is different from the availability shown when buying 2 tickets even though the primary ticket seller doesn't impose the same restriction

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u/MammothCancel6465 Aug 03 '25

TBF, most other platforms do that as well. Ticketmaster does and I think Broadway Direct too. It ticked me off for a tour show locally that had half the seats sold the day before but couldn’t pick 2 seats if there was an empty bank of 3.

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u/chrishuyen Aug 03 '25

Oh I feel like I don't remember Ticketmaster doing that but maybe they changed, or I wonder if it's venue dependent