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Old 06-09-2007, 03:04 PM
Kilvert's Pagan Kilvert's Pagan is offline
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Am I likely to get almost any TUESDAY Broadway show at TKTS?

Hopefully this is self-explanatory for New Yorkers and seasoned visitors. I am planning a trip which would put us in Manhattan on a Monday and Tueday night in July. Broadway is dark on Mondays, so obviously Tuesday is our only choice if we want to go to a show.

The question is, are Tuesdays less likely to sell out, and therefore are Tuesday tickets more likely to be sold at the TKTS booths? From their website I note that they've had tickets for Spamalot (our first choice) in the last week, but I don't know for which day(s).

I hate to order tickets in advance and pay full boat if I can save over $100 for two tickets. But I also don't want to disappoint Pagan Teen.
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Old 06-09-2007, 03:17 PM
Eyebrows 0f Doom Eyebrows 0f Doom is offline
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I'm not sure if you'd have a better chance getting tickets on a Tuesday (most shows start at 7pm that day, so that may factor in) but I wanted to let you know that there are a couple shows that play on Monday. Spring Awakening, Avenue Q, Rent & Phantom of the Opera all have a Monday 8pm show.
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Old 06-09-2007, 03:23 PM
Kilvert's Pagan Kilvert's Pagan is offline
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I'm not sure if you'd have a better chance getting tickets on a Tuesday (most shows start at 7pm that day, so that may factor in) but I wanted to let you know that there are a couple shows that play on Monday. Spring Awakening, Avenue Q, Rent & Phantom of the Opera all have a Monday 8pm show.
Cool - I appreciate the information. The kid might like Phantom too.
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Old 06-09-2007, 03:27 PM
Eyebrows 0f Doom Eyebrows 0f Doom is offline
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You could also try the discount codes at www.BroadwayBox.com. For some shows you can end up saving $50 per ticket.
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Old 06-09-2007, 03:30 PM
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You did't mention when the trip is. This is tourist season and right after the Tony Awards tomorrow, so some shows will be selling very well. But Tuesday is typically a slow night on Broadway.

Good Luck!
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Old 06-09-2007, 03:54 PM
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You did't mention when the trip is. This is tourist season and right after the Tony Awards tomorrow, so some shows will be selling very well. But Tuesday is typically a slow night on Broadway.

Good Luck!
Thanks. July 16-18 is the plan.

Regarding Monday: I'm considering other plans for Monday night - I've got in a note to the Bitter End to see if their NY Songwriter Circle shows (every other Monday night) have age restrictions. I know that some shows at the Bitter End do not. The lady who organizes the Circle lived a few doors down from me when we were kids - I saw her there a few years ago. But I had no teenager in tow last time.
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Old 06-09-2007, 03:57 PM
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You could also try the discount codes at www.BroadwayBox.com. For some shows you can end up saving $50 per ticket.
Thanks for the link, Eyebrows.
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Old 06-10-2007, 02:24 AM
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Have they completed the construction of TKTS yet? Unless I'm much less observant than I thought I was, I believe the booth in Duffy Square hasn't re-opened yet. I'm not saying there isn't a TKTS, just that it might not have moved into it's rebuilt home.
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Old 06-10-2007, 02:48 AM
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Going to introduce the mini-Pagans (not to mention the Mrs. Pagan) to our cousin the organist?

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Old 06-10-2007, 09:27 AM
Kilvert's Pagan Kilvert's Pagan is offline
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Have they completed the construction of TKTS yet? Unless I'm much less observant than I thought I was, I believe the booth in Duffy Square hasn't re-opened yet. I'm not saying there isn't a TKTS, just that it might not have moved into it's rebuilt home.
From their website, my impression is that Duffy Square is intended to be a third outlet (in addition to the ones in Times Square and downtown).

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Going to introduce the mini-Pagans (not to mention the Mrs. Pagan) to our cousin the organist?
Shhhh!!! This is a father-daughter trip only, one that the daughter won't know about until her birthday, the day before we leave. :-) I don't know yet if we'll see Dr. Hal... plans aren't final yet.

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Old 06-11-2007, 08:46 AM
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Well, how cool is that?

Phantom should be a good one. You'd love Avenue Q, but you couldn't take T-Pagan to it - just a little TOO adult-oriented (unless you WANT to explain why Gary Coleman is serenading Muppets having sex to her, that is). And I think she would love the instrumentalist's haven that is Dr. Hal's place - K-Pagan probably less so.

On a (somewhat) related note - [/i]Young Frankenstein - The Musical[/i] opens out-of-town previews here in Seattle in August!
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