<p>We’re going to be in NYC for 4 nights and would love to get tickets to Wicked or Spamalot. Does anyone have suggestions for the best (and cheapest) way to buy tickets? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I’d try [BroadwayBox.com:</a> free Broadway shows Discount codes for broadway theater tickets](<a href=“http://www.broadwaybox.com%5DBroadwayBox.com:”>http://www.broadwaybox.com) . You aren’t likely to find tickets for Wicked at the TKTS booth, but you tend to find Spamalot. Their site [TKTS</a> Discount Booths](<a href=“Discount Broadway Tickets for On, Off & Off-Off Shows | TKTS by TDF | TDF - Theatre Development Fund”>Discount Broadway Tickets for On, Off & Off-Off Shows | TKTS by TDF | TDF - Theatre Development Fund) list which plays had tickets available the previous week.It’s always and adventure to go to the booth.
Some of the major credit card companies run promotions for discounted Broadway tickets.</p>
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<p>When I went looking for CC help when I went to NYC a couple of years ago, someone put me onto these folks. I used them to buy tickets to Mamma Mia and I liked them.</p>
<p>you might want to ask this question over in the MT forum.</p>
<p>Here are a few more websites:</p>
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<p>You can also go to the Wicked box office about 2 hours before showtime and enter the drawing for $25 tickets. Not a sure bet, but it might be worth a shot.</p>
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<p>Lots of ways to get discounted tickets to shows, although you won’t find discounts for Wicked. Spamalot is up on TKTS all the time, Wicked never. Wicked’s cheapest seats are $61.25 so you can always order those ahead if you want to be sure to get seats for a show while you’re in the city. Keep in mind that the Gershwin is the largest Broadway theatre so tickets at that price are going to be far from the best. :)</p>
<p>For people who have easy access to the city, or who are there frequently, I might recommend trying the lottery, but for anyone else, I wouldn’t. Do you get to the city often? First of all, for ANY show, you can’t count on getting seats through lotto. For Wicked, your chances are slim to none because of the popularity of the show. There are usually in excess of 150 people trying for lotto seats.</p>
<p>Have fun in the city! If I can answer any other questions for you, let me know.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! We’re going to visit son #1 who lives in Brooklyn. I’m going to see what I can find online tonight. </p>
<p>Any non-touristy type things H and I might enjoy?</p>
<p>f you can’t get tickets for Wicked any other way, some productions release the unused “house seats” 2 - 3 hours before the show (you could call the theater to find out about it). They’re full price, but the best seats in the house - they’re the seats put aside for those associated with the production to use or give away and are not always used. I’ve done that for hot shows.</p>
<p>If the weather allows, just walking around different neighborhoods is great. If you have a particular interest and do a bit of research there’s going to be a specific area to explore. Brooklyn has some great “young” neighborhoods with interesting shops and restaurants. If S is anywhere near the Brooklyn Bridge it’s a great walk over to Manhattan and Chinatown (especially for DimSum for Sunday brunch). Touristy in a NY kind of way!</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>Please try to see Wicked! As of last week, I’ve now seen it three times (once in NYC, and twice now in Chicago). Another amazing show I saw in London that is now in NYC is Mary Poppins. The stagecraft is amazing! And I don’t want to give anything away in case you go.</p>
<p>I would also second posting this on the CC MT board.</p>
<p>I have bought and sold show tickets on eBay and I have bought tickets from “Ticket Liquidators”. In each case it was easy - everything went smoothly.</p>
<p>If you have your dates, you can also try craigslist.org. Stay away from the businesses that advertise, and look for the private party ads. I scored 3 tickets to Curtains last year, half price, 3rd row, from a private party. </p>
<p>Another show recommendation for Wicked, and also Legally Blond.</p>
<p>I started a thread on fun non-touristy things to do in NYC a couple months ago and got some terrific responses! If I know how to put the link here, I would…</p>
<p>The title of the thread is “Attn: NYC natives & insiders”, you can find it if you click on my user name to the left and choose Find More Posts by…</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/539210-attn-nyc-natives-insiders.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/539210-attn-nyc-natives-insiders.html</a></p>
<p>There you go, justamom! :)</p>
<p>We saw Spamalot in August with discounted tickets. My DH, a die-hard Monty Python fan, didn’t appreciate it as much as my teenage DD did.</p>
<p>Thanks alwaysamom!</p>
<p>Take the free ferry to Governor’s Island to see the fantastic man-made waterfalls. You can get to the ferry from the South Ferry stop on the #1 IRT subway line.</p>
<p>I second the Playbill.com and Broadway Box for discount codes. We very rarely pay full price for any shows we see, and now that D is in school in NY, she has used her ID to get student discounts to many shows. Last year as a freshman, she saw 24 shows, and didn’t pay full price (usually $25) for any of them. Some of them allow the student to purchase two per ID, so if it is just the two of us, we are fine. When H joins us, then I try to find a discount code to use. Some shows, like Wicked, never have discount codes, so we have paid full price. Still trying to see Jersey Boys, but holding out hope for a code one of these days. In a few weeks, we are going down for Parent’s Weekend and I used the Playbill code to purchase $45.00 front row balcony tickets for Spamalot. When H is with us, I always will go for a show he hasn’t seen yet. D and I can see our favorites over and over - LOL! (She has seen Legally Blonde 8 times!) It was surprising that none of us had seen Spamalot yet, so looking forward to going for a good night of laughter. We love NYC - I already know that D will not be moving back home in 2 1/2 years - it is way too boring here for her!</p>
<p>I bought $25 standing room only tickets for Hairspray. It was a great, funny show & our SRO allocated spots (they are actually numbered along the handrail) was directly in front of a staircase to the balcony so we were able to sit most of the time and we were very close to the stage vs. the “cheap” seats. $50 vs. $150 was well worth it. Google SRO Broadway shows and it will tell you the inside scoop.</p>
<p>I second taking a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge – it is a spectacular walk. However, if you walk from Manhattan to Brooklyn, you might want to get off at the pedestrian stairs right after you get to Brooklyn (you’ll be in Dumbo). It’s an interesting neighborhood with a new waterfront park and you will be closer to subway lines. Otherwise, it’s a looong walk to anywhere of interest in Brooklyn (or even the nearest subway, and good luck finding a cab going in your direction)</p>