How to Get Tickets to a Broadway Show

New York's Broadway gets the best shows and the biggest stars but they can often be the hardest ticket. Finding tickets to a hot Broadway show is not always easy and it can get expensive.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Figure out whether you would like to see a play, a musical, a holiday show or something else.

2. Choose some shows you would like to see by reading or listening to reviews.

3. Examine your schedule and determine what day you would like to see the show.

4. Try calling the box office for the show you want to see.

5. Consider waiting in line the day of the show in New York City's Times Square for half price tickets to less popular shows.

6. Log on to the Internet, go to StubHub.com and click on the link to Broadway tickets.

7. Purchase your ticket using a credit card or over the phone.

8. Make sure to have the tickets sent to the correct location, your home or office or your hotel in New York.

9. Enjoy the show!

Tips & Warnings

• -It is easier to get tickets to a show during the week than on the weekend.
• -Matinees are often less expensive than evening performances
• - In most cases (but not always), there are more tickets available, and at better prices, well in advance of the show.

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[nytix]

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[dramaqueen01]

on 5/8/2007 buy tickets well in advance if you are planning to go to a extremely popular show or to see a certain performer's final show. If you wait till the last minute, the show will be sold out or the only seats left will be the worst in the house.

[GlumChum]

on 10/17/2006 Discount tickets and be found at www.broadwaybox.com

on 6/30/2006 Many cities such as Seattle, Boston, and Cincinnati are frequently visited by national tours that are professional quality and still on Broadway. Buying season tickets assures a good discount on shows that are not in the season passes. This also helps if a major hit is traveling through your city. If you want to upgrade your seats for one of the big shows, you will get preference over people without season subscriptions.