One Great Tip For Scoring Broadway Tickets |
More often than not, articles that purport to offer travel tips are really just filler stories offering up a bunch of common sense knowledge. But Heather Eng's Budget Travel story Psst! Broadway Tickets For Cheap had some advice I'd never heard before. Granted, I'm no theater buff, so maybe this is the most obvious tip in the world for a regular Broadway show-goer, but I'm copying it here because I think it's a really worthwhile piece of travel advice for anyone headed to NYC who wants to catch a Broadway show:
Crack the codes
When you're buying tickets online, the major agencies — Telecharge and Ticketmaster — ask for a promotional code, which can shave between 25 and 50 percent off the face-value price. You can find one of these codes by visiting Playbill, TheaterMania, and BroadwayBox.com. These sites list promotional codes for many shows, including blockbuster productions like “Hairspray.” Playbill and TheaterMania are more comprehensive but require registration. BroadwayBox.com posts a more limited number of codes, but you won't have to cough up any personal information.
Insider's tip: If you buy directly from a theater box office, where you can also use a code for savings, you will avoid the fees that Telecharge and Ticketmaster slap on the tickets they sell online.
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POSTED BY SYSADMIN - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008
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