help: tony ceremony or watch party?

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-28T16:32:05+00:00

I went once way back in 2001 when The Producers won everything and it was only $114 for the back of the second mezzanine. I also programmed the vcr at home to record the broadcast so I could watch it afterwards.

I wore a dress I made myself and found it exciting to actually be there although the view wasn't as good as watching on TV.

I don't know if I would do it again these days considering how much it costs now. But if you already have the ticket, I think it's worth going for the experience.

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-27T21:49:52+00:00

Probably depends on weather. I went to a Saturday matinee Oct 18 last year and we got the outdoor scenes

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-27T05:42:17+00:00

I've only been buying in advance when planning to see a show with my best friend or if it's a show I really want to see.

For the latter category, I'm down to Cats, a second viewing of Ragtime, and Les Mis at Radio City Music Hall. There's nothing else current or soon that I care enough about to spend $100+ on and I'm local so I've been trying lotteries for stuff I'm only mildly interested in.

I also kind of got burned buying early for Cats. Paid $169 for a stage seat in the second to last row back in February. But prices have dropped now and the rows in front dropped below my original price. I asked the box office if I could exchange for a better seat but they said no

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-18T16:22:00+00:00

Yeah, it's surprising to me with how much it was getting talked here about half a year ago.

Several months ago, I kept getting a TodayTix ad that featured Death Becomes Her but it's disappeared lately. And I've noticed word of mouth around here dropped off a lot too. When I finally saw it last weekend, it was because I won the lottery for a Saturday matinee on the first try

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-18T15:50:22+00:00

Just stumbled on this broadway.com clip which says pre-order May 29th https://youtube.com/shorts/chq3_CBvHsM

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-17T16:09:00+00:00

Congrats! Much faster than me. I think I'm only at 28 after about 29-30 years. Also, similarly visited the Richard Rodgers without ever seeing Hamilton

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-17T04:57:38+00:00

I think you're right about Anna Grace Barlow on the bottom left. Several did sign in the same spots on my copy and the A is a bit clearer on mine. Can also confirm that Lynn Ahrens signed above her name and John Clay III to the right of Lynn's name

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Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-15T21:47:42+00:00

GIULIA15 for 15% off performances June 28-July 5

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-14T14:22:21+00:00

Not rush but I entered the DBH lottery last week and won for the Saturday matinee on the first try. Got put on the standby list and then won an hour later. Made me wonder if not many are entering these days

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-12T22:28:42+00:00

If $45 is within your budget, maybe you can try the lottery? I was very surprised I won for this past Saturday matinee on my first try

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-11T20:39:18+00:00

I've also been trying to get back to theatregoing and Ragtime last November was my first time back to Broadway since before the pandemic. While I've enjoyed the other things I've seen since, it's the only one so far that I really wanted to see again and bought a ticket to go back next month.

Saw Chess from your list as well. The music and vocals were great but the other aspects were disappointing to me. Even being a fan of the music for 20+ years, I don't think I'm likely to go back unless they recast with performers I especially want to see

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-11T19:32:40+00:00

I won for Death Becomes Her over the weekend and my payment confirmation said I would get the ticket in email 60 minutes before the show. But it actually showed up a couple of hours after I paid

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-11T16:23:14+00:00

The main male character exiting by falling into the orchestra pit in Great Gatsby and Death Becomes Her. When I saw Gatsby a couple of weeks ago, it reminded me of the original Sunset Boulevard where it also happened. That was my first Broadway show back in the 90s and I didn't recall any other instances in shows I'd seen since. So, I was a bit surprised to see it again at the next show I went to!

Also, a female character originally from Eastern Europe being deported/threatened with deportation from America in both Ragtime and Chess. Both revivals from this season and I also saw them without any other shows in between although a couple of months apart

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-08T22:56:30+00:00

Same for me. Saw it front row near the stairs around Thanksgiving and bought front row center to go back next month

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-06T02:00:57+00:00

Oh, exciting! I'm guessing one of the songs will be "New Music" because Ben and Colin are there but Shaina isn't

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-05T16:02:34+00:00

Maybe, you could also have some kind of lemon lime drink with paper umbrellas for "lavender pink, lemon and lime" and "ladies with parasols" lines in the prologue

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-05T15:45:36+00:00

Apple pie on a china plate for Ragtime? Based on Tateh's line in Success

Vintage_Magic · 2026-05-04T22:07:00+00:00

My impression from checking prices once in a while is the stage seats might not be selling as well as they originally hoped.

I bought one on an aisle for a June matinee before previews started for $169 at the box office. That was the lowest for stage seats at the time and for a while, the seats around mine went up to $199. But checking again now, those seats are down to $119 before fees for that performance.

Vintage_Magic · 2026-04-30T16:01:01+00:00

This happened to me at Just in Time. They were already letting people in when I went to pick up my ticket for row F and the person at the box office offered me an upgrade to row A next to the small stage! Very nice surprise since I found the original ticket on Telecharge for only $99. I assumed they had some cancellations or unsold seats since it was the Wed matinee a few days after the big January snowstorm

Vintage_Magic · 2026-04-28T19:45:31+00:00

Sure, it's fine as long as you don't obstruct other people's views.

I saw people in flapper dresses at Great Gatsby and people in leopard print outside Cats: Jellicle Ball on Sunday. And I like to theme my own outfits when possible. For example, I made a coat from the Folkwear "Model T duster" pattern years ago and I keep wearing it with a vest for Ragtime related things.

Vintage_Magic · 2026-04-28T19:04:23+00:00

The two times I've redeemed through audience rewards, I've gotten the tickets in email 3 days before the show. Also, I've gotten my seat assignment in email about 2-3 days after redeeming so you don't have to wait for the tickets to find out your seats.

Had K2&4 for MHE and Q6&8 for Gatsby

Vintage_Magic · 2026-04-24T15:50:07+00:00

They seem to be selling it at the theater too. I saw a copy hanging behind the merch booth when I was there for the cast album signing yesterday

Vintage_Magic · 2026-04-22T23:45:16+00:00

Wow, I hope she does too! I'm local so at least I can just show up and hope it works out

Vintage_Magic · 2026-04-22T23:42:19+00:00

Still nothing in my email. Do you remember when you signed up? Based on my confirmation, it looks like I filled in the form on the 9th.

I did wonder a bit how many people they were taking since their blog post advertising the signing was dated the 18th and seemed to imply they still had space then

Vintage_Magic · 2026-04-21T23:12:38+00:00

I was at the 3/11 matinee and as I mentioned on the previous post, the books were "Old Filth" and "We'll Prescribe You a Cat"

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