Broadway Show Ticket Strategy

I am interested in seeing a broadway show that will be a limited run, and I have been told that brokers usually buy all the good seats, and that the only way you can get a good seat is by purchasing before the general public with an American Express card - unless you can find a broker and pay exhorbitant prices.

Am I doomed to the rafters by purchasing a ticket when they go on sale to the general public two weeks after the American Express preview period?

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

Broadway Show Ticket Strategy

';Doomed'; is a little strong.

I wouldn%26#39;t give up. You don%26#39;t say if you are traveling alone or not. In either case, look for ';single tickets'; rather than pairs. You can often find 2 seats that are behind one another or ';behind and over a couple of seats';. You can often swap with people when you get there (so that you can be together) or, at the worst, sit apart and ';catch up'; at intermission.

You can only search for ';2 single tickets'; at a Ticketmaster location -- their online system does not offer that possibility -- or you can always check at the box office of the theatre.

Good luck!

Broadway Show Ticket Strategy

What are your options? Do you have an AMEX card? Do you have a friend with an AMEX card? Which show? If you can be totally flexible on date, your chances are better.

I don%26#39;t have an AMEX Card, and not sure they would give me a gold card (excellent credit rating but mediocre income). Even if they would I wouldn%26#39;t have the card in my hot little hands - you apparently can%26#39;t just get the CC number. They have to mail it to you, etc. etc. By the time I get it, the advance period would probably have passed. (and I don%26#39;t really want the card to tell you the truth)

My friend%26#39;s brother might have a Gold Card, but she is not sure.

The show is Moon for the Misbegotten - playing April - early June.

We have Radio City Apartments booked 5/9-14 and given how fast they filled up (or so it seemed when we were looking at hotels), would really like those dates.

Funny, every place I looked except Playbill says it%26#39;s an open ended run. Anyway, here%26#39;s the info from Playbill. I%26#39;d register (for free) at Playbill and Theatermania for email offers in case they have any discounts. Otherwise, I%26#39;d start phoning on the day tix go on sale. Info here

playbill.com/events/event_detail/11125.html

It%26#39;s always easier for a weekday night and I%26#39;d imagine a Wed. matinee for this show might also be less busy.