Broadwaybox.com - Legit site?
 

Does anyone know if this is a legit site ? Thanks!

yes, I use it all the time. They don't sell tickets, they just give you the discount code.

I too have used the codes. It's a great site so is playbill.com and theatremania.com

I used it last week. I compared the ticket prices between the AAA discount and their code and the discount code price was $40 lower.

Just a word of warning.

If you are buying tickets for sold-out shows ie Jersey Boys, Wicked, know that Broadwaybox.com is directing you to scalpers.

Telecharge.com (sister site Broadwayoffers.com) and Ticketmaster.com are the only websites that sell regular-price Broadway tickets.

I'm curious then, nyc. Is there ANY site that sells sold out shows without sending you to scalpers?

By the way, Broadway Box doesn't "sell" tickets. They provide readers with discount codes that you use when you buy at the regular places -- Ticketmaster or Telecharge, depending upon the theatre.

Lest anyone get the wrong impression about broadwaybox.com, you know in advance how much these high-priced tickets will cost you before entering into any buying situation.
The best thing about broadwaybox.com, however, is the number of discount offers that are available through them. And, now that the holiday season is over, you can expect more bargains.
Another current source of discount tickets in SeasonofSavings.com, where there are discount offers for 17 Broadway shows, as well as several off-Broadway and a 20% discount for the Top of the Rock.

In response to NeoPatrick's question, the individual shows themselves (through Ticketmaster and Telecharge) sell the high-priced premium tickets. This practice was started by The Producers during its blockbusters days when Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick were starring.

No - the entire point is that if the show is sold out there are no tickets available through regular channels. Your only real choice is a scalper - if you;re willing to pay what they charge.

You could of course go to the theater either early in the day (check with each theater) for a lottery for houseseats - if any are left over, or go near show time to see if they have any returns.

With hit shows the chance of either is minute.

We have used them, but not for the sold out shows.
Good advice all.
Many thanks.
M

Howard, I didn't think the poster was referring to buying premium tickets for shows where they are still available from the regular source, but rather buying tickets for shows that are truly sold out. No?
On the BroadwayBox site there is a box with tickets for sold out shows, that leads to "scalpers", and that's what I assumed we were talking about, but I'm unaware of any other way to buy tickets to those performances except paying inflated prices. Even the people on Craigslist who have tickets to those are really "scalpers".

Another fan of broadwaybox.com here. Prior to their debut, I used to have to check out several different websites to see what various discounts were offered.

Now instead, with Broadwaybox, it's like one-stop shopping. They list all applicable discounts in one place, so you can pick whichever discount code best suits your needs, and then use it to go purchase your tickets from the applicable website. I no longer check out Playbill.com and others, since it will all be listed on Broadwaybox.com.

NeoPatrick, I was trying to point out that when a show is sold out, the only way to get tickets, other than thru scalpers, is to get those premium tickets. Incidentally, the producers of The Producers introduced that premium ticket promotion as a way of competing with the scalpers. (Their attitude was, "Hell, why shouldn't we make that money rather than the scalpers!")

Maybe it's a matter of semantics, but I didn't think they called a show "sold out" until all those premium seats have already been sold by the regular source (Telecharge or Ticketmaster). No? You mean they say "sold out" while they still have those left? I know when I was looking for Jersey Boys, some performances came up "sold out" and nothing was offered. Others still offered the premium seating, but then they didn't say "sold out". And some only had a handful of really bad seats, but all the premium ones seemed to be gone.

True, it may all be just semantics, but I think that a show is considered "sold out" even if there are some of those $250-300 premium seats still available from the source (i.e., NOT from scalpers).

PS: I certainly know that was the case when The Producers was offering premium tickets during its golden sold-out days.