The Producers
 

I am planning a trip to New York in May. Is it possible to get tickets to "The Producers"? Someone told me they were able to get tickets, but they would not share their secret for obtaining tickets to the show. Should I just forget tickets to that prouction and see some of the other good shows?

I don't know how others are getting tickets. I have been watching www.producersonbroadway.com where tickets can be ordered. Last I looked tickets were avail in May but not before then, probably because original cast may not be there after March.

Contact Telecharge at 800-4342-7250.

Also try www.ticketmasters.com.<BR><BR>That is where I found tickets for my clients. But it is pretty hard to find. You can expect to pay about $105.00 for orhcestra/mezzanine level tickets.

Ooops, I made a typo in the phone number. It's 800-432-7250. And, yes, you'll pay $100 per ticket, plus $5.75 a ticket for Telecharge.

Forget the Producers web site or Ticketmaster. The only places you can get tickets would be e-bay (if you are fast) or a private broker. I called [email protected] 888-706 7600 last month and they had tickets for most shows at anywhere from $225-750 a ticket. The Producers, Lion King and Mamma Mia! are the three shows that sell out every show. All other shows you can get 1/2 off by going to the tkts booth on Broadway the day of the show.

If you can swing it, the Producers is worth every penny even if you have to pay $225+ to make sure you see the original cast. I saw it last weekend and I just can't stop talking about it. It's absolutely, positively ....wonderful!!

Her chances of seeing the original cast in May are slim since their contracts expire in March. It will be great if they stay on, but...

The following is a copy of an older post from a charitable<BR> organization that apparently resells Theatre Tickets. I don't have any direct experience, but it sounds like a good idea.<BR><BR><BR> Author: M.Pagnotta ([email protected]) <BR> Date: 1/23/2001, 2:31 pm ET <BR><BR> Message: I work at the Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon Walter <BR> Winchell Foundation. We sell Broadway tickets for double the price. We are not<BR><BR> brokers, because the extra charge goes towards Cancer Research and is tax <BR> deductible. If interested you may call 1-800-445-2494 and ask for Broadway <BR> Tickets.

When I called Telecharge a couple of days ago, their first available tickets for The Producers were in May, even though I was willing to buy two single tickets and not sit next to my husband in March.<BR><BR>For the price of two Producers balcony tickets being sold at very high prices on eBay, I bought three sets of center orchestra tickets to three Broadway shows. Yes, I know it won't be the Producers, but we'll have three nights of shows instead of one - and six or seven rows from the stage instead of the balcony.

.....but isn't that like saying that for the price of one great meal at Le Bernardin you can eat at Olive Garden 10 times?<BR>.....for the price of a wonderful Bocelli (or insert your own) recording you can get 10 old David Cassidy CD's?<BR>.....or you can get front row box seats at a minor league baseball game or pay 5 times as much for a good seat at Yankee Stadium?<BR>

Marilyn, you analogy isn't really valid, since there are other outstanding shows playing on Broadway besides The Producers. True, there is only one The Producers, but there is other quality available....unlike the examples you used in citing the Olive Garden, David Cassidy CDs and minor league baseball. (Incidentally, a Bocelli CD doesn't nothing for me!)

Potentially, Howard, you're correct, if she chose good shows.<BR>Since Celeste didn't specify which shows she got tix for, her comment reads sort of like "any Broadway show will do".<BR><BR>

What's all the fuss about the Producers, I saw it shortly after it opened and it did nothing for me. I enjoyed the Lion King, Phantom, and many others so much more. <BR><BR>If you can't get tickets at the posted rates, spend your money elsewhere. It's surely not worth $200 in my opinion.<BR><BR>

Don't know nothing 'bout the show...but I saw tix for sale ($175) on iMar (pre-cast change)...hope it helps.

Rest assured folks, the creators of The Producers are not about to turn over the lead roles to second-rate replacements, should Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick not extend their contracts. They were smart enough to create this goldmine; you've got to believe that they'll be just as smart in selecting replacements.<BR>Further, as good as Lane and Broderick are, the show is strong enough to survive without them (as has been proven on the many nights when Lane's understudy went on).

When we saw The Producers in October (tickets purchased after reviews, but before Tony nominations were annouced), we were "fortunate" that both Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick were performing that night. However, we've seen many, many Broadway shows with understudies and/or "replacements" and have never once been disappointed with the performances. There is SO much amazing talent on Broadway! The ONLY "name" in "Chicago", which we saw recently, was George Hamilton, and he was dismal, truly dismal, compared to the rest of the cast (not a one of whom we'd ever heard of). That said, if you haven't seen anything currently on Broadway, there are plenty of fabulous shows other than "The Producers". "Sweet Smell of Success" could be this year's "Lion King" or "Producers". Starring John Lithgow, music by Marvin Hamlisch, brisk (through June and beyond) ticket sales... As for getting tickets to "The Producers", if you really want them, concierges at the top-starred hotels have them, you can find them on E-Bay, or you can line up early on the day of the show in hopes of getting released "rush" tickets. And, many travel agents have tickets available with their various "packages". There are also "Red, White & Blue" packages on the visit NYC websites including Producers tickets. Whether or not you should "forget" tickets to that production depends on how much time, effort and money you wish to spend on that endeavor. Now that "someone" has their tickets, I can't imagine why they would not share their "secret", except that they probably paid an exhorbitant price for them. While it IS an amazing Broadway show, it's just like movies (such at "Titanic"). Sooner or later, it will be on TV - or, in this case, come to a town near you at a summer theater. My personal opinion is that it's not worth going to a lot of time and effort to avoid paying an exhorbitant price for the tickets. For the $45 we paid for our front and center balcony seats, we loved it. But, there is NO WAY I'd recommend anyone spending more than $100/ticket on "The Producers", with or without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick.

For anyone who's curious, the three shows for which I have center orchestra seats are The Graduate, Sweet Smell of Success, and Chicago. And I also have tickets (purchased much earlier) for The Lion King.

Celeste, your selections can hardly be compared to the Olive Garden, David Cassidy CDs and minor league baseball!

Back to the question posted-Maryed,I think that the way to go is to call Telecharge,Ticketmaster or go to the box office.It is probably the hottest show in NY this year and there really are no cheap ways to get tickets.To decide if you should forgo the Producers and see something else is entirely up to you,considering that some people like the Lion King better, shows you the range of opinions..I have seen the Producers twice, loved it both times,paid $100 + a ticket-each time..it is just one of those things that you have to deal with as far as advance planning-Good luck and Have fun in NY~