I need your help! I live in Fremont, Ohio and will be in N.Y.C. July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Can any one tell me how to get tickets for "The Producers"?? I only need one ticket. If it is not possible, what are other great Broadway plays and theatres to go to. Please advise and thank you. Robert

Heard it's impossible to get tickets for the Producer for months - Just saw 42nd Street yesterday and loved it. If you like a good musical - this is it!!!

Assuming you don't want to pay ridiculously high scalpers prices--and they will be very high!--you can go to the box office early in the morning and buy a standing room ticket. I assume that like most shows, standing room tickets are only sold the day of the performance. You can also wait in another line that forms in the morning for those hoping for cancellations. That line is there every day.
For both of the above, get there early!
As for other shows, there are a lot of good ones. What types of shows are you looking for?
Musicals (in no particular order)--Contact and Fosse(only if you like dancing), Kiss Me Kate, The Full Monty, Chicago, Cabaret, Follies. (I assume you've seen the golden oldies, i.e., Les Miz and Phantom).
For straight plays--Proof is the best.
And, you might be able to have a choice on July 2, 3 and 4. And further, some might even be available at the half-price TKTS booth.
And finally, check out the Playbill website (www.playbill.com), join its club (it's free and not a gimmick) and then you can get tickets to some shows at a discount by merely printing out the offer and taking it to the box office or calling up.

Know of someone who got two tickets from a scalper for the Producers. Cost of each ticket was $350. This is one show for which house seats are not available. .

Agree with all Howard mentions. And will add that when I saw "The Producers" the weekend it officially opened, there were tickets available for standing room only. The box office seems a bit 'contrary' as the folks who did get SRO tickets told me that these tickets are available at the 'discretion' of the box office on any given day. Since you'll be in Manhattan during a holiday, I would try all that Howard mentioned, including an attempt for SRO. Of course, there are many other musicals that are worth seeing (which were mentioned above).
Good luck!

try looking on Ebay'' had tickets for $250 each for several differant dates

If you can't get tickets for The Producers I would highly suggest Proof- it was wonderful and has won a few awards as well. Good Luck!

I've had extremely good luck with great seats to impossible-to-get-tickets-to shows with www.manhattanconcierge.com. I've heard good things about www.primetickets.com in terms of access but they are very expensive. In any event, The Producers will cost you an arm and a leg at this point in time.

I was in New York last weekend and went to see if I could get cancellation tickets to The Producers. When I got there(on Saturday) the line was pretty long by 11am. There were a few people who got tickets, but they'd been waiting since 7:30am. The theatre rep told me they usually only have about 6-10 cancellation tickets per show. We ended up buying tickets for January--the first date we could find with "unobsructed" view tickets. If you're an early riser you might consider the cancellation line, otherwise try one of the previously suggested shows. This trip we saw 42nd Street and really enjoyed it. My favorite current musicals are Contact, Cabaret and Full Monty. If you'd prefer a play Proof is very good and The Tale of the Allergist's Wife is very funny.

Steve, were standing room tickets available for The Producers? I've suggested that people try that route, but I've never heard whether they were successful!

Re: standing room only tickets:

From an article in today's NY Newsday, "One box-office employee said unless you're willing to buy a partial-view seat or to wait on line for the 15 standing-room-only tickets sold two hours before each performance, the earliest available shows are November or December.."

I searched for tickets on telecharge (I think it was that- I saw the website on a Fodors posting) a few weeks ago (before the Tony nominatios came out) and would have been (supposedly) able to get tickets for a Wednesday matinee in June. My husband was lukewarm so didn't buy. Have since found out many friends would have been willing to go!
Good Luck!

You might very well luck out at the box office if all you need is a single seat. The Lion King is sold out for more than a year, yet I was able to walk up to the box office and buy a single ticket for the following night with no problem. Give it a try!

Good luck w/Producers!! Since winning all those Tonys, those tickets will be untouchable for the near future..

my favorite music is Cabaret, at Studio 54. Liked Chicago, liked Rent...LOVED Cabaret...

dee.

Robert:

I just came back from NY and saw three musicals--Lion King, Kiss Me Kate and The Full Monty. All were wonderful; my personal favorite was The Full Monty. Enjoy your trip!

The SRO for the Producers is--there are 20 sold at about 5PM. If you are not among the first 10 people in line (and they line up at 8AM and are there all day) you won't get a place. You can ask
folks at the front of the line if they are going to use both of their tickets or would sell one. There is a nother line for possible cancellations.

Cancel New York. Go to Toronto. I just returned Sunday. Toronto is cleaner and safer. It also has the third largest theater district in the world, behind London and NYC. Now playing are Mamma Mia (only North American venue), The Full Monty and Lion King. Saw all three and all had single seats avaible in great locations. Suggest Toronto if for no other reason than Mamma Mia is absolutely pure fun. Got third row seat, left of center in orchestra. I could see the sweat and spit fly. Finally, the exchange rate will save you loads of money and you will not have to fight 4th of July holiday crowds. Think about it.

Hey Notfromupnorth,

Obviously you have not been to NYC lately. I too am a big fan of Toronto as a city and, at one time, it indeed was cleaner and safer than NYC. However, in the last few years, Gulliani has gotten the Big Apple whipped into shape. It is now as clean and safe as Toronto and offers many more entertainment options.

You are also incorrect about Toronto being the only city hosting MamaMia at present. It has been in Los Angeles for several months (it may have closed by now) and is also in Columbus, Chicago,and San Francisco.

I highly recommend Toronto as a great place to visit as well but would definitely not choose it over New York as you do.

A real The Producers success story:
Based on all my raves, a couple friends were determined to see the show. The female half of the pair got a chair and went to wait in line at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Late afternoon/early evening, a man walked up and offered her two tickets at regular price (i.e., $100 each). She bought them. A man came up to her immediately and offered her $400 for the pair. She accepted, bought two standing room tickets, loved the show and ended up with a profit of $338 for her efforts!