Top 5 Broadway Tickets Of The Week (3/10)
March 10, 2014
As the weather in New York City starts to get warmer, the amount of people wandering around the city streets will start to increase. With even more people in the streets, some more could be wandering into Broadway shows. The next few weeks of cold could be your best chance to get Broadway tickets before the price starts to rise due to increase in demand, especially for these top five Broadway tickets, one of them especially due to a limited run.
1) 3/11/14 - The Book of Mormon | Avg. Price: $627 | Get-in Price: $395
Tuesday’s performance of The Book of Mormon is the most expensive of the week. The price of Book of Mormon tickets has gone up 107% over the past week, easily making it the most expensive date. The get-in price is just below the highest average price for the second show on this list.
2) 3/15/14 - Motown the Musical | Avg. Price: $ 406| Get-in Price: $182
Motown continues to be one of the most expensive tickets on Broadway and Saturday night’s show is the most expensive Motown of the week. Motown tickets have gone up in price by 80% over the past week, putting this as the only other show to reach a $400 average price.
Another show that has taken over Broadway since its debut is Kinky Boots. Another Tuesday night show takes the top of the ranks over the course of the week with Kinky Boots tickets seeing a 26% increase in price over the week. Though, the $157 get-in price is the second lowest of the top five priced shows this week.
4) 3/15/14 - A Raisin In The Sun | Avg. Price: $327 | Get-in Price: $217
A Raisin In The Sun originally debuted on Broadway in 1959 and it will be seeing its second Broadway revival for 14 weeks this spring. This revival features Denzel Washington playing the lead role, which helps the ticket demand. A Raisin In The Sun tickets have the second highest get-in price of all of the top shows this week.
5) 3/15/14 - Cinderella | Avg. Price: $322 | Get-in Price: $121
The duo Carly Rae Jepsen and Fran Drescher continue to boost the price of Cinderella tickets high during their run as the stars of the musical. Saturday night’s performance has seen a 40% increase in price during the week. The $121 get-in price is the lowest of all this week’s top performances.
