nyc42.lol Wicked at Broadway Week
Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st Street, Manhattan, New York City · Organized by New York City Tourism + Conventions
- Format
- In person
- Where
- Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st Street, Manhattan, New York City
- Organizer
- New York City Tourism + Conventions
Wicked takes the Broadway Week offer, and sits in the same category as the other long-runners on the list.
What the offer is really worth here
It is among the three most reliably available at some reduced price in any given month, which means the two-for-one is competing against a discount you could probably have found anyway. The saving is real; it is just smaller than the headline implies once you compare it to the right baseline rather than to the full price.
The house is the argument for going anyway
The Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st Street, is the largest theatre on Broadway. That cuts both ways: there is more inventory to release into an offer like this one, so the odds of getting a decent pair of seats are better here than at the small houses — and the range between the best and worst seat is correspondingly enormous.
For a show with this much scenery, a large allocation in a large house is genuinely useful. It is one of the few places on the list where being flexible about the night is likely to be rewarded.
The catch
Blackout dates are set per production and the eligible seats are limited and at the theatre’s discretion. Check this listing for the specific night rather than assuming the fortnight.
The Gershwin's size is the reason to check back more than once. Large houses release eligible seats in waves rather than all at the on-sale date, so an allocation that looks poor on day one is often better a week in — which is the opposite of the advice for the small houses on this list.
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