Rondi Reed Helps Make Chicago Wicked A Gas This Summer
Rondi Reed Helps Make Chicago Wicked A Gas This SummerLess than two weeks ago,
August: Osage County's
Rondi Reed (pictured) was honored with a Tony Award for her stellar performance as Mattie Fae Aiken.
The
Steppenwolf ensemble member has since returned home to Chicago, but it's not to take on a role in
Tracy Letts' new play
Superior Donuts, which opens this Sunday. No, on that very same day, this amazing actress is returning to a role she originated in the Windy City just over three years ago to the day. Once again, she'll become Madame Morrible in Chicago's sitdown production of
Wicked. Reed will join fellow Steppenwolf ensemble member
K. Todd Freeman, who portrays Doctor Dillamond.
Certainly, her reappearance in the production should be more than enough to entice Midwesterners to make tracks to the city's Oriental Theatre. But wait! There's more!
For performances from July 1 though 6, those who purchase two tickets (with the exception of lowest priced seating) are eligible to receive one $50 gas card. The offer's fine print states:
Valid only for July 1- 6, 2008 performances. Must use code "GAS" when ordering. Not valid on lowest price seating. Gas cards will be distributed at the orchestra level bar on the night of the performance when you present your coded ticket. Subject to availability. Limited number of seats per performance and price level. Not valid in conjunction with any other offer. Regular ticketing and handling fees will apply. Other restrictions may apply. Not available at outlets.
While the Chicago sitdown production of
Wicked is now due to close on January 25, 2009 after 1500 performances and grossing more than $200 million, I would strongly suggest that anyone hoping to see Rondi Reed perform best get there over the next few months. After all,
August: Osage County is due to begin performances in London with most of its original cast come November, and I'd say it's a good bet that Reed will be returning to the role that earned her that well-deserved Tony.
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August: Coming To A County Near You (June 12, 2008)
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SOB's 2008 Tony Picks - Part II (June 5, 2008)
"What Is The 'Value' Of Theatre?" (March 19, 2008)
August: Osage County (The SOB Revisit) (February 20, 2008)
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Approaching One Year, Chicago's Wicked Continues to Captivate (May 23, 2006)
Labels: August Osage County, Chicago, Closing Notices, K. Todd Freeman, Musical, Rondi Reed, Special Offers, Wicked
Show Deals: Breaking The CodeSo you want to see a show? For less?
Here are some current deals -- and the best part is you don't have to wait in the TKTS line to take advantage of them:
The Show:
Grease (
Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway)
The Deal:Save up to 35% with select select orchestra/front mezzanine seats priced at $71.50 per ticket for performances on Tuesdays, Wednesdays (matinee only), Thursdays, Fridays and Sunday evenings.
The Code:
Click
here and use code
PLAY or call 212.307.4100 and use same code.
The Fine Print:
Offer valid on select orchestra and front mezzanine locations and subject to availability and prior sale; not valid on prior purchases; cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions. Not valid February 15-17, 2008 and Saturday matinees or evenings or Sunday matinees. This offer can be revoked at any time. Limit 8 tickets per order. No refunds or exchanges. Telephone and Internet orders are subject to standard service fees. All prices include a $1.50 facilities fee. Offer valid through Friday, March 14, 2008.
The Show:
Hairspray (
Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway)
The Deal:Save up to 40% on performances through April 13 with tickets for Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays priced at $65 (orchestra/front mezzanine) and $55 (mid mezzanine). Tickets for Fridays, Saturdays (matinee only) and Sundays priced at $70 (orchestra/front mezzanine) and $65 (mid mezzanine).
The Code:
Click
here and use code
TMEB2 or call 212.307.4100 using same code.
The Fine Print:
Offer not valid for Saturday evening performances, February 15-17 or March 20-23. Offer subject to availability and prior sale. Applicable only to specified performance dates and times. Not valid on previously purchased tickets and may not be combined with any other offers. All sales final; no refunds or exchanges. Cast subject to change. Blackout dates may apply. Telephone/Internet orders subject to standard Ticketmaster service fees. Limit 8 tickets per order. Offer may be revoked at any time. Expires April 13, 2008.
The Show:
Is He Dead? (
Lyceum Theatre, Broadway)
The Deal:Save up to 50% off tickets, priced at $55 (orchestra), $45 (mezzanine) and $40 (balcony) for all performances.
The Code:
Click
here and use code
IHPBX55 or call 212.947.8844 and use same code.
The Fine Print:
All prices include a $1.50 facilities fee. Offer valid on select seat locations through March 16, 2008. Blackout dates may apply. Subject to availability and prior sale. Normal service charges apply to phone and Internet orders. Cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts and not valid on prior purchases. Offer may be revoked or modified at any time without notice. All sales final -- no refunds or exchanges.
The Show:
Rent (
Nederlander Theatre, Broadway)
The Deal:Save up to 50% with orchestra seats priced at $65 and front row mezzanine seats priced at $55.
The Code:Click
here and use code
PBILL08 or call 212.307.4100 using same code.
The Fine Print:
Offer valid for all performances except Saturday evenings from February 2, 2008-March 23, 2008. Tickets must be purchased by February 15, 2008. Limit 8 tickets per order. All sales are final -- no refunds or exchanges. Blackout dates may apply. Offer is subject to availability and prior sale. Not valid in combination with any other offers. Offer may be revoked at any time.
The Show:
Sunday In The Park With George (
Studio 54, Broadway)
The Deal:Save 40% on performances through February 20 with tickets priced $22.25-$73.25. Or save 30% on performances for February 22-April 27 with tickets priced at $25.75-$85.25.
The Code:
Click
here and use code
SPPBOL2 or call 212.719.1300 using same code.
The Fine Print:
Offer valid on select seating for performances through April 27, 2008. Must order by February 21, 2008. This offer cannot be combined with any other discount and is not applicable to previously purchased tickets. Limit six tickets per order. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Offer subject to availability and includes a $1.25 facilities fee. Normal phone and Internet service charges apply. Offer may be modified or revoked at any time without notice.
Enjoy!
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Labels: Broadway, Grease, Hairspray, Is He Dead?, Rent, Special Offers, Sunday In The Park With George, Ticket Prices
Saving Green On The Color PurpleYou read about its
closing notice here first. Now score two-for-one seats on
The Color Purple before it vacates the
Broadway Theatre on February 24.
Oprah's apparently going all out to sell the musical's remaining seats in advance. According to an offer I just received, if you buy one ticket, you'll get another one free.
To take advantage of the offer, click
here or visit
BroadwayOffers.com and enter code
CPEURWB (you may also call 212.947.8844 and use the same code). This offer is valid through the remaining lifetime of the show,
except for Saturday matinees and evening performances, as well as those scheduled February 15-17.
Each order requires a minimum
purchase of two tickets and is limited to four tickets (although the confusing disclaimer also says later "limit 8 tickets per order"). When I tried my hand at getting the best seats for the "random" date of February 24, I was able to secure four at a time -- Right Orchestra Row H, Seats 11-17 -- for a total price tag of $236.00 or $59 per ticket. With the added $26.00 in "service charges" and $2.50 "handling fee" for the entire order, the total came to $264.50.
So how does that compare to normal ticketing? Actually, I was able to find what I consider to be better seats for the same performance using the special offer, surprisingly enough. Using a regular search, I found four tickets in Center Orchestra Row R, Seats 102-105 for $466 -- almost twice the price, although with fees added in, the grand total came to $494.50.
Enjoy!
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Curse Of The Understudy - Part III (July 23, 2007)
Winter Blues For Color Purple (February 5, 2007)
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Labels: Broadway, Musical, Oprah Winfrey, Special Offers, The Color Purple, Ticket Prices
Discounted Is He Dead? Is Alive Again On BroadwayTwo evenings ago, the "latest" play from the oeuvre of American literary giant
Mark Twain was supposed to have opened at Broadway's
Lyceum Theatre. But a little thing called a stagehands strike caused a delay in plans.
While the official opening night for
Is He Dead? has now shifted to December 9, you can take advantage of exceptional discounts on tickets with seats as low as $45. All you need to do is click
here or call 212.947.8844 and provide code
IHGEN07. (My apologies, but I was not provided any fine print here so suffice it to say that various restrictions may apply).
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Labels: Best New Plays, Broadway, Is He Dead?, Mark Twain, Norbert Leo Butz, Special Offers, Ticket Prices, Tickets
Coloring The Town Purple With DiscountsPerformances for the Great White Way musical adaptation of
The Color Purple have resumed at the
Broadway Theatre.
"To celebrate" the resolution of the stagehands strike, the production is offering discounted seats for as little as just $60 through December 23.
All you need to do is click
here or call 212.947.8844 and use code
CPWEB77.
The fine print reads:
Offer not valid on Saturday performances. Offer valid through 12/23/07. Additional blackout dates may apply. Regular ticket prices $116.50 - 66.50. All prices include a $1.50 theatre facility fee. Subject to availability and prior sale. Limit 8 tickets per order. Normal service charges apply to phone and online orders. Offer may be revoked at any time. All sales final - no refunds or exchanges. Not valid in combination with any other offer. Casting and performance schedule may change at any time.
In other words, that means
Fantasia Barrino -- who graciously sang outside the Broadway Theatre for theatregoers disappointed to learn their show was closed during the strike, but has herself
earned a reputation for missing many performances -- could be out the day you go see the show.
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Labels: Broadway, Fantasia, Musical, Special Offers, The Color Purple, Ticket Prices, Tickets
Avenue Q Deal: I'll Drink To That!Yet another Tony Award-winning Best Musical is now offering audiences the chance to see a performance at discounted prices without having to resort to the long lines at TKTS.
Avenue Q was one of the nearly thirty shows shuttered by the Broadway stagehands strike that ended this past week.
In an effort to bring back the buzz, the production is offering savings of up to 45% off on various seats through February 12.
Seats ordinarily selling for $111.50 (orchestra, front mezzanine and rear mezzanine rows A-C) are now just $72.50 for Friday evening, Saturday and Sundy matinees. That's a savings of over 35%. For performances during the week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings), tickets are just $61.50 -- a discount of nearly 45%.
Also included in the offer are tickets priced as low as $46.50.
All you need to do is click
here and enter code
AQPBX99 or call Telecharge at 212.947.8844.
The fine print on this deal reads as follows:
All prices include a $1.50 facilities fee. Offer valid for select performances through 02/12/08. Not valid for performances 12/17/07-1/6/08 Subject to availability and prior sale. Not valid for the first ten (10) rows of the Orchestra. Limit 8 tickets per order. Normal service charges apply to phone and online orders. Offer may be revoked at any time. All sales final. No refunds or exchanges. Not valid in combination with any other offer. Blackout dates may apply.
Look for other offers in this space. I'll post them as I become aware of them.
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Labels: Avenue Q, Broadway, Musical, Special Offers, Ticket Prices, Tickets
Spring Reawakening!Folks, now
this is what
I'm talking about. $50 tickets to see
Spring Awakening!
Earlier this evening, I received an e-mail from the 2007 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, which -- as you may know -- was one of the shows that was not open due to the
you-know-what on Broadway.
Anyway, to help spur business (officially, they're saying "Join us in celebrating..."),
Spring Awakening is offering specially-priced performances starting Sunday at just $50. All you have to do is simply use the fan code of SAF4FAN when purchasing the tickets, either by clicking
here or by calling 212.947.8844.
What's the catch?
The fine print merely states:
Offer valid for Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday performances thru December 9, 2007. Good for select orchestra and mezzanine seats. Other blackout dates may apply. Not valid on previously purchased tickets and may not be combined with any other offers. All sales final; no refunds or exchanges. Telephone/internet orders subject to standard Telecharge.com fees. Ticket limits may apply. Offer subject to availability and prior sale. Offer may be revoked at any time.
If you haven't already seen this groundbreaking and electrifying tuner, now's the time to see it. (You can read my very own ***1/2 SOB Review by clicking
here).
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Labels: Broadway, Musical, Special Offers, Spring Awakening, Tickets
Grinch Goes On SaleWant to see
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! this holiday season?
Now that the show is reopening again Friday morning "in compliance with a New York State court order," the production is offering two-for-one tickets when you use code GRGEN07. Just click
here and note that some restrictions apply.
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Labels: Broadway, Dr. Seuss, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Musical, Special Offers, Tickets
Dining For Dollars Off In The DistrictWhile
Mayor Michael Bloomberg may have been relegated to the sidelines after he offered to help mediate the current stagehands strike by
Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) against
The League of American Theatres and Producers, he's figured a way to insert himself positively in assisting the Broadway Theatre District's flagging restaurant business, which by many estimates has dropped by 50% or more.
He has joined
NYC & Company and the
Times Square Alliance in announcing a great new offer aimed at luring back native New Yorkers and tourists alike with savings of 15% off lunch and dinner at 25 of the district's restaurants.
The discount applies November 17-25, with the exception of Thanksgiving, for those who dine-in. The discount does not apply to bar items, take-out, happy hour pricing or special menu, and it cannot be combined with other special offers or promotions.
Click
here to learn more about participating restaurants in this
Dining in the District campaign. After all,
everybody's got to eat, right?!
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Labels: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, League of American Theatres and Producers, Local One, Lockout, Michael Bloomberg, Special Offers, Stagehands, Strike
Foresight Is 20/20 Off-BroadwayIn many circles, Off-Broadway has long been considered the last bastion for truly great, cutting-edge theatre in New York City. Now through September 16, you can see some of Off-Broadway's top plays and musicals for just $20 each.
The catch? You must purchase your tickets within 20 minutes of a performance.
Promoted by
OffBroadway.com, 20 At 20 is a project of the Off-Broadway Brainstormers, in association with the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers.
Talk about an excellent deal, especially if you have a little extra time on your hands.
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Click here for ticket information and qualifying stage performances.Labels: New York City, Off-Broadway, Special Offers, Ticket Prices
