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Nye Bevan

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8. Theaters should charge the fair market value for tickets.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 04:09 PM

Jun 2016

And if that is over $800, that is what they need to charge. Because if they charge below the market value, the tickets will be bought up by scalpers and resold at the fair market value. At least if the theaters charge the fair market value all of the profit goes to the producers and performers, who deserve it, as opposed to the scalpers.

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HAMILTON's new $849 top ticket price spurs worries over theater elitism [View all] brooklynite Jun 2016 OP

The only way I will see that show is if they record it one night and play it on television.... MADem Jun 2016 #1

It's due in L.A. next year, and the only way to guarantee getting a ticket... pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #3

That's what they're doing in DC too. Skinner Jun 2016 #5

And in SF they're making you buy a whole package just to get Hamilton tix KamaAina Jun 2016 #2

Well, I'd rather the performers get the money than the scalpers octoberlib Jun 2016 #4

Would that were the case...but it is not. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #13

At times we haven't been able to afford movie tickets... hunter Jun 2016 #6

"Big city theater has always been elitist" melman Jun 2016 #7

Football and basketball games were affordable too. hunter Jun 2016 #11

Theaters should charge the fair market value for tickets. Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #8

First world problems Mendocino Jun 2016 #9

in a year or two there will touring non-broadway versions of this show just like ALWAYS msongs Jun 2016 #10

Hamilton was an elitist... kentuck Jun 2016 #12

I've seen Hamilton and I paid about $500 / ticket via a re-seller. FLPanhandle Jun 2016 #14

...like hype dying down for THE BOOK OR MORMON or THE PRODUCERS? brooklynite Jun 2016 #16

Weren't you bragging a few weeks back about theaters being full of people? tenderfoot Jun 2016 #15

Wow, that's a rather ugly/personal remark. MADem Jun 2016 #17