Re: New Top Price for a London Musical

Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 19:30:20 +0100
Newsgroups: rec.arts.theatre.musicals
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in article email-address-deleted, Stephen Farrow at
email-address-deleted wrote on 29/6/03 07:18:
> email-address-deleted wrote:
>>
>> So ... I just paid $101 [robbery] in NY for "Nine" and $101.25 in NY for
>> "Long Days Journey into Night!" 59 Pounds plus fee is just about the
>> same to the penny/pence!
>
> Yes, but historically theatre tickets in London have been considerably
> cheaper than in New York (one of the very, very few things, in fact,
> that is cheaper in Britain than in North America). £59 plus fee is
> ridiculously expensive.
>
> Stephen
>
Ridiculously expensive just for London, or ridiculously expensive in both
cases? As £59/$101 goes a lot further in the US, you presumably mean that
the Broadway ticket price is ridiculously expensive?
Incidentally, people pay the money in droves on Broadway, and it's thriving.
Fortunately, the commercial side of the West End is not dictated by fiscal
history. More money flowing through the industry can only be a good thing.
PJCorrigan.
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