Applause Testimonials
Rich & Celeste,
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for making this happen. We
truly enjoyed the show and the seats were fabulous.
Much love to both of you and Happy Holidays!
Carmen Velasco
Director, Research Administration
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES
Erik,
I can not thank you enough for all your assistance on my clients arriving at the Sofitel on 11/11/06. Their documents got lost by the overnight mail courier and they arrived in N.Y. with no vouchers and no Broadway Show tickets.
I panicked and I called you for help. You took care of everything!
You had a contact at the hotel to make check-in for my clients go smoothly.
Then you even took care of the replacement of the lost show tickets
so my clients just had to show up at the box office for replacements.
I am so impressed with your efficiency and your expert handling of the situation.
Thanks, thanks, thanks,
Trinka Curry
AAA Travel Agency
Little Rock (office)
Claudia -
You guys are amazing! I plan to let my colleagues throughout AAA Utah know
about you so we can drive more business your way.
Thank you for making this so easy, and the entire team there is truly professionals.
Diane Mark
AAA, Utah
Member Service Supervisor
Dear Mil, Rich and Celeste,
Beauty and the Beast was great! The best part was that a 30 year old dream of mine came true that night. After the performance, my husband and I waited outside of the backstage door, so that I could see Donny Osmond (who is currently playing Gaston). I had the opportunity to meet Donny, get his autograph, take a photo with him and receive a birthday wish from him...wow!
As soon as I can figure out how to download the picture from my camera phone everyone will see "the" picture with Donny.
Thank you again for the assistance. This whole adventure will make going into my forties, a little less painful.
Have a great day, Agnes
Dear Erik,
Thank you for your speedy confirmation!!! We appreciate your help and please
extend our thanks to Carol (I believe that was her name...sorry if i am wrong)
she was so very nice.
You have a very friendly company and we are very impressed with your wonderful
service! I ordered tickets for Wicked with Claudia and she was really great
too!
Thank you again!
Sincerely,
Kathy Tanaka
Recently, I had opportunity to travel to New York. It was my first time there and, although I knew I wanted to see some Broadway shows, I had no idea of where to start with regard to booking tickets or what shows to see.....Upon checking on the Internet I came across your Website and actually called the toll free number initially...a very nice person...Todd???...was very helpful in letting me know which shows were available and popular and then reinforcing booking on-line for the dinner and show special that was being offered by Applause. With some trepidation that I might be able to purchase tickets cheaper once in New York or that there may be better shows to see, I ordered tickets/dinner for Wicked and The Lion King.
I must say I was totally impressed and pleased
with my experience with your company. The tickets arrived within days of my
ordering them. In New York, we discovered that it would have been very difficult,
if not impossible, to even get tickets for those two very popular shows and,
if we had been successful, would likely have had to pay double the price!
Dinner for both shows was very good....and, for The Lion King, I was fortunate
enough to sit in Row 11!
Needless to say, we had a wonderful time in New York and I definitely plan
to return! When I do, I will be checking your website again with a view to
booking tickets for more shows. I am not sure if the dinner special is often
offered but it was certainly a plus!
As a sidenote, Todd also recommended
Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels which we ended up getting tickets to at the last
minute...we thoroughly enjoyed it as well.
I have recently undergone changes in my life and this trip to New York was
important for me to "re-discover" myself and begin to move forward.
Thanks for helping make the experience even more than I could have hoped!
Sincerely,
Cindy Willette
Just wanted to take the time to tell you that the tickets
Applause was able to secure for me to see "Gem of the Ocean" were
great seats, and, two other companies in the city couldn't make it happen.
You made my best friend's birthday a huge success.
I will definitely be using your services in the future.
Many thanks.
Stephanie Thomas
Hi Liz,
It was great fun speaking with you on the phone. Just like the "old days" before the Internet. You have a wonderful phone personality and are a very good saleswoman.
Best wishes,
Larry
Hi Rich! Hi Erik!
Just wanted to send an email to acknowledge the wonderful service I received from Erik yesterday, in helping me book tickets for my clients, Mr. and Mrs.Gary Brecher.
They wanted tickets for the Lion King and Radio City Music Christmas Spectacular. I could not get my computer to cooperate, and Erik quickly helped me by taking the information and booking it for me, in a matter of minutes, and came back with not only the discounted online price, but, terrific seats to boot!!!
My clients were ecstatic, Erik! I told them it was ALL your doing, and I could not take credit. The only thing I managed to do, was get you on the phone.
It is nice to see a fellow industry person go the extra mile on behalf of our clients, and I wanted to thank you Erik, and acknowledge to you, Rich, that Erik is doing an outstanding job!!!
Thanks again, Erik!
Regards -
Lynn Vinciguerra
Travel Consultant
Ticket To Ride in Washington DC
LIZ,
FANTASTIC, THANKS FOR BEING SO SPEEDY IN YOUR RESPONSE AT THIS LATE DATE. WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO GET TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE. I AM IMPRESSED WITH YOUR QUICK TURNAROUND TIME.
YOU GUYS ARE THE TOPS.
DR. JUDY MCMAHON
Dear Ms. Edell:
I just wanted you to know that the tickets you found for me were fantastic! We had perfect seats. My 23-year-old daughter and I absolutely loved Nine last Tuesday evening and, ironically, enjoyed a wonderful chat with Chita Rivera when she walked into Joe Allen after the show! We were able to tell her how terrific the play was and what a show-stopper she is.
I will definitely be calling upon you again in the future.
With thanks,
Dana Gatewood
Erik. I wanted to write and thank you for the tickets to the show Wed night. I had a great time. The show was great and very enjoyable. Thanks again!!!
Louis Reyes Cardenas / Concierge / W New York Times Square
Todd,
Great service! Really appreciate the recommendation to book Box Seats for the seven of us to see 42nd Street last Saturday ... it worked out perfectly. Brunch at Marlow's was an excellent experience ... good food, wonderful service ... could not have been better!
Thank you,
John Cown
Hi Liz
Just got back from NY and wanted to say many thanks for supplying the tickets, it was a brilliant show and both of us really enjoyed it. Picked the tickets up without a hitch, luckily I got there early as the queue got a lot longer closer to 7:30.
Thanks again, if I want to see another show I will certainly use your friendly service.
Regards, Mike Bentley
Hello Liz,
You helped me with a ticket to Hairspray in April and I wanted to tell you thanks. The play was SO MUCH FUN!!! I went to Lundy's on your recommendation and it was fabulous also. What a wonderful evening I had.
I would love to bring my daughter to New York for her 13th birthday present and do the same evening with her. I am flexible about dates. Would you have 2 good seats for any performance June 12 - 15 or August 29 - 31? I could plan the trip around when would be the best show seat availability.
I hope it is okay to ask you directly for help. The web site doesn't allow for flexibility. If you are not allowed to do "personal help" I understand.
Either way, I wanted you to know what a great time I had and it all got started on the right foot because of your wonderful, fun attitude.
Have a wonderful day!
Thanks again.
Patricia
HAIRSPRAY and Dinner deal was great. Seats were excellent and dinner at Cafe Nicol was excellent. Will use you again when we come to NYC. Thanks.
Jim Mc Neece
Dear Carol,
I just wanted to followup to thank you for your help. My tickets arrived along with vouchers for the restaurants and they sound great.
You were so helpful, I've recommended you to a friend who is also coming the same weekend and is going to contact you about tickets to a different show.
Again thank you for being so helpful. If you have a supervisor I would like to send along compliments on what a great person they have working for them.
Thank you
Lucy Carpenter
Teresa,
Just a note to let you know how much we enjoyed our dinner special to Hairspray.
There were six of us and we chose Maria Pia, we didn't know what to expect with the price that we paid. We were pleasantly surprised. The meal was great, the ambiance even better. We should have allowed a bit more time for dinner, that was our fault not the fault of Maria Pia. We each had a different entree from the limited menu and each meal was as good as the other.
We would definitely use Applause again.
Georgann Kirtley
Thank you again for your help. I purchased these tickets for my sister and brother-in-law so I hope that it wouldn't be a problem since the tickets are under my name. If it is at all possible to put the tickets under Lawrence and Bridget Lipscomb, I would appreciate it. This is a birthday gift and I would like for everything to be perfect. I pleasantly surprise to find your website and I have told several people about it. I look forward to working with you again.
Thank you
Myra
I just want to say thank you to Applause tickets. I was doing some last minute searching for tickets to Mamma Mia for my mothers 43rd Birthday and everywhere I checked it was $200. and Up.
So I finally stumbled upon applause-tickets.com and not only were the tickets a fair price but there was also a free dinner included...and I'm not talking about McDonalds! My mother said the Dinner was so delicious, the restaurant was beautiful and the show was absolutely amazing.
I must apologize to the staff of Applause tickets because I did call and harass a few people once I ordered the tickets. I just felt this deal was too good to be true and I was worried that I got scammed. But, I didn't!
Thank you Applause tickets!
Marina
"...I can't tell you how often I hear what a pleasure Claudia is to work with from our inventory specialist. What a great asset she is to the team at Applause."
Thanks so much,
Molly Brown
Alaska Airlines Vacations
Hi Liz,
Thanks again for your help in arranging for our weekend. We are looking forward to it.
Any thoughts on what to do on Sunday?
I have told a few friends about your site and hope they will contact you in the future when/if they decide to take a weekend show in.
Best Wishes,
Chris
Liz,
You recently made arrangements for myself and 2 friends for a weekend trip to NYC.
We stayed at the Southgate Tower Suite Hotel and saw Hairspray the weekend of 3/1/03.
I wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our weekend. The hotel was perfect for 3 women sharing a room. The suite was spacious, clean and very sheek. The staff was very nice and provided for our every need. We had originally requested the Novotel. While the Novotel would have been more convenient to the theatre, the Southgate suite provided a cozy space for us to relax and for lively conversation. The 2 bathrooms were a plus for 3 women sharing a room. It was also very convenient to the Penn RR station. The closeness to the train station convinced me that the hotel was a great find.
We immensely enjoyed Hairspray. The seats were OK, not great, but OK. We would have enjoyed that show no matter where are seats were. I'm also glad our trip had not coincided with the musicians strike. I guess you're glad it is over as well.
All in all, I was very satisfied with your recommendations. I would definitely use APPLAUSE-TICKETS.com again.
Thanks for your help in making our weekend a success. We're already planning another trip for next year.
Maryann Landmesser
Dear Claudia,
I just wanted to drop you a note and tell you that we could not have been more pleased with our package from Applause. We were the couples from South Dakota who came in over Valentine's Day. The Novotel was a wonderful place to stay. Not only was the service and accommodations top notch, it was so close to everything. The Cafe Nicole had a special Valentine's dinner that we could apply our vouchers to that was just outstanding. We go hooked on the Cosmopolitan!
Please thank Richard who from home made phone calls to arrange our additional night stays when we got snowed in, but we made the most of it by getting on TV both on the Today Show and the David Letterman Show.
I am telling everyone about you and the wonderful service we got. What a way to see New York!
Gratefully,
Mary Gederos
Dear Liz (APPLAUSE)
I received my ticket for the performance of Flower Drum Song and wanted to let you know it was fantastic. The restaurant that I chose (Nicole's) was also top notch and the whole trip was a dream. (despite the snow storm). Thank you much for your wonderful service and I will be highly recommending it to my family and friends. Have a Great Day.
Debbie
Broadway was perfect. Absolutely perfect. So thanks for all your help with--unbelievably--both Chicago and The Producers. Everything went according to plan with no snags, and the seats were excellent in both cases. Loved both productions, as did my daughter and her friend, although I might actually have to give the nod to Chicago, because it has so many great tunes and was such a well-produced show. The Producers was great, but I must confess to thinking how it would have been with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, even though the two actors in this production were very, very good. Anyway, again, my thanks to you, and much applause for Applause!
John
I wish every business I deal with could be as easy as dealing with you! It is an absolute pleasure - Thank you so much again.
Tina Nardi
Thank you so much. I have had nothing but positive experiences with everyone from Applause.
- Tricia Farrell
Erik,
I wanted to thank you for the tickets for 'Hairspray'. We all had a great time, and LOVED the show! Thank so much for all of your hard work, and I hope it wasn't too much of a bother!
Thanks, again!
Joan
Thanks so much... I will be contacting you again shortly as I have some more out of town guests coming in to our office and we want to send them to a Broadway show and dinner. These deals are great and so are you guys.
-Tina
Dear Liz,
Thank you very much for your help in getting our tickets for Phantom and the meal at Maria Pia's. We all thoroughly enjoyed the meal, it was very busy, but the service and food were both excellent. At the show the seats were also excellent and we all gave the performance a standing ovation, now I know why you are called 'Applause'!
Happy New Year and thanks again.
Alison Capewell
Chester, England
A quick note of praise for an employee of Applause - Liz Ezell. People always seem to write to complain, but you don't hear from them when they are pleased. I worked, off and on, with Liz for several months to secure good tickets for a couple of shows in early December. She assured me she could get good seating for us at standard prices, but I was sceptical, and called her more than once, with various questions, as fall settled in. She was always very polite, very reassuring and very informative.
By the time my tickets arrived ( and I was extremely happy with them) I felt like Liz was my friend. She is certainly an excellent and efficient advocate for your company. I will contact Applause first the next time I need tickets for anything, and this is strictly because of Liz. Give that woman a big raise!!
Most sincerely,
Jane Webb
I just want you to know how delighted I was with the excellent service Vickie gave me recently. She helped me make reservations for my family to attend The Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York. I was thrilled with the fabulous price of our tickets and amazed at the great seats we reserved. When she told me about the free dinner included, I was sure it was too good to be true. Vickie explained the package patiently to this Southern girl. She told me about each of the restaurants and made recommendations. She even helped me determine the best way to get to the theater from Penn Station! I was especially grateful for all of her tips like: Make your dinner reservations early. Ask for the time of the last seating in the restaurant. Do not take shopping bags to the theater because bags are checked for security reasons. Vickie gave me "FULL SERVICE." I must tell you that our visit to the Big Apple was a dream...thanks to Vickie. We had a wonderful time! Vickie is a fantastic ambassador for New York. Our thanks go to her and to Applause for giving our family the holiday memory of a lifetime!
Gratefully yours,
Jan Schreiber
P.S. I can't wait to go back!
THANK YOU!!!
We had a great time in NYC yesterday!! We ate at Broadway Joe's and had an excellent meal, followed by a terrific show at Radio City Music Hall. Ihave saved your website in my favorite places and I am sure we will do it again!
Thanks for everything!
John Kirk
Hi Claudia:
Hope your Thanksgiving was enjoyable. Loved London, and loved MOUSETRAP. Met with all the cast after the show. Thanks for setting up the tix.
Jesse Martin
Wanted to let everyone at your office know that we had a wonderful day in New York with your tickets for Radio City and dinner. Eight of us went, including my three grandchildren, 9 and two 11's. We chose Lundy's and since our show was over at 1.00 we had a 1.30 p.m. dinner/late luncheon. The menu was exactly as stated in your package, the food delicious and our table near the window overlooking Broadway very exciting. The show was magical - the great seats altogether were perfect and the arrangements for dinner went so smoothly.
Many thanks to everyone at Applause!
Maureen Harrison
Thank you for the pleasure of dining at the Cafe Nicole. What fun we had and what a view!!! I don't see how it could have been better.
Gloria Haney
Thank you for your wonderful service. Not only did we get to see The Producers, but we had a fantastic dinner at Maria Pia. I was able to get the tickets only a few days in advance and didn't feel that I got "scalped". I'm so glad that I happened upon your website and plan to use your service again on our next visit to the Big Apple.
Meryl Simon
McLean, VA
Hi Liz
Just to say thanks. The show was great.
Regards from Malta
Audrey Galea
I wanted to send a big thank you to applause.com for finding tickets for my family and I for Hairspray. A great big thank you to Phil, the associate who helped me with my special needs. Phil went above and beyond the call of duty to help me on my order. I spoke with him on Sunday, with a few dates I was interested in, he took my number and called me back with in a half an hour. I wasn't quite satisfied with the results, I wanted better seats, I apologized for being a "pain in the ass", but Phil said no problem and that he would call me back. That he did, with excellent seats.
I did not want this excellence go with out recognition. Today, it is very hard to get good customer service, and with Phil that is excatly what I received.
Thank you very much for all of your help. I will always recommend applause.com
Sincerly,
Damon Pezanowski
Dear Liz:
Thank you for your assistance today! It was nice to have someone (like yourself) to take time out to assist me in picking out tickets to enjoy my short visit back home with. You put a smile on my face :-)
Best Regards,
Michael Massy
Dear Todd,
Per our conversation today, I am attaching a breakdown on the tickets I ordered and ask that you give me a call if you have any questions. I am very grateful for your offer to put the tickets in separate envelopes for our customers.
Todd, it has really been a pleasure doing business with you, and I really appreciate your outstanding cooperation.
Regards,
Cathy Bongiovanni
Executive Director
The Traffice Club of New York, Inc.
Thank you Todd – These dinner deals are the greatest – I sent six people from the office a few months ago and they raved about the show and the restaurant.
Tina Nardi
You are the best – thanks. You guys deserve an “applause” because it is so nice to work with all of you. This is my fourth or fifth occasion and all have been great.
We returned last night from a visit to NYC. Applause arranged for our tickets to Movin' Out PLUS dinner. Our tickets for the show were fabulous, our meal was delicious and the overall experience with Applause was delightful. Liz Edell promptly and courteously answered the questions that we had prior to the show. Thanks for making this show event so easy and convenient.
Susan F. Owens