Broadway Keeps Merrily Rolling Along- And Bringing In Lots Of Money Once Again

Richard Gladstone • March 25, 2022

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and I guess that’s very true. One look at this picture of Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster doing their song and dance routine in the giant hit show, The Music Man, and anyone can tell that Broadway is really back now. In fact, last week the show took in $3.5 million in sales, the most for any Broadway show since the pandemic began in 2020. And I’ve seen the show and even though, in general, the prices are quite high for many of the seats, if one books far enough in advance, you can find a reasonably priced ticket. Call me personally at Applause-Tickets.com if you’d like some help with that.


In addition to The Music Man, the biggest Broadway show sellers are long time established musicals Hamilton, Wicked, The lion King, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Hadestown. Moulin Rouge is doing very well on Broadway as well. By the way, this is one of my favorite shows now. I didn’t realize that I would know just about every song played in this show. What a treat.


Just like with The Music Man, the rule of thumb with getting good tickets at reasonable prices is to try to book as far in advance as possible and hopefully be flexible when you can see the show. For instance, going on a weekday will generally get you somewhat lower pricing and better seats. 


I’ve seen ten shows on Broadway since September 2021 and although I haven’t seen a show for close to a month now, my plans include saying Barry Manilow‘s Harmony, the revival of Funny Girl, the show that made Barbra Streisand famous, Paradise Square, Birthday Candles with Debra Messing, Mr. Saturday Night starring Billy Crystal, Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker and Mrs. Doubtfire, soon to re-open on Broadway after a three month hiatus. 

Some other really great shows to see on Broadway where my company, Applause-Tickets can get you in, and even help you gain a discount are TINA, the Tina Turner musical, POTUS, The Minutes, a new play by Tracy Letts, Company starring Patti LuPone, A Strange Loop, How I Learned To Drive starring Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse, Chicago the Musical, Come from Away, Hangman, The Phantom of the Opera and The Skin of our Teeth. All of the shows are offering discounts so why pay full price?


Applause-Tickets is open seven days a week so give us a call if you’d like to talk about the theater or buy some tickets. We can even recommend some nice restaurants to enjoy before you see the show of your choice. 


Broadway is back my friends, and I for one I’m sure glad it is. Live entertainment on stage, could you ask for anything more?


I hope you enjoyed this post.

Regards,

Rich Gladstone

President

Applause-Tickets

Phone 212-307-7050 

Toll-free 800-451-9930

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