Amid Rising Ticket Prices, a Donation-Based Immersive Theater Company Is Thriving
Experiencing sticker shock when it comes to Broadway shows? You're not alone. Reporting on rising ticket prices, the New York Times’s Michael Paulson writes of Shakespeare’s Othello, now playing at the Barrymore Theater, “If you’re among the many people who really, really want to see Denzel Washington as a jealous general, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal as a scheming Iago, it’s going to cost you: Most of the center orchestra seats, as well as a few rows in the mezzanine, are being sold for $921 apiece.” Paulson rightly points out that not all theater tickets are exorbitantly priced. Last week, for example, an average ticket would set you back around $135. And you could score a seat at nine shows, including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, for less than $50. Still, he concludes, “Tickets for the hottest Broadway shows are now out of reach for many.” And it’s not just Broadway. The Cost of Admission Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour and the Super Bowl both broke records, with average tickets going for $1,550 and $4,708, respectively. That trip to Disney World? The WSJ reports that a typical four-day visit for a family of four cost $4,266 in 2024. That's up more than...