All You Want To Know About Purchasing The Color Purple Play Tickets

The Color Purple opened on December 1st, 2005 to great reviews and a huge marketing campaign which helped it to gain notoriety on Broadway.   The movie version of the same name also added to the popularity of this musical.   Playing at the Broadway Theatre in New York the production is enjoying a nice home in a legitimate Broadway theater and box office grosses for The Color Purple play tickets are at all time highs.   Average grosses are around 100,000 dollars making it around the fifth top selling show in New York.   The Color Purple ticket prices have sold for over 300.00 dollars and the 13,744 seating capacity is hardly enough to hold all the patron which have been flocking to the production.   Tickets may be difficult if not impossible to find, but with these tips you may be able to save some money on your Color Purple play tickets.
Broadway ticket brokers purchase large quantities of tickets for popular shows.   The companies mark up the price sometimes 500% over the original value of the ticket which was sold through the box office of the theater or from major ticket sellers around the country.   Many times if a show is sold out or a premium seating upgrade is desired this is the only channel for purchasing your Color Purple play tickets.   Ticket brokers rarely offer a savings from face value, although many will not charge unreasonable prices for the tickets.   Many ticket brokers can be found on the Internet and with a little research or email to the company they may be willing to take 10 to 20% of the asking price of the tickets.   Contacting the business a day before the show will increase your chances of a great savings on Color Purple play tickets.
The best way to find a sold out show ticket or a seating upgrade is to go onto the Internet and look for related forums and websites, even theater newsgroups.   These sources can be vague such as sites about Broadway or theater or you can narrow yourself down to The Color Purple play itself.   These forums will be filled with fans and patrons of the actual show.   Simply posting to the group and letting them know you are in need of a ticket is an excellent way to find a Color Purple play ticket both safely and at least at face value.   Rarely will a fellow fan sharing the same interests try to make a profit and they tend to just want to get rid of an extra ticket to someone who will enjoy the show.   Many times a friend or family member backed out last minute and the ticket may just go to waste.
Every Broadway show and box office sells the tickets months in advance of the actual date.   This is the best way to secure a great seat at original cost.   Broadway theaters do not even charge a service fee also known as the booking fee.   Ticket resellers always charge this extra cost to pass along to the consumer.   These charges can be quite steep adding an additional 20% to the face value cost.   Calling the Broadway Theaters box office early and purchasing the tickets ahead of time is always the best option.
Last minute Broadway play tickets can be a very difficult item to obtain.   When a show has garnered mainstream popularity such as The Color Purple has it makes finding a discounted sold out show ticket almost impossible.   If you arrive in New York unexpectedly and are in need of seeing a Broadway show try to stay away from a Saturday evening show time.   This night is the most popular and most desired for attending New York Theaters.   Try holding out till Monday as all the people who live in the city will be back at work and not only will you probably get a great seat to The Color Purple, but you may receive a half off ticket on the day of the show directly from the box office.

By: Al Terry