High Ticket Prices

[+ Lucky]

By Michael Paulson

March 15, 2025

 

The hottest play on Broadway was written more than 400 years ago. Demand to see Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal face off in Shakespeare’s “Othello” is so strong that many center orchestra seats are selling for $921, helping the show break box office records.

During its first week of previews, its average ticket price was $361.90, more than double that at the next highest-average-price show (“The Outsiders,” at $155.02). And last week “Othello” grossed $2.8 million, more than any nonmusical has ever made in a single week on Broadway.

The huge numbers, for a show that has not yet been reviewed and that was selling briskly long before anyone had seen it, come at a time when the prices for the most sought-after pop concerts and sporting events are also quite high.

 

 

And theater prices — at least for the most sought-after shows — are no exception.

At its peak, “Hamilton” charged $998 for the very best seats during holiday weeks, and at one point a revival of “Hello, Dolly!” charged $998 for front row seats, which allowed fans of Bette Midler the possibility of being brushed by her glove as she strolled along a passerelle.

 

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Washington, seen leaving after a performance, is both highly acclaimed and enormously popular.Credit...Amir Hamja for The New York Times

But “Othello” is distinguished by the large number of seats being sold at the highest prices, which is driving up its average ticket price. At many upcoming performances, the show is asking $921 for the first 14 rows in the center orchestra, and for much of the first two rows in the front mezzanine.

The show, like others, uses variable pricing — prices are higher for the most-desired seats at the most-desired times. Early in previews, the top price was $897, and there are some future performances at which the top price is $721. The show reported a lowest regular ticket price of $197 last week, and at every performance there are some partial view seats made available via an online lottery for $49.

With many movie stars and television stars appearing on New York stages this season, a number of shows have been charging high prices for their best tickets.

A production of “Romeo + Juliet,” starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, sold well throughout its 20-week run, which ended just eight days before “Othello” began. (Yes, it’s been a good season for Shakespeare.) During most weeks the top ticket price for “Romeo + Juliet” was $574.50, but it sold some seats for $974.50 during the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s weeks, and it charged $1,478.50 for some seats during its final week. But its average ticket price was substantially lower than that for “Othello,” peaking at $225.07 during its final week, and often much lower.

 

Another starry spring play on Broadway, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” with George Clooney in his first professional stage appearance in nearly four decades, is asking $799 for the best seats at some performances, while a revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross” has some tickets on offer for $724.50. And prices for those shows could rise if demand spikes.

Off Broadway, a one-man “Vanya” starring Andrew Scott is charging up to $449, while the Brooklyn Academy of Music is seeking up to $435 to see a revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire” starring Paul Mescal.

Washington is highly acclaimed and enormously popular. He has won two Academy Awards, for “Glory” and “Training Day,” and a Tony Award, for “Fences”; in 2020 he was named by New York Times film critics as the greatest actor of the 21st century so far. “Othello” is his sixth starring role on Broadway, where he is now one of a tiny handful of performers who reliably sell strongly.

But “Othello” sales are next-level, seeming to reflect the appeal of the combination of two well-known actors with a well-known title, and also a “Taylor Swift effect,” meaning that consumers are getting used to paying top dollar for live entertainment.

“Shows like ‘Othello,’ that are limited-run star vehicles, do so much to build the brand of Broadway, and they are a unique part of the ecosystem,” said Deeksha Gaur, the executive director of TDF, a nonprofit that tries to make theater more accessible and that oversees the TKTS discount theater booths. “At the same time, obviously, it’s important for us as an industry to think about making sure people are aware of all the price points available to audiences — there is a huge range of shows available to audiences, and we’re not hearing that.”

 

 

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Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays Iago, the villain, signs autographs outside the theater.Credit...Amir Hamja for The New York Times

Gaur pointed out that, during the week ending March 9, 10 of the 26 shows running on Broadway had an average ticket price under $100 (the average price for all shows combined was $120), and she said that 21 of the 26 shows had at least one performance for sale at the TKTS booths, where last-minute tickets are sold for up to 50 percent off.

It’s possible, of course, that prices for “Othello” could fall. If reviews, or word-of-mouth, are not great, that could lead to a reduction in prices for remaining ticket inventory at the box office, and could also diminish demand on the resale market.

But thus far, “Othello” has been taking in more at the box office than any other show on Broadway, outgrossing “Wicked,” “Hamilton” and “The Lion King,” even though those shows are playing in larger theaters and selling more seats.

“Othello,” like every Broadway show these days, cost a lot to stage, which is how producers tend to explain high ticket prices. The show, which opens on March 23 at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, was capitalized for up to $9 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. And, like most plays featuring movie stars, who tend to have limited time available for stage work, it has a short run: It is scheduled to last just 15 weeks. That makes recoupment, and profitability, challenging.

 

 

The lead producer, Brian Moreland, declined to comment on the show’s pricing. But the subject is clearly a sensitive one — after the New York Post entertainment critic Johnny Oleksinski wrote a column referring to the “Othello” prices as “obscene” and based on “greed,” the production declined to accommodate his request for free press seats, which the production, following industry standards, had previously offered to him along with other journalists.

nytimes.com

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

I'm happy to use the TKTS booth to purchase half priced tickets to same day shows, thank you very much.

[+ ApexNomad]

57 minutes ago, Lucky said:

By Michael Paulson

March 15, 2025

 

The hottest play on Broadway was written more than 400 years ago. Demand to see Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal face off in Shakespeare’s “Othello” is so strong that many center orchestra seats are selling for $921, helping the show break box office records.

During its first week of previews, its average ticket price was $361.90, more than double that at the next highest-average-price show (“The Outsiders,” at $155.02). And last week “Othello” grossed $2.8 million, more than any nonmusical has ever made in a single week on Broadway.

The huge numbers, for a show that has not yet been reviewed and that was selling briskly long before anyone had seen it, come at a time when the prices for the most sought-after pop concerts and sporting events are also quite high.

 

And theater prices — at least for the most sought-after shows — are no exception.

At its peak, “Hamilton” charged $998 for the very best seats during holiday weeks, and at one point a revival of “Hello, Dolly!” charged $998 for front row seats, which allowed fans of Bette Midler the possibility of being brushed by her glove as she strolled along a passerelle.

Image

Washington, seen leaving after a performance, is both highly acclaimed and enormously popular.Credit...Amir Hamja for The New York Times

But “Othello” is distinguished by the large number of seats being sold at the highest prices, which is driving up its average ticket price. At many upcoming performances, the show is asking $921 for the first 14 rows in the center orchestra, and for much of the first two rows in the front mezzanine.

The show, like others, uses variable pricing — prices are higher for the most-desired seats at the most-desired times. Early in previews, the top price was $897, and there are some future performances at which the top price is $721. The show reported a lowest regular ticket price of $197 last week, and at every performance there are some partial view seats made available via an online lottery for $49.

With many movie stars and television stars appearing on New York stages this season, a number of shows have been charging high prices for their best tickets.

A production of “Romeo + Juliet,” starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, sold well throughout its 20-week run, which ended just eight days before “Othello” began. (Yes, it’s been a good season for Shakespeare.) During most weeks the top ticket price for “Romeo + Juliet” was $574.50, but it sold some seats for $974.50 during the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s weeks, and it charged $1,478.50 for some seats during its final week. But its average ticket price was substantially lower than that for “Othello,” peaking at $225.07 during its final week, and often much lower.

 

Another starry spring play on Broadway, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” with George Clooney in his first professional stage appearance in nearly four decades, is asking $799 for the best seats at some performances, while a revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross” has some tickets on offer for $724.50. And prices for those shows could rise if demand spikes.

Off Broadway, a one-man “Vanya” starring Andrew Scott is charging up to $449, while the Brooklyn Academy of Music is seeking up to $435 to see a revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire” starring Paul Mescal.

Washington is highly acclaimed and enormously popular. He has won two Academy Awards, for “Glory” and “Training Day,” and a Tony Award, for “Fences”; in 2020 he was named by New York Times film critics as the greatest actor of the 21st century so far. “Othello” is his sixth starring role on Broadway, where he is now one of a tiny handful of performers who reliably sell strongly.

But “Othello” sales are next-level, seeming to reflect the appeal of the combination of two well-known actors with a well-known title, and also a “Taylor Swift effect,” meaning that consumers are getting used to paying top dollar for live entertainment.

“Shows like ‘Othello,’ that are limited-run star vehicles, do so much to build the brand of Broadway, and they are a unique part of the ecosystem,” said Deeksha Gaur, the executive director of TDF, a nonprofit that tries to make theater more accessible and that oversees the TKTS discount theater booths. “At the same time, obviously, it’s important for us as an industry to think about making sure people are aware of all the price points available to audiences — there is a huge range of shows available to audiences, and we’re not hearing that.”

 

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Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays Iago, the villain, signs autographs outside the theater.Credit...Amir Hamja for The New York Times

Gaur pointed out that, during the week ending March 9, 10 of the 26 shows running on Broadway had an average ticket price under $100 (the average price for all shows combined was $120), and she said that 21 of the 26 shows had at least one performance for sale at the TKTS booths, where last-minute tickets are sold for up to 50 percent off.

It’s possible, of course, that prices for “Othello” could fall. If reviews, or word-of-mouth, are not great, that could lead to a reduction in prices for remaining ticket inventory at the box office, and could also diminish demand on the resale market.

But thus far, “Othello” has been taking in more at the box office than any other show on Broadway, outgrossing “Wicked,” “Hamilton” and “The Lion King,” even though those shows are playing in larger theaters and selling more seats.

“Othello,” like every Broadway show these days, cost a lot to stage, which is how producers tend to explain high ticket prices. The show, which opens on March 23 at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, was capitalized for up to $9 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. And, like most plays featuring movie stars, who tend to have limited time available for stage work, it has a short run: It is scheduled to last just 15 weeks. That makes recoupment, and profitability, challenging.

 

The lead producer, Brian Moreland, declined to comment on the show’s pricing. But the subject is clearly a sensitive one — after the New York Post entertainment critic Johnny Oleksinski wrote a column referring to the “Othello” prices as “obscene” and based on “greed,” the production declined to accommodate his request for free press seats, which the production, following industry standards, had previously offered to him along with other journalists.

nytimes.com

These limited runs with major stars certainly drive up ticket prices, but when done right, they create truly electric theater. This model has been around for a long time, but at what point does it become unsustainable for Broadway’s future? I don’t know. What I do know is that it often comes at the expense of original works and younger audiences who are priced out of live theater. There’s nothing wrong with a classic, but new plays and musicals frequently struggle to compete.

I recently saw Good Night, and Good Luck on Broadway with George Clooney, and while he was excellent, I was especially impressed by Clark Gregg’s portrayal of Don Hollenbeck. He really brought a quiet intensity to the role. Ilana Glazer, too, added a surprising depth to her character, Shirley Wershba, and her performance was a standout. The production had a crackling energy that made the story feel urgent and alive. Was it worth what I paid? Like most things, it’s all relative.

[+ nycman]

Yeah, I’ve pretty much given up on mainstream Broadway. The prices are just insane. I’d much rather see an off Broadway show for a 10th of the price. I still occasionally go just so I can feel like I’m a "New Yorker“. But it’s definitely not worth it.

[skynyc]

I am fairly adept at the tricks for deals, buying with advance coupons for Preview performances, opening day of the box office specials, and Audience Rewards. TodayTix sometimes has good sales. I am not great at the lottery thing...friends see most things this way, but my work schedule doesn't give me the flexibility. But when I think of what $921 would buy, I cannot rationalize it... Heck, it bugs me to pay more than $200, which I do on occasion. But word of mouth on Othello is not great, so that will be a pass.  

I paid $100 plus 500 Reward points for decent orchestra seat for Glengarry Glen Ross. Seat online selling for $429. Performances are great, but the audience cheered every monologue, every entrance, every slammed-door exit, so the continuity of the show was nil. Guessing 12 show-stopping cheers/ovations/clapping breaks in the second act alone. Not to mention the woman vomiting in the aisle during intermission. 

I do want to see Good Night and Good Luck, may get up early and stand in line for the front row rush. 

And Operation Mincement had a discount offer for $199! Oy. 

Thank heaven for Off-Broadway, but prices there are creeping up. A friend paid $150 for Grangeville at Signature last week. Great show, but I was glad to only have paid $80.  

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

High prices for A-list performers are nothing new.  It's the norm, especially when you consider what they're being paid weekly.

The business of theater is one of very slim margins.  I can't blame them for charging what the market will bear.

TDF and TKTS are alternatives to higher prices.  And then, as mentioned here already, you have off-broadway, off off-broadway and fringe.

 

The bigger issue I have with midtown shows is the state of the audience.  They're a fucking nightmare.  Tiresome, egocentric, stupid, drunk and loud.

[samhexum]

If only everyone were fortunate enough to live in or visit the culture capital of the country...  Branson, Mo.

 

[AtticusBK]

There are soooooo many film/TV actors/celebs on Broadway — and off (Andrew Scott in Vanya @ Lucille Lortel & Paul Mescal in A Streetcar Named Desire @ BAM) —  right now that it feels like there are almost only v high-priced tix at the moment. 
 

Check out the Theatr app, where ppl sell tix when their plans fall through. You can get lucky there sometimes, but deals go v quickly.

[ShortCutie7]

There are so many different kinds of rush tickets available for different shows, so combined with TKTS and random discounts on TodayTix, I have NEVER paid more than like $150 for a theatre ticket.

Link with rush info:

Broadway Rush, Lottery, and Standing Room Only Policies

PLAYBILL.COM

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Playbill’s complete round-up of the latest Broadway rush, lottery, standing-room-only (SRO), and student ticket policies.

 

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

18 minutes ago, samhexum said:

If only everyone were fortunate enough to live in or visit the culture capital of the country...  Branson, Mo.

Bite your goddamned tongue.  

I once spent an extended weekend in Branson years ago and still haven't recovered fully from it.

Do you realize how difficult it is to seem impressed by the 'bathrooms of the Shoji Tabuchi theater?'

And then there was me seriously wondering if Andy Williams would die before getting to Moon River.

Branson is Vegas if you subtract the sex, the gambling, the intricate shows, the binging and the blow.  

Just add water.  Holy water.  Lots of it.

 

[Ali Gator]

This morning I was watching 'Morning Joe' as I do usually every weekday morning. Today they went over the usual talking points - workers have to brace for their IRAs and 401Ks crashing, families can't afford a week's worth of groceries, unemployment is on the rise as employers are slowly letting workers go (unsure of the economy), and what will seniors do when Medicare (inevitably) gets cut ?  A lot to unpack for anyone who's keeping an eye on every dollar these days.

After a commercial break, we come back to Boston Globe columnist (and regular panelist) Mike Barnicle, who went to see 'Good Night and Good Luck' starring George Clooney the night before. He gives the show a rave review, and highly recommends / encourages everyone to get to Manhattan and see the show this Spring / Summer during it's limited run.  Sure, Mike.

By the way, Mike - though your tix were comped (no doubt), can you give us a rundown on those ticket prices to see Clooney on stage, please ? And the average 'hotel rate' for a weekend get-away ? How about those restaurant prices at the restaurants you recommend ? Talk about not knowing your audience...

[Manhattan]

Successful Broadway shows have a very nice profit margin and big name stars are generously compensated for working 24 hours per week (although most don't play all 8 performances). 

Denzel + The Shubert Organization?

I'd rather give $500 and three hours of my time to a worthy charity. Or at least to a worthy masseur. 

[d.anders]

On 3/18/2025 at 12:19 PM, BenjaminNicholas said:

High prices for A-list performers are nothing new.

Except, I paid nowhere near $900 to see Elizabeth Taylor in The Little Foxes, and in Private Lives 2 years later. I don't think I paid more than $30 for orchestra center seats.

Much like movie production, the cost of producing on Broadway has gone bonkers. Everyone employed on Broadway has to go home and pay a ridiculous cost to live and survive here. If a producer can capture a ton of buzz on a production, why not? Buzz typically sells. There seems to be no shortage of people willing to pay top dollar for good buzz. Hamilton is still selling. Producers love to break even, and acquire a profit. So many shows fail without making their money back. Very painful.

Friends tell me I have an impressive Playbill collection, but that slowed down significantly in the last 15 years. My taste for theater has changed, especially musicals, and I can no longer afford Broadway tickets. Even if I wanted to go, dropping $900 on a single ticket for 2.5 hours of entertainment seems insane to me. I'd feel guilty and self-indulgent if the ticket price was $300, knowing what Medicare pays on my doctor bills.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

14 hours ago, d.anders said:

Except, I paid nowhere near $900 to see Elizabeth Taylor in The Little Foxes, and in Private Lives 2 years later. I don't think I paid more than $30 for orchestra center seats.

Consider Little Foxes was 1981. 44 years ago. 

Appropriate Yogism: A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore, these days.

 

[d.anders]

8 hours ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

44 years ago.

Holy shit. I failed to do the math. (It feels like just yesterday.)

In 1981, the subway fare was 75 cents. Today, it's $2.90. Too bad Broadway ticket prices didn't have comparable inflation. Sometimes, NYC's subway offers terrific entertainment. I guess I'll have to settle for that bargain.

Edited April 12 by d.anders

[BSR]

8 hours ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

Consider Little Foxes was 1981. 44 years ago. 

Appropriate Yogism: A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore, these days.

$30 in 1981 is $105.54 today, a bargain compared to today’s dizzying prices.

[+ Charlie]

I haven't been to a Broadway show since the last century, and at those prices, I doubt that I will ever make it to another one.

[Ali Gator]

I recently came across my Playbill for 'Sunset Boulevard' with Betty Buckley starring, from August, 1996. I had front row aisle seats (we could see the nose hair in Buckley's nostrils when she sang 'With One Look' right in front of her), that's how close we were). The tickets in my Playbill say $62.00 for a Saturday night performance. And I remember thinking 'that's expensive!'.

I also found the ticket stubs and Playbill to 'Gypsy' from May, 1991 when Tyne Daly had returned. Center orchestra, aisle seats for me and my friend -  Tyne Daly stopped right near me and yelled 'Sing out, Louise!' on her way down the aisle and up to the stage. She frightened me. Again, a Saturday night performance. Tickets were $49.

Best night of my life, because...

The play was at the Marquis Theater and my friend and I were staying at the hotel that weekend for business (gift show at the Javitz Center). We stopped at the lounge afterwards, and my friend had a glass of wine while I had a coffee (I don't drink). My friend was European-American, and was sexy as hell with dark skin, black hair and from what I could see - a hairy chest on a nicely naturally muscled body (not a gym rat). I had no idea if he was gay or not, even though I knew him for about a year. I had booked a room with two double beds. When we called it a night and went back to the room, he went into the bathroom first to get get himself 'ready for bed'. I sat on the edge of my bed waiting to use the bathroom, when he finished and came out - fully nude and semi-erect. What a body! What a bushy cock! He acted very natural, went to his bed, laid on top of it and put the TV on. I decided not to bring my pajamas in the bathroom with me, and build up enough confidence to copy him. I exited nude as well, with a full erection (I didn't have as nice a body as he did, but nothing to be ashamed of). By then, he's laying on his bed with a full hard-on (we were both in our mid-20s he was two years older). I didn't know what to do at that point, so I headed to the other bed - and he said 'Nice ass. Nice dick, too.'  I smiled and told him he had the same - he stood up, we started making out, and he ended up giving me the best fuck I ever had in my life to this day. I remember going down on him for the very first time - incredible. 

[Bokomaru]

If I’m spending $900 for two hours of entertainment, I want a ticket to paradise. Not a ticket to a Broadway show. 

[TonyDown]

Tickets to see Keanu Reeves in Waiting for Godot as high as $700+.

No matter how tempting to book a NY trip, there is no guarantee he'll even make the performance date for your ticket. 

Tickets for Rainn Wilson in Godot were 1/3 the Broadway price.  He was good! 

[+ ApexNomad]

On 4/12/2025 at 1:33 PM, Ali Gator said:

I recently came across my Playbill for 'Sunset Boulevard' with Betty Buckley starring, from August, 1996. I had front row aisle seats (we could see the nose hair in Buckley's nostrils when she sang 'With One Look' right in front of her), that's how close we were). The tickets in my Playbill say $62.00 for a Saturday night performance. And I remember thinking 'that's expensive!'.

I also found the ticket stubs and Playbill to 'Gypsy' from May, 1991 when Tyne Daly had returned. Center orchestra, aisle seats for me and my friend -  Tyne Daly stopped right near me and yelled 'Sing out, Louise!' on her way down the aisle and up to the stage. She frightened me. Again, a Saturday night performance. Tickets were $49.

Best night of my life, because...

The play was at the Marquis Theater and my friend and I were staying at the hotel that weekend for business (gift show at the Javitz Center). We stopped at the lounge afterwards, and my friend had a glass of wine while I had a coffee (I don't drink). My friend was European-American, and was sexy as hell with dark skin, black hair and from what I could see - a hairy chest on a nicely naturally muscled body (not a gym rat). I had no idea if he was gay or not, even though I knew him for about a year. I had booked a room with two double beds. When we called it a night and went back to the room, he went into the bathroom first to get get himself 'ready for bed'. I sat on the edge of my bed waiting to use the bathroom, when he finished and came out - fully nude and semi-erect. What a body! What a bushy cock! He acted very natural, went to his bed, laid on top of it and put the TV on. I decided not to bring my pajamas in the bathroom with me, and build up enough confidence to copy him. I exited nude as well, with a full erection (I didn't have as nice a body as he did, but nothing to be ashamed of). By then, he's laying on his bed with a full hard-on (we were both in our mid-20s he was two years older). I didn't know what to do at that point, so I headed to the other bed - and he said 'Nice ass. Nice dick, too.'  I smiled and told him he had the same - he stood up, we started making out, and he ended up giving me the best fuck I ever had in my life to this day. I remember going down on him for the very first time - incredible. 

Love this story. Between Gypsy and that fuck, can’t get any better than that. 👏 

[Ali Gator]

8 hours ago, TonyDown said:

Tickets to see Keanu Reeves in Waiting for Godot as high as $700+.

No matter how tempting to book a NY trip, there is no guarantee he'll even make the performance date for your ticket. 

 

This is true. However, if he doesn't make the performance, you have a choice of staying or getting your ticket refunded (since his name is above the title). So you will leave the theater disappointed either way,  but you don't have to stay for the understudy - you can get your money back. 

[BuffaloKyle]

On 3/19/2025 at 10:04 PM, Ali Gator said:

After a commercial break, we come back to Boston Globe columnist (and regular panelist) Mike Barnicle, who went to see 'Good Night and Good Luck' starring George Clooney the night before. He gives the show a rave review, and highly recommends / encourages everyone to get to Manhattan and see the show this Spring / Summer during it's limited run.  Sure, Mike.

By the way, Mike - though your tix were comped (no doubt), can you give us a rundown on those ticket prices to see Clooney on stage, please ? And the average 'hotel rate' for a weekend get-away ? How about those restaurant prices at the restaurants you recommend ? Talk about not knowing your audience...

This should help! You can see the show live on CNN on June 7!

CNN to air George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Broadway play live on June 7 | CNN

WWW.CNN.COM

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CNN will exclusively televise actor George Clooney’s record-breaking Broadway show “Good Night, and Good Luck,” on Saturday, June 7, the network announced...

CNN will exclusively televise actor George Clooney’s record-breaking Broadway show “Good Night, and Good Luck,” on Saturday, June 7, the network announced Thursday.

The limited-run play’s penultimate performance from the Winter Garden Theatre in New York will air live on CNN and CNN International and stream on CNN.com at 7 p.m. ET.

“This announcement marks a historic Broadway first: never before has a live play ever been televised,” the network said in a news release.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

3 hours ago, BuffaloKyle said:

This should help! You can see the show live on CNN on June 7!

CNN to air George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Broadway play live on June 7 | CNN

WWW.CNN.COM

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CNN will exclusively televise actor George Clooney’s record-breaking Broadway show “Good Night, and Good Luck,” on Saturday, June 7, the network announced...

CNN will exclusively televise actor George Clooney’s record-breaking Broadway show “Good Night, and Good Luck,” on Saturday, June 7, the network announced Thursday.

The limited-run play’s penultimate performance from the Winter Garden Theatre in New York will air live on CNN and CNN International and stream on CNN.com at 7 p.m. ET.

“This announcement marks a historic Broadway first: never before has a live play ever been televised,” the network said in a news release.

This is very, very cool.

I wish more producers would allow this, but understanding the financial mechanics of Broadway, I get why they wouldn't.

[BuffaloKyle]

1 hour ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

This is very, very cool.

I wish more producers would allow this, but understanding the financial mechanics of Broadway, I get why they wouldn't.

Part of the reason why Wicked took so long to get to the big screen was that ticket sales were so good for so long they didn't want to disrupt that.