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Broadway is about to become slightly less financially terrifying (though probably not for producers). NYC Broadway Week returns this September with its semiannual 2-for-1 ticket deal, giving theatergoers a chance to see 25 Broadway shows for the price of one ticket and the knowledge that they can still afford to eat.
The fall edition runs Tuesday, September 8 through Sunday, September 20, with tickets on sale beginning today, August 18 at 10am.
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And no, the offerings aren't just the long-running revivals that you've probably already seen. The beauty of Broadway week is that so many productions participate in an effort to let you and yours see something fresh and exciting. Or as fresh and exciting as the current Broadway economic climate will allow.
Among the participating productions are & Juliet, Aladdin, The Book of Mormon, Buena Vista Social Club, Chicago, The Great Gatsby, Hadestown, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Just in Time, The Lion King, The Lost Boys, Maybe Happy Ending, MJ, Oh, Mary!, Operation Mincemeat, The Outsiders, Paranormal Activity, The Rocky Horror Show, Schmigadoon!, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play, Six, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Titaníque, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) and Wicked.
Of note: Just in Time, The Lost Boys, Paranormal Activity, The Rocky Horror Show, Schmigadoon!, School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play and Titaníque are participating in Broadway Week for the first time, so those might be your first priority.
The deal is technically 2-for-1 rather than a blanket 50 percent-off sale, and participating productions can have blackout dates and availability restrictions. Select shows will also offer seat upgrades for an additional charge, so you don't necessarily have to accept "obstructed view" just because you're getting a deal. (Although honestly, it's usually OK anyway.)
Launched in 2011, NYC Broadway Week has now sold more than 3 million tickets, generating more than $222 million in Broadway revenue, according to NYC Tourism + Conventions. The program is produced in partnership with the Broadway League.
And even better, most of us haven't yet done any back-to-school shopping (or booked holiday travel), so those funds can go directly to something far more important. Like watching Layton Williams bring down the house as the Iceberg, belting "River Deep, Mountain High" in Titanique.