Stretching Your Dollar: How to Save Money on Broadway Week

<div class="block">Broadway is the home to some of the most coveted tickets in the U.S. -- and they&#39;re not cheap. Alyssa Schmid, VP of communications at NYC Tourism, joined &#39;Stretching Your Dollar&#39; to provide insight into attending some of the best Broadway productions while saving as much as you can. </div>

Stretching Your Dollar

Well, if you're looking to save money, splurging on Broadway might not be the best bet, but it could be within your budget if you're smart about when you go joining me. Now is Alyssa Schmidt who works for New York City Tourism, the organization behind a Broadway Week, a great way to save money while enjoying it. The AA thank you for joining. Thank you for having us. All right. So let's start here tickets now on sale for Broadway Week. How can viewers enjoy this? Yes, Broadway Week is back. This is very exciting and that's two for one tickets to some of the best Broadway productions that includes classics like the Lion King, wicked favorites like Hamilton and newcomers. Like here live, love. Everything can be found at nyc tourism dot com slash Broadway week and it's a 50% saving. So, really, this is the time to go out and enjoy theater. Ok. And is it just a week that people can take advantage? It's nearly two weeks, about 13 days of deals to see 24 productions? So amazing. How many times do these deals come? About a year? Twice a year? We have them in the fall and then again in the winter. Ok. So pretty good. Any tips for finding the best deals during Broadway Week, our number one tip would be to book now today because tickets for some of the shows do sell out. So if you are interested in some of the more popular ones like Hamilton, I would get on the website as soon as possible and book those. They did go on sale this week. And also on the site, you can search by genre including comedy, kid friendly musical play and you can also search by Tony award winners. Oh, I like that. And can you expect to get good seats? Yeah, actually you can choose between seats in the mezzanine or orchestra. Um Of course, they'll be different depending on where you're choosing, but I've gotten great seats with broad week before. Again, the sooner you book the better, right. So is there a limit? How many times you can take advantage of the deal? You can purchase as many tickets as you like. Uh, you probably won't be able to see all 24 shows since there are 13 days of deals. But again, as soon as you book, uh, the sooner you book the better if people want to pair dinner with the show, can they do that? And also get a deal? Unfortunately, restaurant week is not going on during the same period during the week. But in the winter they do actually go on during the same period for a full month this time though, we recommend going to, uh, some of the restaurants in the theater district or for people looking for a quick bite. There's urban space and urban hawker, some great food halls nearby. Awesome. Ok. So what about anyone who's trying to save? Maybe come the fall we get past the summer rush, maybe they're traveling this time of the year. But if they want to save in the fall, any tips for them. Yes. Actually one tip that we have for fall is to take advantage of the NYC ferry system and visit waterfront neighborhoods across the five boroughs during a time when the weather is still really nice. It's only $4 to travel via the NYC ferry and you could see some great neighborhoods and if you get 10 tickets, I think you still get $2.75 a ticket. Right. I think that might actually be the case. Yes. And I actually can confirm that because I ride the ferry every single day. So in the ferry, I'm here to vouch for it. I agree. It's amazing. It's such a fantastic way to travel across New York City. Yeah, it is. Ok. So, um, of course, discounts are great. Uh We talked about taking the ferry. Any other activities. Do you think that maybe tourists, even New Yorkers should take advantage of this fall? Something. Another amazing thing to do outside again while the weather is so nice is walk the high line. You could walk from the Whitney, which has pay as you wish for Friday nights up to Hudson yards and explore that neighborhood. So it's a really great way to see Manhattan's west side. Yeah, Halloween. Is that something on your radar? Yes. Halloween is coming up and it's the 50th anniversary of the Village Halloween parade. So that's really exciting as well. And also a time where people can go and watch parade for free. What's the Village Halloween party? The parade that they do every year in the West Village. This is actually the 50th year, so I'm sure they'll have some exciting offerings coming up which we will be announcing in the coming weeks. Ok. In the coming weeks, I like that. Um I do see, obviously we discussed seating from Broadway tickets. What else do you think our viewers need to know to save money and enjoy the city? A few other things are great parks and green spaces. Those are all free and open to the public. We also have off Broadway week coming up in October and that's two for one tickets to off Broadway productions. And I again, just traveling New York City is such a great place to travel via public transportation or even by foot. So that's just a great way to save money. Um, you know, avoid the taxis and the Ubers and the lifts and get around by walking in this beautiful fall weather. Absolutely. All right, Alyssa Schmidt. Thank you. Thank you so much.