Front Row Orchestra Seats for RENT The Broadway Tour Available for $20
JANUARY 27, 2009
Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp
Seats in the front two rows of the orchestra (Rows AAA & BBB) will be made available for $20 for every performance of RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony® Award-winning musical coming to the Academy of Music February 3 – 8, 2009. The $20 tickets go on sale at the Academy of Music box office, on the day of performance only, two hours prior to the show and are available to anyone, cash only, with a limit of two tickets per person. Tickets are distributed on a first come, first served basis.
"In keeping with the spirit of the show and the vision of Jonathan Larson (the show’s creator) we are happy to be able to offer prime seats to people who otherwise would not be able to purchase them," explained original RENT producer Kevin McCollum. "Jonathan was himself a struggling artist and his dream was to create a universal piece of musical theatre that’s available to everyone."
The tradition of the $20 tickets was started in New York when the show moved to Broadway after a sold-out run in a small downtown theatre. Since that time people have lined up as early as the night before to guarantee their purchase of the $20 tickets. The producers of the show are committed to continuing the tradition of offering orchestra seats for $20 in each city the show will play.
RENT, part of the Kimmel Center’s Broadway Series, comes to the Academy of Music Feb.3 - 8 for a limited eight-performance engagement. The $20 tickets are available at the Academy of Music box office, Broad & Locust Sts, only. For general ticket information, call 215-731-3333 or visit online at www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway.
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