So you want to go to the Phantom before it closes
by someone who went 10 times since the show reopened and has spent too much time at the Majestic (but also take this with a grain of salt)
Going to the Majestic Theater is a lot of fun! It can also be stressful. Here are my tips.
- If you’re putting a lot of work and effort to to get to NYC, just buy the tickets from the website (as opposed to other avenues). Especially if you’re going with others, this is your surefire way to ensure seats. That being said, here are the other ways I’ve gotten seats:
- TKTS - there is a TKTS booth under the big red stairs in Times Square that sells discounted tickets to shows. They literally have always had Phantom tickets everytime I’ve gone, even when all the other shows sell out. I’ve shown up at 7:45 for the 8 pm show that night and gotten fourth row center single tickets for $75.
- The Box Office - for $59 each, you can sit in the boxes! It’s so close and so cool to sit in the boxes and look down on the action. It is partial view, so the right side can’t see all of Masquerade and the left boxes can see the phantom hiding in the angel, among other obscurities. I had obviously seen the show before so I didn’t care. You do have to speak to the people at the box office to sit in the boxes, you cant get a box seat online. We’ve also spoken to the box office minutes before the show starts and gotten dope orchestra seats for $100.
- Try the Lottery on the Phantom Website! Enter for 1-2 tickets the day before to see if you can’t get orchestra tickets for $40. I’ve never won this way, but I know other people who rely on this method.
Great question. Center orchestra means you’re in the action, the sound is literally tailored for you, and you get to have the chandelier fall on you. Rows A-K? I believe? are the best - any row letter past this is obscured from above by the mezzanine and so you can’t see the top action as well, including the Phantom pulling on the chandelier and the chandelier falling, which for many of us is the whole damn point.
Front mezzanine is very good as well. I’ve splurged and sat in the first row of front mezzanine, but saving the money and sitting in the second or third row will give you the same view for half the price. Unless you’re thinking of doing something involving a camera that I would not endorse.
Rear mezz is fine; there are no bad seats, but if I’m traveling to see this show for possibly the last time I would splurge for front mezz or orchestra.
Get the big wine (yes its $40) and take a seat. If you are in the front mezz, sneak down to the first floor and down the stairs to use the orchestra bathrooms, theres literally so many more stalls. Same with the downstairs bar - so many less people in line down there.
Go have fun and support our show!