The $125 "VIP Suite Service" gets the buyer a center orchestra seat, a souvenir program, private washroom facilities, complementary beverages, coat and parcel check, a light snack, and access to a special VIP suite in the theatre's basement.
Mary Bryant, spokesperson for Canada-based producer, Livent Inc., said 50 of the VIP tickets will be available at each performance. Those looking for a bargain can get the VIP Suite Service for $115 per person at Wednesday matinees. This VIP Suite Service (available Dec. 26-May 3, 1998) has already been instituted by Livent at Toronto's Pantages Theatre and other Canadian venues.
The VIP Suite Service tickets recall the private suites becoming available at many sports arenas, though no special booths for the actual seats at Livent's 42nd Street Ford Performing Arts Center are proposed.
Standard ticket prices or the musical by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and Terrence McNally, will range $31 to $76, one dollar higher than the current standard prices for Broadway musicals. Livent spokesperson Mary Bryant, said 50 cents of the extra dollar goes to the 42nd Street Development Project and 50 cents goes "to keep the theatre up." Radio City Music Hall Instituted A Similar $1 Surcharge During The 1996-97 Season. No other Broadway theatres have yet added the surcharge as of Sept. 2
To Order Vip Or Standard Tickets To The Show, Call (212) 307-4100.