Theatrical Resolutions: 2025 Edition

Happy New Year! With 2024 behind us, it seems only appropriate to take stock of the year that was, and to look ahead at those things we hope to accomplish in 2025.

Theatrical Resolutions: 2025 Edition

First things first. How did we do with last year's resolutions?

• See as many new musicals as possible. Considering how many new musicals opened this past year, I guess seeing 10 was good, not great. And we did see 5 new productions of classic musicals.
• See theater in a variety of venues and genres. Well, I never did make it to a dinner theater as I planned, but I managed to see a show in a new venue (Here We Are at The Shed). As for new genres, well, maybe nothing new there, but I did see a rarity: a melodrama (Oh, Mary!) and a dance musical (Illinoise - twice!).
• Bring my average paid ticket price down. I can't verify it exactly, since I don't know my average from 2023, but I think I did pretty well. Here are some facts and figures:
• No. of shows seen: 23
• 2 off-Broadway
• 21 Broadway
• 2 repeats - Illinoise, Maybe Happy Ending
• Tickets
• Total paid: $2,189.45
• Total of all discounts: -$1,584.05
• Average ticket: $95.19
• Average discount: -$68.87
• Most Expensive: $143.70 - Illinoise
• Least Expensive: $40.00 - Purlie Victorious
• Best Bargain: $94.25 for a premium seat to Harmony, -$223.75 off face value
• Discount Breakdown:
• Box Office Tickets: 3
• Show discounts: 11
• Audience Rewards: 3
• TKTS: 2
• Today Tix: 2
• Seat Geek: 1
• Lottery: 1

So, what about 2025?

I think I'll keep the same 3 - basically:

• See as many new productions as possible. There are plenty of new plays, musicals and revivals coming in this year, and I want to see everything!
• See theater in a variety of venues. Broadway, off-Broadway, of course, but I hope to see some regional, touring, and maybe even some college shows. And maybe '25 will mark my return to a dinner theater! 
• Bring my average paid ticket price down. Saving money is always a good thing, and I'm already off to a great start, with substantial discounts already securing tickets to Gypsy (-$40) and Floyd Collins (-$80). Plus, I've shopped around and got an excellent seat for Romeo + Juliet at the box office for just over $100!

Before we go, we'd like to thank you for your continued support, and to thank you for the thousands of views for our most popular feature, our reviews. And here are our most popular 2024 show reviews in order:

1. The Notebook 

2. Sweeney Todd (2nd Cast)

3. Stereophonic 

4. Appropriate 

5. Maybe Happy Ending 

6. The Outsiders

7. Merrily We Roll Along 

8. Lempicka 

9. Suffs 

10. Swept Away 

11. Sunset Boulevard 

12. Water For Elephants 

13. Oh, Mary 

14. Illinoise 

15. Once Upon a Mattress 

16. The Who’s Tommy 

17. Our Town 

18. Harmony 

19. Days of Wine and Roses 

20. Purlie Victorious 

21. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 

22. Here We Are 

23. Titanic 

Here's to a happy, healthy and theater-filled 2025 for all of us!