“God of Carnage” at the Ahmanson has extended two weeks to May 29, so I thought I would try for HotTix again. No luck. I learned from the customer service representative I spoke to that (a) the producers originally didn’t want any hottix, and CTG had to fight to get what they got, which sold out in 2 hrs; (b) the producers raised ticket prices from the norm for the show, and closed the rear balcony (obstensibly to move people to higher priced seats); and (c) HotTix in the rear balcony available day-of-show are not guaranteed—the producers haven’t decided yet whether they will be offered. They are doing all these things to keep the ticket prices higher, so that they can afford the salaries of the original NY cast.
Sigh. There are times I bemoan the cult of original cast. If the play is well-written, it should be doable with any quality cast. I’m more interested in the original story and the original direction.
