The Best Ways to Get Wicked Tickets

Wicked is a Broadway musical about the two famous witches from the tale "The Wizard of Oz," and how they wound up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glenda, the Good Witch. The play is set before Dorothy's arrival in the mythical land of Oz. Getting tickets to the show can be done a number of different ways.

  1. Wicked Web Site

    • Accessing the official Wicked Web site is the best and easiest way to track down tickets. After clicking on the city of choice, customers are taken to a Ticketmaster site where they can select the day they would like to see the production. The site offers the option of selecting shows across multiple dates, searching for shows closer to where they live and even perusing reviews from those who have seen the play.

    Ticket Brokers

    • Ticket brokers buy up blocks of concert, sporting event and entertainment tickets and resell them to fans. The prices of tickets may drop or rise depending on demand, though usually people should expect to pay well above face value for premium seats to a Broadway production. Broker websites allow customers to determine where they would like to sit, then offers them options based on their selection and the number of seats they would like to buy. Delivery and service fees are tacked on to the ticket price prior to the final sale, and some sites offer insurance as an option in the event that the buyer is unable to attend the play. Most Web brokers are able to get the tickets to the customer quickly.

    Auction Sites

    • Auction Web sites allow people with extra tickets, or tickets they can't use for whatever reason, to post them for sale to other bidders. Sites like eBay give sellers the option of offering the tickets for auction or establishing a price ahead of time. Sellers can also choose to accept offers for their available tickets, in case people aren't willing to pay the listed price. Some U.S. states prohibit people from selling tickets for more than face value, but auctions sites like eBay do not regulate this, leaving it the responsibility of the buyer and seller to follow the rules.

    Ticket Scalpers

    • If other methods of ticket purchasing don't work, going to a ticket scalper is a decent last resort. Scalpers outside the theater will often charge the most of anyone, since they have the advantage of dealing with people who have shown up to see the event and who probably aren't keen on going home empty-handed. For someone looking for any kind of deal, the best approach is to wait just before the play begins. By that point, scalpers are often looking to get rid of their excess tickets and may be willing to lower their demands to do so.