SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Hell’s Kitchen will make its Syracuse debut at the Landmark Theatre next week, bringing Alicia Key’s story to the stage.
While the Landmark says the community is excited to welcome the show to Syracuse for the first time, ticket availability suggests a different story. Thousands of seats remain open across the production’s eight performances.
Online ticket inventory shows significant availability for Sunday night’s performance, with nearly the entire orchestra section still open. The orchestra level holds approximately 1,700 seats.
To encourage ticket sales, the Landmark Theatre announced a promotion on Oct. 26 offering customers a free child’s ticket with the purchase of an adult orchestra ticket.
Additional discounts, including reduced-price student tickets and group ticket packages, are also available online and at the box office.
Murphy Fauci, the publicity representative for Broadway in Syracuse, said these promotions are part of a broader practice within the theater industry for a variety of reasons. Often, they are tied to performances that have more available seats.
“These offers, they are very specific to certain performances where we might have some of that additional inventory,” Fauci said.
The promotions also provide an opportunity to introduce younger audiences to live theater.
“It’s a chance to bring your children into the theater and see the show, potentially for the first time,” Fauci said. “This kind of gives them the chance to test it out, and maybe get some new Broadway fans in the making.”
Hell’s Kitchen will run for eight performances at the Landmark Theatre from Tuesday, Nov. 10 through Sunday, Nov. 15. Tickets can be found on the Landmark Theatre’s website.