Overview
- The company reports a dramatic spike in patrons showing up with fake or invalid tickets purchased from third-party resellers.
- About 45 people have visited the box office to report overpaying and roughly two dozen more have called, with some patrons turned away at the door.
- Victims describe steep markups, including one buyer who paid $850 for seats valued at $298, and others who spent as much as $1,000 to $2,000.
- Ballet West says legitimate tickets top out at about $220 for a VIP package and warns of red flags such as reseller fine print, inflated prices, urgent purchase prompts, and tickets listing only a row without seat numbers.
- Patrons are urged to verify or buy only through balletwest.org or arttix.org, with the Nutcracker run continuing at Capitol Theatre through Dec. 27 and some late tickets available for final performances.