Hugh Southern, who left a lasting and significant impact on the Broadway industry with his involvement in the establishment of the ever-popular TKTS discount ticket booths in New York, died July 15…
, a now-integral element of the city’s theater-going experience for countless tourists and New Yorkers alike.
The booth – once a ramshackle trailer, now a snazzy glass and neon outpost perfectly at home in the glitzy post-Disney Times Square – offers same-day tickets to Broadway and Off Broadway shows, made available by producers selling the day’s unsold seats. Once informally known as the “half-price booth,” the TKTS Discount Booths now offer tickets to productions for between 20% to 50% off regular prices.
The first booth opened in 1973 in the theater district. Two additional outposts now exist at Lincoln Center and near the South Street Seaport, as well as a website and an app. According to The Times, TKTS sold more than 1.1 million same-day discounted tickets for the recent fiscal year ending June 30, accounting for 8 percent of Broadway tickets.
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