Summary: <br> Welcome to this week’s episode of the And Scene Theater Podcast! <br> Mike is flying solo this week, as Meghan is rehearsing and putting up anew production that we’ll talk about next week. But for the here and now, in Act 1, Mike discusses a new theatrical discovery in Old Jerusalem, another(!) jukebox musical, and the surprising location of a theater troupe celebrating their 50th season.<br> In Act 2, Mike was fortunate to win the change to purchase tickets to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The whole process of getting that opportunity, and then the ginormous prices he had to pay, got him thinking about ticket prices in general. How did they get so high? Was there a catalyst? And what can be done to curb their increase, let alone bring them down. Mike gives his first monologue on ticket prices.<br> What do you think? Have you missed productions you really wanted to see simply because of price? Do you have any idea on how to bring prices down? Let us know! <br> Connect with us on Twitter at @andscenepod, via email at <a href="https://andscenepod.podbean.com/mailto:andscenepod@gmail.com">andscenepod@gmail.com</a>, and on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/andscenepod">facebook.com/andscenepod</a>. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher, and leave us a rating (five stars please!). Thank you for listening!<br> SOURCES<br> Jerusalem Roman Theater: <a href="http://www.aikenstandard.com/ap/roman-theater-uncovered-at-base-of-jerusalem-s-western-wall/article_5504b968-b518-11e7-9175-1fa64413d4bb.html">http://www.aikenstandard.com/ap/roman-theater-uncovered-at-base-of-jerusalem-s-western-wall/article_5504b968-b518-11e7-9175-1fa64413d4bb.html</a> <br> Tina: <a href="http://www.playbill.com/article/tony-nominee-adrienne-warren-will-star-as-tina-turner-in-world-premiere-of-tina-musical">http://www.playbill.com/article/tony-nominee-adrienne-warren-will-star-as-tina-turner-in-world-premiere-of-tina-musical</a> <br> UCB: <a href="https://nyti.ms/2zlNgtB">https://nyti.ms/2zlNgtB</a> <br> Columbia: <a href="https://nyti.ms/2ziZ1Ry">https://nyti.ms/2ziZ1Ry</a><br> Ticket Price Sources:<br> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/03/03/broadway-100-ticket/6f588fd4-1962-4f3a-b09a-6b7ce7cc0a25/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.0f20dd7ff31f">http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/03/03/broadway-100-ticket/6f588fd4-1962-4f3a-b09a-6b7ce7cc0a25/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.0f20dd7ff31f</a><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/06/how-did-broadway-tickets-get-so-expensive-blame-the-1/258346/">https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/06/how-did-broadway-tickets-get-so-expensive-blame-the-1/258346/</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/business/broadway-theater-ticket-prices.html?_r=0">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/business/broadway-theater-ticket-prices.html?_r=0</a> <br> <a href="http://www.inflation.eu/inflation-rates/united-states/historic-inflation/cpi-inflation-united-states.aspx">http://www.inflation.eu/inflation-rates/united-states/historic-inflation/cpi-inflation-united-states.aspx</a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/20/theater/theater-how-much-did-your-seat-cost.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/20/theater/theater-how-much-did-your-seat-cost.html</a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/27/theater/broadway-adopts-a-plan-to-cut-costs-and-ticket-prices.html">http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/27/theater/broadway-adopts-a-plan-to-cut-costs-and-ticket-prices.html</a> <br>
