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Hundreds of years after it first came into being, New York's Broadway theater district remains a highlight of a city that has a whole lot to offer. Broadway theatre in NYC has only become even more vital over the years, with the number and quality of shows increasing steadily over the course of recent decades. That makes broadway theater one of the most important attractions in the city, and everyone from short-term visitors to longtime locals appreciates and enjoys the entertainment.<p>

On the other hand, the process of actually acquiring the tickets that allow for admission to a show on Broadway can be quite a bit less satisfying. With interest in the best Broadway shows running so high nowadays, those who seek to attend them sometimes come away disappointed. In practice, though, there are some good ways of identifying the most common sources of frustration and avoiding them.<p>

One of these pitfalls occurs when tickets for a show are apparently lined up, but then fail to arrive on time. Because of the proliferation of online marketplaces where ticket holders can sell to others, quite a bit more apparent liquidity in the market has been produced. What some shoppers discover, though, is that these brokers are not all created alike. While some insist on control such that they can guarantee the delivery of tickets to buyers on time, others take a laxer view of the matter. Buyers who wish to avoid disappointment should obviously always seek out brokers of the former kind.<p>

The same goes for another common source of disappointment. Although strides have been made, the counterfeit tickets that used to be so common during the days when scalpers dominated the scene are still making their rounds. Compared to tickets that fail to arrive on time for a show, these can be even more disappointing. With convincing-looking facsimiles in hand, many would-be show goers are turned away only after making it all the way to the theater.<p>

In order to avoid that even more pointed source of frustration, the same general advice should be followed. Once again, some brokers and marketplaces do a much more active and effective job than others of keeping counterfeit tickets out of their systems. Making sure that any service a buyer procures tickets through will have done the necessary vetting should therefore always be a top priority. For those who put in a little bit of extra effort of these kinds, though, attending a great, memorable Broadway show can easily be the experience of the year, or even of a lifetime.<p>