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Article: Tickets? Box office is best bet

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July 10, 2008
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So you want a ticket to an upcoming show at the Paramount Theatre?

You hit Google, and find a ticket broker online selling Movin' Out tickets for twice the price listed in the theater's catalog. But the online broker assures that these tickets are long sold out, and you can only get them through second-hand sources.

Paramount Executive Director Diana Martinez has three words of advice: Don't believe it.

Martinez said she's constantly hearing stories from people who overspend for Paramount tickets online, even though the theater's box office still has plenty of seats left. If you're looking for tickets to upcoming shows, she said, your ...

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