Theater Talkback: Premium Seats, at a Price

NYTimes.com: For theater critics, acquiring tickets to the hot new show, or the cold new turkey, is as easy as falling off that proverbial log. You make a phone call (or send an e-mail message) in response to an invitation, you show up at the theater and find the publicist standing helpfully outside the doors with your tickets in hand, and you head on in. If you are not attending a designated press performance, you may have to endure the indignity of standing in line at the box office for a minute or two.