Half-Price Tickets Offered to Boston Holiday Shows
Receive discounted admission to more than 70 performances and other deals.
What's better than getting your family together to enjoy a special performance for the holidays? Doing it for half the price. Thanks to the "Mayor's Holiday Special," a program through Mayor Thomas Menino's office, more then 13,000 half-price tickets are available to 70 of the region's most loved holiday performances, dining deals and gift ideas. The idea behind the promotion is that all the money from the shows gets reinvested back into the Boston Arts scene, strengthening the community and providing funding for year-round performances and other initiatives. “There’s no better time than the holidays to enjoy the Boston arts scene,” Mayor Menino said. “Whether you’re taking in the new sets and costumes at Boston Ballet’s 'The Nutcracker…