The ballet world is buzzing as fans say goodbye to Misty Copeland. But, scalpers have found a way to hang a small dark cloud on the landmark moment. The dance and activist is hanging up her pointe shoes after an emotional final performance. Copeland took the stage with The American Ballet Theater one last time for their Fall Gala. But, ticket resellers ended up driving the price to get into The Lincoln Center in New York City. How expensive were the seats? Try $4,000 dollars in some cases. That’s an eye-watering amount of money for a lot of fans out there.
Fans knew that Misty Copeland would be having her last performance and made it a point to try and be in the room. CBS News reports that there were hours-long lines to get into The Lincoln Center on Wednesday evening. Multiple people decided to catch the performance in neighboring Alice Tully Hall. There were free tickets on offer at around 4pm. But, those seats were only available on a first-come, first-serve basis. That means if you didn’t have the money or the time to sit around outside, you were out of luck.
