wife went to kinky boots, she liked it, I don't attend broadway styled shows. $65 ea. for her and a friend, snacks , bevies and GO train and it was probably a $225. night. I've spent more for less.
if your wife s having fun and your not, its still twice as much fun as when your having fun and shes not. ........
Like I said I don't know from business but years ago when I started in industrial/commercial sheet metal one of the first things my boss taught me was that a lot of clients want to pay more. It's counter intuitive but makes sense if you think about it. Personally, I'd feel a lot better about going to a $500 show.