As I mentioned before my mother is town and of course I am providing non stop entertainment. We saw the play Black Angels over Tuskegee last Friday. It was my second time seeing the play and it was excellent!! I enjoyed it the 2nd time around just as much as I did the first. Tonight, we plan on seeing Porgy and Bess and A Streetcar Named Desire on Thursday. Three shows in one week for two people can get pretty expensive, so here is a guide to find inexpensive tickets to Broadway Shows.
Broadway Rush Vocab
- General Rush – Discounted tickets for any age and anyone! Only at the box office (usually right when it opens!)
- Student Rush – Most shows will give any student with a valid ID (high school or college) two tickets per ID for cash or credit. Remember, only ONE of you has to be a student (unless specified by the theater)! Some shows though, are only one ticket per student ID. <– Any college ID will suffice.
- Lottery – These tickets are usually given to the general public 2-3 hours before a show begins. You write down your name and they draw tickets randomly. You always need a government ID and cash.
- SRO (standing room only) – Standing Room Only. It’s quite horrible to see a show this way (usually standing for more then 2 hours!) but a must if you just have to see a certain show that’s been sold out.
Current Broadway shows participating in rush or lottery:
- Chicago has a general rush policy and SRO. For general rush, tickets are available when the box office opens and are $36.50 each, cash only. These are also two tickets per person. SRO tickets are only available when the show is sold out, are $26.50 and cash only as well.
- Box Office: Ambassador Theater- 49th Street (between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10am – 8pm and Sunday: 12 noon – 6pm
- Student Rush seats are #31.50, 2 tickets per ID and cash only. They’re also only available Wednesday – Thursday (though I have gotten a ticket on a Saturday before, so you can always ask!) They also have SRO seats, 2 hours before a performance, $21.50 and also cash only – 2 tickets per person!
- Box Office: 50th Street and Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater – Hours: Monday to Saturday 10:00am to 8:00pm, Sunday 12:00 noon to 7:00pm
- Student Rush tickets are $32, 2 tickets per ID, when the box office opens.
- Box Office: Helen Hayes Theater 44th St (between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 to 6 and Sunday: Noon to 5
- Student Rush and SRO are available for Memphis. Student rush is $26.50, cash only and you must have a valid (current) ID – each person with a valid ID can get 2 tickets. Make sure you go when the box office opens as well. SRO is only when the box office is sold out – it’s $21.50, cash only and also two tickets per person. This is one show I wouldn’t mind seeing SRO
- Box Office: Shubert Theater – 44th Street (Between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 to 8 and Sunday: Noon to 6
- Sister Act has awesome front row seats that are General Rush! Tickets are $26.50 and you can use cash or credit card, available when the box office opens and 2 tickets per ID!
- Wicked has a great lottery policy, front row seats! Whoo! Go 2.5 hours before curtain, fill out an index card (provided by the show) with your name and if you want 1 or 2 tickets. Winners are drawn 2 hours prior to curtain, MUST have a valid ID and CASH!
- Box office: Gershwin Theater – 50th Street (between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday: Noon to 6 pm
- Lottery is the name of the game here, with yet again, front row seats! (Nothing like good ‘ol actor spit!) Tickets are $40, cash only and names are taken 2.5 hours before each performance. Winners are drawn 2 hours before curtain and it’s two tickets per person!
- Box office: Palace Theater – Broadway (between 46th & 47th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 to 8 and Sunday: Noon to 6
- This show has a few different policies. General rush is $21.50, cash or credit card. Go when the box office opens and each person can get two tickets. Seats are usually located in the rear mezzanine (for Hiptix as well). Student rush is any seat that is available at half price, go 30 minutes before any performance with your student ID (one ticket per person). Hiptix (one of our favorite things!) tickets are $21.50 and you can use cash or a credit card, and the best part is you can purchase tickets in advance! Free to sign-up, just visit the website and be between the ages of 18-35. Each person can get 2 tickets!
- Box Office: Stephen Sondheim Theater – 43rd Street (between Broadway and 6th) Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday-Monday 10am-6pm.
- The elusive tickets everyone wants – BOM lotto! Go two and a half hours before the show, put your name in and either pray, do a good luck jig or bring 100 friends to put their names in too! They draw the lucky names 30 minutes later, if you get a ticket it’s $32 with an ID – cash or credit. When you don’t win (ha!) you can try your luck at SRO which is $27, available at the box office 1 hour prior to curtain when the performance is sold out. Many will enter, (very) few will win.
- Box office: Eugene O’Neill Theater – 49th Street (between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10-8 and Sunday: Noon – 6
- Another lottery here, $30 cash only and it begins 2 hours before performance! Winners drawn 1.5 hours before the show starts. Try and find @godspellgirl and @GodspellGuy while you’re there too!
- Box office: Circle in the Square Theater – 50th St Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday: Noon to 6 pm
- Newsies has a lottery, tickets are in the orchestra! Tickets are $30 each with a valid ID. Lotto starts two and a half hours before performance and winners are drawn 30 minutes later.
- Box office: Nederlander Theater – 41st St. (Between 7th and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10- 8pm and Sunday: 11m – 7pm
- General rush tickets are $37, starting at 5pm for evening performances and 12 noon for matinee shows! Fun!
- Box office: Richard Rodgers Theater – 46th Street (Between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday: Noon to 6 pm
- General rush tickets are $31.50, cash or credit card and are available when the box office opens, seats are fill-ins.
- Box office: Belasco Theater – 44th Street (Between 6th and 7th) Monday–Saturday: 10am–8pm and Sunday: Noon–6pm
- Student rush tickets are $27 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday only), you must bring with you a student ID and a gov’t issued ID – or no ticket! Tickets go on sale when the box office opens and it’s two tickets per person! SRO is $27, cash, only when the show is sold out. You can get these tickets 2 hours before curtain (1 ticket per person).
- Box office: August Wilson Theater – 52nd Street (Between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday: Noon – 6 pm.
Mary Poppins (Student Rush $31.50, when box office opens, only for college students ONE ticket per ID)
- Student rush tickets are $31.50 and are only for college student with a valid ID. ONE ticket per ID and you can get them when the box office opens.
- Box office: New Amsterdam Theatre – 42nd Street (Between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 11am-7pm.
- General rush is $42 (with fee we’ve been told) and cash only. Rush tickets (two tickets per ID) are available when the box office opens! $39, cash only.
- Box office: Foxwoods Theater – 42nd Street (Between 7th and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday 10am – 8pm and Sunday 12pm -6pm
- Student Rush tickets are $31.50, cash or credit card and only with a valid student (college) ID. These tickets are available 2 hours before performances begin, and it’s only 1 ticket per ID. This show also participates in Linctix, which are $30, cash or credit, and for anyone ages 21-35. It’s a great program because you can purchase tickets in advance online or at the box office. Seats are in the rear mezzanine and only 1 ticker per person.
- Box office: Booth Theater – 45th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday: Noon to 6 pm
- Student Rush tickets are $36.50, cash or credit card and only for current students with a valid ID (two tickets per ID). Available when the box office opens.
- Box office: Lyceum Theater – 45th Street (Between Broadway and 6th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday: Noon to 6 pm
- General rush tickets are $26.50, when the box office opens and each person can get two tickets!
- Box office: Bernard B. Jacobs Theater – 45th Street (Between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday: Noon to 8 pm
- Student Rush tickets are $31.50, cash or credit, and only for students with a valid ID. Get the tickers when the box office first opens and it’s 1 ticket per ID!
- Box office: Gerald Schoenfeld Theater – 45th Street (Between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday: Noon to 6 pm
- Student Rush tickets are $38, cash or credit for college and high school students with a valid photo ID! Two tickets per ID when the box office opens.
- Box office: Marquis Theater – Broadway (Between 45th Street and 46th) Hours: Monday through Saturday: 10 am to 8:30 pm and Sunday: Noon to 6 pm
- Student Rush tickets are $27 for students with a valid ID (two tickets per ID), when the box office opens.
- Box office: Neil Simon Theater – 52nd Street (Between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday: Noon to 5 pm
- Another fantastic lottery! Lottery is cash only and $25. Starts 2.5 hours before performance with the winners drawn 2 hours before. Two tickets per person and the seats are in the first two rows! Ow!
- Box office: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre – 46th Street (Between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday & Tuesday 10am-8pm, Wednesday-Saturday: 10am-8:30pm and Sunday: 12pm-6pm.
- Lottery! $27, cash only they begin taking names 2 hours prior to curtain and they draw winners 30 minutes later. Two tickets person.
- Brooks Atkinson Theater – 47th Street (Between Broadway and 8th)
- General Rush are $30, cash or credit, available when the box office opens and two tickets per person!
- Box office: Walter Kerr Theater – 48th Street (Between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday: Noon to 6 pm
- Lots of options for this one (it’s Roundabout theater, they’re awesome about that)! General rush is $21.50, cash or credit card. Go when the box office opens and each person can get two tickets. Seats are usually located in the rear mezzanine (for Hiptix as well). Student rush is any seat that is available at half price, go 30 minutes before any performance with your student ID (one ticket per person). Hiptix (one of our favorite things!) tickets are $21.50 and you can use cash or a credit card, and the best part is you can purchase tickets in advance! Free to sign-up, just visit the website and be between the ages of 18-35. Each person can get 2 tickets!
- Box office: American Airlines Theater – 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues) Hours: Monday – Friday 9AM – 8PM, Saturday 10AM – 8PM and Sunday 10AM – 6PM.
- Student Rush is $36.50, cash or credit and open to any high school or college student! It’s 1 ticket per ID and go when the box office opens.
- Box office: Imperial Theater – 45th Street (Between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday: Noon to 6 pm.
The Columnist (Student Rush $27, 2 tickets per ID, when the box office opens) This show also participates in 30 under 30 (check out our ticket section for details)
- Student Rush is $27, cash or credit and only open for student with a valid ID (two ticket per ID) when the box office opens. The show also has 30 under 30 which is $30 (if you’re under 30 and have a membership, which is free!) Plus you can buy your tickets in advance too!
- Box office: Samuel J. Friedman Theater – 47th Street (Between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Monday- Tuesday and Thursday – Friday: Noon to 8pm Wednesday – Saturday: 10am to 8pm and Sunday: 10am to 7pm.
- Student rush is $29.50, cash or credit and you can get two tickets per ID, available at the box office when it opens! STELLA!
- Box office: Broadhurst Theater – 44th Street (Between Seventh and 8th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm Sunday: 12 pm to 6 pm.
- General rush tickets are $26.50, cash only! These tickets are 2 per person and are available when the box office opens.
- Box office: Cort Theater – 48th Street (Between 6th and 7th) Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10am – 8pm
- It’s Roundabout Theater again! General rush is $21.50, cash or credit card. Go when the box office opens and each person can get two tickets. Seats are usually located in the rear mezzanine (for Hiptix as well). Student rush is any seat that is available at half price, go 30 minutes before any performance with your student ID (one ticket per person). Hiptix (one of our favorite things!) tickets are $21.50 and you can use cash or a credit card, and the best part is you can purchase tickets in advance! Free to sign-up, just visit the website and be between the ages of 18-35. Each person can get 2 tickets!
- Box office: Studio 54 Theater – 54th (between Broadway and 8th) Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am to 8 pm and Monday – Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm
Current off- Broadway shows participating in rush or lottery:
- Lottery is $25 with 16 tickets per performance given out. Lotto is cash only and starts 2 hours before the curtain begins. Best part? They have lotto loser tickets for $40!
- Box office: New World Stages- Stage 1: 50th Street (Between 8th and 9th) Hours: Monday 1pm – 8pm, Tuesday 1pm – 7pm, Wednesday – Friday 1pm – 8pm, Saturday 10am – 8pm, Sunday 11am – 7pm
Avenue Q (General Rush – $26.50, when box office opens, cash only!
- General rush is
- Box Office: New World Stages 340 W. 50th St (between 8th and 9th). Hours: Mon 1pm-8pm, Tues 1pm-7pm, Wed-Fri 1pm-8pm, Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-7:30pm
- General Rush is $25.50 and there are 10 rush seats available per performance. Two tickets per person, but not always available and when available it’s during the first two hours of the box office when it opens.
- Box office: New World Stages 340 W. 50th St (between 8th and 9th). Hours: Mon 1pm-8pm, Tues 1pm-7pm, Wed-Fri 1pm-8pm, Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-7:30pm
- Student rush is $36.50 and available when the box office opens (day of performance only) with a valid student ID. Only one ticker per ID!
- Box office: Snapple Theater Center – 50th Street at Broadway (on Broadway) Hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday: 10am – 8:30pm
Tuesday and Wednesday: 10am – 6pm, Saturday: 9am – 8pm and Sunday: 10am – 7:30pm
Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage
- Student Rush tickets are $25, available at the box office 90 minutes prior to curtain. One ticket per valid student ID!
- Box office: Sofia’s Downstairs Theatre – W. 46th Street Hours: Wednesday: 11:30AM – 2PM, Thursday – Friday: 3:30PM – 8PM, Saturday: 11AM – 8PM, Sunday: 12:30PM – 7:30PM. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Traces
- General Rush tickets are $26.50 with only a limited number of tickets available! Tickets can be purchased two hours before the performance at the box office.
- Box office: Union Square Theatre – 17th Street Hours: N/A
Voca People (Student rush $25)
- Student rush tickets are $25, two tickets per valid student ID and you can buy them right when the box office opens. What’s awesome? You can use a college OR high school ID!
- Box office: New World Stages – Stage 2, 50th Street (between 8th and 9th) Hours: Monday 1pm – 8pm, Tuesday 1pm – 7pm, Wednesday – Friday 1pm – 8pm, Saturday 10am – 8pm and Sunday 11am – 7pm
* Rush and Lottery policies are subject to availability from each Broadway show. Box office hours and policies may change at any time.
4 comments
Great post! I saw RENT this way. Were there rush tix for Black Angels?
No rush tickets for Black Angels. The ticket prices are so economical that you don’t need rush.
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