Broadway Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 12/30/2016

By: Dec. 30, 2016
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Below is BroadwayWorld.com's Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies updated on 12/30/2016. For more information, visit BroadwayWorld.com's Show Listings.

A Bronx Tale: The Musical

Theater: Longacre Theatre - 220 West 48th Street


A BRONX TALE will offer a limited number of $39 general rush tickets at the Longacre Theatre, beginning at the opening of the box office each day. There is a limit of two tickets per customer. Tickets are non-transferable, subject to availability and may be partial view. Cash or credit cards will be accepted for rush tickets.


Aladdin

Theater: New Amsterdam Theatre - 214 West 42nd St.


Lottery entries for each performance will be accepted starting at 7PM the day prior and continue up until 8:30am on the day of the performance. At that time, the lottery for that performance will be closed.

A limited number of tickets will be sold to winners of the official digital lottery.

Click "Enter Now" below for the performance you want to attend and fill out the entry form. After the lottery closes, you will be notified via email within minutes as to whether you won or not.

Winners, claim your seats: If you are selected as a winner, you have 60 minutes to pay for your tickets via credit card. Seat locations are assigned based on availability and at the discretion of the Box Office. Please note, lottery seats may be partial view. They cannot be transferred to other people or performances. Once you've paid, you'll need to use a government-issued ID in order to pick up your tickets.


Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Theater: Stephen Sondheim Theatre - 124 W. 43rd St.


$40.00 - A limited number of tickets will be made available for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday evening performances for purchase day-of at the Box Office - Limit 2 tickets per customer - Subject to availability.


Cats

Theater: Neil Simon Theatre - 250 W. 52nd St.


A limited number of tickets will be sold to winners of the Official Digital Lottery. Please note, lottery seats may be partial view.

Click "Enter Now below for the performance you want to attend and fill out the entry form. After the lottery closes, you will be notified via email within minutes as to whether you won or not.

Winners, claim your seats: If you are selected as a winner, you have 60 minutes to pay for your tickets. Seats are assigned at the discretion of the Box Office and cannot be transferred to other people or performances.


Chicago

Theater: Ambassador Theatre - 219 W. 49th St.


$36.50 tickets available @ the Box Office only - when the box office opens - limit 2 per customer - Not available for Saturday evenings - Subject to availability.


$26.50, available at the Box Office, day of performance only when the performance is sold out.


Cirque du Soleil Paramour

Theater: Lyric Theatre - 213 W. 42nd St.


A limited number of $35 tickets will be made available to every performance of PARAMOUR via the TodayTix app.

The lottery begins each night at midnight and closes four hours prior to the performance. Winners will receive email confirmation to claim lottery tickets. Winners' tickets are available for pick up from a TodayTix concierge at the Lyric Theatre. Lottery purchases have a maximum of two tickets per person. In addition to lottery tickets, regular priced tickets can be purchased on the TodayTix app.


Dear Evan Hansen

Theater: Music Box Theatre - 239 West 45th St.


Users can enter the lottery at www.dearevanhansenlottery.com. Limit 2 tickets per customer, for $40 each. Participants may enter once a day for the desired performance, and up to twice on two-show days, for which entries will be accepted for both matinee and evening performances.


Standing room only tickets are now also available for purchase for $40 in person at the box office of the Music Box Theater, for sold out performances only.


Fiddler on the Roof

Theater: Broadway Theatre - 1681 Broadway at 53rd


$37.00 - Available at the Box Office only on the day of the performance - Limit 2 tickets per customer - Subject to availability.


Hamilton

Theater: Richard Rodgers Theatre - 226 W. 46th St.


A digital lottery is offered for all performances. For matinee performances, enter between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. For evening performances following matinees, enter between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. On days with only an evening performance scheduled, enter between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

ENTER THE DIGITAL LOTTERY: https://lottery.broadwaydirect.com/show/hamilton/

DIGITAL LOTTERY DETAILS: The digital lottery is randomized and the order of entry has no effect on participants' chances of winning. Winners will be notified via email shortly after the lottery closes with a link to purchase the tickets. Winners will have a 60-minute window during which they must pay for their tickets with a credit card online. Tickets not claimed in this manner will be sold to the cancellation line in person at the box office. Winners must pick up their tickets at the Richard Rodgers Theatre box office with a valid photo ID that matches the name drawn. There is a limit of one entry per person, and each entrant can request up to two tickets.


Holiday Inn: The New Irving Berlin Musical

Theater: Studio 54 - 254 West 54th St.


A limited number of $35 tickets will be made available to every performance of HOLIDAY INN, THE NEW Irving Berlin MUSICAL via the TodayTix app. The lottery begins each night at midnight and closes four hours prior to the performance. Winners will receive email confirmation to claim lottery tickets.

Winners' tickets are available for pickup from a TodayTix concierge at Studio 54. Lottery purchases have a maximum of two tickets per person. In addition to lottery tickets, regular priced tickets can be purchased on the TodayTix app.


In Transit

Theater: Circle in the Square (Uptown) - 1633 Broadway at 50th St.


Jersey Boys

Theater: August Wilson Theatre - 245 W. 52nd St.


Jersey Boys offers a limited number of Student Rush tickets per performance. Rush tickets are $32 each, cash only, and available at the box office on the day of the performance beginning when the Box Office opens (Monday-Sat at 10AM and Sunday at Noon). Two kinds of photo ID must be shown: a non-expired full time student ID, as well as a government issued photo ID, drivers license or passport. Limit 2 tickets per person per 30 day period. Tickets are subject to availability and may not be offered at all performances. Locations may be partial view.


A limited number of $32 tickets are available daily through our Digital Lottery. Winners will be notified 3 hours prior to performance time. To enter, and for more information go to www.jerseyboysinfo.com/broadway/lottery.


Standing Room tickets are only available on the day of the performance from the Box Office. Tickets are sold 2 hours before the performance for $27, cash only. Limit 1 per person. Standing Room tickets are only available for sold out performances; tickets will not be available for all performances. Standing Room prices and times of sales are subject to change without notice.


Kinky Boots

Theater: Al Hirschfeld Theatre - 302 W. 45th St.


The complete rules and regulations for the new digital lottery policy are as follows:
1. A limited number of tickets for each performance will be sold via lottery.
2. Entries will be accepted online (http://lottery.kinkybootsthemusical.com) beginning at the curtain time of the previous performance up to 3.5 hours prior to curtain of the desired performance.
3. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner- entries will be checked for duplicates.
4. Three hours prior to the performance time, names will be chosen at random for a limited number of tickets priced at $37.00 each, and entrants will be notified via email.
5. Winners may pick up and pay for their tickets any time between the drawing and 30 minutes prior to the curtain time.
6. Tickets are subject to availability.
7. Tickets may be partial view.


A limited number of $27 standing-room tickets may be available in person at the box office on the day of the performance, if the performance is sold out.


Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Theater: Booth Theatre - 222 West 45th St.


The show will offer a limited number of $40 rush tickets at the Booth Theatre, beginning at the opening of the box office each day. There is a limit of two tickets per customer. Tickets are non-transferable, subject to availability and may be partial view. Cash or credit cards will be accepted for rush tickets.


Matilda the Musical

Theater: Shubert Theatre - 225 West 44th St.


MATILDA offers a limited number of $32 rush tickets for patrons beginning at the opening of the box office each day. For both lottery and rush, there will be a limit of two tickets per customer. Tickets are non-transferable, and seat locations will vary based on availability and may be partial view.

Cash or credit cards will be accepted for rush tickets.


MATILDA offers $32 sears with a digital lottery each day via MatildaLottery.com. Entries can be submitted the day of the preferred performance, either by 10:00AM for matinees or 3:00PM for evening performances.

Winners will be notified via email or text, depending on what they select during the entry process, and winners may purchase up to two tickets which will be held at the box office.

Cash or credit cards will be accepted for lottery tickets.


$27.00 - Available at the Box Office only on the day of the performance - Only sold if the performance is sold out. - Limit 2 tickets per person.


Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

Theater: Imperial Theatre - 249 West 45th St.


A limited number of general rush tickets will be available daily for $39 at the Imperial Theatre box office when it opens for that day's performance. There will be a maximum of two tickets per person. Tickets can be paid for via cash or credit card and are subject to availability. Seating locations will be at the discretion of the box office.


On the day of the performance patrons are invited to enter The Great Comet Broadway Lottery by 10am for matinees and 3pm for evening performances. Winners may purchase up to 2 tickets at $39 each. Seats may not be located next to one another and locations may be partial view.
http://greatcometbroadway.com/lottery.php


Oh, Hello on Broadway

Theater: Lyceum Theatre - 149 W. 45th St.


$37.00 - Available at the Box Office only on the day of the performance - limit 2 per customer - Subject to availability.


On Your Feet

Theater: Marquis Theatre - 1535 Broadway


A limited number of tickets will be sold to winners of the Official Digital Lottery.

Click "Enter Now" below for the performance you want to attend and fill out the entry form. After the lottery closes, you will be notified via email within minutes as to whether you won or not.

Winners, claim your seats: If you are selected as a winner, you have 60 minutes to pay for your tickets. Seats are assigned at the discretion of the Box Office and cannot be transferred to other people or performances.


School of Rock

Theater: Winter Garden Theatre - 1634 Broadway (At W. 50th St.)


$39.00 - Available at the Box Office only on the day of the performance - Limit 2 tickets per customer - Subject to availability.


On the day of the performance patrons are invited to enter the School of Rock Broadway Lottery by 10am for matinees and 3pm for evening performances. Winners may purchase up to 2 tickets at $39 each. Seats may not be located next to one another and locations may be partial view.


$27.00 - Available at the Box Office only on the day of the performance - Only sold when the performance is sold out - Limit 2 tickets per customer.


Something Rotten!

Theater: St. James Theatre - 246 West 44th St.


$35 tickets will be available for purchase at the St. James Theatre when the box office opens. Limited to two per person, and subject to availability for that day's performances.


A limited number of tickets, including front row, per performance will be sold to winners of a digital lottery drawing. Tickets are $35 and limited to two per person. For details and entrance to the digital lottery visit lottery.rottenbroadway.com. Entrants will be notified of their status two-and-a-half hours prior to show time. Tickets must be claimed and paid for at the St. James Theatre box office no later than 30 minutes prior to the performance.


The Book of Mormon

Theater: Eugene O'Neill Theatre - 230 West 49th St.


A limited number of tickets for each performance will be sold through the lottery. Entries will be accepted at the box office beginning two and a half hours prior to each performance for up to two tickets.

Two hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for a limited number of tickets priced at $32 each. Only one entry is allowed per person. Cards are checked for duplication prior to drawing. Winners must be present at time of drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Tickets may be purchased in cash or with a valid credit card. Tickets are subject to availability.


Standing Room tickets are available for purchase at the box office directly following the daily lottery at $27 each, based on availability.


The Color Purple

Theater: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre - 242 West 45th St.


$35.00 - Available at the Box Office only on the day of the performance - Limit 2 tickets per customer - May be partial view - Subject to availability.


$30.00 - Available at the Box Office only on the day of the performance - Limit 2 tickets per customer - Only sold when the performance is sold out. Subject to availability.


The Encounter

Theater: -


Student Rush: $40 - Available at the Box Office only on the day of the performance - Limit 2 tickets per valid ID - Subject to availability.


On the day of the performance patrons are invited to enter The Encounter Broadway Lottery by 10am for matinees and 3pm for evening performances. Winners may purchase up to 2 tickets at $40 each. Seats may not be located next to one another and locations may be partial view.

http://theencounterbroadwaylottery.com/


The Front Page

Theater: Broadhurst Theatre - 235 W. 44th St.


$50.00 - Available at the Box Office only on the day of the performance - Limit 2 tickets per customer - Subject to availability.


$32.00 - Available at the Box Office only on the day of the performance - Only sold when the performance is sold out - Limit 2 tickets per customer.


The Humans

Theater: Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre - 236 West 45th St.


A limited number of general rush tickets will be available at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre box office on the day of the performance at $30 each (price includes a $2 facility fee). Limit of two tickets per person. Subject to availability. Cash and major credit cards accepted.


The Humans offers a limited number of seats priced at $40 each through a digital lottery for each performance at humanslottery.socialtoaster.com.

Entries must be submitted on the day of the performance by 10:00 a.m. for matinees and by 3:00 p.m. for evening performances.

Winners will be notified via email or text, depending on what they select during the entry process. Winners may purchase up to (2) two tickets, which will be held at the box office up to 30 minutes before curtain. Cash or credit cards will be accepted for lottery tickets at the box office.


The Lion King

Theater: Minskoff Theatre - 200 W. 45th St.


Lottery entries for each performance will be accepted starting once the prior day’s performance begins and continue up until 9am on the day of the performance. At that time, the lottery for that performance will be closed.

A limited number of tickets will be sold to winners of the official digital lottery.

Click "Enter Now" below for the performance you want to attend and fill out the entry form. After the lottery closes, you will be notified via email within minutes as to whether you won or not.

Winners, claim your seats: If you are selected as a winner, you have 60 minutes to pay for your tickets via credit card. Seat locations are assigned based on availability and at the discretion of the Box Office. They cannot be transferred to other people or performances. Once you’ve paid, you’ll need to use a government-issued ID in order to pick up your tickets.


The Phantom of the Opera

Theater: Majestic Theatre - 245 West 44th St.


On the day of the performance patrons are invited to enter the Phantom Broadway Lottery by 10am for matinees and 3pm for evening performances. Winners may purchase up to 2 tickets at $28 each. Seats may not be located next to one another and locations may be partial view.


There are $27.00 tickets available at the Box Office only, when the performance is sold out. They are sold in advance or same day, if available. There are only 28 standing room positions.


Wicked

Theater: George Gershwin Theatre - 222 West 51st St.


During certain times of the year, there are $69 tickets available to students at the box office- limit 2 per customer, with valid college i.d.

Student tickets are subject to availability.

Sunday through Thursday performances, December 1 - December 22.
Sunday through Friday performances, January 8 - January 31.

Subject to performance availability.


A day-of-performance lottery for 26 select orchestra seats for $30.00 each will be held daily. Each day, 2.5 hours prior to show time, people who present themselves at the Gershwin Theatre box office will have their names placed in a hat. 30 minutes later, names will be drawn for 26 orchestra seats at $30.00 each. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person, cash only. Photo-ID required. Participants may enter their names ONE TIME ONLY PER PERFORMANCE; anyone who is discovered to have multiple entries will be disqualified and tickets will be revoked. A limited number of tickets are available through the digital lottery, which opens at 8:30 AM for matinee and evening performances and remains open until 10:30 AM and 2 PM, respectively, when winners are drawn. Tickets are $35 each, including the facility fee. Winners will be notified by email shortly after each drawing and will have 60 minutes to pay for their tickets with a credit card online. Tickets can be picked up at the Gershwin Theatre box office 30 minutes prior to show time. Photo ID is required for pickup, and seat locations awarded are subject to availability.




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