I know I've left this very late but will be in NYC and DC (visiting from London) for 11 days from 2nd Sept. I usually just get tickets from TKTS in person. Does anyone have advice or tips? Discounts/ticket sites etc.
On my wish list are Color Purple, Waitress, The Humans, Fiddler, Something Rotten, Fun Home, Cagney but am open to recommendations.
I realise some of the shows will be impossible to get.
None of those will be impossible. Fun Home closes on the 10th and will get increasingly more difficult as that day approaches, so I'd get that knocked off as early as possible. Everything else has discounted tickets available through broadwayabox.com, the TodayTix app, etc. You should be fine. Enjoy!
I always just do a simple Google search for discount ticket codes, which you can use at the box office to save on online fees. If you download the TKTS app you can check what's usually available at the booth before you go.