RENT Offers Lottery Tickets For Des Moines Engagement

Seats in the first two rows of the orchestra will be made available for $20 (plus $2.50 facility fee) for every performance of RENT: The Broadway Tour, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines.

A day-of-performance lottery will be held 2 1/2 hours prior to show time people who present themselves at the Civic Center Ticket Office. People will have 30 minutes to enter the lottery. After 30 minutes, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats in the first two rows for $20 each, cash only (plus $2.50 facility fee per ticket).

This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person.

"In keeping with the spirit of the show and the vision of Jonathan Larson, the show's creator, we are happy to be able to offer prime seats to people who otherwise would not be able to purchase them," said original "RENT" producer Kevin McCollum. "Jonathan was himself a struggling artist and his dream was to create a universal piece of musical theatre that's available to everyone."

The tradition of the $20 tickets was started in New York when the show moved to Broadway after a sold-out run in a small downtown theatre. Since that time people have lined up as early as the night before to guarantee their purchase of the $20 tickets. The producers of the show are committed to continuing the tradition of offering orchestra seats for $20 in each city the show will play.

"RENT: The Broadway Tour" makes its Des Moines return at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines Tuesday, Nov. 10 to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. The $20 (plus $2.50 facility fee) tickets are available at the Civic Center Ticket Office only.

For general ticket information, call 800-745-3000

For more information about "RENT", please visit www.siteforrent.com.

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