Broadway and Off-Broadway rush and lottery theatre ticket guide: Shows that offer rush and lottery tickets

Find out how to get rush and lottery tickets to Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.

Buying theatre tickets ahead of time is a tried-and-true way to get a great seat, but it's not the only way. Many shows offer rush and lottery tickets, which are generally same-day tickets offered at a lower price. These tickets are either offering at the box office or through a website or app like TodayTix. The number of rush and lottery theatre tickets offered are limited in quantity, and you typically need to secure them in a specific time window.

Read below to learn what Broadway and Off-Broadway shows in New York are offering rush and lottery theatre tickets and how to can get them.

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Broadway rush and lottery tickets

Rush tickets for Broadway shows are available online or at the box office each day for a show that afternoon or night. Broadway lotteries are available to enter online ahead of time, and you'll find out the day before or of the performance whether you've won tickets. Some shows offer one or the other, and some have both. Read below to find out all the Broadway shows you can get rush and/or lottery tickets for.

& Juliet

& Juliet is at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. & Juliet offers a digital rush for $39 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

& Juliet also offers standing room tickets for $45. Standing room tickets are only available for sold-out performances and can be purchased on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens at 10 a.m. each day except Sunday, when it opens at noon. Each person can purchase up to two tickets.

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A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical

A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical is at the Broadhurst Theatre. A Beautiful Noise offers a digital lottery for $55 tickets. The lottery opens for entries at midnight the day before each performance, and winners will be drawn at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. the day before the performance. Winners may purchase up to two tickets.

In addition, A Beautiful Noise offers an in-person rush for $49.50 tickets. Rush tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens at 10 a.m. each day except Sunday, when it opens at noon. Each person can purchase up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Aladdin

Aladdin is at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Aladdin offers a digital lottery for $35 tickets. The lottery is open from 7 p.m. the day before each performance to 8:30 a.m. the morning of the performance. At 8:30 a.m., winners are chosen for that day's performance and will have an hour from being notified to claim and purchase their tickets. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Appropriate

Appropriate is at the Hayes Theater. Appropriate offers a digital rush for $43 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Back to the Future

Back to the Future is at the Winter Garden Theatre. Back to the Future offers a digital lottery for $45 tickets. The lottery is open for entries from midnight to 3 p.m. the day before each performance. Winners are drawn at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for the next day's performance. Winners have five hours from when they are notified to claim and pay for their tickets online. Each entrant can request up to two tickets.

Back to the Future also offers an in-person rush for $40 tickets. Rush tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens at 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon on Sunday. Each person can purchase up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Chicago

Chicago is at the Ambassador Theatre. Chicago offers an in-person rush for $49 tickets. Rush tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens at 10 a.m. each day except Sunday, when it opens at noon. Each person can purchase up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

Chicago also offers standing room tickets for $27. Standing room tickets are only available for sold-out performances and can be purchased on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens. Each person can purchase up to two tickets.

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Gutenberg! The Musical!

Gutenberg! The Musical! is at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Gutenberg! The Musical! offers an in-person rush for $40 tickets. Rush tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens at 10 a.m. each day except Sunday, when it opens at noon, and Monday, when it is closed. Each person can purchase up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

Gutenberg! The Musical! also offers a digital lottery for $45 tickets. The lottery is open for entries from midnight to 3 p.m. the day before each performance. Winners are drawn at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for the next day's performance. Winners have five hours from when they are notified to claim and pay for their tickets online. Each entrant can request up to two tickets.

Gutenberg! The Musical! also offers standing room tickets for $40. Standing room tickets are only available for sold-out performances and can be purchased on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens. Each person can purchase up to two tickets.

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Hadestown

Hadestown is at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Hadestown offers a digital lottery for $47.50 tickets. The lottery is open from midnight to 10 a.m. the day before each performance, and winners are drawn at 11:15 a.m. the day before each performance. Winners must claim and purchase their tickets by 3 p.m. the day before their chosen performance. Each person can request up to two tickets.

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Hamilton

Hamilton is at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Hamilton offers a digital lottery for $10 tickets. The lottery opens for entries at 10 a.m. each Friday and remains open until noon the following Thursday for the next week's performances. Entrants can request up to two tickets per performance. Winners will be notified between 1 and 4 p.m. each Thursday and have two hours to claim their tickets.

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is at the Lyric Theatre. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child offers a digital lottery titled the Friday Forty for $40 tickets through TodayTix. The lottery opens for entries at midnight each Monday on the TodayTix app and remains open until 1 p.m. each Friday for the following week's performances. Users can set an alert to find out when the lottery opens each week. Entrants can request up to two tickets per performance, and winners will be notified between 1 and 5 p.m. each Friday. They can pick up their tickets at the box office the day of their chosen performance.

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Kimberly Akimbo

Kimberly Akimbo is at the Booth Theatre. Kimberly Akimbo offers a digital lottery for $45 tickets. The lottery is open from midnight to 3 p.m. the day before each performance, and winners are drawn at 9 a.m. (for matinees) and 3 p.m. (for evening shows) the day before each performance. Winners must claim and purchase their tickets within six hours of being notified. Each person can request up to two tickets, but seats may be partial view, and pairs may be split up.

Kimberly Akimbo also offers an in-person rush for $40 tickets. Rush tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens at 10 a.m. each day except Sunday, when it opens at noon. Each person can purchase up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Merrily We Roll Along

Merrily We Roll Along is at the Hudson Theatre. Merrily We Roll Along offers a digital lottery for $39 tickets through TodayTix. The lottery opens for entries at midnight each Sunday on the TodayTix app for the following week's performances, and it remains open until noon the day before each performance. Users can set an alert to find out when the lottery opens each week. Entrants can request up to two tickets per performance, and winners will be notified between 1 and 4 p.m. the day before their performance. Winners will have 30 minutes to claim and pay for their tickets in the app.

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MJ The Musical

MJ The Musical is at the Neil Simon Theatre. MJ The Musical offers a digital lottery for $35 tickets. The lottery is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. the day before each performance. Winners are notified within minutes when the lottery closes, and they have one hour from when they are notified to claim their tickets. Winners will receive their tickets by email the day of the performance. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Moulin Rouge! The Musical offers a digital lottery for $34 tickets. The lottery opens each Monday at 10 a.m. It closes at 9:59 a.m. the day prior to each weekday performance and at 9:59 a.m. Fridays for weekend performances. Winners are notified by text and email at approximately 11 a.m. the day their chosen lottery closes, and they have until 3 p.m. that day to claim their tickets.

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Shucked

Shucked is at the Nederlander Theatre. Shucked offers a digital lottery for $40 tickets. The lottery is open for entries between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. the day before each performance. Winners are notified shortly after the lottery closes, and they have one hour to claim and purchase their tickets online for the following day's performance. Each person can request up to two tickets, and tickets are subject to availability.

Shucked also has an in-person rush for $35 tickets. Rush tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens at 10 a.m. each day except Sunday, when it opens at noon. Each person can purchase up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Six

Six is at the Lena Horne Theatre. Six offers a digital lottery for $30 tickets. The lottery is open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. the day before each performance. Entrants can request up to two tickets. Winners will be notified by email, and they have an hour to claim their tickets. Each person may enter the lottery once per day.

Six also offers standing room tickets for $49. Standing room tickets are only available for sold-out performances and can be purchased on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens at 10 a.m. each day except Sunday, when it opens at noon. Each person can purchase up to two tickets.

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Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot is at the Shubert Theatre through December 30. Some Like It Hot offers a digital lottery for $45 tickets. The lottery is open from midnight to 3 p.m. the day before each performance, and winners are drawn at 9 a.m. (for matinees) and 3 p.m. (for evening shows) the day before each performance. Winners must claim and purchase their tickets within six hours of being notified by email. Each person can request up to two tickets, but seats may be partial view, and pairs may be split up.

Some Like It Hot also offers an in-person rush for $40 tickets. Rush tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens at 10 a.m. each day except Sunday, when it opens at noon. Each person can purchase up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Spamalot

Spamalot is at the St. James Theatre. Spamalot offers a digital lottery for $44 tickets. The lottery is open until 10:30 a.m. the day of each weekday performance, and until 10:30 a.m. the Friday before each weekend performance. Winners are drawn beginning at 11 a.m. each weekday. Winners have a limited time to claim and purchase their tickets, and each person can request up to two tickets.

Some Like It Hot also offers an in-person rush for $39 tickets. Rush tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis when the box office opens at 10 a.m. each day except Sunday, when it opens at noon. Each person can purchase up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd is at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Sweeney Todd offers a digital lottery for $30 tickets. The lottery is open for entries between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. the day before each performance. Winners will have 60 minutes to claim and pay for tickets to the next day's performance. Each person can request up to two tickets, and tickets are subject to availability.

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The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. The Book of Mormon offers a digital lottery for $45 tickets. The lottery is open from midnight to 10 a.m. the day before each performance, and winners are drawn at 11 a.m. Winners must claim and purchase their tickets by 3 p.m. the day before their chosen performance. Each person can request up to two tickets.

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The Lion King

The Lion King is at the Minskoff Theatre. The Lion King offers a digital lottery for $35 tickets. The lottery is open for entries from when the previous day's performance begins to 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Winners will be notified by email once the lottery closes, and they will have one hour to claim their tickets. Each person can request up to two tickets.

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Wicked

Wicked is at the Gershwin Theatre. Wicked offers a digital lottery for $49 tickets. The lottery opens the night before each performance. Entrants can request up to two tickets. Winners are notified the day of their performance by email, and they have an hour to claim their tickets. Each person may enter the lottery once per day.

In addition, Wicked offers an in-person lottery for $30 tickets. The lottery opens for entries 2.5 hours before each performance outside the Gershwin Theatre and closes two hours before the performance, when winners are announced. Each person can request up to two tickets, and payments must be made in cash.

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Off-Broadway rush and lottery tickets

Off-Broadway shows also have rush and lottery tickets available. Off-Broadway lotteries and rush programs work the same way as Broadway rush programs and lotteries, with rush tickets available the day of each show and lotteries opening for entries a few days in advance. Find out which Off-Broadway shows have rush and lottery programs and how to secure lottery or rush tickets.

A Musical About Star Wars

A Musical About Star Wars is at AMT Theater. A Musical About Star Wars offers a digital rush for $25 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Amateur Night at the Apollo

Amateur Night is at the Apollo Theatre every Wednesday. Amateur Night offers a digital rush for $28 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club is at the Linda Gross Theater through December 31. Buena Vista Social Club offers a digital rush for $38 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

Cocktail Magique

Cocktail Magique is at the Cocktail Magique Theatre. Cocktail Magique offers a digital rush for $39 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea is at the Lucille Lortel Theatre through January 13. Danny and the Deep Blue Sea offers a digital lottery for $20 tickets through TodayTix. The lottery opens for entries at midnight each Sunday on the TodayTix app for that week's performances, and it remains open until noon the day before each performance. Users can set an alert to find out when the lottery opens each week. Entrants can request up to two tickets per performance, and winners will be notified the day before their performance. Winners will have 30 minutes to claim and pay for their tickets in the app.

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Emergence

Emergence is at the Pershing Square Signature Center. Emergence offers a digital rush for $32 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen is at The Public Theater through January 14. Hell's Kitchen offers a digital lottery for $40 tickets through TodayTix. The lottery opens for entries at midnight each Sunday on the TodayTix app for that week's performances, and it remains open until 2 p.m. the day before each performance. Users can set an alert to find out when the lottery opens each week. Entrants can request up to two tickets per performance, and winners will be notified between noon and 2 p.m. the day before their performance. Winners will have 60 minutes to claim and pay for their tickets in the app.

Here We Are

Here We Are is at The Shed through January 21. Here We Are offers a digital rush for $25 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

Here We Are also offers a digital lottery for $25 tickets through TodayTix. The lottery opens for entries at 12:01 a.m. each Saturday for the coming week's performances, and users can enter on the TodayTix app until noon the day before their chosen performance. Winners are drawn between 1 and 4 p.m. the day before the performance, and they will have 30 minutes to claim and pay for their tickets on the app.

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I Mostly Blame Myself

I Mostly Blame Myself is at the Playhouse Theatre. I Mostly Blame Myself offers a digital rush for $27 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Manahatta

Manahatta is at The Public Theater through December 17. Manahatta offers a digital rush for $48 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Sesame Street: The Musical

Sesame Street: The Musical is at Theater 555 through December 31. Sesame Street: The Musical offers a digital rush for $29 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Spain

Spain is at the Tony Kiser Theater through December 17. Spain offers a digital rush for $33 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera offers a digital rush for $25 tickets to its operas. Rush tickets go on sale on a first-come, first-served basis at noon for weekday evening performances, at 2 p.m. for Saturday evening performances, and four hours before curtain for matinees. Rush tickets are subject to availability.

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Titanique

Titanique is at the Daryl Roth Theatre through June 16. Titanique offers a digital rush for $39 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice

Walk on Through is at MCC Theater through December 23. Walk on Through offers a digital rush for $33 tickets through TodayTix. Rush tickets are available on the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. the day of each performance. Users can "unlock" the rush program on the app and set an alert to find out when tickets are available. Each person can request up to two tickets for that day's performance, and tickets are subject to availability.

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