Thankfully, the Internet provides alternatives. Great a resource as it is, TKTS has limitations: You have to wait there in person, often for a long time, and you can only get tickets on the day of the show (or the day before a matinee). You can buy up to six tickets per person at a time there is $5–$6 fee per ticket, which is substantially lower than the fees on most ticketing websites.

To see what is available on a given day, download the TKTS app or visit its website. The Lincoln Center outpost is open from 11am every day except Sunday and Monday.Īs a general rule, the earlier you get to TKTS the better, but blocks of good seats are sometimes released closer to curtain time.

In addition to its flagship Times Square location, TDF operates another booth at Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium (Broadway at 62nd Street), which opened in 2016. It’s only 15 blocks from the main booth but it’s far less crowded-and it’s indoors, which is a big plus in inclement weather. You can buy tickets to either same-day performances or next-day matinee performances. The Times Square TKTS Booth is open every day of the week, starting at 3pm for evening performances and 11am for matinees (on Wednesdays, Thursdays and weekends). If you are not looking to see a musical, the Times Square booth has a 'Play Express' window that will cut down your wait time. All but the biggest Broadway hits are on sale there, mostly at 50 percent off. The classic way to find deeply discounted tickets is to wait in line, on the day of the show, at TDF’s TKTS Booth under the red steps in Duffy Square ( 47th Street and Broadway). RECOMMENDED: Full guide to all Broadway shows 1. Here are the five best ways to get your hands on cheap Broadway tickets. If you play your cards right, you can even score seats for sold-out hits like Hamilton. But the situation is not as dire as it may seem: Discount Broadway tickets are everywhere, and modern technology makes it easier than ever to find cheap seats, even at the last minute. That's the good news the bad news is that the ever-rising cost of tickets makes it hard to take full advantage of what the city's stages have to offer. Broadway and Off-Broadway have roared back to life in New York.

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