Gametime app. Shows, concerts, sports. You can filter by “all in price” to display the cost after fees and tax. It’s always the cheapest option, been using it for years

TKTS booth Lincoln Center https://www.tdf.org/discount-ticket-programs/tkts-by-tdf/tkts-live/?tab=LincolnCenter

Download the Theatr app.

Look on r/broadway. They know all the best apps and sites.

they need to come to android!

How do u verify tickets are real ?

Shhh don’t tell any more people or I’ll never get a ticket!

It’s a good platform I’ve sold there several times and swapped dates with another user. Best of all bc it’s peer to peer, no fees!

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Honestly, the best way often depends on the show, but for last-minute, I've found going directly to the box office can sometimes work for good prices if you're lucky. For apps/sites, I've been exploring this through a product we're building, TickPick, which is a no-fee ticket site that aims to help with these exact situations. It might be worth checking out for any available same-day options too!

Go to the TKTS booth.

the theatr app is great!

I go straight to the box office. Hasn’t failed me yet.

Lottery and rush are good options, although lottery or digital rush can be hard to win, and in-person rush requires you to get there pretty early, depending on what show it is. TKTS can be a good option too, and going to the box office is always a good idea.

My personal routine - if I don’t win lottery or digital rush, I first go to the box office to see if they have any deals. If not, then I head to TKTS. The TKTS app shows real time availability when the booths are open, or recent availability if they’re not.

The Wednesday matinee is actually pretty popular, because shows only have one weekday matinee. Plenty of people don’t like weekend crowds or being out late, so the one weekday matinee tends to be more popular than weeknight shows.

TDF.org offers some good deals on less popular shows. $40 annual membership fee but the tickets come out to $30-$50. You don't get to pick the seats, but I got some pretty nice ones for Beetlejuice a while back. Looking now, I see offers for Be More Chill, Beautiful, The Cher Show, King Kong, and Tootsie.

Avoid Broadway.com. If you search the name here you'll see a ton of explanations as to why not, but they're a glorified ticket reseller and their fees are astronomical. Check playbill.com or Broadway box for codes to use on the legit ticket sites like Telecharge or ticketmaster, also look into Today Tix.

Straight from the shows official site or Broadway Roulette if I don’t have a set agenda

Since I live in NYC I try to go to the box office in person whenever possible and avoid some of the extra fees.

Otherwise I would advise most strongly for using the official ticketing system. Except for a few exceptions (like TDF) the insane fees on the reseller websites like Broadway.com are, well, insane.

Todaytix sometimes for tickets not too far in advance, or else yeah entering lotteries or the show’s official website. Tkts a few times when the show I specifically wanted to see was popping up there

The show’s website / official box office.

Go through the show’s official site and whatever ticketing service they link to (Telecharge, SeatGeek, or Ticketmaster). Avoid sites like Broadway.com.

Useful warning: for resale tickets, StubHub & SeatGeek only accept credit cards from US & Canada.

I’m from Europe and tried this the last time I was in NYC, but it kept failing, and then I saw this in the FAQ :(

I did this in 2018 with Hadestown - sat outside the theater and waited and watched prices. Bought my ticket just before showtime (and thankfully received the ticket in time).

At the time The Prom was playing across the street and started half an hour later for whatever reason, so if I hadn't gotten my Hadestown ticket I was just going to go grab a Prom ticket at the box office.

Yup this is how I was able to get Center Orchestra tickets to Sweeney Todd for $65 a few weeks ago.

Sometimes the processing fee is high at $40-$60 each, altogether still good for super popular shows though

I have had this work, but I have also had it fail dramatically (when the seller didn't transfer me the ticket before the show started). Stubhub was great and provided me a full refund, but it definitely adds a little ✨excitement✨ to the process.

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Try SGT10 (up to $25 off) and EZBUCKETZ ($20 off $50+)

Broadwayforbrokepeople.com has most of the details on lottery and rush tickets. Broadwaybox.com has coupon codes that work for select shows. I also would only buy through the preferred ticketing vendors (telecharge, ticketmaster and seatgeek). Tkts is great for same day tickets and if you google tktslive you can see what's for sale and see if there is a trend going on. Enjoy your trip!

If you want to buy tickets for full price in advance, use the seller officially affiliated with the production, which can be found on the show’s website or linked on Playbill’s show directory. Do not buy from Broadway.com.

If you want discounted tickets, you can try the TKTS booth in Time Square, which is day of, or the TodayTix app, which can be bought ahead of time.

Shows with lottery and rush programs can be your best friend. Even for a sometimes not perfect seat, being able to get a ticket for $50 or less will make up for it.

If you want to see a show that doesn’t have rush or lottery, TKTS is a great option, along with going to the shows box office on the day of the show. I recently paid $79 for a day of ticket to a show that would’ve been $399 if I bought it a few days prior. As long as you’re seeing a show that doesn’t sell out in advance, you’ll have a lot of options to get a good seat for a good price. Good luck!

todaytix is pretty cheap if you want a guaranteed show

Depends on what you want to see and how flexible you are

My go to site is Ticketron. They have been in NYC since 1989 and their prices always seem to be less than others. They always seem to have the cheapest Broadway tickets in NYC.

If you feel like taking chances I've had great luck with the TKTS booth right in Times Square. They do day of performances only but you can find some great deals!

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Other than that I've never tried TodayTix or other services like that, but I have seen people in the vests outside before the theater.

Todaytix

TodayTix is my go-to, but you can find good deals across several sites, including BrodwayBox, ShowScore, and others.

If you're interested in looking at rush, standing room, or lotteries, check out https://www.broadwayforbrokepeople.com/, which should have cheap ticket info about most shows that are running.

Playbill has a roundup of these types of tickets here as well: http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-rush-lottery-and-standing-room-only-policies-com-116003