Buying Broadway Show Tickets, Resources and Information

Broadway Ticket Connection specializes in theatre tickets at a discount for corporate outings, theatre parties, student groups, preformed groups, as well as travel industry related theater tickets. Some shows offer discount prices to groups as small as 10. Discount theater tickets are generally available for performances Monday through Friday and weekend matinees.
We service any theatrical performance within New York City, and our staff of trained professionals will be more than happy to assist you with all of your ticketing needs Broadway and off-Broadway

Cheap Broadway Tickets for Sold-Out Performances 

So you've decided this is the week to see a play on Broadway, huh?. The next logical question is 'where do I buy tickets, the box office, scalpers, or the discount ticket booth Tkts located at 47th and Broadway?'

If you have the time to wait in a long line, Tkts is the answer. You can get really good discount tickes (50% off) for any broadway show the same day. No advance sales available on the TKTS line.

A wait of 15 -30 minutes is not at all uncommon, once the window opens and ticket go on sale at 3pm. But you would need to have been on the line at least one hour prior to the ticket sale time. You might even be able to choose between 20- 30 shows that you can possibly see that same night. Most tickets are 50% off the original price but there are a few shows that are only 25% and 35% off at the TKTS window. There is a $3.00 service charge per ticket. TheTKTS ® booths sell Broadway, Off-Broadway, Dance and Music events. Payment is by cash or traveler's check. All available tickets are posted on boards outside the ticket windows. At the TKTS booth in Times Square there is a separate PLAY ONLY line. Same-day discount ticket buyers may queue to purchase tickets for Broadway and Off Broadway dramatic plays. These productions will be indicated on the electronic boards with a letter D. Both locations sell the same tickets from the same pool.

If you do not purchase your show tickets at the tkts Box Office windows or through a ticket sale service, your tickets may have been illegally obtained and there is a possibility you will not be seated upon arrival at the theatre.

The most important things to remember about the Tkts system are:

• Tickets can't be purchased in advance.
  
• You won't know what shows are available until the board opens at 3pm the day of the show. There are no guarantees that tickets will be available for you to purchase by the time you reach the front of the line, even if the board shows availability.
  
• Purchases are cash or travelers checks only, no credit cards.
  
• There is a terribly long wait in line unless you arrive 1 - 2 hours in advance.

 Cheap Broadway Tickets for Sold-Out Performances

• TKTS ® Times Square Theatre Centre is located at 47th Street & Broadway, N.Y.C. Hours:

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
for 8pm perfs: 3pm - 8pm

Wednesdays and Saturdays
for 2pm matinees: 10am - 2pm

Sundays for matinees:
11am - 3pm
Sundays for evening perfs:
3pm TO CLOSING

TKTS ® Lower Manhattan Theatre Centre at South Street Seaport ( the corner of Front and John Streets, the rear of the Resnick/Prudential Building at 199 Water Street )

Hours:

Monday - Friday 11:00am to 6:00pm 
Wednesday matinee tickets are available on Tuesday ONLY
Saturday  11:00am to 7:00pm
Saturday matinee tickets are available on Friday ONLY
Sunday matinee and evening tickets will be sold on Saturday.
Please note that there are no tickets for Saturday matinee performances available on Saturday

CLOSED SUNDAYS

tkts sells only same-day discount tickets. *At the downtown location only, matinee tickets must be bought the day before. For example, Wednesday matinee tickets must be bought on Tuesday; Saturday matinee tickets bought on Friday; and Sunday matinee tickets bought on Saturday.

NYC Broadway Tickets; A History

In 1947, The American Theatre Wing held the first Tony Awards (named after Antoinette Perry) at the Waldorf Astoria to recognize excellence in theatre. The 1940's also saw the birth of off-Broadway productions, with the growth of small theatres in Greenwich Village.

In 1950, the tradition of the gypsy robe was born on Broadway, when Bill Bradley, a chorus member in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , sent the worn-out robe of a co-chorus member to a friend in a different production. Since then, the robe has been passed to the chorus member with the most credits on the opening night of Broadway plays, with each former “gypsy” adding a prop from his or her performance. The robes have become so elaborate that there are now eight in existence!

The New York City theatre community received more support in the 1960's. In 1963, the Theatre Development Fund was established to finance experimental production and in 1966 Mayor John V. Lindsay established the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting – the first Office of its kind anywhere in the world – to promote and assist the industry. That same year, the New York City Board of Estimates officially recognized the “special theatre district” around Times Square.

In the 1970's and 1980's, Broadway continued to capture headlines and hearts. In 1975, Michael Bennett's musical masterpiece A Chorus Line dominated Broadway with a Pulitzer Prize and nine Tony awards. Cats opened at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1982, beginning its course as the longest- running show in Broadway history. Five years later, Victor Hugo's Les Miserables opened on Broadway, later moving to theatres across the globe.

This far-reaching scope of Broadway was recognized again in 1982 when the League of New York Theatres and Producers changed its name to the League of American Theatres and Producers. But it isn't only the shows that have made history. In 1988 most of Broadway's theatres were designated historic sites by the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission.

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, many Broadway theatres re-opened on September 13, some singing “God Bless America” before performances. The theatre community raised money for the families of the victims and encouraged theatergoers to continue to support Broadway.

Today, the Broadway district stretches from 41st street to 53rd street between Sixth Avenue and Ninth Avenue, encompassing 39 theatres – only four of which are actually located on Broadway! Broadway spends nearly $700 million in New York City each season, not to mention the indirect economic impact of visitor spending. Approximately 1,500 off-Broadway and off- off -Broadway productions are also staged each year, selling an estimated 7 million tickets annually. And, as always, the New York City theatre community continues to enrapture critics and audiences alike with its brilliant actors and ground-breaking performances.

Cheap Broadway Tickets for Sold-Out Performances 

LITTLE WOMEN, THE MUSICAL
The Virginia Theatre
245 West 52nd St
Broadway

Mamma Mia
T he Winter Garden Theatre
1634 Broadway
Broadway

Menopause, The Musical
Playhouse 91
316 East 91st Street (between 1st/2nd Ave.)
Off-Broadway

MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
The Shubert Theatre
225 West 44th Street
Broadway

Movin' Out
The Richard Rodgers Theatre
226 West 46th Street
Broadway

Murdered by the Mob
Arno Ristorante
141 West 38th St. 
(Between Broadway/7th Avenue)
Off-Broadway

New York City ballet
New York State Theatre at Lincoln Center
West 65th Street

New York Philharmonic
New York State Theatre at Lincoln Center
West 65th Street

The Nutcracker
New York State Theatre at Lincoln Center
West 65th Street

PACIFIC OVERTURES
Studio 54
254 West 54th Street
Broadway

Phantom of the Opera
The Majestic Theatre
247 West 44th Street
Broadway

The Producers
T he St. James Theatre
246 West 44th Street
Broadway

Rent
The Nederlander Theatre
208 West 41st Street
Broadway

Stomp
Orpheum Theatre
126 Second Avenue
Off-Broadway

Tony & Tina's Wedding
St. Luke's Church
308 West 46th Street 
(Between 8th and 9th Ave)

221 West 46th Street 
(Between Broadway and 8th Ave)
Off-Broadway

Wicked
The Gershwin Theatre
222 W 51st Street
Broadway

Wonderful Town
The Al Hirschfeld Theatre
302 W 45th St 
Broadway