Short answer: check the show's official site, TKTS same-day discounts and any rush or lottery program first, then compare those against resale listings for the exact same performance and quantity. The cheapest route changes by show and by date, so there is no single trick that always wins.
For New York Broadway, check the production’s official ticket link, current TKTS offerings and any rush or lottery program the production advertises. Compare those options with resale listings for the same performance and quantity.
The price block on this page is limited to New York Broadway houses in the Broadway League’s theatre directory. A touring production in another city does not set these figures.
Check TKTS availability
TDF operates TKTS discount booths. Use the official TKTS information to check participating performances, booth locations and opening hours. Availability changes; a specific show or seat is not assured.
Read each rush or lottery offer
Use the production’s official website for eligibility, entry deadlines, ticket limits, purchase deadlines and seating conditions. Do not assume one show’s program applies to another, or that entering gives you a ticket.
Compare the exact performance
A matinee and an evening performance on the same date are separate events. Match the venue, date, start time, ticket quantity and view notes. Compare the amount for your party, including applicable tax.
If you need several seats together, buy the full quantity from one listing: tickets in separate orders here aren't guaranteed to sit next to each other, even for the same performance.
When a particular seat matters
If you need step-free access, a wheelchair space, companion seating or a particular view, read the listing details and the theatre’s accessibility information before purchase. A discount does not establish that a seat meets your needs.
A real example
On September 17, 2026, the cheapest listed resale ticket to Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York, New York, for the show on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., was $206.17 all-in (priced on September 17, 2026) on this site. For the current lowest New York Broadway price, use the live figures above rather than this fixed example.
Before paying whatever the current resale total is, check the production's own site for standard availability at that performance, then check whether it runs a rush or lottery program for that same date. If either produces a seat you'd accept for less, that's your cheaper option. If not, the resale total is your real comparison point.
Why the live table above updates through the day
The lowest New York Broadway price shown at the top of this guide reads directly from current listings at Broadway League theatres, checked within the past hour. It changes as those listings change, which is why it can differ slightly from a number you saw earlier today.
Use it as a snapshot of what's currently the cheapest seat in New York, then open that specific performance to confirm the seat, date and total before you buy.
A short checklist
- Check the show's official site for standard availability.
- Check today's TKTS offerings for that performance.
- Check any rush or lottery program's own rules.
- Compare the resale total for the same date and quantity.
- Confirm accessibility needs directly with the theatre.
New York only, on purpose
This guide and its live price table cover Broadway houses in New York specifically. A touring production of the same show in another city is a different booking, with its own theatre, its own prices and often its own local discount programs.
If you're planning around a touring stop rather than New York itself, check that local venue's own site and any local discount programs, rather than assuming the New York figures on this page apply.
Build the trip around the ticket, not the other way around
Once you've settled on a performance and a price you're comfortable with, plan dinner, travel and timing around that show's actual curtain time. Midtown restaurants and transit both get busy right before curtain, so build in extra time.
A cheaper ticket you almost miss because of a late dinner reservation isn't actually the better deal. Plan the evening as one trip, not two separate bookings.
Short version
Check official, check TKTS, check rush or lottery, and check resale, then compare the totals and buy the one that fits your date and budget. Do this once per show, right before you buy, and you'll rarely wonder afterward whether you missed a cheaper option.