The thing is that it is not hard to get a Broadway ticket this time of year.
The tourists from the christmas/new years rush are all gone and it is just locals.
But, regardless of the situation Rent has been a problem for a long, long time.
"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear"
Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll