Buying last minute tickets

I'll be in the city next Wednesday for about 17 hrs. I would like to see both a matinee and an evening show. Not bothered what I see or where I sit, I just want to watch musicals and get the cheapest prices I can get.

Will it be cheaper to by from the box office or the TKTS booth in Times Square? The upside of TKTS would be a multitude of shows to choose from, as opposed to the box office of one particular theatre. Are there any shows that anyone knows of that are offering cheaper seats last minute? Prefer Broadway but open to OFF-Broadway too.

Im completely out of the loop as been caught up watching Something Rotten only for the past years worth of visits!

Updated On: 1/6/17 at 08:10 PM

Since TodayTix upped their service charge (I believe it's at $12 now) it's becoming much more cost effective in many cases to check for discount codes on BroadwayBox or Playbill and purchase directly from the box office and avoid excessive service fees. Wednesdays in January are not particularly in high demand, so getting day of tickets should not be a problem to the large majority of shows.

I've had success at the box offices when the show is less in demand. They often will offer you the discounted price.

Thank you all for your replies. Very helpful :)



I'll be getting into Manhattan for about 1.15pm so won't have much time to to choose to get the best deal. I think I've decided on Holiday inn and In-Tranist, mainly as the former is closing soon and the latter very likely could be too.

So what is the best option for gettin tickets to these?

I know they're the least popular shows, but I'm hoping they'll be the easiest and cheapest to see. Wanna try and see as many shows as possible this year- I know,there will be the good, the bad and the ugly, it all about the experience for me.

Updated On: 1/7/17 at 08:22 PM

alfred2 said: "I won the In Transit lottery on Today Tix for the matinee this past Wednesday. I would try that you should know by 11am if you won."

That will only work if they are able to pay within the hour of being notified, no? So, depends on whether you're available to check phone/pay fro 11a-noon for that to work.