From ‘Wicked’ to ‘Stranger Things’, Here’s Where You Can Score Discounted Broadway Tickets Online
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Securing tickets to these Tony Award-winning shows on the Great White Way has never been easier (or cheaper)
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Securing tickets to these Tony Award-winning shows on the Great White Way has never been easier (or cheaper)
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If you’re from out of town (or even a New Yorker who normally avoids the theatre district like the plague), securing coveted seats to blockbuster musicals, plays, and other live shows on Broadway can be confusing. But with a bit of planning, it’s more accessible than ever to buy Broadwaytickets to some of the most successful shows — like Hamilton, Wicked, and Chicago.
Right now, we’re seeing a lot of stars on stage that have gone on to win Tony Awards, from Darren Criss in Best Musical winner Maybe Happy Ending, to Jonathan Groff in Just In Time. Even though most “big” stars are only on stage for a limited time, there are still ways you can buy Broadway tickets online.
If you don’t want to wait in line for hours to secure tickets at the box office, be kept on hold while calling a ticket service, or pay a million extra fees, we’ve got the best tips on how to find the best tickets to Tony Award-winning shows from the comfort of your own home.
If you think you have to be in the Big Apple to order tickets physically, you don’t. There are still a couple of things to keep in mind when researching the availability and pricing for the shows you want to go to, so keep these in mind before showtime.
For a complete list of current and upcoming Broadway shows, we recommend checking out Broadway.org first, the Broadway League’s official online site for all the theatre information you’ll need. This will give you a good idea of which shows are open, a theatre district map, and details about the shows.
While it may seem old school, you can always call up ticket vendors on the phone, like Telecharge and even Ticketmaster, if at the very least, to check show dates, times, and what price point different seats are going for. And if you crave an adrenaline rush, or if you’re only a few subway stops away, buying tickets in person from the theater’s box office lets you select the performance date and time you want to see, often without additional handling fees. That being said, most box offices are only open between 12 p.m. and curtain call for the show at the theatre, so it’ll be a bit of a mad dash.
What’s the Best Way to Buy Broadway Tickets Online?
In general, ticket prices will range anywhere from $20-$700+ dollars (although the higher end skews almost exclusively towards buzzy celeb castings, like the production of Waiting for Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter), depending on where you’re sitting, performance dates, and times. Expect a premium for ticket prices on high-capacity days, like weekend evenings, and for seats in the floor and lower-level mezzanine sections.
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You can always check online for discounted Broadway tickets, including group discounts, student discounts, standing-room discounts, and rush tickets, which most theaters frequently offer. However, in this case, you’ll probably have less wiggle room regarding dates, what time you can see the show, and what seat you end up in (probably the upper mezzanine, if we’re being honest).
Buying and reserving tickets online is still one of the easiest ways to see a Broadway show without the hassle or extra steps of the box office. You can show up at the theatre at showtime with a few clicks and taps.
So you’re all geared up to buy tickets — but what’s even playing? Here’s a list of some of our favorite returning, Tony-nominated- and winning- Broadway shows, and how you can snag some seats online in just a few minutes. Bookmark this page as we update it with the latest Broadway productions to return to the stage.
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If you’ve recently finished the Stranger Things series finale and can’t fill the giant, Hawkins-sized hole in your heart, head down to Broadway to experience the stage production of the prequel. Newly arrived on The Great White Way in April 2025, this show lets fans immerse themselves even deeper into the eerie world of Hawkins.
Titled Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the play is set in 1959 and follows a family’s move to Hawkins, Indiana, where a new student, Henry Creel (who later becomes Vecna in the Netflix series), introduces a darkness that threatens both their lives and the town itself. The production also explores the formative years of familiar characters, featuring younger versions of Jim Hopper, Bob Newby, and Joyce Byers. Buy your tickets online now before the rest of the season sells out.
Starring Darren Criss and Helen J. Shen, this new romantic musical comedy tugs on all the electric heartstrings and just snagged the 2025 Tony Award for Best Musical. Set in the heart of Seoul, a Helper-Bot 3 named Oliver, who has long been retired and lives on their own, meets a fellow Helper-Bot neighbor Claire, kicking off a unique friendship, and possibly love. You can find tickets available online here.
One of the most talked-about shows currently lighting up the Great White Way, Just In Time stars Jonathan Groff and tells the story of music legend Bobby Darin. Audiences have hailed it with five-star ratings, with one attendee even saying, “Do not hesitate…buy tickets to this show!!! Jonathan Groff and the cast put on a spectacular show!!! From start to end, it was filled with amazing music, dancing, comedy, and drama.” Grab tickets here on StubHub and Ticketmaster.
Featuring new original songs and iconic anthems from Alicia Keys, the semi-autobiographical musical follows the story of 17-year-old Ali living and finding love in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. Despite the warnings of her protective mother, the symphony of the street calls to her — and you can answer the call, with tickets to the show available online now.
Adapted from the 1992 camp classic starring Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn, this lavish new Broadway adaptation serves up comedy and stage sorcery in spades. The show tells the tale of best frenemies Madeline (Megan Hilty) and Helen (Jennifer Simard), who ingest a potion from a mysterious socialite played by Michelle Williams that gives them eternal youth. Beyoncé was recently seen at the opening night supporting her former Destiny’s Child bandmate, and if you want to get in on the magical madness too, you can grab tickets here.
In this raucous play about Mary Todd Lincoln, comedian (and now Tony Winner!) Cole Escola, who you might recognize from Search Party or Difficult People, takes a relatively unknown historical figure and adds both character and context — completely unhindered by any factual evidence about the First Lady. The play follows a tragically bored Mary Todd Lincoln, who is completely unencumbered by her husband’s political ambitions, and who really just wants everyone to take her seriously when she says she wants to become a cabaret star. Get your tickets online here.
Step into the heart of Havana with the music of blazing trumpets and sizzling guitars. Inspired by true events, Buena Vista Social Club brings the Grammy Award-winning album to thrilling life — and tells the story of the four legends who lived it. A world-class band joins a cast of musicians, actors, and dancers from around the globe, with the music in the show presented entirely in the Spanish language and featuring styles of “son”, “danzón”, and “bolero”. Get ready to dance and buy your tickets online here.
Adapted from S.E. Hinton’s book and Francis Ford Coppola’s fan-favorite film, The Outsiders is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, where the hardened hearts of Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade, and their chosen family of greasers ‘outsiders’ fight for survival and a quest for purpose in a world that may never accept them. A winner of four 2024 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, you can feel this brotherhood in person and grab your tickets to see it now.
Set in 1943, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical tells the wildly improbable and hilariously true story of the covert British deception operation that turned the tide of WWII. As the Allies wanted to mislead Hitler about the invasion of Sicily, they devised a plan to plant false information with a fake intelligence report on a dead body. Equal parts farce, thriller, and spy caper, you can find tickets online here.
If you missed the run more than a decade ago, you’re in luck. Mamma Mia! is back at the Winter Garden Theater for a limited time only. The iconic venue welcomes Donna and the Dynamos as they navigate life after the stage, and without giving away any major spoilers, there’s a wedding happening… and the bride doesn’t know which of her potential fathers will walk her down the aisle.
Featuring the very best of ABBA’s hits, this is one of those shows you’ll regret not seeing on Broadway while you have the chance. It’s the ultimate bragging-rights moment for any theater superfan. Snag your tickets on StubHub and Ticketmaster before they’re gone.
If you’re a Harry Potter fan, then this is the show for you. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child follows the life of Harry’s headstrong son, Albus, who befriends the son of Draco Malfoy and sparks an unbelievable journey for both families. It’s a race through time with amazing spells and battles, all brought to life with the magic of theatre. Get your tickets now for this amazing wizardly journey.
Grab the book now, ahead of the show, if you’re interested in a spoiler, or go behind the scenes for more details that bring the show to life.
Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Book of Mormon follows a mismatched pair of Mormons sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, five-time Emmy Award-winning creators of South Park, and Robert Lopez, two-time Academy Award winner for Best Original Songs from the musicals Frozen and Coco, it’s widely considered one of the most successful musicals of all time.
Can’t make it to the show? Don’t worry. The original Broadway recording is currently available for your at-home enjoyment.
Since its debut in 1997, the theater adaptation of Disney’s The Lion King has captivated audiences worldwide. Bringing to life the tale of a young son who must find his way back to the Pride Lands to reclaim his throne, The Lion King musical showcases many of the film’s notable characters like Mufasa, Scar, Nala, Rafiki, Timon, Pumbaa, and more. Don’t miss out on purchasing Lion King theater tickets from Vivid Seats to witness a performance of this Tony Award-winning masterpiece in a city near you. Tickets are available now.
This new jukebox musical casts 16th-century housewife Anne Hathaway as the narrator, giving advice to her husband William Shakespeare on ways to improve his play Romeo and Juliet. Journey on an Elizabethan romp that tells the “what if?” story of how Juliet’s story might have continued without Romeo, featuring the chart-topping hits of Swedish songwriter-producer Max Martin. Get your tickets online now.
Couldn’t get enough of the musical live? Listen to & Juliet at home and get the U.S. soundtrack, currently available on Amazon.
Inspired by the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, Hamilton opened on Broadway in 2015, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and has since gone on to win 11 Tony Awards and garner a special filmed version of the original cast performance, now streaming on Disney+. Scoring elusive seats to this show has been no easy feat, but you can currently buy Hamilton tickets online for performances.
Before you head to the theater, you can jam out to the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack, too. You can get the Hamiltonsoundtrack online here.
Centered around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, this brand-new musical takes you behind the history of how Michael Jackson became a legend, and you can see the musical now with tickets on sale here.
The cast production album for MJ: The Musical is currently on Amazon, and you can also catch all the classic songs you love with The Essential MJ album.
Taking place before Dorothy and her little dog Toto, Wicked dives into the untold story of the witches of Oz. It won’t take any spells for you to check out tickets, available online now.
Want to experience the magic before showtime? Get the Wickedsoundtrack here.
Six is a pop musical modern retelling based on the lives (and deaths) of the six wives of Henry VII, which was set to perform mere hours before the coronavirus theater shutdown in 2020. The musical is now on Broadway, and tickets are currently available here.
Listen to the Broadway cast album as each wife takes turns singing about their suffering under Henry VII.
The musical adaptation, based on the movie directed by Baz Luhrmann, is a spectacle that attempts to balance excess and doom. Moulin Rouge! has resumed performances at Al Hirschfeld Theatre, and tickets are available now.
Catch the soundtrack, which includes 70 pop songs — including “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Bad Romance” — here.
Based on Disney’s retelling of an Arabic folk tale, Aladdin the Musical chronicles the exciting story of a young man in love, a magic lamp, and a larger-than-life genie by his side. The adaptation opened on Broadway in 2014, and quickly became an audience favorite, thanks in part to the familiar faces of Genie, Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, Jafar, and Iago.
You could pop in the original Disney movie, or stream the live-action adaptation to hear iconic songs like “Friend Like Me”, but why do that when you can watch it all play out live?
There’s never a better time to see one of the longest-running American musicals in Broadway history. Chicago tickets (the jazz-era musical, not the band) are currently on sale, including weekends.
No matter what your verdict on the show is, you can always listen to the soundtrack here.
Based on the Greek myth of Orpheus (currently played by Carlos Valdes) and Eurydice (Myra Molloy), and King Hades and his wife Persephone (Lana Gordon) take a journey to the underworld with tickets to this 2019 Tony Award-winning musical here.
After F. Scott Fitzgerald’s seminal novel entered the public domain in 2021, there have been multiple productions vying to become the “one” Gatsby performance, but it comes to the Broadway musical stage for the first time with The Great Gatsby. As the story goes, the musical is set amidst the lavish Roaring Twenties, following the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, who will stop at nothing in the pursuit of the lost love of his youth, Daisy Buchanan. With an electrifying jazz and pop-infused score, this is a grand production befitting the 21st century. Tickets available online here.
