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MJ the Musical rush, lottery & cheap tickets
Every legitimate cheap-seat tactic for MJ the Musical on Broadway — with the realistic odds, prices, and the small print. No paywalled "premium tier" nonsense; just the public-facing routes ranked.
MJ the Musical is a 165-minute musical at the 1,467-seat Neil Simon Theatre. It opened in 2022 and is in its open run. Multiple cheap-seat routes are in play: an official lottery, and TKTS booth eligibility.
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$49 Broadway Direct (Official MJ Digital Lottery) lottery
2 tickets per winner
- Platform
- Broadway Direct (Official MJ Digital Lottery)
- Price
- $49 per ticket
- Entry window
- Daily, 9:00 AM ET — 3:00 PM ET the day before each performance.
- Draw / notification
- Winners notified by email within minutes of the close; 60 minutes to pay by credit card.
- Quantity limit
- Up to 2 per winner
Seats assigned at box-office discretion. Lottery seats may be partial view — confirm at the box office before walking away.
Enter the MJ the Musical lottery →Same-day discounts at TKTS
Typically 20–50% off face value
MJ the Musical has appeared at the TKTS booth (Times Square, Lincoln Center and the Lower Manhattan locations) — same-day discounts of roughly 20–50% off face value. Appearance and discount level vary day-to-day; shorter-running shows and weekday performances are the better bets.
See today's TKTS list →The realistic playbook
- Enter the lottery first. Lowest price, zero effort. Set a daily reminder; the entry windows are unforgiving.
- TKTS is the fallback. Same-day, in-person — head to the Times Square booth around 3 PM for evening shows.
- If all else fails, compare the resale market on the main MJ the Musical page — sometimes resale dips below face for less-popular performances.