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Proof rush, lottery & cheap tickets
Every legitimate cheap-seat tactic for Proof on Broadway — with the realistic odds, prices, and the small print. No paywalled "premium tier" nonsense; just the public-facing routes ranked.
Proof is a 130-minute play at the 766-seat Booth Theatre. It runs through July 19, 2026 — a limited engagement, so cheap-seat demand typically rises in the final weeks. Multiple cheap-seat routes are in play: an official lottery, an in-person rush, and TKTS booth eligibility.
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$49 rush.telecharge.com lottery
2 tickets per winner
- Platform
- rush.telecharge.com
- Price
- $49 per ticket
- Entry window
- Daily, starting 12:00 AM ET the day before each performance.
- Draw / notification
- 10:00 AM ET and 3:00 PM ET on performance day.
- Quantity limit
- Up to 2 per winner
Up to 2 tickets per winner at $49 each (inclusive of $5 service fee). Seats may be partial view. Open to everyone — no eligibility restrictions.
Enter the Proof lottery →$45 box-office rush
Up to 2 per buyer
- Format
- In-person at the box office
- Price
- $45 per ticket
- Opens
- Box office opening (typically 10 AM weekdays, 12 PM Sundays — confirm with the theatre)
- How to enter
- Bring valid student ID to the Booth Theatre box office on performance day. First-come, first-served when the box office opens.
- Quantity limit
- Up to 2 per buyer
$45 in-person student rush only — non-students should use the $49 Telecharge digital lottery instead.
Get directions to the box office →Same-day discounts at TKTS
Typically 20–50% off face value
Proof 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.
- Line up early for rush on a non-lottery day. Weekday performances are the friendliest.
- 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 Proof page — sometimes resale dips below face for less-popular performances.