Cheap seats, mapped
Six the Musical rush, lottery & cheap tickets
Every legitimate cheap-seat tactic for Six the Musical on Broadway — with prices and the small print. No paywalled "premium tier" nonsense; just the public-facing routes ranked.
Six the Musical is a 80-minute musical at the 1,069-seat Lena Horne Theatre, with no intermission. It runs through January 3, 2027 — the closing date is set, so cheap-seat demand typically rises in the final weeks. Multiple cheap-seat routes are in play: an official lottery, an in-person rush, standing room, and TKTS booth eligibility.
$45 Broadway Direct lottery
2 tickets per winner
- Platform
- Broadway Direct
- Price
- $45 per ticket
- Entry window
- Daily, 9:00 AM — 6:00 PM the day before each performance.
- Draw / notification
- Winners selected after entry close; 60 minutes to pay by credit card.
- Quantity limit
- Up to 2 per winner
One entry per person per performance. Seats assigned at box-office discretion. Pickup at the Lena Horne with photo ID.
Enter the Six the Musical lottery →$40 box-office rush
Up to 2 per buyer
- Format
- In-person at the box office
- Price
- $40 per ticket
- Opens
- 10:00 AM (Tuesday–Saturday), 12:00 PM (Sunday)
- How to enter
- Show up at the Lena Horne box office (256 W 47th St) when it opens. First-come, first-served.
- Quantity limit
- Up to 2 per buyer
$40 general rush. The student rush at $35 is the better deal if you have a valid student ID.
Get directions to the box office →$49 standing-room only
Sold at the box office the day of the performance only when the show is sold out. Standing positions at the back of the orchestra.
Standing room is sold only for sold-out performances. Plan a backup.
Same-day discounts at TKTS
Up to 50% off
Six the Musical has appeared at the TKTS booth (Times Square and Lincoln Center, TDF's two locations) — discounts of up to 50% off same-day performances and next-day matinees, with TDF's $8 per-ticket service charge included in the price on the board (TDF notes some tickets may carry other charges). Appearance and discount level vary day to day.
On TDF's TKTS board on 6 of the 7 days we checked, Nov 2–8, 2026: 30–50% off, $65–$146 including TDF's $8 service charge.
See today's TKTS list →The realistic playbook
- Enter the lottery — no queue and zero effort, though it is not the cheapest route on this page. Set a daily reminder; the entry windows are unforgiving.
- Line up early for rush.
- TKTS is the fallback. Same-day, in-person — check today's list for which booth has it and each booth's hours.
- Standing room as last resort when the show is sold out — only available the day of, at the box office.
- If all else fails, compare the resale market on the main Six the Musical page — sometimes resale dips below face for less-popular performances.