Cheap seats, mapped
The Rocky Horror Show rush, lottery & cheap tickets
Every legitimate cheap-seat tactic for The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway — with prices and the small print. No paywalled "premium tier" nonsense; just the public-facing routes ranked.
The Rocky Horror Show is a 110-minute musical at the 1,006-seat Studio 54, with no intermission. It runs through February 28, 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, and TKTS booth eligibility.
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$30 TodayTix lottery
2 tickets per winner
- Platform
- TodayTix
- Price
- $30 per ticket
- Entry window
- Daily — opens the morning before each performance via the TodayTix app.
- Draw / notification
- Winners notified through the TodayTix app; short window to accept and pay.
- Quantity limit
- Up to 2 per winner
$30 lottery, the same price as this show's in-person rush — the two cheapest routes to a seat here. Available only through the TodayTix app.
Enter the The Rocky Horror Show lottery →$30 box-office rush
Up to 2 per buyer
- Format
- In-person at the box office
- Price
- $30 per ticket
- Opens
- Box office opens 10:00 AM Tuesday–Saturday, 12:00 PM Sunday
- How to enter
- Show up at the Studio 54 box office when it opens. First-come, first-served, same-day performances only.
- Quantity limit
- Up to 2 per buyer
$30 same-day in-person rush — one of the cheapest currently-running Broadway rush programs.
Get directions to the box office →Same-day discounts at TKTS
Up to 50% off
The Rocky Horror Show 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: 50% off, $61–$101 including TDF's $8 service charge.
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.
- TKTS is the fallback. Same-day, in-person — check today's list for which booth has it and each booth's hours.
- If all else fails, compare the resale market on the main The Rocky Horror Show page — sometimes resale dips below face for less-popular performances.