Lion King at TKTS

Is it unrealistic to think that I might get tickets for the Lion King by lining up at TKTS. We would like to see a matinee show (either Weds or Sat/Sun). Are the discounted tickets usually only for shows that are not so popular? We would also be happy to see Mary Poppins or Beauty and the Beast, but I assume these would be just as difficult...

Lion King at TKTS

Yep, it%26#39;s unrealistic to think that The Lion King or Mary Poppins will be available at the TKTS booth; tix for Beauty and the Beast, however, have been available of late. To give you an idea of what you might expect (no guarantees of course), take a look at what TKTS had in its inventory last week:

http://www.tkts.com/tkts/broadway.html

If you find yourself in lower Manhattan, please know that the matinee tickets are sold on the day before the performances at the TKTS booth at South Street Seaport ; this is not true of the Times Square TKTS booth which sells only day-of-performance tix.

But also consider buying discounted tickets ahead of time -- so you don%26#39;t have to spend time waiting in the TKTS line *and* have some choice of seating -- via broadwaybox, theatermania, or playbill.com. The last 2 require you to ';join';, but membership is free and consists of nothing more than giving them your e-mail address. broadwaybox.com typically has the same offerings as the other two, but there can be some variation in availability amongst them.

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