Digital lottery
Lottery
$35
- Platform
- Broadway Direct
- Entry window
- Opens 9:00 AM the day before the performance and closes 3:00 PM that day
- Draw
- Winners notified by email after the lottery closes; 60 minutes to pay
- Tickets per entry
- 2
Broadway Direct and TDF list $35; Playbill's roundup lists $60 (outdated). Tickets are collected at the box office with photo ID.
Enter on Broadway DirectDay of the show
Rush
No rush tickets for this show.
Sold-out nights
Standing room
No standing room for this show.
With a student ID
Student tickets
No student tickets for this show.
Times Square discount booth
TKTS
Not on the TKTS board this morning (checked October 16, 2026)
TDF's show page rates its TKTS availability as "Rarely". TKTS sells same-day (and next-day matinee) seats at up to 50% off.
TKTS sells discounted tickets for many shows on the day. What is on the board changes daily. How TKTS compares with the lottery and rush.
The Lion King: cheap ticket questions
Does The Lion King have a lottery?
Yes. The Lion King runs a $35 digital lottery on Broadway Direct. Entry window: Opens 9:00 AM the day before the performance and closes 3:00 PM that day. Each entry can win up to 2 tickets. Broadway Direct and TDF list $35; Playbill's roundup lists $60 (outdated). Tickets are collected at the box office with photo ID.
Does The Lion King sell rush tickets?
No rush tickets are offered for The Lion King right now.
Can you buy standing room for The Lion King?
No standing room is offered for The Lion King at the moment.
Is The Lion King sold at TKTS?
Not on the TKTS board this morning (checked October 16, 2026). The lottery, rush and box office are better bets.
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