Broadway's Ragtime Will Offer Ticket Lottery
The producers of the Broadway revival of Ragtime announced a way to see the show, which begins performances Oct. 23, for a song: a lottery ticket program.
Two hours prior to each performance of Ragtime, patrons will be invited to enter a lottery drawing at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street) for a limited number of $26.50 lottery tickets to that day's performance. Names will be drawn at random 90 minutes prior to curtain. There will be a limit of two tickets per person and tickets may be purchased using cash only. Winners must be present with valid identification at the time of the drawing to purchase their tickets.
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