08/13/2026
✨ STAGE DOOR OPEN: FREE BROADWAY TICKETS FOR NYC STUDENTS! 🎟️🍎 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Mayor Mamdani and the Theatre Development Fund (TDF) have just launched an incredible new partnership to expand arts access for young New Yorkers, giving away over 2,000 completely free Broadway tickets to close out the summer!
If you’re an NYC high schooler (grades 9 through 12), you can enter a lottery right now for a chance to win up to two free tickets to 7 marquee shows:
1. Buena Vista Social Club
2. In the Heights (New York City Center)
3. School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
4. Stranger Things: The First Shadow
5. The Lost Boys
6. The Great Gatsby
7. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
⏰ Key Dates & Deadlines
Ticket Lottery Window: Enter NOW through Monday, August 17 at 10:00 AM.
TDF Membership Deadline: Register by September 13 to claim your free two-month digital TDF membership.
💡 Bonus Perks
Even if you don’t win the initial ticket lottery, every student who enters will automatically receive a free two-month TDF membership. This unlocks discounted tickets ($20–$40) to Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway shows, plus free or discounted admission to over 20 cultural institutions and museums across all five boroughs!
🔗 Important Links
Enter the Lottery: on.nyc.gov/broadway
Tag an NYC student who needs to see this and make sure they enter before Monday morning! 👇🎭
