It was just announced that twenty-four in-person tickets to the sold-out Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert will be available through a digital ticket lottery, giving fans a final chance to experience the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical live in concert October 26, 2026 at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre. The online lottery pays tribute to Rent’s pioneering ticket legacy, which made Broadway more accessible to a new generation of theatergoers.
The digital lottery, powered by Broadway Direct, is open now at broadwaycares.org/rent30lottery, and will close at 2 pm Eastern on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Once the lottery closes, winners will be notified within minutes and will have an hour to claim and pay for up to two tickets for $30 each. Limit one entry per person.The lottery seats will be located in the boxes of the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
This one-night-only performance, starring original cast members and more than 60 celebrated Rent alumni, benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Original cast members set to perform at Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert include Tony winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Tony winner Idina Menzel, Tony nominee Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega, Fredi Walker-Browne, Yassmin Alers, Gilles Chiasson, Shelley Dickinson, David Driver, Darius de Haas and Rodney Hicks. Announced Rent alumni include Tony winner Natalie Venetia Belcon, Adam Chanler-Berat, Tony nominee Nicholas Christopher, Merle Dandridge, Trey Ellett, Jordan Fisher, Tony winner Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jose Llana, Jai Rodriguez, Antonique Smith, Tony nominee Ephraim Sykes and Tony winner Aaron Tveit. Additional special guests will be announced later this week. Performers are subject to change.
The original Broadway production of Rent set the modern standard for rush and lottery tickets, offering prime seating to dedicated fans who initially lined up outside the Nederlander Theatre hours before curtain. As demand grew, the producers shifted the first-come, first-served rush to a lottery system, where fans entered in a randomized drawing held two hours before each performance. The innovation paved the way for the rush and lottery systems commonplace today.
Livestream tickets for $30 also are available for theater lovers worldwide to feel the revolutionary power of Rent from anywhere (licensing restrictions exclude the UK). Get livestream tickets here.
What is Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert on Broadway about?
Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical reimagines La Bohème in the AIDS-era East Village of New York City, following a tight-knit group of artists navigating love, loss and survival at the turn of a generation. With its electrifying score and deeply human stories, Rent captures the urgency of living fully in the face of uncertainty, a cultural touchstone that continues to inspire audiences to measure life in love.
Who is in the cast of the Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert on Broadway?
This one-night-only performance, starring original cast members and more than 60 celebrated Rent alumni.
Original cast members set to perform at Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert include Tony winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Tony winner Idina Menzel, Tony nominee Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega, Fredi Walker-Browne, Yassmin Alers, Gilles Chiasson, Shelley Dickinson, David Driver, Darius de Haas and Rodney Hicks.
Announced Rent alumni include Tony winner Natalie Venetia Belcon, Adam Chanler-Berat, Tony nominee Nicholas Christopher, Merle Dandridge, Trey Ellett, Jordan Fisher, Tony winner Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jose Llana, Jai Rodriguez, Antonique Smith, Tony nominee Ephraim Sykes and Tony winner Aaron Tveit.
Additional special guests will be announced later this week. Performers are subject to change.
Who is on the creative team of Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert on Broadway?
Rent features a book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, with music arrangements by Steve Skinner. The original concept and additional lyrics were provided by Billy Aaronson, with music supervision and additional arrangements by Weil. The dramaturg was Lynn Thompson.
Rent’s original director, five-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif, will return to helm the evening. The show’s original music supervisor, Tim Weil, also will return, leading original Rent band members Kenny Brescia, Jeff Potter and Daniel A. Weiss, who will be joined by Steve Gelfand.
The one-night-only presentation of Larson’s seminal work is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Andy Jones, founder of Baseline Theatrical. The license for this production of Rent is generously provided by Music Theatre International.
Rent was originally produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum and Allan S. Gordon. It debuted at the New York Theatre Workshop before transferring to Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre in 1996. It played 5,123 performances, closing September 7, 2008.
The livestream of Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert is produced in collaboration with The League of Live Stream Theater.
Where can I get tickets to Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert on Broadway?
Standard in-person tickets to the Rent, 30th Anniversary Concert are now sold out.
To enter the digital lottery for last-chance in-person tickets, click here.
For tickets to access the livestream of the concert, click here.
What is Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS?
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the philanthropic heart of Broadway, is one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theater community, since 1988 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has awarded more than $320 million for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the major supporter of the social service programs at the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), including The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts, the HIV/AIDS Initiative and the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative. Broadway Cares provides annual grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., providing lifesaving medication, healthy meals, counseling and emergency assistance. At times of crisis, Broadway Cares also awards one-time humanitarian grants to provide emergency aid across the US and around the world.
For more information, please visit Broadway Cares online.
Who is presenting and supporting the Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert on Broadway?
The one-night-only presentation of Larson’s seminal work benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The evening’s presenting sponsor is ViiV Healthcare, with the Gates Foundation serving as the livestream matching sponsor. The production is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Andy Jones, founder of Baseline Theatrical. The license for this production of Rent is generously provided by Music Theatre International.
The livestream of Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert is produced in collaboration with The League of Live Stream Theater.
The Gates Foundation will match donations received from every livestream ticket purchase for Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert, up to $525,600. The matching gift, a nod to the iconic lyric in Rent’s “Seasons of Love,” will double the impact of the donations for Broadway Cares, extending the legacy of Jonathan Larson’s landmark musical and providing twice the lifesaving services to people living with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses.
The performance is made possible by generous support from The Allan S. Gordon Foundation, Dwight Curry, Mary Fisher, John Gore Organization, Kevin McCollum & Lynnette Perry, Miranda Family Fund, The Nederlander Organization, Jamie Stone O’Brien, Secret Villas of Key West & The Heslin Family Trust, Jeffrey Seller, The Shubert Organization, Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch and United Airlines.
