RENT 30th Anniversary Concert to Feature Digital Ticket Lottery

Twenty-four in-person tickets to Rent’s sold-out 30th anniversary concert will be available via a digital lottery, giving fans one last chance to experience the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical in concert on October 26, 2026 at the Richard Rodgers Theater on Broadway. The online lottery honors 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 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Once the lottery closes, winners will be notified within minutes and will have one hour to claim and pay for up to two tickets of $30 each. Limited to one entry per person. Lottery seats will be located in the boxes of the Richard Rodgers Theater.

This one-night-only show, featuring original cast members and more than 60 Rent alumni, benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The presenting sponsor of the evening is ViiV Healthcare, with the Gates Foundation serving as corresponding sponsor of the live stream.

The original Broadway production of Rent set the modern standard for rush and lottery tickets, offering prime seats to devoted fans who initially lined up outside the Nederlander Theater hours before curtain. As demand grew, producers moved from first-come, first-served to a lottery system, where fans entered a drawing held two hours before each performance. This innovation paved the way for the rush and lottery systems that are commonplace today.

Live stream tickets priced at $30 are also available for theater fans around the world to experience the revolutionary power of Rent from anywhere (licensing restrictions exclude the UK). Get live stream tickets at broadwaycares.org/rent30livestream.

The Gates Foundation will match donations received for every live ticket purchase for Rent, the 30th anniversary concert, up to $525,600. The matching gift, a nod to the iconic lyrics of Rent’s “Seasons of Love,” will double the impact of donations for Broadway Cares, continuing the legacy of Jonathan Larson’s historic musical and providing twice as many lifesaving services to people living with HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses.

About the RENT concert

Original cast members performing at Rent, the 30th anniversary concert include Tony Wilson winner 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. Artists are subject to change. 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, will also return, along with 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 Theater International.

Rent features book, music and lyrics by Larson, with musical arrangements by Steve Skinner. The original concept and additional lyrics were provided by Billy Aaronson, with musical supervision and additional arrangements by Weil. The playwright was Lynn Thompson.