NYTW's OTHELLO, Starring Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo, Offers Cancellation Line for Sold-Out Performances

The New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) production of Othello, directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold (Fun Home) and starring Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo, has instituted a cancellation line for the sold-out show, along with the previously announced lottery and benefit performance. Scroll down for details!

CANCELLATION LINE

New York Theatre Workshop has instituted a cancellation line for all performances of OTHELLO, beginning two hours prior to curtain. Cancellation tickets are full price ($125), subject to availability, and are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be advised that the cancellation line is outside the theatre.

LOTTERY

NYTW partnered with TodayTix, the theater ticket app, to offer a CheapTix mobile lottery for the first two CheapTix performances on November 22 and 23, and performances of OTHELLO from November 25, 2016 to January 18, 2017. All lottery entries are collected through the TodayTix app.

For the first two performances on November 22 and 23, entries were accepted Saturday, September 24 - Friday, September 30, when winners were drawn and offered the opportunity to purchase 1 or 2 $25 tickets.

For performances from November 25 to January 18, the entry period begins each performance day at 12:01 AM, and continues until winners are notified via push notification 3-4 hours before the selected performance begins. Winners are offered the opportunity to purchase 1 or 2 $25 tickets, and can pick up their tickets at the NYTW box office beginning one hour prior to curtain. Lottery tickets and seat locations are subject to availability and are non-transferable. The winner must present a photo ID matching the entry name in order to pick up their tickets. To learn more and download the TodayTix app, click here.

BENEFIT PERFORMANCE

On Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 6:30pm New York Theatre Workshop will host a special performance of OTHELLO. Proceeds from the evening will benefit NYTW's education and engagement programming across the 2016/17 season, providing thousands of students, teens, artists, and local residents access to some of the most exciting new voices and leading theatre artists of our time.

Tickets are priced at $1,500 (includes one ticket to the benefit performance plus an invitation to NYTW's upcoming production of THE OBJECT LESSON) and $2,500 (includes one ticket to the benefit performance and an exclusive after-party with the cast, along with a VIP invitation for two to NYTW's upcoming productions of THE OBJECT LESSON and SOJOURNERS & HER PORTMANTEAU).

Funds raised from this one-night benefit performance will support New York Theatre Workshop's education and engagement initiatives including Learning Workshop, a multi-disciplinary in-school arts education program serving 1,500 students each year; CheapTix, a subsidized ticket program that provides access to students, seniors, artists and members of our local community; and Mind the Gap, a free program that brings together teens and elders to share their stories and write plays inspired by each other's lives.

Tickets for the benefit performance are on sale now online or by calling 212-460-5475 (Monday noon-6pm; Tuesday-Sunday noon-curtain time). Click here to book tickets to the OTHELLO Benefit Performance. All tickets to the benefit performance include a tax-deductible contribution. At the $1,500 level, goods and services are valued at $225. At the $2,500 level, goods and services are valued at $500.