Got a text about An American in Paris tickets for the Saturday 3 pm matinee at Drury Lane Oakbrook for only $25 each (plus $5 service fee) on the Lucky Seat lottery. We won two tickets for Mary Poppins earlier this month.  These were only available because the original winner did not buy them in the 2-hr window and in fact, I had less than 40 minutes to respond to the email with payment link.  Thank the gods we were in a wi-fi area at the time and I heard the text ding!

Lucky Seat rewards fans with access to tickets for amazing events at incredible deals. Enter their digital drawing for the chance to buy event tickets at special prices. If your plans change it doesn’t matter, ’cause you only pay if you win and collect on them.

If you have a very flexible schedule, this is a great way to possibly catch a show.  If you need a definite time and date, you’re definitely better off with Goldstar tickets for a few bucks more.