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Operation Mincemeat
The West End-to-Broadway cult comedy musical about the WWII corpse-with-fake-papers ruse that fooled Hitler — now in its second year at the Golden.
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Golden Theatre box office (in-person rush) — $49
The $49 in-person rush at the Golden is the cheapest seat: the daily lottery is now $59, above the rush. The lottery is still the no-queue route and beats TKTS, so it is worth entering if you cannot make the box-office window. TKTS is the reliable same-day fallback. With the Golden's small size, every seat is good.
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About the show
SpitLip's irreverent musical-comedy retells one of WWII's most bizarre real operations: British intelligence floated a corpse off the coast of Spain with false papers suggesting the Allies would attack Greece, not Sicily. Five performers play dozens of roles in 100 fast-moving minutes. Transferred from the West End to the Golden Theatre in 2025; now in its second Broadway year with an all-new American cast. The daily lottery runs two draws, which makes it one of the more enterable on Broadway, though at $59 it sits above the $49 rush.
Content advisory: Recommended ages 12+. Mild language, brief crude humor, comic violence around the WWII ruse. The corpse stays mostly off-stage.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long is Operation Mincemeat?
- About 2 hours and 25 minutes including one intermission.
- What's the cheapest way to see Operation Mincemeat?
- The $49 in-person rush at the Golden is the cheapest legitimate option. The digital lottery via rush.telecharge.com is now $59, which makes the rush the cheaper of the two, though two daily draws (10 AM + 3 PM) still make the lottery more enterable than most and it needs no queue. TKTS is the same-day fallback.
- Is Operation Mincemeat appropriate for kids?
- Recommended ages 12+. Mild language and brief crude humor; comic violence around the WWII ruse. Five performers play dozens of roles — the fast pace can be a lot for very young children.
- Where is Operation Mincemeat playing?
- The John Golden Theatre, 252 W 45th Street, in the Theater District.