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Today we learned about some interesting developments in the never-ending redesign of Lincoln Center. The new David Rubenstein Atrium, which opens tomorrow, will soon feature a discount ticket booth where day-of-show reduced price tickets can be had for up to 50% off the regular price!

The new box office is modeled on the hugely successful Times Square TKTS booth and will offer seats to all Lincoln Center affiliates starting January 7, which presumably includes the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera.

Will throngs of tourists now descend on Lincoln Center seven days a week with hopes of half-priced Ariadne auf Naxos seats? As Wolf Blitzer says, We’re watching this very closely!

The article, courtesy of Crain’s New York.