I was recently searching for new opportunities to stock my US Airways Dividend Miles accounts, and came across a promotion offered by Audience Rewards. How the program works is for all tickets to participating Broadway shows purchased through their website, they will give you Dividend Miles.

It looks like the only current cities participating in this program are:
– Charlotte, NC
– Durham, NC
– Los Angeles, CA
– New York, NY
– San Diego, CA
– San Jose, CA

However, it looks like this could be a nice way to pad your accounts if you plan on going to see the shows anyway. Audience Rewards also has a special pre-sale section for tickets, with bonus miles up to 1,800 miles per ticket.

I ran a quick test for a Chicago matinee showing on a Thursday to qualify for the 1,800 miles per ticket bonus miles. The total cost for the cheapest ticket ran $79.25 ($69 + $7.50 service charge + $2.75 handling charge). Therefore, the 1,800 miles works out to just over $0.04/mile; nothing to get worked over, but if you are planning on going anyways, it is nice to know you have some mile earning opportunities as well.

Bonus: There is also a little trivia contest to earn a free 12 Dividend miles. Go to the Points Play US Airways page, and answer the respective questions to earn your free miles. The questions and answers are:
– How many men are in the cast of Naked Boys Singing? 8
– True or False? Rain – the Beatles Experience was originally set to be a limited engagement on Broadway. True
– Which of the following film actors did NOT star in the movie version of Mamma Mia? Anne Hathaway
– During its original Broadway run, Rent played what theatre? Nederlander Theatre
– True or False? St Luke’s Theatre is in the basement of a church. True
– Voca People plays at what Off Broadway theatre? Westside Theatre