Good theater district hangout?
Good theater district hangout?
#1Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:21pm
Where's a good place to kill time before seeing a show?
How about if you've brought your kids along?
Alex M
Broadway Star Joined: 11/16/13
#2Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:24pm
If you have younger kids they would most likely enjoy the upstairs of the Disney store. There's singalongs and coloring if I remember correctly.
#3Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:30pm
By kill time, do you mean shopping or sitting around on wifi?
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#4Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:35pm
Anything, including (but not limited to) exploring.
Corey38
Chorus Member Joined: 4/22/16
#5Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:44pm
Schmackary's is a fun bakery that many of the actors on broadway go to themselves, I've never been so I'm not sure where it's located exactly but if the actors hang out there it can't be far.
#6Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:45pm
I would recommend not using Schmackary's to kill time seeing as it holds approximately 2 people and there are always 500 people in line.
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#7Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 2:52pm
Well, waiting in line would certainly kill time!
Is it a friendly line? Do people talk to one another?
#8Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:00pm
Schmackrey is a great idea, the lines moves fast and everyone is usually friendly and happy!
When They Go Low, I Go High
#9Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:01pm
I was also just going to mention not going to Schmackery's to hang out. To buy cookies, yes, but it's only a small shop and if you want to hang out, you're standing around on the sidewalk.
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#10Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:06pm
Friday trivia time! Two out of four people in this thread have spelled Schmackary's correctly!
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#11Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:14pm
Lillies Victorian Bar on 49th St is a great place to have some drinks and peoples watch!
When They Go Low, I Go High
#12Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:18pm
Petralicious said: "Lillies Victorian Bar on 49th St is a great place to have some drinks and peoples watch!"
With kids?
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neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#13Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:24pm
Why would you want to talk to people in line?
#14Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:30pm
LizzieCurry said: "Petralicious said: "Lillies Victorian Bar on 49th St is a great place to have some drinks and peoples watch!"
With kids?
" Sure, why not? The kids dont have to drink, it is restaurant too with tables. I think kids would enjoy all the cool decorations!
When They Go Low, I Go High
Updated On: 5/6/16 at 03:30 PM
Alessio2
Broadway Star Joined: 11/15/13
#15Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:44pm
neonlightsxo said: "Why would you want to talk to people in line?
I was laughing so hard at this because usually this would be my first thought. However a couple weeks ago I was in line at TKTS waiting for Color Purple tickets and the woman in front of me started talking to me, and I'm so glad she did. We had a great conversation that lasted about 30 minutes and the line just flew by!
ChiTheaterFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/15
#16Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 3:54pm
If the weather finally gets nice, it's really not far from Central Park. So if you wanted to go to the bakery, you could always walk up to the park and have a picnic. I do that in the summer pretty often. I usually stay at air bnbs downtown, so if I have a 2-show day I'll grab some food and go sit in the park and people watch between shows. :)
of course it hasn't been nice enough to do that lately...
#17Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 4:17pm
ChiTheaterFan said: "If the weather finally gets nice, it's really not far from Central Park. So if you wanted to go to the bakery, you could always walk up to the park and have a picnic. I do that in the summer pretty often. I usually stay at air bnbs downtown, so if I have a 2-show day I'll grab some food and go sit in the park and people watch between shows. :)
of course it hasn't been nice enough to do that lately...
"
Sometimes you can find better entertainment in Central Park than on Broadway....
Not to be confused with Dave19.
mc1227
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/07
#18Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/6/16 at 10:28pm
I like the 8th floor of the Marriott Marquis. You can sit, have something to eat, get wifi, souvenir shop, bathrooms, tv at the bar area. You can also go,down a few floors and see many Broadway window cards displayed on the wall. Also, ride the elevator up to the top floor for a nice view of Times Square. Have spent many pre theatre hours here and it's still one of my favorites and quiet places in the city to hang out.
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yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#19Good theater district hangout?
Posted: 5/7/16 at 10:22am
"How about if you've brought your kids along?"
You can kill some time in M & M World if you like chocolate - lol
