"I don't have my itinerary from last year on me but I think I was there from May 19 to May 28th. The Xanadu preview was a Sunday 3pm show and it was cancelled due to computer failure. I was disappointed but knew that this happened with previews."
Yes. I was there. And we were actually going to buy tickets then and there to see if we could because we were on our way out of the city. We decided not to go at all, but I knew about this failure because as we went to the parking garage, we saw many distressed fans that were angry over the cancellation.
Yes - there were a lot of tears before bedtime that day... people threatening to sue. The worst part was that due to it being canceled so late there was no time to get tickets to another show.
"And yes, Avenue Q is not worth seeing. Hardly a must-see now that the original cast is gone, but very good and worth seeing."
so which one is it?
Personally I love AQ, I don't know how the current cast is but I would see it if i were you.
<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT Cages or wings?
Which do you prefer?
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Don't say the answer
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Oh my god! That's soo funny bec. I was there with you guys... May 27, 2007- the only day that XANADU got cancelled due to the trap door that wont open...
SMALL WORLD! Dont you guys know Yankeefan was in the audience too?
"It would be pretty hard to visit NY and only see shows. Are you going to sit your hotel room every day until 8pm?"
Exactly. When I went to London I saw a show every night I was there but I still saw all the museums and parks and landmarks and museums and shops and museums. Updated On: 4/13/08 at 10:18 AM
To limit yourself solely to shows is cutting youoself off from other very valuable experienced that may enrich your theater-going in the future. New York City is a trove of museums, galleries and architecural wonders. It is also the home of magnificent musical and dance groups. All of these help you understand the world you live in better than you could imagine. Having heard the music of Handel played brilliantly, you might understand the references to it in EQUUS and to see the Met's staging of DER ROSENKAVALIER will allow you to comprehend Blanche's reference to it in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. There are also great works of art that are referenced in many works of the theater. The Brooklyn Museum even has that marvelous "Poker Party", which is actually a scene from STREETCAR. Right now the artist escapes my memory.
The world of culture must be experienced fully if one is really interested in enjoying theater.
There's really no right or wrong---Only you can decide what you want to do. I live very near NYC but mostly seem to go for theater visits (frequent). Yes, I've seen most of the "sights", but for me, the theater is the biggest draw. Just enjoy!
Absolutely not! I have only been there twice but both times my family and I went that was all i wanted to do! but my mom and sister wanted to shop and my dad wanted to go to every guitar store in existence. My perfect New York experience would be seeing shows every day!
"I'm a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls!"-Funny Girl
Nope. I too spend about $1400 on flight, hotel and shows each year just to see 3 to 5 shows. I do spend the day figuring something new about NYC. I've done all the main tourist stuff, which is why I hate going to NYC with someone who has never been, so now I find places to visit that aren't really known to much.
Broadway Shows I've Seen: Hairspray, Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors (2003), The Wedding Singer, Spamalot, Riverdance, Rent, Beauty and the Beast, Spring Awakening, Wicked, Legally Blonde, Phantom of the Opera, Sweet Charity (revival), Drowsy Chaperone, The Lion King, Dreamgirls(2010 Tour).
When I go with someone else to NYC, I spend time doing sights they want to see during the day. Enjoyable and fills the time until theatre. But my favorite trip to NYC was last May as well. I went by myself. During the day, I went to MoMA and saw just what I wanted to. Went to The Met - sat on the steps and just enjoyed the NYC experience - Went to Guggenheim - just spent a couple of hours - didn't have to please anyone but myself - walked lesiurely through Central park - lovely - but every opportunity was spent in the theatre - saw Company, Don't Quit Your Night Job - Grey Gardens - Spring Awakening, Journey's End, and Chicago - That's NYC to this Southern girl - Theatre! Went again in February - saw Avenue Q for 2nd time, Xanadu - would have paid full price just to watch Cheyenne kneel on stage for the first 5 mintues - saw Mary Poppins - Wicked for second time (traveling companion wanted to see those two), saw Altar Boys - second time for me - love it - Now planning a fall trip - wish list - Gypsy - South Pacific - Equus - August: Osage County if still running -
I'm jealous of your near trip - but see all the theatre you can - to me - that's what NYC is about - the tourist sights will be there - but you might get a once in a lifetime experience at the theatre!
To the OP. There is no wrong or right. Whatever you like to do is your choice. I visit NYC to watch shows. If I have some free time I will see some sights or catch a ballgame but I mostly only go for the shows. That's what interests me the most. I don't live in NY either but I'm about 3 hrs away in Pa.
Don't believe everything that you hear! Only the peeps involved know the truth!
I am seeing twenty shows on this trip and I still have time to wander around the city, show my friend all the great sights, go to museums, meet as many wonderul Bwayers as I can, shop till I drop, eat at great restaurants AND enjoy a bit of the gay nightlife ! It's doable ! As many people said, shows are only from 8 to 10.30 pm, the rest of the day is yours! Have fun, it's THE most wonderful city of the planet ! Oh, and definitely see Q !!!
I think it is a bad idea just to see shows. We have too much to offer in this city. I live here and I fill bad if I don't feel my free days with new york life. Updated On: 4/13/08 at 12:13 PM
I went for 2 days in 2006. Had tickets to Wedding Singer. WI went for my good friend's bar mitzfah (sp? I'm not jewish so I'm not sure). We arrived at Noon so,the night of Wedding Singer's second preview (which I saw) I convinced my mom that we could leave the Bar Mitzfah reception early (as much fun as it was) and go see Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. We got back at one and took a four AM flight back. So, I've done it.
He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.
To the original poster - what a ridiculous question. if you want to see shows, see shows. If you want to do other things, do other things. No one really cares what you do. The universe isn't judge you, just do what'll make you happy when you're in NYC.
I get into the city practically once a month from Boston and MOST of what I do is theatre. When my kids are with me, we try to one "touristy" thing each time: Double decker tour bus, central park, horse ride carriage, museums, etc.
When I'm on my own in the city, I always hit at least one museum, but like to just to window shop, find new restaurants and the like.
However: I TOTALLY base my entire trip around my theatrical experiences.
Have fun.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
I also go for the shows. I see anywhere from 4 to 8 shows per trip. But I always find time during the days (outside of matinee days!) to explore the city. A walk down Mott street is always fun. I like to go to Ten Ren Teas down there. (And now I have to see the cat that Jay took pictures of!) You can easily do lower Manhattan and walk back uptown in one day with time for dinner and a show. We did ground zero, Battery Park, Wall Street, the Brooklyn Bridge then over to Chinatown and Little Italy and back up to Murray Hill (Where I stay) from about 9:00am until about 3:00pm. Rested a bit and then had dinner and saw a show. And I always like to wander around MoMa. Also, A nice walk up through the Upper West side to the Dakota then over to Strawberry Fields and through the park to The Great Lawn and back is nice. I have done that a few times.
honestly just wandering around the city can be wonderful. So if you only make plans to see shows and just leave yourself free time during the day, you can take a walk through the village, soho, times square, central park, south street seaport, any interesting neighborhood and just explore, window shop, whatever. I've lived in NYC my entire life but now that I'm away at college I realize that i took it for granted so every time I go home I'll just walk for miles and take in all the sites this wonderful city has to offer.
<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT Cages or wings?
Which do you prefer?
Ask the birds.
Fear or love, baby?
Don't say the answer
Actions speak louder than words.
(Tick, Tick... BOOM!)