HOW 2 B A NEW YORKER delivers a laugh-filled tour around the greatest city in the world with actors, comedians and licensed tour guides Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle as they play over 70 characters. Under the direction of OBIE Award winner Robert Ross Parker, this "Saturday Night Live" style comedy features a hilarious look at NYC's 400-year history. Immigrants, construction workers, muggers, Wall Street bankers, panhandlers, MTA workers, and Mayor Bloomberg all get a solid lampooning!
A full Italian dinner is served with each performance.
It doesn't matter if you were born on the Upper West Side or just took your first terrifying cab ride, you will love learning HOW 2 B A NEW YORKER!
A hilarious new video debuted this weekend from the cast and writers of NYC's comedy smash HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER. Check it out below! The video reveals the (somewhat desperate) Tony hopes that the hit Off-Broadway show has been harboring since it opened on October 17, 2012 to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
The writers & stars of the Off-Broadway hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER confronted last Thursday's heat wave head on by bringing free lemonade to thirsty New Yorkers in Central Park. Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle wound their way through the hot, humid park Thursday morning 5/30, distributing refreshing liquid reinforcements to locals and tourists (without discrimination!), making loads of new friends along the way. Check out a look at Copeland and Doyle braving the heat below!
Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER today put a new block of seats on sale through May 25th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
New Yorker's daily commute is regularly interrupted by unsolicited entertainment from break dancers, fruit snacks being sold for kids basketball teams or help for the homeless. What New Yorker's are not used to is being offered a no strings attached gift! And is there anything New Yorker's crave more in the morning than coffee. Straphangers couldn't help but shed the hard New York exterior and smile on their way to work thanks to How 2 B A New Yorker...ENJOY!
The stars of Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER performed live for THE RIDE on May 8th in Times Square. As the giant tour bus approached the Lyceum Theatre on 45th Street, it stopped in front of HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER's Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle clad in elderly garb on the sidewalk. To the delight of the passengers, they performed the opening sketch of the show in which two altkakas bitterly (and hilariously) complain about a bygone New York City before gentrification wiped out all the fun. Check out photos below!
Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER will celebrate its 100th performance tonight, May 10th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER will celebrate its 100th performance next Friday May 10th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Off-Broadway's new hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is introducing a 'Saturday Late Night Comedy' series immediately after the performance tomorrow evening, April 20th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Earlier this month, the producers of the hit Off-Broadway comedy How To Be a New Yorker added an extra performance to the weekly playing schedule. Due to continuing increased demand for tickets, they are adding yet another performance to the schedule on Saturday evenings beginning tonight, April 6th at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in Times Square.
Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's new hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER today put a new block of seats on sale through August 24th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Earlier this month, the producers of the hit Off-Broadway comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER added an extra performance to the weekly playing schedule. Due to continuing increased demand for tickets, they are adding yet another performance to the schedule on Saturday evenings beginning April 6th at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in Times Square.
The writers and stars of Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER, Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, today added an exciting new feature to the show's website called "Margaret & Kevin's NY Picks." This resource provides insider tips to their personal favorite interesting, unusual and offbeat hotspots in this gigantic metropolis known as the Big Apple. Even the most hardened, veteran New Yorkers are certain to discover fascinating and fun local destinations by checking this out on a weekly basis. These two actors/comedians are also licensed NYC tour guides and now, at last, they're now sharing their combined wealth of experience with the masses.
Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is adding an additional performance to its weekly playing schedule on Thursdays at 7:30 PM beginning tonight, March 14th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is adding an additional performance to its weekly playing schedule on Thursdays at 7:30 PM beginning March 14th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
The cast of Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER appeared this morning on Fox 5 TV's "Good Day New York." Check out the video below!
The cast of Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is set to appear on Fox 5 TV's 'Good Day New York' next Tuesday, February 19th at 9:45 AM. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
The cast of Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is set to appear on Fox 5 TV's "Good Day New York" next Tuesday, February 19th at 9:45 AM. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER today put a new block of seats on sale through May 25th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17, 2012 to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy How To Be a New Yorker today put a new block of seats on sale through May 25th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, How To Be a New Yorker opened on October 17, 2012 to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is playing a special holiday schedule this weekend with three added performances. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17th to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square. This week's special holiday performance schedule will be tonight and Friday at 7:30 PM, with two shows on both Saturday and Sunday at 2 & 7:30 PM. Pre-show lunch or dinner is served beginning 30 minutes before each performance at Sofia's Downstairs Theater, 221 West 46 Street (between Broadway & Eighth Ave.)
Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER will be playing a special holiday schedule next week with three added performances. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17th to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER today put a new block of seats on sale through March 30th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17th to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER today put a new block of seats on sale through February 23rd. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17th to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy How To Be a New Yorker is adding a special holiday performance today, November 24th at 7:30 PM. (There will be no performance on Thanksgiving Day.) Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, How To Be a New Yorker opened on October 17th at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy How To Be a New Yorker is adding a special holiday performance this Saturday, November 24th at 7:30 PM. (There will be no performance on Thanksgiving Day.) Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, How To Be a New Yorker opened on October 17th at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.
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