Start spreading the news: Broadway’s ‘New York, New York’ is a snooze
5 / 10
They paint a city of pink sunsets and bland cliches. And though they dance up a storm, all we get is a haze.
5 / 10
They paint a city of pink sunsets and bland cliches. And though they dance up a storm, all we get is a haze.
5 / 10
“New York, New York” could have used a clarifying tryout. Then again, some in its audience won’t worry so much about its thematic muddles: Beowulf Borritt’s set, as lit by Ken Billington, shows you sunsets peeking through the city’s vintage skyscrapers, bathing Manhattan’s avenues in warmth and hope. There is a lovely dance number involving rain in the city that showcases all that Stroman does so well. And there is a jazzy finale that puts Uzele up close to the audience as the jazzy music heats up the St. James. Many visitors will buy a show that gives them so much of what they think of as part of a New York visit. In those final moments, you think to yourself that all this show really needed was a greatly enhanced sense that New Yorkers actually do fall in love with each other because they are otherwise lonely. Just like everywhere else.
General Rush
Price: $30
Where: St. James box office
When: Tickets are available every day when the box office opens on a first-come, first-served basis.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Determined at the discretion of the box office. Subject to daily availability.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $30, plus a $5 service charge per ticket
Where: https://www.luckyseat.com/shows/newyorknewyork-newyork-2023Mar
When: Digital lotteries are accepted until 10:30 AM ET the day prior to the performance. Winners will be notified at approximately 11 AM ET the day prior to the performance via email and SMS.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Tickets are subject to availability.
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Susan Stroman |
| 2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical | Ken Billington |
| 2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Daryl Waters |
| 2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical | Beowulf Boritt |
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Anna Uzele |
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Colton Ryan |
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Susan Stroman |
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Musical | New York, New York |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Susan Stroman |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Donna Zakowska |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Susan Stroman |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical | Anna Uzele |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical | Colton Ryan |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Ken Billington |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | New York, New York |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score | John Kander |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Sam Davis |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Beowulf Boritt |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical) | Kai Harada |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Video or Projection Design (Play or Musical) | Christopher Ash |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Colton Ryan |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | David Thompson |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Susan Stroman |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Donna Zakowska |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Ken Billington |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | New York, New York |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Daryl Waters |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Beowulf Boritt |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Kai Harada |