teamturner Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 My dh and I are taking a trip to New York City in May. I really need to buy our tickets to something on Broadway, off-Broadway, it doesn't matter. We like musicals and plays. Help me pick something! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 (edited) Download, if you can, the tkts app. tkts sells discounted Broadway and off-Broadway tickets, and the app shows the tickets available in each booth. (There are 3: Times Square, Brooklyn, and another in the financial distric in Manhattan.) Today, in Times Square, I am seeing Mary Poppins, Chicago, Anything Goes, End of the Rainbow, A Streetcare Named Desire, Ghost, Godspell, Clybourne Park, How to Succeed in Business, Jesus Christ Superstar, Leap of Faith, Magic Bird, Mama Mia, Memphis, Once: A New Musical, One Man, Two Guvnors, Other Desert Citites, Peter and The Starcatcher, Porgy and Bess, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Rock of Ages, Seminar, Sister Act, The Best Man, The Columnist, Phantom of the Opera, The Lyons, Venus in Fur, War Horse. The Book of Mormon, and Lion King are never discounted, and Book of Mormon is sold out for the next year, I believe. You line up at a booth (the TS booth having the longest line) and buy your tickets. There is always something good to see, and discounted. :) Edited April 12, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieC Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Wicked was one of my favorite Broadway shows ever and I highly recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmer Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Wicked was one of my favorite Broadway shows ever and I highly recommend it. I second Wicked (it is not like the book if you read the book). So worth it to spend the money for Wicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russiantwins Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 My dh and I are taking a trip to New York City in May. I really need to buy our tickets to something on Broadway, off-Broadway, it doesn't matter. We like musicals and plays. Help me pick something! Thanks! we just saw LEAP OF FAITH, and it was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in AL Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I saw The Lion King and it was so beautiful it almost made me cry (The music & especially the costumes). Everyone I know who's seen Wicked has loved it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5forMe Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Newsies! My kids and I saw it a few weeks ago....it was amazing. My son still wears his Newsies hat every day and just downloaded the Broadway musical soundtrack from itunes on Tuesday when it was released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 (edited) Loved Wicked. Nice Work If You Can Get It, with Matthew Broderick is new. If you're a Brooke Shields fan, she's Morticia in the Addams Family. My kids all recently saw Spider Man and loved it. (Are you bringing kids?) Edited April 12, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Loved Wicked. Nice Work If You Can Get It, with Matthew Broderick is new. If you're a Brooke Shields fan, she's Morticia in the Addams Family. My kids all recently saw Spider Man and loved it. (Are you bringing kids?) I vote the Matthew Broderick, but I love him :) We saw Addams Family and really disliked it. What a waste of money. We liked Mary Poppins a lot, but if it's just you and dh I'd skip that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 Loved Wicked. Nice Work If You Can Get It, with Matthew Broderick is new. If you're a Brooke Shields fan, she's Morticia in the Addams Family. My kids all recently saw Spider Man and loved it. (Are you bringing kids?) No kids. We are celebrating our anniversary. It's been 7 years since our last weekend by ourselves. Any other NYC rec's for our weekend besides a show? I'd like to see some museums and of course eat our way through NY. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 My dh and 18yo enjoyed Wicked. I saw Mary Poppins with my dh on Tuesday and he said that it was even better than Wicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShellyP Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 If you can I recommend The Book Of Mormon. Parker and Stone are genius'. Witty, good music, and of course slapstick comedy you come to expect from the Southpark duo. It is incredibly hard to get tickets, but not impossible if you know someone. Our friend works for a ticket agency and was able to get us two tickets. I feel that Broadway has several good shows going on at the moment. Wicked, Spider-man, Book of Mormon are my top three recommendations, not necessarily in that order. Good luck, you will have a blast if this is your first experience with a show on Broadway. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 (edited) :) We saw Addams Family and really disliked it. What a waste of money. Ditto. We're chomping at the bit here to see Jesus Christ Superstar. My daughter has been subjecting us to video excerpts of the new production pretty much daily, and it does look amazing. I'd like to see Book of Mormon, although it was recently announced that Gavin Creel will be doing the national tour. So, I'd be content to wait for that. My son is dying to see Newsies. He's also interested in Peter and the Starcatcher. We saw Memphis a couple of years ago and enjoyed it a lot. It's not a great musical, but it's fun. The new Evita has been getting "eh" reviews, but I'd see it, anyway, if it popped up at TKTS. My daughter loved, LOVED Priscilla, Queen of the Desert when she saw it last summer. I wish we'd been able to catch Seminar when Alan Rickman was still there. (I don't have a lot of interest in seeing Jeff Goldblum in the role.) If I were going this week and could have my pick of shows, I'd go with Jesus Christ Superstar, I think. You might enjoy taking a look here: http://www.broadway.com/ There's lots of information about what's running. In terms of other things to do, we all really enjoyed visiting The Cloisters last summer: http://www.metmuseum.org/visit/visit-the-cloisters/ And, if you happen to like Indian food, it's a lot of fun to head down to East 6th Street, where there is restaurant after restaurant. Edited April 12, 2012 by Jenny in Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 We LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Lion King! It's spectacular! It's totally for adults and kids alike. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerPoppy Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 If you haven't seen Phantom, I feel like it's a must-see. Also Lion King and JCS. Is Rent playing anywhere? That's an awesome one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Where are you staying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 My dh and 18yo enjoyed Wicked. I saw Mary Poppins with my dh on Tuesday and he said that it was even better than Wicked. I loved MP, but I didn't think it was better than Wicked. :) The Amsterdam theater (MP) is wonderful, however. Everything seems extra-special there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Blessings Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Don't know what is playing where, but my favorites have been: Les Miserable Phantom Of the Opera Miss Saigon (absolutely wonderful story and music) Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat Haven't seen Wicked, but everyone I talk to raves about it. Hoping to see it this summer. Have fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 Our hotel is in Times Square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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