tking001
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/3/09
#2re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 4:22pm
HAIR
NEXT TO NORMAL
A Steady Rain(Haven't seen it but have heard good thing)
See Hair Again you'll want to see it more than once its THAT amazing
#2re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 4:23pm
Hair
In The Heights
Avenue Q
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#3re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 4:26pm
Hair
Next to Normal
Beautiful and heartfelt shows.
Off Bway: Fuerza Bruta.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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tking001
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/3/09
#5re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 4:28pm
See them both
They both have a lottery and SRO if u don't win lotto
Hair has $37 seats and N2n has seats for $36.50
#7re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 4:34pmDefinitely Next to Normal and Hair!
#8re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 4:37pm
Hair is miles better than Next to Normal.
For both shows the cheap seats sell out way before the day of the show.
Hair lotto is pretty easy to win for matinees.
I expect the N2N crazies to mob the lotto or if you go this weekend I'm sure they will be getting up really early fro the final rush days.
WOSQ
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#9re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 4:38pmThe Royal Family (Friedman Theatre, W 47th St near 8th Ave) is not a musical, but it ought to be seen. I think they play a Sunday night.
"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true. And that would be unacceptable."
--Carrie Fisher
#11re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 4:48pm
Avenue Q closed.
If you haven't seen The 39 Steps, you should check that out. It's ending soon, and it's not a musical (which you did specify wanting), but believe me it's worth seeing.
West Side Story
Shrek was actually pretty fun if you can see it for a discount.
"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~
Updated On: 10/7/09 at 04:48 PM
bway1261
Stand-by Joined: 10/6/09
#12re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 4:54pm
"Avenue Q closed."
Avenue Q is going to re-open Off-Broadway.
#13re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 4:59pm
Ohhh
:) excellent. thanks
"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~
ASongULove
Swing Joined: 10/15/03
#14re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 5:19pm
come see THE CURE, at the New York Musical Theater Festival!
a rock n roll fable...
if you like RENT, SPRING AWAKENING, and vampire stories...you'll love this!
Sat @9, Sun @ 1. only $20 a ticket!
THE CURE website
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#15re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 5:26pmNext To Normal, one of the best shows currently on Broadway.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#16re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 6:19pmWishful Drinking
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
DefyGravity777
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/28/08
#17re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 7:06pm
"For both shows the cheap seats sell out way before the day of the show."
I've had no problem getting the cheap seats the day of the show on a weekend also.
To the OP both Hair and N2N are on TKTS also. N2N is always at 50% off everytime I have seen it on there.
Don't believe everything that you hear! Only the peeps involved know the truth!
#18re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 7:55pmGo watch NEXT TO NORMAL, SOUTH PACIFIC, HAIR =)
sgv123
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/06
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#21re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 9:51pmHair
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#22re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 9:57pmTHE FANTASTICKS plays Sun night performances.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#23re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 10:22pmNext to Normal and Hair on Broadway for sure. The Fantasticks and The Marvelous Wonderettes off-Broadway are also great options...and cheaper! :)
#24re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 10:43pmOften Off-Broadway shows are overlooked in these threads.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#25re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 11:06pm
Finian's Rainbow starts previews this weekend.
#26re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/7/09 at 11:32pmYou will LOVE Billy Elliot. I would definitely see Hair. If you are into set design, check out Shrek because the set is awesome, but the whole show itself is kinda a let down except for Sutton Foster. Phantom is always fun no matter how many times you have seen it,
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#27re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/8/09 at 5:51am
Impossible to tell if Hair is BETTER than N2N as they are quite different.
IMHO, they are both wonderful and heartfelt emotional rollercoasters. N2N is current and deals with issues seldom dealt with on the musical stage that tells a heartbreaking story of family and mental illness. Hair is an iconic view of a part of history, in a non traditional telling -- you become more a part of the tribe, catching tidbits of the lifestyle instead of being told a linear plot.
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.
#28re: What to see this weekend? Thurs-Mon in NYC
Posted: 10/8/09 at 5:54amI have to add: catch OLEANNA =)
