Coming to NYC from the UK next month. I had 10 shows, but now Private Lives is closing before my arrival I have an open slot & I'd appreciate some help in filling it. Here's the 9 I'm seeing...
Stick Fly How To Succeed Anything Goes Follies Lupone & Patinkin Other Desert Cities Porgy & Bess The Mountaintop Book of Mormon
Follies (It started previews TWO days after I left the city) Anything Goes (a wonderful revival with a great cast) Book of Mormon (The most fun I have ever had in the theatre)
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
I'd go with Seminar, Sons of the Prophet or Venus in Fur.
Seminar and Venus in Far are worth it for the casts who we're unlikely to get in the UK, and Sons of the Prophet is reputedly excellent.
Sleep No More is originally a British show anyway so there's every chance they'll bring it back here. You could see War Horse in London or probably on tour in due course. And you're probably seeing the best of the musicals currently playing already from your list.
See something off-off-Broadway. Yes, the big expensive productions are fun and all that, but just to provide a bit of contrast for your trip, I'd really recommend going to see something that doesnt cost more than twenty bucks and really requires you to use your imagination.
This stuff usually only plays for a couple of weeks, so any suggestion I make would be meaningless. Here's what we used to do — get a copy of the Village Voice. Go to the theatre listings. Make sure you're looking at the off-off-Broadway stuff. Close your eyes and slam down the finger on one listing. Go see it.
Seriously. That's how Steve and I saw some truly amazing stuff. Yes, a lot of dreck, but even the dreck is fun because you'll find that the productions are a lot more earnest than the stuff on the Big Stages.
Broadway is like an unlimited dessert menu. OB and OOB are the meat and vegetables everyone passes over on the buffet table. Do it — you just might find yourself surprised at the taste.
I agree go see something tiny in 4 floor walk up off off broadway. Never know what you will find that will just amaze or revolt you...and will probably cost the price of a movie.