A three show day?

[binau]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 2:04am

Anyone tried a 1pm matinee, then a 5pm oh Mary then an 8pm?

[Iowa]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 5:08am

Oh, yeah! In July I caught the 2:00pm matinee of Water for Elephants then ran over to the Lyceum for the 5:00pm Oh, Mary followed by the 8:00pm Illinoise. Enjoyed 'me all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[quizking101]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 8:02am

I actually did this back in March when it was still downtown. It was Life & Slimes of Marc Summers at 2, Oh Mary at 5, and the Enemy of the People at 8.

Similarly, I’m doing this again this coming Saturday - The Roommate at 1, Big Gay Jamboree at 5, and Our Town at 8.

The only real kink is knowing when/where to get a quick bite between shows and/or sneaking some snacks along with you.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 8:57am

its pretty terrific

[yyys]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 9:12am

Twice I've done it:

Appropriate - Oh Mary - Stereophonic (a Saturday)

The Outsiders - Oh Mary - The Hills of California  (a Thursday)

[Jarethan]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 9:12am

I had a four show day once (sorta).  When the Norman Conquests was playing, Tovah Feldshuh was in a play — that must have had a 5:00pm performance.  Irina’s Vow, I think.  It was on 48th St.  I remembered thinking that I would miss maybe 10 minutes of the evening Norman Conquest play, and went for it.  I did not stay for the curtain call of Irina’s Vow and managed to get to my seat at CITS just as the lights went down.  A very enjoyable day.  Loved Norman’s Conquest and enjoyed IV, even though it was not very good (sorta movie of the week on a serious subject).

[dearalanaaaa]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 9:29am

I did this way back when with a 2 pm Mean Girls, 5 pm Freestyle Love Supreme, 7 pm Hadestown. This normally wasn’t possible, but it was around Easter so Hadestown had a night show.

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 9:59am

I've done it many times during the Christmas season with a morning Rockettes show, and then a 2pm and 8pm. 

More recently, during Phantom's re-opening weekend, I did Thoughts of a Colored Man at 2, Freestyle Love Supreme at 5, and Phantom at 7

Most recently, on a Thursday in August 2024, I saw Great Gatsby at 2pm, Oh Mary at 5pm, and Chicago at 7pm. 

Wish there were more opportunities for this!

[Bwaygurl2]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 10:05am

I wish everything I wanted to see wasn't at 7pm instead of 8. I worry about getting out of Mary at 6:30 ish and having to run to a 7 show and not having time to pee.  8 would be ideal.

[nealb1]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 11:18am

Yes, I've done it several times.  Like so many others here on the thread, will be doing a 3 show day in November - "Tammy Faye," "Oh, Mary" and "Sunset Blvd."  

Many years ago, the best 3 show day was seeing a matinee of "Grey Gardens" with Christine E, evening show of "110 in the Shade" with Audra Mc, and Linda Eder at Feinsteins, at 11pm.  The entire day was sublime.    

Updated On: 10/18/24 at 11:18 AM

[Will3700]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 11:24am

Yes!  I did tha 3 day show on my last trip in August. I saw 2 pm The Notebook, 5 pm Oh! Mary and 8 pm Suffs. Worked perfectly ! Of course they were all on 45 th which was a plus. 

[Azbroadway16]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 11:37am

I've done it twice and it was no problem at all:

March 2024 (Saturday) - Notebook at 2pm, Titanique at 5pm, Tommy at 8pm

July 2024 (Thursday) - Great Gatsby 2pm, Oh Mary at 5pm, Hell's Kitchen at 7pm

You can do Oh Mary at 5pm and easily catch a 7pm show and not be that rushed. I was out of Oh Mary by 6:35 and it was a short walk and I was at Hell's Kitchen by 6:40. 

[carolinaguy]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 11:55am

I’m doing it in November. Hills of California at 1, Oh, Mary! at 5, and McNeal at 8. This will follow a 5:30 am flight to JFK, so it will be an endurance test but I’m looking forward to it. 

[jagman106]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 2:56pm

When "The Norman Conquests" revival played CITS in 2009, the entire trilogy was occasionally presented in three separate performances in the same day. As I recall, the first show started around 11 am, then we broke for lunch, a 3 pm performance, dinner break, followed by the 8 pm performance. All three plays were great, but my bum was sore from sitting all day! 

Updated On: 9/26/24 at 02:56 PM

[Jmuep2]

Posted: 9/26/24 at 3:25pm

I once did a four show day starting with a performance of Winnie the Pooh at 10am. By the time I finished that evening at Dear Evan Hansen, I was exhausted. 

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 1:31pm

I've only done a three show day once, involving a 10 am Met broadcast of Das Rheingold, streamed to a movie theater, a 2 pm Matinee of Madama Butterfly and a 7:30 performance of SCAPIN with Bill Irwin, but am planning this twice within a week when I'm in New York in November - on thursday Sh*t. meet. Fan. at 2 pm, Oh Mary at 5 and the first preview of Gypsy at 8, and on saturday, catching Titanique at 5 pm in between two TBD shows (likely Cult of Love and Death Becomes Her).

[kdogg36]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 5:44pm

Jmuep2 said: "I once did a four show day starting with a performance ofWinnie the Poohat 10am. By the time I finished that evening atDear Evan Hansen, I was exhausted."

I did a four-show day a couple of times when the New York Musical Festival used to have shows scheduled all day long in venues in and around the theater district. 

[terrilovesNY]

Posted: 9/27/24 at 6:08pm

A Saturday in August, Stereophonic 1pm, Oh, Mary! 5pm, The Outsiders 8pm. Had time to grab a quick bite at The Perfect Pint, it’s right next door to the Lyceum. 8pm evening show really helps! 

[Listener]

Posted: 9/30/24 at 10:06pm

"Many years ago, the best 3 show day was seeing a matinee of "Grey Gardens" with Christine E, evening show of "110 in the Shade" with Audra Mc, and Linda Eder at Feinsteins."

Wow! That's a heck of a whirlwind.

I've done 2 show days but honestly I found I wasn't adequately energized for it....like I couldn't really soak up the shows as fully as I wanted to.

It's better in theory.

Updated On: 9/30/24 at 10:06 PM

[MatthewS1]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 2:04am

At the end of 2022, I did an Ohio State Murders matinee, booked it to Lincoln Center for a 4pm Old Man and The Pool, and had plenty of time before the 8pm 1776. 3 VERY different works- it made for a really fun day.

[hicaesar]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 1:57pm

In January I did 2:00 Gutenburg - 4:00 Taping of Stephen Colbert - 7:00 (or 7:30) Hadestown. 

It's pretty fun!

[Huss417]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 3:06pm

I was going to shoot for the 3 show day but think I would be cutting it too close for Ragtime at 2 and then Mary at 5. I'll wait to see what the official running time of Ragtime will be once it opens.

[cambell22]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 3:09pm

On November 9th:

Our Town

Oh Mary

Sunset Blvd. 

Can't wait!!  This three show day concept is definitely here to stay.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 10/17/24 at 6:14pm

Strategic Love Play, starring Michael Zegen and Heléne Yorke at the Minetta Lane Theatre, has 5 p.m. shows on Saturdays, and it runs less than 90 minutes (it ran 70 minutes in London). I just booked it for a tight 2p/5p/7p with Swept Away and Tammy Faye in November.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 10/17/24 at 6:47pm

I am waiting to see my third show today.  Saw The Oursiders at 2:00.  Rushed to the Lyceum for the 5:00pm matinee of Oh! Mary!  Now waiting to see The Notebook (I had Spring tickets and missed it, so I figured that I already paid for the performance, so why not.

Only downside: two Sabrette hot dogs for dinner.  Naturally, I was starving.  
I am expecting this to be a good combo: serious musical, silly short comedy, and a soap.  Will see.