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Another "Please help with my NYC trip" thread

Posted: 2/1/09 at 6:43am

I am visiting NYC in April (7-13) and so far I have tickets to West Side Story, 9 to 5 and Billy Elliot. Likely to be purchased are Hair, Guys and Dolls and maybe South Pacific (again) and In the Heights (again). Not sure about Shrek.

I read the Sunday New York times and can't help but notice ads for several productions: Blithe Spirit, Waiting for Godot, Exit the King, Impressionism, etc.

Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 2/1/09 at 7:24am

STORY OF MY LIFE will be open by then, and if it gets good reviews, you may want to consider adding that to your list.

Cynthia Nixon is starring in a new play called DISTRACTED at Roundabout. I don't know too much about the show, but Ms. Nixon is an incredible stage actress. I wouldn't pass up a chance to see her live.

There's also the new play 33 VARIATIONS with Jane Fonda, and GOD OF CARNAGE with Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini, and Marcia Gay Harden, which received positive notices in London.

There's the new musical HAPPINESS at Lincoln Center Theater with music by the guys who wrote GREY GARDENS, directed by Susan Stroman, and starring a slew of theatre favorites including Hunter Foster and Joanna Gleason. A new chunk of tickets just opened up for that last night, and they will probably be gone soon as its a tiny theatre, so you may want to buy a ticket for that ASAP if you choose to see it.

BLITHE SPIRIT sounds like a sure thing. Angela Lansbury and Christine Ebersole hamming it up in true Michael Blakemore fashion is a chance not to pass up.

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re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 2/1/09 at 10:14am

I also agree with Story of My Life. Enjoy your trip!

"Everytime you step on that stage it is somebody's first Broadway show and somebody's last Broadway show. Make it count."

re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 2/1/09 at 6:30pm

Shrek is cute and fun, and different from all your other shows, you may want to see it.

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

re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 2/1/09 at 7:07pm

>>Shrek is cute and fun, and different from all your other shows, you may want to see it. <<
But not at full price!

I once heard someone describe her (Ruthie Henshall) singing as sounding as though she's trying to swallow a whole meatball slightly larger than her windpipe. (The same person compared Michael Ball's singing to sounding as though he's sitting on a washing machine on spin cycle and Colm Wilkinson's to a man with a paralyzed lip trying to eat cottage cheese.) --- Schmerg_The_Impaler

re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 2/4/09 at 7:30pm

Thanks for the suggestions! I just bought two tickets for Happiness and am considering The Story of My Life and waiting for BWW comments.

Updated On: 2/4/09 at 07:30 PM

re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 2/4/09 at 8:17pm

I would definitely see Blithe Spirit. It's Angela Lansbury and who knows when you'll get the chance to see her onstage again.

re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 2/4/09 at 10:03pm

Avenue Q!

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re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 2/5/09 at 4:39pm

Shrek is cute but in my opinion not worth seeing. Billy Elliot is an awesome choice!

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re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 2/5/09 at 4:51pm

Since I haven't been to NYC since December of 2007 I haven't seen a lot of what's new on Broadway. But I do suggest Fuerzabruta if you haven't seen it. I see you ordered 2 tickets for a show. Fuerzabruta is fun to see with someone else because it is kind of interactive and a lot of fun. Also love the music.

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Updated On: 2/5/09 at 04:51 PM

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re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 2/5/09 at 7:17pm

I think seeing Jane Fonda's return to Broadway is a must. Film star Samantha Mathis co-stars.

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re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 3/3/09 at 1:51pm

Thanks for all the help. With "The Story of My Life" closing, my options are fewer. One more evening available!

April 7: ???? (Next to Normal or South Pacific?)
April 8: Happiness (2PM) and Hair (8PM)
April 9: West Side Story
April 10: Guys and Dolls
April 11: Blithe Spirit (2PM) and 9 to 5 (8PM)
April 12: Billy Elliot

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re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 3/3/09 at 1:53pm

Next to Normal!

#14

re: Another 'Please help with my NYC trip' thread

Posted: 3/3/09 at 1:58pm

'33 Variations', 'The Fantasticks', 'Rock of Ages'?

"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

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