Are two shows too much?
Are two shows too much?
TennesseeTwang
Broadway Star Joined: 6/26/05
#0Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:18am
I'll be taking a short, mid-week, 3-day trip to NY in early fall and I plan on catching two shows. Since my time is so limited, I thought about seeing both shows in one day - a Wednesday matinee and a Wednesday night performance.
But then I thought that this might result in sensory overload. Can any of you hardcore theater junkies tell me if this is a good idea?
#1re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:19amUnless you're planning on frying your brain with Phantom during the matinee and plunging back into the deep end with Sweeney in the evening, I'd say you'll be fine.
#2re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:23amI do that ALL the time because it saves me paying for the subway. lol But yea its never a big deal.
C is for Company
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/16/05
#3re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:25amI saw 3 performances in a tuesday and wednesday time slot, one for each time. Loved it! Maximize the time you have there and take full advantage if you can
#4re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:32amIMO, two shows is never too much. I try to fit in as much I possibly can. One year I actually got to see three shows on a Saturday. There was of course the matinee, then I saw an off-broadway performance that started at seven and I got the see another off-broadway performance that started at ten (it was "Stomp" I think, but it was a few years ago). That one time was the only time that I've tried or ben able to achieve three shows in one day but two shows on a Wednesday and two on a Saturday during any trip to NYC is quite normal for me.
#5re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 2:04am
I don't think so at all. I did it recently. There is plenty of time between a 2 pm show and an 8 pm show. Just choose wisely. I like going from comedy/lighter to darker shows. I find it harder to snap out of the serious and/or sad mindset into bright comedy, but I don't have a problem going the other way 
. I actually schedule my trips around a Wednesday or Sunday if at all possible.
#6re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 2:12amI've seen 3 shows in 1 day, the last time i was in NYC i think i saw 14 shows in 8 days.
thevolleyballer
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#8re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 2:40am
Ok, i flew into LaGuardia Wed morning.
Wed- 2pm TWS 8pm Shining City
Thurs 8pm Tarzan
Fri 8pm Sandra Bernhard
Sat 2pm Doubt 5pm Slava's 8pm History Boys
Sun 3pm Spamalot -Gay pride opening at Bryant Park, but it doesn't count as a show i guess- 7pm Burleigh Grimes
Mon 8pm Phantom
Tues 8pm TWS
Wed 2pm TWS 8pm Bridge & Tunnel
I was in NYC for 9 days and saw 13 shows. 14 if you count the Bryant Park thing. I've done this many times. I remember one trip i saw 2 shows on Thursday when "Ragtime" was playing at the Papermill. It had a matinee on Thurs.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#9re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 9:42amTry out the Fringe Festival sometimes. Lots of people see 4 to 5 shows in a single day. Personally I've done six over a weekend. As long as the shows are entertaining, there's no problem with stacking them up like that.
#10re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 9:51am
When I am in the City, I see a show each night for however many nights I'm there. I don't think two shows are too much. I have done the matinee/evening performance of two different shows a few times and LOVED it.
Have fun! See DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS!
#11re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 10:21am
I should hope not. I'm going to be seeing nine shows in five days in September. ^_^
#12re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 10:31amI do that all the time. Last time I did it I saw the Fiddler matinee and Wicked at night.
#13re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 10:32amThis week I saw 3 shows in 24 hours and I live in NY so I wasn't rushing as a matter of time, I just wanted to see these shows. It's fine and it's fun if you go with a friend.
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TennesseeTwang
Broadway Star Joined: 6/26/05
#14re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 12:42pm
Wow. I didn't expect so many responses. Thanks to everyone for the advice.
Two shows it is! Maybe I'll see one on Thursday as well.
Updated On: 7/15/06 at 12:42 PM
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#15re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 12:53pm
Back in the day.....when there were movie palaces with stage shows in Times Square, like the Strand, The Capitol, The Paramount, Loew's State, I've been know to see a Broadway matinee, an evening performance on Broadway and, when possible, fitting in at least the stage show portion of whatever was running at one of the above theatre...I recall seeing Ethel Waters one time, and Juanita Hall another, in between Broadway shows on a Saturday. And as if that weren't enough, I recall seeing This Is Cinerama in the morning and, perhaps, something at one of the all-night movie theatres on 42nd St.
whatyouown223
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/4/05
#16re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:04pmI saw Piazza and then went to Spelling Bee and it was fine. Of course, it helps if one of the shows is intermissionless or something.
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AshleyBrownFan123
Broadway Star Joined: 3/24/06
#17re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:20pm
I saw 2 on a sunday:
Piazza @ 3
Spelling Bee @ 7:30
C is for Company
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/16/05
#18re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 1:25pmI'll contribute to this strang of "I saw Piazza in the afternoon and Spelling Bee at night". A year ago exactly from two days ago
ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#19re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 2:33pmThis is done all the time. I did it on a Sunday. I saw See What I Wanna See matinee and then rushed back uptown for the Spelling Bee lottery that night, which I won.
#20re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 2:41pmI've done 5 shows in 4 days and recently was in New York and saw 6 shows plus the Tonys in 8 days. I love it! I prefer to do 2 shows on Wednesdays and did that in June and the last time I was there. You should be fine!! Have fun! What are you planning to see?
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#21re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 2:55pm
As long as we're into this, I saw 9 shows on Broadway in 6 days
Monday Night - A Touch Of The Poet (Helen Hayes, Eric Portman,Kim Stanley)
Tuesday Night - Goldilocks (Elaine Stritch, Don Ameche, Margaret Hamilton, Russell Nype, Pat Stanley)
Wednesday Matinee - The Pleasure Of His Company (Cyril Ritchard, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Charlie Ruggles, Walter Abel, George Peppard)
Wednesday Evening - Girls In 509, The (Peggy Wood, Imogene Coca)
Thursday Matinee - Patate (Tom Ewell, Lee Bowman, Haila Stoddard)
Thursday Night- TheMarriage-Go-Round, The (Claudette Colbert, Charles Boyer, Julie Newmar)
Friday Night - The World Of Suzie Wong (France Nuyen, William Shatner)
Saturday Matinee - Once More With Feeling (Arlene Frances, Joseph Cotton, Walter Matthau)
Saturday Night - Man In The Dog Suit, The (Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy
Sant
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/12/04
#22re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 3:12pm
I've seen 2 shows in one day several times and don't find it hard or difficult at all. The best way to enjoy all of both of the shows is to try and see two very different shows from one another. Another more comedy and fun, the other more serious.
Have fun & enjoy the shows!
#23re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 3:35pmI've done that before. You'll be fine. It's fun catching two shows in a day.
#24re: Are two shows too much?
Posted: 7/15/06 at 3:35pmI usually try to do a musical and a play if I am seeing 2 shows in one day.
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