Not late at all, last time we went we decided within a week to go. We need not book flights, we are driving up. No hotel rooms, either. My Grandpa's niece lives 10 mins outside of NYC, and lets us stay with her. Mama quiche doesn't know we plan to see Phantom, she thinks we are just visiting my grandpas niece. It's not a "faggoty theatre jaunt", we are going for 3 or so days and seeing 1 show.
Theatre is my life. No one can take that away from me.