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#26

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/26/09 at 8:50pm

"its hard going seeing two shows in a day, if I was going to do that I would see a show I have seen before, two new shows in a day is hard."

I'd see two shows every day if I could fit them in - and could afford it! lol My record whilst in New York was 11 in 8 days in 2007:
The Pirate Queen, Curtains, LoveMusik, Company, Legally Blonde, Falsettos (in New Brunswick NJ), Spelling Bee, Spring Awakening, 110 In the Shade, All About Us (in Westport CT) & Deuce.

And in answer to your question - I always book well in advance - I just don't want to risk flying across the Atlantic and maybe missing a show I want to see. And also I'm too old and decrepid to stand for hours in the TKTS line. lol

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#27

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/26/09 at 9:10pm

It is expensive to book in advance, I might do so myself next time through playbill special offers, saves the bother of getting to tkts at 3, so not to be disappointed.

I done 10 in 8 days. Phantom, Les Mis, Tarzan, Wicked, Spamalot, Avenue Q, Drowsy, Mama Mia, Annual Putman spelling Bee. Took a day out to go upto Niagara Falls.

New York seriously takes money out of you.

#28

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 2:36am

Last year when TKTS was under the Marriott hotel we got some matinee Young Frankenstein...no queues at all.
So TKTS may be OK time wise for matinees, less for evenings.
We're there for 5 nights..last year 5 shows..maybe a matinee as well extra.I try to use codes and allow one full price (but maybe 2 this year).
Next to Normal sounds worth trying.

#29

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 3:11am

I learnt the hard way about seeing two new shows in one day when I came to London for Xmas 2007. I saw 7 shows in 4 days and can sadly remember very little from all. My schedule was:
Wednesday matinee: Wicked
Wednesday night: Lord of the Rings
Thursday night: Sound of Music
Friday afternoon: Avenue Q
Friday night: History Boys
Saturday matinee: Hairspray
Saturday night: Mary Poppins

Can anyone else beat 7 in 4 days?

#30

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 6:54am

No, but my 3 in a day was fab!
I would never complain about seeing 2 shows a day!- why would you!

Barnum -2.30pm - London Palladium
Best Little Whorehouse In Texas -5.30pm -Theatre Royal Drury Lane
One Mo' Time -8.45 -Cambridge Theatre.

#31

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 7:00am

It is good to see two shows in a day, but hard to remember the show as a lot to take in.

If I went back to New York, you have to see two shows a day, to get value for money, but on the day when two shows are on, I will only do one new show, then see one I have seen already, as not to overcrowd my memory.

#32

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 7:20am

Its not possible to see 3 shows a day in New York, just in the glorious West End.

#33

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 9:22am

The only times I've gotten to see 3 shows in a day is in Edinburgh during the Fringe - which is why I love the Edinburgh Fringe! (saw 8 in 3 days last year!)

Btw, it is theoretically possible to see 3 shows in a day in New York: on a Saturday, you could see Altar Boys @ 2pm (90 mins), then Forbidden Broadway @ 4pm and just about any other show @ 8 pm. But it might require some serious running between theatres lol - and meals would certainly have to be "to go".

#34

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 9:24am

'Alter Boys' and 'Forbidden Broadway' arn't really Broadway shows. If you want to be precise. lol Sorry!

#35

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 9:28am

" 'Alter Boys' and 'Forbidden Broadway' arn't really Broadway shows. If you want to be precise. lol Sorry! "

So pedantic. LOL

#36

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 9:30am

i couldn't spell that!
lol

#37

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 9:50am

BA have just slashed their Business Class return tickets to just £1,099. That is nearly half price.
Credit crunch does bring rewards to some.

#38

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 9:57am

"BA have just slashed their Business Class return tickets to just £1,099. That is nearly half price."

Yippee! lol I can fly 3 times to New York and back for that in economy. And I'd have to get a really cheap deal to fly over with BA again from Heathrow Terminal 5. I flew last time from Terminal 5 and thought it was horrendous (just much too big). This next trip I'm back with good old Virgin from Terminal 3.

#39

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 10:09am

Yea I'm not keen on BA after they lost my luggage last October and I got it back just 3 weeks ago.
I much prefer to jump on a Virgin!

#40

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 5:17pm

I love to see how the other half live, as it happens Virgin have just slashed there economy rate to £225, that is more in my price line.

Its not the cost of airfare whats expensive, the hotels are very dear.

#41

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 6:02pm

Well thankfully Dad has an apartment on 44th, between 3rd and 4th. And he just happens to be away on a conference the two weeks i'm there :)

#42

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 6:34pm

"Its not the cost of airfare whats expensive, the hotels are very dear."

I always stay at the Herald Square hotel - great location and pretty cheap for New York. It's quite basic but perfectly okay and it's well worth going without luxury for the amount I save. They have single rooms that are cheaper than anything else I've found in Manhattan other than hostels or real dives. The rooms are tiny but I only use my room to sleep and store my clothes so the size doesn't matter.

#43

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/27/09 at 6:38pm

Why pay a fortune for a hotel room when all you do is sleep there maybe 7 or 8 hours tops!

#44

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/28/09 at 7:37pm

Bob had a look at your recommended hotel and priced about $199 a night, still very dear.

#45

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/28/09 at 7:48pm

This hotel caught my eye, it is one block from Times Square, so good for going out for some food. The rate is $143 per night.

http://www.milfordplaza.com/

#46

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 2/28/09 at 7:54pm

Phantom - I've never paid anything like as much as that there. The rate I'm paying while I'm there in May is $99 per night for a small single room. If the site is only showing $199 as the cheapest availability it's just because all the cheap singles are sold out. I always book well in advance - if you do that, you should be able to get the single room at $99 (I always have.)

#47

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 3/1/09 at 1:21am

I've passed the Milford Plaza many times, never been in it but it seems pretty upscale. But, you should check out The Pod Hotel http://www.thepodhotel.com/ I've heard many good things about that!

Also Forbidden Broadway closes today I think... and Mama around the Holiday time you may be able to catch an 11 AM show in New York =P

Boyfromoz, I'm not sure when you're coming over but Robin Williams is doing a limited engagement which closes on May 3rd but, chances are it will extend (I would put money on it).

After '9 to 5' I highly suggest stage dooring. Stephanie J. Block is an absolute doll and just talking to her will be a highlight of your trip, I promise!

While you're over hear you might also want to check out the Blue Man Group, I've never seen it but it's supposed to be quite the show and it's theatre is close to, if not in China Town which could be fun.

There is also God Of Carnage as well Rock of Ages(if you like 80s music).

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

#48

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 3/1/09 at 2:35am

"I much prefer to jump on a Virgin"

i've joined way too late in this conversation to now make a smutty remark about this..but Mama, know that if i had been here quicker there would have been one :)

#49

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 3/1/09 at 5:01am

The Milford Plaza is a huge hotel..lots of school parties as well as tourists. We've stayed there a few times and the last time, (4 or so years ago?), they'd renovated some of the rooms compared to previous stays..but it's really whether you're lucky and get a decent sized room or the proverbial broom cupboard. Mid price I'd say, not cheap.

#50

re: Broadway in April

Posted: 3/1/09 at 5:28am

Could someone help be out with the location of the stage doors of the Palace, the Hirschfeld, the Marquis, the Broadway, the Lunt-Fontanne, the Rodgers and the New Amsterdam?

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