Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?
Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?
Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#1
Posted: 5/18/16 at 11:18am
I'm heading to Hamilton in 2 weeks for an 8pm show. I've read they open the doors at 7:30, but read somewhere else that they open the bars an hour early at 7pm. How does that work exactly? Can I get there early and have a drink at the bar, or not? I'd love some help, planning my first trip to Broadway and would love to relax with a beverage for 20-30 min before the show!
Thanks!
EDIT: Here's where I found this info: "The bars begin serving patrons one hour before the performance begins. " http://richardrodgerstheatre.com/patron_services.php
EDIT 2: I called and their website is wrong. Everything opens at 7:30.
Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#2
Posted: 5/18/16 at 11:24am
I'm not aware of the bar opening early. I think it just opens at 7:30. The Row NYC on 8th and 44th has a nice bar in it and is right around the corner. If I were you I'd go for a drink there and then walk to the theater at 7:45 or so. You don't want to get to the theater right at 7:30 when the doors open if you can help it as you'll just have to wait in line.
(And others can correct me if I'm wrong about the bar!)
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Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#3
Posted: 5/18/16 at 11:29am
Theater bars don't open early. If you want a drink beforehand, you need to go somewhere else.
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Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#5
Posted: 5/18/16 at 12:35pm
I don't know who operates richardrodgerstheatre.com but as you found out, that's not correct.
PThespian since the OP asked about Broadway, that's what I was referring to.
Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#6
Posted: 5/18/16 at 2:16pm
Drinks are so expensive in the theaters. Go early and maybe go to a popular spot near the theater. I like Lillies and Hurley's. Along 8th you can probably find a good happy hour before the show. Just some suggestions.
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Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#8
Posted: 5/18/16 at 5:25pm
Seconding the suggestion to get drinks somewhere near the theater rather than once you arrive. The souvenir cups are nice, but I can't get past the $18+ theater drinks that usually scrimp on the alcohol content.
Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#9
Posted: 5/18/16 at 5:34pm
I second the idea to get drinks somewhere on West 44th Street. That way you can get to the RR easily by cutting through Shubert Alley and then also going through the Marriott passage and avoid the main streets, which will be a zoo. I ate at Carmine's the night I saw Hamilton, but that's only good for groups (there were six of us). It was really easy to bypass the crowds from there. Carmine's does have a bar, too, though. The address is 200 West 44th Street, in case you want to check it out for drinks.
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Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#10
Posted: 5/18/16 at 5:53pm
To my mind, there are few places better for pre-show drinks than the upstairs bar at Sardi's. It's just across from Shubert Alley and then the Marriott Marquis cut-through (right next to the RR on 46th) so it's super easy and fast to get from there to Hamilton in 3 minutes!
Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#11
Posted: 5/18/16 at 6:35pm
I've never been to Sardi's, but that sounds good to me.
Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#12
Posted: 5/18/16 at 7:04pm
I have been upstairs at Sardi's a few times. Great sugestion. And it is a legendary spot.
Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#13
Posted: 5/18/16 at 7:06pm
I've only been for post-show drinks but Sardis does sound like a great idea.
Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#14
Posted: 5/18/16 at 7:45pm
OP here - thank you all so much for the help. I'll avoid the RR bar and hit up someplace else nearby! So if RR is ~ $18 for a drink, how much is a place like Sardis?
Drinks before show @ Richard Rodgers?#15
Posted: 5/18/16 at 9:22pm
Bar Centrale on the same block http://www.barcentralenyc.com/
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