Is it wrong to visit NY and only see shows? — Page 2

"And yes, Avenue Q is not worth seeing. Hardly a must-see now that the original cast is gone, but very good and worth seeing."

so which one is it?

Personally I love AQ, I don't know how the current cast is but I would see it if i were you.

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Oh my god! That's soo funny bec. I was there with you guys... May 27, 2007- the only day that XANADU got cancelled due to the trap door that wont open...

SMALL WORLD! Dont you guys know Yankeefan was in the audience too?

Updated On: 4/19/08 at 10:08 AM

To limit yourself solely to shows is cutting youoself off from other very valuable experienced that may enrich your theater-going in the future. New York City is a trove of museums, galleries and architecural wonders. It is also the home of magnificent musical and dance groups. All of these help you understand the world you live in better than you could imagine. Having heard the music of Handel played brilliantly, you might understand the references to it in EQUUS and to see the Met's staging of DER ROSENKAVALIER will allow you to comprehend Blanche's reference to it in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. There are also great works of art that are referenced in many works of the theater. The Brooklyn Museum even has that marvelous "Poker Party", which is actually a scene from STREETCAR. Right now the artist escapes my memory.

The world of culture must be experienced fully if one is really interested in enjoying theater.

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Absolutely not! I have only been there twice but both times my family and I went that was all i wanted to do! but my mom and sister wanted to shop and my dad wanted to go to every guitar store in existence. My perfect New York experience would be seeing shows every day!

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When I go with someone else to NYC, I spend time doing sights they want to see during the day. Enjoyable and fills the time until theatre. But my favorite trip to NYC was last May as well. I went by myself. During the day, I went to MoMA and saw just what I wanted to. Went to The Met - sat on the steps and just enjoyed the NYC experience - Went to Guggenheim - just spent a couple of hours - didn't have to please anyone but myself - walked lesiurely through Central park - lovely - but every opportunity was spent in the theatre - saw Company, Don't Quit Your Night Job - Grey Gardens - Spring Awakening, Journey's End, and Chicago - That's NYC to this Southern girl - Theatre! Went again in February - saw Avenue Q for 2nd time, Xanadu - would have paid full price just to watch Cheyenne kneel on stage for the first 5 mintues - saw Mary Poppins - Wicked for second time (traveling companion wanted to see those two), saw Altar Boys - second time for me - love it - Now planning a fall trip - wish list - Gypsy - South Pacific - Equus - August: Osage County if still running -

I'm jealous of your near trip - but see all the theatre you can - to me - that's what NYC is about - the tourist sights will be there - but you might get a once in a lifetime experience at the theatre!

To the OP. There is no wrong or right. Whatever you like to do is your choice. I visit NYC to watch shows. If I have some free time I will see some sights or catch a ballgame but I mostly only go for the shows. That's what interests me the most. I don't live in NY either but I'm about 3 hrs away in Pa.

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Updated On: 4/13/08 at 11:49 AM

I think it is a bad idea just to see shows. We have too much to offer in this city. I live here and I fill bad if I don't feel my free days with new york life.

Updated On: 4/13/08 at 12:13 PM

To the original poster - what a ridiculous question. if you want to see shows, see shows. If you want to do other things, do other things. No one really cares what you do. The universe isn't judge you, just do what'll make you happy when you're in NYC.

It's YOUR trip. Do what makes you happy.

I get into the city practically once a month from Boston and MOST of what I do is theatre. When my kids are with me, we try to one "touristy" thing each time: Double decker tour bus, central park, horse ride carriage, museums, etc.

When I'm on my own in the city, I always hit at least one museum, but like to just to window shop, find new restaurants and the like.

However: I TOTALLY base my entire trip around my theatrical experiences.

Have fun.

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honestly just wandering around the city can be wonderful. So if you only make plans to see shows and just leave yourself free time during the day, you can take a walk through the village, soho, times square, central park, south street seaport, any interesting neighborhood and just explore, window shop, whatever. I've lived in NYC my entire life but now that I'm away at college I realize that i took it for granted so every time I go home I'll just walk for miles and take in all the sites this wonderful city has to offer.

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