Mark's Broadway Itinerary

Soooo im heading off to New York this weekend (go to Manchester on Saturday and then fly out Sunday Morning, landing about 2pm).

Here is my "planned itinerary" (Ye, I have NO tickets for anything yet...Oops, although it worked last year). A large part of what shows will be if I win lotterys or not/get student rush/TKTS, and if I don't win i'll try another lottery thats later, and if that fails i'll just buy a ticket anyways. If all goes ideal the plan is:

Sunday Eve Rock of Ages
Monday Eve Next to Normal
Tuesday Eve Shrek
Wednesday Mat Hair
Wednesday Eve In the heights
Thursday Eve 9 to 5
Friday Eve Toxic Avenger
FRIDAY Late Eve My first time
Sat Mat Altar Boyz
Saturday Early Eve Naked Boys Singing
Saturday Eve: FREEEE incase of ticket emergency through the week haha. If my timetable works I really don't know what i'll see. Maybe The Fantasticks or something.

Then sailing back on the QM2 From Sunday-Sat. Oh and then move to London for Uni the following Friday. Busy times . Watch this thread because i'll be posting mini reviews for everything :P. And i'll be updating my twitter with all my NYC times @markeastaugh if you want to follow ^_^.

Can hardly contain all the excitementtttttttttttt!!!!!!

Envy is such a horrid thing but believe I'm so damn envious of you seeing all those shows.

I look forward to reading about your experiences.

Have fun and be safe.

...can I come?

Haha, I'm so jealous! Have fun!!! =) x

'N2N' is on Monday schedule now. It did do 2 on a Sunday but that stopped a few weeks ago.

mamasdoin'fine ..... but not with the schedule for NEXT TO NORMAL. They do indeed play two shows on Sunday:


Monday: 8pm Tuesday: 7pm Wednesday: DARK Thursday - Friday: 8pm Saturday: 2pm & 8pm Sunday: 3pm & 7:30pm

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Not jealous at alllllll....! What a great line-up, and travelling back by ocean liner - cool idea.

I look forward to reading your reviews. I'm hoping N2N will still be going strong in November - that and Radio City Music Hall are my two definite must-sees for my next trip, so recommendations are more than welcome.

Have a fabulous trip Mark!

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Just come back... 9to5 I still love! Think it has such more potential. Hair is just super and so fitting, its great to see.

Shrek was a bit "eugh" for me... loved it in some places but very hit n miss. Next to Normal was also very good... but not quite a ground breaking as the hype.

Rock of Ages I was forced to see and I hated it. Not my thing though at all

Saw In The Heights on my last trip... very enjoyable but I couldn't ever see it working any where else really to same effect.

From coming back last week in NYC, I have to say I found it very dead and no much exciting going on... bit like the West End. The Autumn schedule on both sides of the atlantic is very bare with a few revival dotted about.

At least with The Radio City Christmas Show they do shows as early as 9.30AM and it only runs 90mins or so.
It is certainly a must see in New York. I've seen almost every year for the last 20!
It brings me to tears almost every time!

Updated On: 8/12/09 at 08:43 AM

...I Wanna Be a Rockette!

I did that tour years ago and I swear the girl was 11 ft tall or more and absolutely perfect - like a doll!
(bitch!)

Yeah it does nothing for a gal's ego to be photographed with a Rockette!

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Have a fab time and just incase you miss us that much, the Times Square Visitors Centre has free internet and its a great plase to pick up Broadway fliers.
If, by the way, your a collector of fliers, the Sheraton Skyline on the next block up 7th Ave to 'Mama Mia' is a great place to get all the latest Broadway fliers!

HAVE A FABTABULOSA TIME MY DEAR!
x

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Updated On: 8/16/09 at 02:56 PM

Mark, hope you have a stupendous time in the big smoke.