NYE/January trip show advice

Hi everyone!
Sorry for the bit of a long post but I wanted to ask you all for some help/guidance in settling my plans for a 8 night trip I'll be making to NYC around New Year's Eve and through the first week of January. I thought I'd just get all my thoughts out there so you could get an idea of what I'm thinking.

Here's what I have tickets for already:
Aladdin (Dec 30th)
Hamilton
Matilda
Dear Evan Hansen
The Great Comet
Falsettos

What I'm also considering seeing (in slight but not binding order of preference haha):
--The Grand Paradise (in place of Aladdin?)
--The Encounter (sounds awesome to me but seeing how its selling maybe I'm insane?)
--The Front Page
--Phantom (as a Phanatic, is it worth it to see it on Bway?)
--Paramour (HUGE Cirque fan and I'd feel bad if I didn't at least give it a shot esp after the revamp)
--Waitress (Really only if Kimiko comes back but still keeping it on the list)
--Oh Hello
--The Present
--Les Liasons
--Jitney

I'm really trying to narrow this extra field to 3 or 4 to make a group of 9-10 shows all together. Rush ticket/cheap ticket ease will take priority as I spent quite a good amount on the shows I already booked as they were my priority shows for sure.

A few questions to help me decide:
1. Would it be worth it to try and sell back my Aladdin ticket (balcony "behind a pipe" seat) to see The Grand Paradise on the 30th? Or should I stick with Aladdin? I am excited for James Monroe Iglehart but I do know the GP will be gone as Aladdin will stay for a while. FWIW, Would probably try and go through TodayTix or use my unexpired college ID for a student ticket for GP.

2. Is Phantom worth it? I was thinking of buying a cheap ticket to say I saw it on tour, in London and on Broadway but I'm not willing to spend more than I'd have to on a cheap ticket or the lottery.

Well that's about it. Any advice, suggestions and tips would be appreciated. I have consulted broadwayforbrokepeople.com and sites like that for their rush policies but just wanted to ask what you all thought and what experience you had with certain shows.

Thanks so much!
TigerBait88 (Alex)

Cupid Boy2 said: "I'd highly recommend Oh, Hello and Waitress. I'd skip The Front Page.



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Hmm that's interesting about Oh Hello over The Front Page. I was just leaning towards TFP because of the stars in it and I'm a journalism alumnus so I wasn't that sold on that show to begin with.

Any other thoughts fellow theater lovers?

Also, Phantom is indeed worth it, and the Broadway production is eons better than the current touring production.

I thought The Encounter was an interesting experiment but self-indulgent and too long. Some of the audience hated it, and the people in front of us left partway through. I got a TDF ticket so it wasn't a big risk. The Grand Paradise is not for everyone...do you like immersive theatre? It can be quite intimate at times and someone in a group I ended up in was uncomfortable. However I enjoyed it and I got half-price on TodayTix so again, not a huge risk. In terms of both productions, it depends what kind of experience you're looking for, what you like, what you're expecting etc.

Updated On: 11/1/16 at 12:56 PM

jen_in_toronto said: "The Grand Paradise is not for everyone...do you like immersive theatre? It can be quite intimate at times and someone in a group I ended up in was uncomfortable. However I enjoyed it and I got half-price on TodayTix so again, not a huge risk. ..."

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I love immersive theatre! In fact, I just went to a local immersive show here in Texas for Halloween. I have heard that Grand Paradise is very intimate but it seems like the only immersive show I could reasonably afford on this trip to NYC and the only one that has posted a guaranteed closing date. I guess the main question is whether it's worth the risk to skip Aladdin for or not?

TigerBait88 said: "jen_in_toronto said: "The Grand Paradise is not for everyone...do you like immersive theatre? It can be quite intimate at times and someone in a group I ended up in was uncomfortable. However I enjoyed it and I got half-price on TodayTix so again, not a huge risk. ..."

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I love immersive theatre! In fact, I just went to a local immersive show here in Texas for Halloween. I have heard that Grand Paradise is very intimate but it seems like the only immersive show I could reasonably afford on this trip to NYC and the only one that has posted a guaranteed closing date. I guess the main question is whether it's worth the risk to skip Aladdin for or not? "

Might be fun for something different from the Broadway fare, plus you get out to Brooklyn (I hate Times Square and midtown, lol). Would you have another trip during which you could catch Aladdin? Is it a show you really want to see?