Nontypical show times
Nontypical show times
Nontypical show times#1
Posted: 7/13/24 at 6:23pm
I hope we see more adjustments to diversify show schedules. For Fall I have noticed the following so far. Add any that I have missed.
Oh, Mary! - Thursday & Saturday 5pm show
Job - Thursday 5pm & 8:30pm shows
Gatsby - Thursday 2pm matinee
The Outsiders - starting in September -4 matinees per week - Sun, Wed, Thurs and Sat.
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Nontypical show times#2
Posted: 7/13/24 at 6:27pm
Titanique has a 5pm on Saturdays.
Updated On: 7/13/24 at 06:27 PMUnderstudy Joined: 6/2/24
Nontypical show times#3
Posted: 7/13/24 at 6:31pm
With how expensive travel to and from the city is (Amtrak varies, bus is around $80), I’m loving these 80-90min 5pm shows. Last weekend I did a two show Saturday with The Oursiders and Oh, Mary!, next weekend is Water for Elephants and Oh, Mary!, then 7/25 is The Great Gatsby and Job.
Nontypical show times#4
Posted: 7/13/24 at 7:52pm
Table 23, starting at MCC in August, has some Friday 4:00 and Saturday 4:30 performances.
Nontypical show times#5
Posted: 7/14/24 at 12:19am
I say it every time this comes up and I'll say it again. I LOVE nontraditional showtimes. For someone who can only get into the city once or twice a year, I love packing in as many shows as possible and nontraditional times help a lot with that.
Nontypical show times#6
Posted: 7/15/24 at 12:42pm
The Roomate’s matinee on Saturdays is at one. I love the idea of beating the exit from 44th/45th Street before the rest of the crowds.
Nontypical show times#7
Posted: 7/15/24 at 3:04pm
Was in NYC in May for 10 days and was very happy to see that "The Great Gatsby" had Thursday matinees. You try to see everything, and it's so hard to do that. Was able to see TGG on that Thursday and loved it. The tickets my friend and I had were side Orchestra, and when I got to the box office to pick up the tickets, was thrilled that - for whatever reason, the box office moved us to center Orchestra, right on the aisle.
Nontypical show times#8
Posted: 7/16/24 at 3:52pm
Left on Tenth - starting on Oct 27th they move to 4 matinees per week on Sun, Wed, Thurs and Sat.
Nontypical show times#9
Posted: 8/12/24 at 5:57pm
On 11/14/24 A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will start having Thursday 2pm Matinees and Monday 7pm performances. They will be dark on Tuesday.
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Nontypical show times#10
Posted: 8/13/24 at 6:45pm
I like it when there are a few more shows to choose from on Monday.
Nontypical show times#11
Posted: 8/13/24 at 9:06pm
Oh wow they’re following The Great Gatsby’s lead with that schedule. It seems like Thursday Matinees are coming back again. Outsiders is going to start doing them too
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Nontypical show times#12
Posted: 8/14/24 at 9:14am
nealb1 said: "Was in NYC in May for 10 days and was very happy to see that "The Great Gatsby" had Thursday matinees. You try to see everything, and it's so hard to do that. Was able to see TGG on that Thursday and loved it. The tickets my friend and I had were side Orchestra, and when I got to the box office to pick up the tickets, was thrilled that - for whatever reason, the box office moved us to center Orchestra, right on the aisle."
Is your goal really to see everything? While I understand loving broadway, theater etc. that's a very big goal and some shows will also tour
Nontypical show times#13
Posted: 8/14/24 at 10:49am
I know it's anecdotal because I'm only talking about one person (me) but I only get to NYC once or twice a year. A show like A Wonderful World probably wouldn't made the cut with a normal schedule but if it has a Thurs matinee, there's a good chance I'll get a ticket for it.
Nontypical show times#14
Posted: 8/14/24 at 12:20pm
It was probably seven years ago, but I *still* talk about how 1984, which ran 100 minutes, did Friday shows at 5 and 9. Both far more conducive to an evening out than 7 or 8. Great to see more nontraditional curtain times coming up.
Nontypical show times#15
Posted: 8/14/24 at 12:28pm
Nontraditional showtimes are why I like to do a Broadway binge the week between Christmas and New Years. Unfortunately, it is also the busiest week of the year and the most expensive week of the year. But still. You could see two shows a day every day for the week if you really wanted to.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/29/03
Nontypical show times#16
Posted: 8/14/24 at 12:34pm
re: "I say it every time this comes up and I'll say it again. I LOVE nontraditional showtimes. For someone who can only get into the city once or twice a year, I love packing in as many shows as possible and nontraditional times help a lot with that."
Me, too! At the end of May, needing to catch up on Tony nominees, I did the very rare (perhaps never) thing of taking the train from DC on a Wednesday morning and returning after the Saturday matinee. In just over 72 hours' time I squeezed in six shows. Thanks to Gatsby's Thursday matinee, even more bang for my buck than I expected. 
Nontypical show times#17
Posted: 9/8/24 at 10:48pm
The Big Gay Jamboree has a 5pm show on Saturday 9/21 - 1/18.
Swept Away will not have weekday matinees and starting 11/20 all weekday shows will start at 7:30.
Nontypical show times#18
Posted: 10/1/24 at 12:56pm
The Roommate has 4 matinees per week: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday at 1pm and Sunday at 2pm. All evening shows are at 7pm.
Mama I’m a Big Girl Now! - Mondays at 7pm 11/4 - 12/2.
Drag: The Musical - Mondays at 8pm 10/7 -14, at 7pm 10/28 -3/24.
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