Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
breathyfemalevocal
Understudy Joined: 10/31/10
#1Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/30/11 at 11:43am
Going to NYC Sat, 4/30(may arrive 4/29) thru Sun, May 1. Have tix for BOM, Priscilla and La Cage.
Need to add Sat pm and maybe Fri pm shows. Thinking People in Picture, Normal Heart, but need recs from those of you "in the know."
Lean to musicals, but mostly want great theater. Open to off-Broadway. Thanks!
#2Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/30/11 at 12:01pmUm... what are you asking for?
breathyfemalevocal
Understudy Joined: 10/31/10
#2Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/30/11 at 12:15pmI'm hoping for people who see a lot of Broadway and can distinguish good from bad to tell me what shows they would see and why, if in my shoes.
#3Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/30/11 at 12:19pm
Well, if you're looking for a shorter show I'd recommend Love, Loss, & What I Wore. It's only 100 minutes w/ no intermission. You can try to win free tickets through twitter @lovelossonstage.
I'm seeing Anything Goes on Saturday so I can't comment on how good it is yet. But I am looking forward to it because of the inconic songs (I love Porter) and the cast.
WOSQ
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/03
#4Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/30/11 at 1:21pm
Not "on" Broadway, but Black Watch will be playing a return run at St. Ann's Warehouse in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn.
This is probably the best thing I have seen this century. The original production won Best Foreign Play from the NY Drama Critics Circle last year. It is worth all the effort to get out there--not that it is all that difficult.
Don't miss.
#5Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/30/11 at 2:38pmWarhorse...a play with ten songs. It's a thrilling, imaginative, emotional story told with a large cast about a horse owned my a family in a town on the cusp of WW1. I never would have thought I'd adore this production, which won awards in England. You certainly won't feel cheated!
#6Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/30/11 at 2:41pmWAR HORSE is definitely the show I loved most this season. There probably won't be tickets available but I had good luck with the cancellation line.
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#7Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/30/11 at 3:11pm
Black Watch was a totally incred theatrical experience. I'm waiting for the TO shows for Warhorse but it was one of my picks.
If you meet the criteria for Sun eve young peoples ticket ((otherwise soldout) I'd recomend Peter and the Starcatcher.
rorschach37
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/10
#8Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/30/11 at 3:47pmHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
bwayfan7000
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
#9Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/30/11 at 6:07pmAnything Goes is a lot of fun and Catch Me is pretty good, if you're looking for another musical. Good People is phenomenal if you're looking for a play.
TarasHope
Swing Joined: 3/18/11
#10Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/31/11 at 2:57pmAvenue Q if you have not already seen it. discounts available. .. Sarah Stiles is brilliant.
#11Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/31/11 at 3:11pmSister Act was terrific fun, with two knockout leading ladies. The Alan Menken score was great and tuneful too.
#12Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/31/11 at 3:17pmI would go for "The People in the Picture" since it is a new musical.
#13Please Rec 4th (and 5th?) show for NYC Trip
Posted: 3/31/11 at 5:18pm
I highly recommend Catch Me If You Can and Peter & The Starcatcher :)
Catch Me is a fun musical. ...Funny, great music, good time. Aaron Tveit & Norbert Leo Butz are great together.
Peter is really something extraordinary, I have been telling everyone to see it. Best thing I've seen in a really long time.
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