Please recommend shows to see for my trip this week!

Hello everyone,

I have moved out of NYC 6 months ago and have been pretty much out of the Broadway loop for this time and now I am coming back to visit and have very little idea of what are the best shows to see right now - did not have time to read reviews or pay attention to the word of mouth.

Would you please be so kind and share your knowledge/experience to recommend shows to see? I have time for probably 5-6 shows and I am on a budget so I want to do rush/lotteries for everything so no need to purchase tickets ahead.

I generally like smart and funny shows but I also enjoy a classis dance heavy musical or an intriguing play. To give an idea, my favorite shows from the past are:

The Book of Mormon

Avenue Q

Twelfth Night

All the Way

Last Five Years

Thank you very much for your help! :)

I highly recommend Fun Home, Hand to God, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Something Rotten!, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

I'll also second Hand to God- certainly seems in line with some of your favorites.

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Oh no! Is The Visit that depressing? :P I don't know much about it. I wish I had a happy show on this trip but oh well, I think I made some good choices. :)

omg Irenka we split line time for Hedwig back in August right before Neil left! I think you would like these shows:

Hand to God

Curious Incident

Wolf Hall

It Shoulda Been You

Something Rotten

Skylight

Updated On: 4/27/15 at 04:04 PM

If you like dance-heavy, fun shows, definitely try to throw On The 20th Century in there. If you're under 35 you can get $25 tickets in advance via HipTix, otherwise they have a rush as well.

I second Hand to God and Something Rotten based on your favorites, and I think you might enjoy It Shoulda Been You.

My lineup was:

On the Town

Finding Neverland

On the Twentieth Century

An American in Paris

Fun Home

Something Rotten

The Visit

Really liked them all.