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Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/4/09 at 4:38pm

Coming to NYC for my Bi-yearly trip next month, and have started making my list of what shows I should see, and I thought I would ask BWW for their input!!

Questions: Which ones are not worth seeing? Which ones are absolute MUSTS? Other show suggestions?

Was last in the city in December, so I have already seen everything that opened in the first half of the season (Shrek, Billy Elliot, etc...) Also, saw 9 to 5 in LA. Is it worth seeing again in NYC?

Here's the list:

Accent on Youth
Samuel J Freidman Theatre

Blithe Spirit
Shubert Theatre

Chicago the Musical (with Dr. Bailey!)
Ambassador Theatre

Exit the King
Barrymore Theatre

Guys and Dolls
Nederlander Theatre

Hair!
Al Hirshfield Theatre

Irenas Vow
Walter Kerr Theatre

Next to Normal
Booth Theatre

Rock of Ages
Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Waiting for Godot
Studio 54

West Side Story
Palace Theatre

The Toxic Avenger
New World Stages

TWELFTH NIGHT
Shakespeare in the Park

Thoughts?????? I can most likely only see 10 or 11 of them, as I will only be in the city for a week.

Thanks for your input!!

Updated On: 5/4/09 at 04:38 PM

#2

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/4/09 at 4:44pm

Well, you are going to get varying info but here's my call:

MUST SEES --
Exit the King
Hair
Next to Normal
Waiting for Godot

One's I couldn't in all good conscienciousness sent people to see:

West Side
Guys and Dolls

Shows I haven't seen yet but am dying to:
Toxic Avenger
Irena's Vow
Twelfth Night

Hope that helps.

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#3

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/4/09 at 4:44pm

DEFINITELY see Next to Normal and Hair.

#4

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/4/09 at 4:47pm

West Side Story is only semi-worth it. It could be another 30 years before it's revived again. That's one reason to go. To say "I saw West Side Story on Broadway". But, this revival is pretty flawed with some standout performances.

I think Toxic Avenger looks hilarious but I haven't seen it yet.

I, of course, have to throw in my prerequisite recommendation of Marvelous Wonderettes.

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#5

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/4/09 at 6:15pm

I ran a theater trip to Rock Of Ages this weekend.
After the show I had many people say to me- that they liked it better then HAIR.

"Forget regret or life is yours to miss."

#6

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/4/09 at 6:37pm

Highly recommend Next to Normal and Hair!

#7

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/4/09 at 6:43pm

Next time I come to nyc, I want to see the Toxic Avenger. Of course, I'll see Rock of Ages once or twice or so, lol.

Jekyll & Hyde back on Broadway! / Rock of Ages - 5 Tony nominations! Awesome!

#8

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/5/09 at 2:05am

HAIR! and Blithe Spirit.

#9

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/5/09 at 2:20am

Another vote for Hair and Next to Normal. I personally will be going to Chicago when Chandra Wilson is in it, and Twelfth Night sounds like it's going to be good, with that cast, but who knows? I'll be sitting in the line for tickets, though.

#10

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/5/09 at 2:54am

I'd replace one of those plays with 33 Variations. Its a rare chance to see an incandescent Jane Fonda. She is a wonder. You could skip Guys and Dolls to see Jane. :)

"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal "I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello

#11

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/5/09 at 3:23am

I saw Guys and Dolls last week and enjoyed it.

#12

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/5/09 at 3:36am

33 Variations NOT on the OPs list AND it won't be open. It closes in two weeks (or so) and a few days early at that.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

#13

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/5/09 at 6:44am

Do yourself a favor and skip Blithe Spirit. I saw it last weekend and was disappointed.

#14

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/5/09 at 7:40am

I have not seen Hair, but it is doing quite well and is a hit on Broadway now. I love the music.

I have seen Guys & Dolls. I went because I am a huge Lauren Graham and Gilmore Girls fan. I was a little bored at the production, but was sitting in the front row and had to crane my neck up most of the time. I think it would have been partly more enjoyable had I sat further back. Oh, and I think the Nederlander is too small for the production - the theater is really cramped.

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#15

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/5/09 at 9:42am

Next to Normal, West Side Story, Hair, and Guys and Dolls.

"Everytime you step on that stage it is somebody's first Broadway show and somebody's last Broadway show. Make it count."

#16

re: Upcoming NYC Trip

Posted: 5/5/09 at 9:52am

if you see nothing else, see next to normal. maybe at the beginning of the week and then again at the end. :)

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