NEW YORK: ADDICTED TO BROADWAY!

 

After 5 year break...New York again..and as much Broadway and off-Broadway as I could manage!

Here are some tips for those who prefer not to pay over 100$/per ticket ;)

Start with musical websites (or show`s box office), cause this is where you learn:

• what is the regular CHEAPEST TICKET: visibility in Broadway theatres is usually great wherever you sit & if show isn`t sold out you can always seat-hop ;) (seat-hopping is official after the intermission, but why wait ;)   
• if & when is the TICKET LOTTERY: some (even sold out) shows organize lottery for 2 front rows of the orchestra for ~ 30 USD! (if the show isn`t sold out usually even the ones who don`t win will be able to get good offer for tickets)
• if there are RUSH TICKETS: limited number of cheaper tickets sold for same day`s performance when the box office opens (tend to sell out fast)
• if there are STUDENT RUSH TICKETS: same as Rush only for students (need an ID)
• if there are STANDING ROOM TICKETS: usually on offer when show is sold out  

Other good options are:
TKTS: 40%- 50% discounted tickets for same day`s shows
Special offers: here`s one for September 

And here`s what I saw on and off Broadway this time:

EVITA (with Ricky Martin)

 

This year my childhood & teenage dreams keep coming true: first Bali, now Ricky.. :) 

He was brilliant!!! 

MEMPHIS 

Quite fun, but I wouldn`t see it again.


NAKED BOYS SINGING 

It was exactly as promised - naked boys singing! Most of the time very very naked!
 They also had nice voices & dance moves :)

ONCE  

This year`s TONY award winner for BEST MUSICAL! Hypnotisingly beautiful!

GHOST 

 

...heartbreaking & passionate!




INTO THE WOODS
@ the open-air Delacorte Theatre in Central Park (with Amy Adams)
Tickets to this show are FREE and here`s how you can get them.
 Amazing setting!!!
 

The one on the right is blurry Amy Adams :) 

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (with Matthew Broderick)

Great fun!!!!

FUERZA BRUTA  
 

Something that can`t be explained..has to be experienced...it`s a disco...it`s a show...it`s a theatre...it`s interactive...you get rain & mist all over..
FANTASTIC!!!

  

2 free Broadway concerts in Bryant park on Thursdays 12:30 - 13:30

 

I tried to see, but wasn`t able for different reasons (wish list for next time ;)

1) Sleep no more

2) Newsies

3) The book of Mormon

4) Rock of Ages

 Some of my favourites from this year`s Broadway experience:

ONCE: Falling slowly 

GHOST : promo

EVITA: Tony Awards 2012 , promo

FUERZA BRUTA: promo
NAKED BOYS SINGING: preview

I also played 4 musical lotteries (once for Ghost & Newsies; twice for The Book of Mormon)...but lost every time ;( (there were more than 150 ppl trying to get one/two of the ~26 lottery tickets)

Useful websites for your New York musical adventure!

http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/index.php

http://www.broadway.com/shows/tickets/

http://www.ilovenytheater.com/

 

P.S. Many people wonder about dress code when going to theatre...here`s a short conversation I heard in one of the box offices of Broadway: 

- What is the dress code for theatre?

- Be dressed! :)

My TOP of the musicals I have seen (and can remember of) so far:

1. Rent (Broadway)
2. Once (Broadway)
3. Wicked (London)
4. Chicago (Broadway)
5. Phantom of the Opera (Broadway)
6. Evita (Broadway)  
7. Ghost (Broadway)
8. Mamma Mia (Broadway)
   
9. Spring Awakening (Broadway)
10. Jersey Boys (Broadway)
11. We will rock you (London)
12. Billy Elliot (London)
13. Les Miserables (Broadway & Latvia)
14. Nice work if you can get it (Broadway)
15. Hairspray (Broadway)
16. Guys and Dolls (London)
17. Cabaret (London)
18. Lion King (Broadway)
19. Memphis (Broadway)
20. A Chorus Line (Broadway)
21. Naked boys singing (Off-Broadway)
22. Altar boys (Off-Broadway)
23. Xanadu (Broadway)
24. Into the woods (Shakespare in the park free shows)
25. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Latvia)
26. The Sound of music (Latvia)
27. Westside Story (Latvia)
28. Fame (Shanghai)