Both Wicked and Chicago are good. I can get you house seats for Wicked. You have to pay full price but they will be the best seats in the house, the ones reserved for Stephen Schwartz, the composer. I would also recommend Dear Evan Hansen. Come during the basketball season and I can get you celebrity seats for Knicks. Regardless, let's have dinner and watch a playoff game at a sports bar while you're here. Oh and as far as restaurants, go to 9th avenue between 42nd and 57th. A billion restaurants away from the tourist areas.
Here are all the lottery/rush policies for all the Broadway shows: http://www.playbill.com/celebritybu...-rush-lottery-and-standing-room-only-policies Also- join Playbill Discounts. You'll get discounts for all the same shows that are up at TKTS and you won't have to wait in that line. I'd also recommend the show IN AND OF ITSELF. It's sort performance art- part monologue, part magic. Frank Oz directed it and Neil Patrick Harris produced it.
I'm really interested in Chicago for the mere fact it's the only one playing on my birthday (which is one reason I'm doing this trip, most musicals I found have their one day off on Monday). Though, seeing wicked would be amazing too. I'll let you know in the next couple weeks. Dear Evan Hansen looks AMAZING. I've spent about a week debating on that one or Chicago, really. Avenue Q, I freaking love that soundtrack. I gotta see how much I can swing in terms of musicals + a yankees game. And yes, my plan is to try to hit a borough a day, and try a restaurant in it. The more "un-touristy" the better. I'll see Central Park, Times square and all, but the food I'm gonna really research and try. If I come another time, I'll def. take you up on that offer for the knicks. I'll respond to your PM in a bit as well. But I saw this and wanted to write some stuff.
There are so many: 1. The United Nations; 2. Columbia University; 3. The Empire State building; 4. The Chrysler building; 5. The new Freedom tower; 6. Wall Street; 7. Central Park; 8. The museum of natural history; 9. Grand Central Station; 10. The Brooklyn bridge; 11. The art museum; 12. Famous Original Ray's Pizza; 13. Fifth Avenue; 14. Delmonicos Steak House (you can say you've been to the best steak house in the world); 15. Chelsea Market; 16. Broadway where I'd see Hamilton if I were you. It's supposed to be really good. Most of these places, but not all, can be reached by a tour bus that runs a circuit. When you buy a ticket you can hop off and hop on whenever you want. They have several buses with a guide telling you what you're seeing as you go along. Your ticket is good all day. It's been ten or 15 years since I did that so I can't recall the name of the tour company. There are so many places and things to see that you just can't do it in less than a month. We stayed at the Hotel Afinia, which was very very nice. It's located within walking distance of the Empire State building. You can sit directly across the street from the Empire State building and have a cup of coffee and a pastry while viewing the building. The coffee shop was located in an all Korean district which has a border right across the street from the Empire State building. My wife is Korean so we enjoyed walking through the Korean district and browsing all the shops and restaurants. There is also a Chinese district somewhere near the Brooklyn bridge on the Manhattan side if memory serves me. It has a wonderful fruits and vegatables market.
Question: The Met vs. Moma vs. Guggenheim I am leaning towards Moma for the Dali melting clocks + Starry Night. I may have time to do all 3 but admission prices add up yo.
Going there next week to check out Christmas shit. Any suggestions for the holidays? This is my schedule so far: Thursday 2pm- Get in 3pm- Check into Hotel 4pm- Go to Holiday Market at Columbus Circle, Union Square or Bryant Park Night time- Walk around Rockefeller, Holiday Christmas Displays on 5th Avenue, etc. Friday Morning- Breakfast and Central Park -Zabars -2pm Free Tours by Foot (Christmas Movie Tour) -5pm Macys Santaland @ 34th Street (need to make reservations when avail) -7pm Seinfeld @ Becon Theatre? Saturday -SantaCon NY Sunday -1pm: Brunch at Minetta Tavern -Hudson Yards + Highline + Chelsea Market -Washington Square Park -Little Italy/SoHo -Chinatown General things to see: Holiday Markets: Union Square Bryant Park Grand Central Columbus Circle Restaurants: Rolf's German Tavern on the Green Keens Mercado Little spain Hudson yards Things to do: The Ride https://experiencetheride.com/things-to-do-nyc-blog/the-ride-holiday-edition-is-coming-to-town/ Rocketts https://www.rockettes.com/christmas/
Famous Original Ray's Pizza; The top of the Empire State Building; Radio City Music Hall; Museum of Natural History; Madison Square Garden.
Watching a game in MSG is on my bucketlist, but no games while I'm there. I want to scream "IN THE FACE!!!!!"
It was pretty surreal stepping out of Penn station, turning right.. Walk half a block and look right and seeing madison square garden right there. I had no idea. It was a surreal moment.
That happened to me too the first time I went to NYC (not as a kid). I was staying at my aunts house out in Queens and then took the subway into Manhattan. Same scenario....stepped outside and was amazed.
That's one of my favorite things about New York, especially with a first timer - every time you turn a corner, you see something you have seen in the movies a hundred times. So fun. In other news, I was there a few weeks ago and saw Jeff Daniels in To Kill a Mockingbird. Fantastic. And Dear Evan Hansen. Really didn't like it much at all.
I'm waitlisted at Keen's Steakhouse. I'd go to Delmonico's but its all the way downtown. I'm going to the Minetta Tavern which is supposed to have the best burger in NY. Trying to go to Rubirosa too.
I always thought I'd never been to NYC but my mother corrected me....she and my father danced at the Apollo there when she was pretty far along pregnant with me....1953...they saw Count Basie, Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington if I remember correctly...she said the hotel in Harlem they stayed in had hookers knocking on the door offering specials every hour all night long...embarrassed my dad. I was thrilled to know I was actually in the Apollo when those legends were performing!
If I went to NYC I'd have to try a Rueben sandwich and break my vegetarian diet for the trip....I've been on a lifelong quest to have the best Rueben sandwich I can find!
