Broadway Shows

majestic theatre new york

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Best show on Broadway in the best theatre ever! Don't laugh at me - I'm a Phantom Phan and have seen this show at the Majestic 42 times so far. Every experience of those 42 times have been wonderfully amazing. The ushers and ticket sellers at the box office have always been great
- one ticket seller sold me a ticket for a cheaper price then he should have one day. I've been backstage for two tours by pure luck and coincidence - the techies, actors, pit crew, and costume designers were all very nice and patient throughout both tours. I've dragged many friends, family and dates to see this show - they have all loved it and haven't complained about the show or theatre service (although they may have been afraid to tell me they didn't

hirschfeld theater

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The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 302 West 45th Street in midtown-Manhattan.

Designed by architect G. Albert Lansburgh for vaudeville promoter Martin Beck, the theatre opened as the Martin Beck Theatre with a production of Madame Pompadour on November 11, 1924. It was the only theater in New York that was owned outright without a mortgage. It was designed to be the most opulent theater of its time, and has dressing rooms for 200 actors. The theatre has a seating capacity of 1,292 for plays and 1,282 for musicals.

Famous appearances include Basil Rathbone as Romeo to the Juliet of Katharine Cornell in December 1934; Frank Langella in Dracula; Elizabeth Taylor in The Little Foxes; Christina Applegate as the title role in Sweet Charity; David Hyde Pierce as Lt. Coffi in the musical Curtains; and Daniel Radcliffe in the upcoming revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. .

On June 21, 2003, it was renamed the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in honor of the caricaturist famous for his drawings of Broadway celebrities, and reopened on November 23, 2003, with a revival of the musical Wonderful Town.

This is one of five theatres owned and operated by Jujamcyn Theaters.

wintuk

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A young boy named Jamie lives in a city that has entered the season of winter. Although the season has brought ice long shadows and intense cold, the most important arrival has not come: there is no snow.

Jamie takes it on himself to try and discover what has caused this. On his quest, he interacts with a variety of characters - ranging from high-energy urban street characters, to giant dogs, to talking marionettes. He is also joined by the shy man known as Wimpy, the playful young girl known as Shadowgirl, and a lost Shaman.

This adventure brings the characters to an imaginary arctic world know as Wintuk - an environment without sunlight. Jamie and his friends find themselves surrounded by giant ice creatures and the People of the North. When the sun finally returns to Wintuk, Jamie and his friends are transported home, flying on the back of a giant crane. This generates a snowstorm, and snow finally falls on the town.

nightmare superstitions

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Although “crazy” is an adjective that is often attributed to New Yorkers, fortunately few of us have experienced the displeasure of spending time in a haunted insane asylum. Nightmare: Superstitions – a fully immersive haunted house experience – provides a realistic sense of what it might actually feel like. The popular Halloween attraction is celebrating its seventh year spooking out New Yorkers, who make their way through a series of rooms in which they’re greeted by different characters.

Some of the stunts are over the top. Early on, a clown gives birth to a man in a diaper who uses his umbilical cord as a weapon. Another room contains a possessed woman in a church who appears to be having a seizure as she foams from the mouth in front of a stunned audience. It’s the more mild features, however, that elicit the most fear. In one room, attendees find themselves surrounded by a dozen priests in hooded robes. There’s no telling which ones are real until they make their presence known.

Unlike at Blood Manor – in which characters primarily interact using noises – the cast at this attraction has a story to tell. In most rooms, the audience members are presented with part of a scary narrative that only intensifies as they make their way towards the end. Often times, mirrors, strobe lights, and other optical illusions are used to skew perceptions.

It takes about 30 minutes to make your way through the attraction and groups of six to eight people typically enter together. Fear seekers should stick towards the front of the pack.

lombardi broadway

2010-11-21T06:49:00.001-08:00

In engaging supporting cast helps us understand why Lombardi's players revered rather than feared a man who spent so much of his time (and theirs) screaming at them. As the play points out, Lombardi may never have actually said, "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing," but through Kail's efforts to breathe fresh life into Lombardi's spirit, we understand why that credo came to define him.

Keith Nobbs is terrific playing a composite of the sports journalists who tried -- and failed -- to capture Lombardi's essence when he was alive, as are Bill Dawes (Paul Hornung), Robert Christopher Riley (Dave Robinson) and Chris Sullivan (Jim Taylor), as the talented players whose toil helped create the Lombardi legacy.

Judith Light has the play's most challenging role as Marie, Lombardi's loyal but long-suffering wife who bristles at living in both remote Green Bay and her husband's considerable shadow. Light's charming portrayal allows her to steal every scene she's in and provides much of the show's laughter.

Still, a play named "Lombardi" will rise or crash based on the man in the title role, and Dan Lauria is triumphant. It would be easy for him to go with a straight impersonation, but simply reciting Lombardi's Greatest Hits would've come off like a bad Springsteen tribute band.

Rather, Lauria inhabits Lombardi. He yells, yes, but he also forces us to understand Lombardi the way his players did, and we're invested enough so that, when the journalist tells us of the coach's death, the audience reaction is audible.

Even if you never cared about Lombardi, you'll enjoy "Lombardi." And that really is everything.

Mike Vaccaro, The Post's lead sports columnist, has covered 11 Super Bowls.

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Shrek The Musical

2010-11-21T06:48:00.001-08:00

Right off the top, Shrek-the Musical doesn't have the best music but its'entertaining and good enough and is blessed with clever, and slyly witty lyrics. I rated this 5 stars because the overall CD is fun-a whole lotta fun.

Brian D'Arcy James as Shrek starts the show with the ironic "Big, Beautiful World" with his powerful voice but my only quibble with him would be that, with his spoken dialogue he sounds to be imitating Mike Myers. Sutton Foster as Fiona is a delight and she has one of those cartoony scenes with the heroine walking through a forest communing with the animals and in the cheerful song "Morning Person" and in the described but unsung antics, she channels her inner ogre.
Christopher Seiber as Lord Farquaad,a taller man in his own mind has two funny songs, "What's Up Duloc" and "The Ballad of Farquaad".
Daniel Breaker as Donkey has a tough act to follow in Eddie Murphy and I suppose you have to see his portrayal in person to fully appreciate his performance but he shares a duet with The Dragon where the dragon threatens to turn him into "Donkey Pot Pie".

Another number that scores is "I Know It's Today" where Princess Fiona along with Young Fiona and Teen Fiona each relate how their lives were shaped by stories they read in fairy tales.

Another funny song is "I Think I Got You Beat" where Shrek and Fiona compete with each other about how each of them had a worse life.

This CD is highly entertaining and enjoyable and can't wait to see the show and see the antics from both the story and the songs.

billy elliot broadway Show

2010-11-21T06:47:00.000-08:00

Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Sir Elton John, and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes.
The story of his personal struggle and fulfillment are balanced against a counter-story of family and community strife caused by the UK miners' strike (1984–1985) in County Durham, in Northern England. Hall's screenplay was inspired in part by A. J. Cronin's novel, The Stars Look Down, to which the musical's opening song pays homage.[1]

The musical premiered in London's West End in 2005 and was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards, winning four including Best New Musical. The production is still running strongly, and its success led to productions in Australia, on Broadway and elsewhere. In New York, it won ten Tony Awards and ten Drama Desk Awards, including, in each case, best musical. It has also won numerous awards in Australia including a record-tying seven Helpmann Awards.

west side story Show

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West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. The musical's plot and story are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Set in New York City in the mid-1950s, the musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of the Sharks from Puerto Rico are taunted by the Jets, a white working-class group.[1]. The young protagonist, Tony, one of the Jets, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theatre. Bernstein's score for the musical has become extremely popular; it includes "Something's Coming", "Maria", "America", "Somewhere", "Tonight", "Jet Song", "I Feel Pretty", "A Boy Like That", "One Hand, One Heart", "Gee, Officer Krupke" and "Cool".

The original 1957 Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold Prince, marked Stephen Sondheim's Broadway debut. It ran for 732 performances (a successful run for the time), before going on tour. The production received a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical in 1957, but the award went to Meredith Willson's The Music Man. It won a Tony Award in 1957 for Robbins' choreography. The show had an even longer-running London production, a number of revivals and international success. The production spawned an innovative, award-winning 1961 musical film of the same name, directed by Robert Wise and Robbins, and starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris and Russ Tamblyn. It won ten Academy Awards out of eleven nominations, and it is produced frequently by schools, regional theatres, and occasionally by opera companies.

broadway shows nyc

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Featured Shows in New york.

Wicked
Audiences are cheering for this musical hit inspired by the beloved story of The Wizard of Oz! This fantasy-filled musical was the winner of three Tony Awards including Best Scenic Design.

Jersey Boys
Hailed by audiences and critics alike, Jersey Boys has won countless awards for its rousing portrayal of the turbulent career of '60s super-group Franki Valli and the Four Seasons.

Billy Elliot
Featuring a dazzling, award-winning score by Sir Elton John, this musical transplant from London's West End has quickly become one Broadway's most popular productions.