NYC "must do" theater events this spring?

Dang, I left without taking pictures of the unit!

The furnishings really do look like these pictures:

http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/new-york/new-york/wyndham-midtown-45/hotel-overview#

Except I do now know where they took the HUGE bedroom photos or the HUGE living room photos. The Presidential 1 BRs on the 33rd floor were not even that big for the bedroom. I suspect that the Dining room is from one of them.

And for my final night at the theatre, I got a $37 student rush ticket to Cinderella and a $25 lottery ticket it If/Then. Both were good. However, the singing was not so good at Cinderella. If/Then was fabulous!

I'm baack...here's what I did!

Carol C said:

I haven't been to NYC in years, and I need to be reminded of tactics to score half price day of show tix for Bway and off-Bway shows. I checked online and got the shock of my life at how much inflation there is in the price of a Bway show ticket since I've last visited. Anyone know if there are highly recommended museum or art gallery shows? I'll be there last weekend of May thanks to the generosity of a TUGger. Hot tips please!!! And TIA!

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3 days/3 nites in NYC is not enuf time...had great weather, stayed at W. 57th by Hilton (great location)...and enjoyed the following activities:

Two concerts at Carnegie Hall: "Forged by Fire" trilogy and a full evening of music by ARVO PART with Estonian Orchestra & Arvo Part in attendance (WOW, one of my faves...great timing and I lucked into a ticket at this sold out show for only $105!)

[Not familiar with Arvo Part? Click here: http://newyorkclassicalreview.com/2014/06/arvo-parts-austere-music-transcends-time-and-place/ ]

New York City Ballet: Sat matinee for $32.50 & it was a superb show!

Two museums: MOMA for a Gaugin show, Friday nights are free so it was way too crowded to really enjoy, but still nice. Then on Saturday the Neue Gallery's exhibit of "Degenerate Art" (art that was censored by Nazi Germany).

One harborcruise (playing tourist, but wanted to see new World Trade Center bldg from the water).

One musical...I made a bad call here but it was the only really cheap musical via TKTS booth in South Seaport: "Heathers: the Musical" (I guess I'm getting old...I really liked the cult film back in the day, but the musical play is for a younger crowd, methinks).

Also spent time in Central Park to do some birding...nice!

Discovered two good & inexpensive restaurants close to W. 57th Hilton hotel: Angelo's Pizza http://www.angelospizzany.com/ across the street from timeshare (good cheap lunch specials) and Lili's 57 (at 7th) http://lilis57.com/ is also a bargain for Thai/sushi/Chinese lunch...and they have a special gluten-free menu option...they're right across from Carnegie Hall with a subway entrance at front door.

Thanks to everyone for your tips...I HEART NY!

Glad you had a good time!

I'm getting ready to go back to NYC the last week of July--but hoping to change my reservation to the first week of August.

Oh, and I met Arvo Pärt when I was a grad student and one of our choirs was recording his pieces. S L O W L Y! Very interesting music.

schoolmarm said:

Glad you had a good time!


Oh, and I met Arvo Pärt when I was a grad student and one of our choirs was recording his pieces. S L O W L Y! Very interesting music.

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How cool is that?! And you even got the two dots thingie correctly placed on his last name! (That's not something in my typing "repertoire"...wink wink) Hey have a great time in New York!

I just booked a week at Wyndham Midtown 45 for Easter week next year...can't wait! We haven't been to NYC in about 10 years...lots to catch up on
Deb

stonebroke said:

There is a TKTS app for the android (not sure about IOS)...so you can check the day of the show what will be available. It also gives you an option to check the Times Square, South Street Seaport and the Downtown Brooklyn locations.

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Yes, TKTS has an iOS App too

The Apps are great.


Richard