What to do in NYC?

[usernamenumber]

Next week I'm teaching a class in Manhattan. I love teaching in NYC because it means every evening, when I finish work... I'm in NYC! :D

I already have plans for the following:

The Handsome Little Devils, a nifty-looking vadevillian circus from Boulder that's doing a stint in NY, and about which I posted earlier thanks to taerowyn.

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, about which I have also ZOMGWTF'd before.

NPR had a piece on Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which sounded neat, though I need to do more research.

Similarly considering American Idiot, but not sure. Depends on ticket prices.

What else should I do? Tips on cheap ticket places? There's lots of big spectacle, but I remember fondly the last time I was there, when I went on a whim to a crazy, obscure thing called Evil Dead The Musical and, well, y'all know how that worked out. :)

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[lediva.livejournal.com]

If you're there next Friday?

BONERAMA! https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148566685184234&index=1

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Ahem. The last time you were in NYC was for Next to Normal, not EDtM. ;)

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

*sigh*. You know, as I was writing that, I wondered whether I should have said "the last time I was there on business", but figured there was no need because who would be that pedantic?


A WINNER IS YOU!

[juldea.livejournal.com]

WHENEVER YOU NEED PEDANTRY, I AM HERE TO HELP.

I just didn't want you to forget our awesome night. ;_;

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

Never. *hug*.

[bronzite.livejournal.com]

It just so happens I'm posted to Manhattan next week, too. Let me know if you find something crazy out there.

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

Excellent and ditto!

[contradictacat.livejournal.com]

http://www.yelp.com/biz/maries-crisis-new-york

go to the NYPL. Go to St Marks Place.

[real-green-tea.livejournal.com]

If you do go to St. Mark's, you should also visit
http://continentalnyc.com/
It's historical!

[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

They're making a musical out of 'Women On The Verge?' Great Googly-Moogly, that is AWESOME! And almost enough to get me down to NYC on its own.

The movie is... hm. I thought it was hilarious and brilliant, though I'll admit that enjoying it may be contingent on language - I saw it when I was at my most fluent in Spanish, and I noticed that the people who spoke Spanish were laughing a lot more than those reading the subtitles.

That said, it was fun enough that I think an English language version has the potential to be really good. And if you wind up seeing it, be warned that I *will* hit you up for a review.....

[hanasaseru.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry I never responded to this. This week really snuck up on me, and it completely slipped my mind. If you get this in time, and still are looking for something to do tomorrow, the new Broadway show that looks the most interesting to me (that's already playing, that is) is The Scottsboro Boys. Music by Kander and Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago), and the show is done in the style of the old minstrel shows, with an almost fully black cast. It's about a real life trial where some black men got accused of some kind of crime against a white woman that they were almost certainly innocent of.

Also, if you want stars and established shows, Bernadette Peters and Elaine Strich are currently starring in A Little Night Music, and quite amusingly to me at least, Daniel Radcliffe is starring in How to Succeed in Business. Also, Memphis, a show from last season's Tony Awards, really does look pretty good. Typical white man falls in love with black woman sorta plot, but it's very music focused, with the guy being a dj and the girl being a singer, and is supposed to be kind of heartwarming, I believe.

Also, The 39 Steps is still on Broadway, and it may not be a musical, but damn it, Alfred Hitchcock comedy with some of the most amazing physical acting I've ever seen is always a win.

Again, sorry this is so late it may not be of any use. But, I figured better late than not at all, so there you have it.