For many New Yorkers who won't be elbow-deep into poultry stuffing a turkey, Thanksgiving morning will involve hours on the sidewalk watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. For others, …
If you're like most people, as a kid you probably spent every Thanksgiving morning glued to the TV set watching clowns, confetti, marching bands, performance groups, musical acts from every …
Last updated 9/24 Last season, 12.8 million people attended a Broadway show. To put that figure into perspective, more people went to see plays and musicals in New York than attended base…
Want to be happier than a vampire at a blood bank? Come to New York City for Halloween. If Gotham is known for anything, it's the seemingly endless variety of options that present themselv…
On Tuesday evening, October 31 an expected 70,000 ghosts, vampires, ghouls, goblins, monsters, and zombie Barbies will hit the streets of Greenwich Village for the annual Village Halloween P…
Like any great love, it keeps you guessing Like any real love, it's ever-changing Like any true love, it drives you crazy But you know you wouldn't change anything, anything, anything "Welco…
With acts that can include singing, dancing, comedy, magic, cirque, comedy, burlesque, drag, and more, it's tough to pin a singular label on what makes a cabaret. For veteran cabaret critic …
Ninety-nine years ago, a group of Macy's store employees marched six miles from 145th Street in Harlem to the flagship store in Herald Square. With floats featuring The Old Woman Who Lived i…
With Marathon Season underfoot, you might consider becoming one of the nearly 700,000 New Yorkers who've added running to their exercise routine. And why not? You've got feet, and the city i…
Last updated 9/24 Last season, 12.8 million people attended a Broadway show. To put that figure into perspective, more people went to see plays and musicals in New York than attended basebal…
With 468 stations, 660 miles of track, over 3.5 million riders per day, and 24-hour service, the New York City Subway is the busiest and most extensive rapid transit system in the Western wo…
Twenty-two million people can't be wrong. That's the number of folks who ride the Staten Island Ferry each year. And while most of those people on the boat are residents of the "forgotten bo…
On any given day in Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan, you can find a block party, parade, or festival taking over the city's streets. But there is only one day each …
How popular is Broadway? According to the trade association The Broadway League, at its pre-pandemic peak, audiences for Broadway shows surpassed that of the ten professional sports teams of…
But Off-Broadway is much more than just an incubator for commercial hits. Produced in theaters with much smaller seating capacities, Off-Broadway offers artists and producers the opportunity…
Are you excited about the idea of going to see Broadway shows but get sticker shock when you see what it's going to cost? You're not alone. Four hundred dollars for a single premium orchestr…
According to Broadway Direct, the website that manages online sales for Hamilton, a single prime ticket in row K of the orchestra to see the Tony Award-winning musical during the height of t…
So, you're taking the plunge and seeing a Broadway show for the first time. Congratulations! You're joining the ranks of over 12 million people who attend a show in New York City's famed the…
If you're old enough to have been around in the 1980s and 90s, you'll remember "now and forever" as the famous tagline on TV commercials for the musical Cats. On September 10, 2000, that tag…
On April 16, 2023, in front of a packed invitation-only audience, the famed chandelier at The Phantom of the Opera crashed on the stage at Broadway's Majestic Theater for the final time. The…
Do you remember the first time you saw your first Broadway or Broadway-style national tour? Remember the excitement of getting your first Playbill, seeing the lights go down, and watching li…
Who doesn't love a bargain? Did you know that you can get two-for-one ticket deals for just about every show on Broadway in advance without having to wait in line outdoors? It's true! Twice …
Life is full of decisions. You've decided to see a show. You've bought your tickets"maybe a few weeks in advance, or maybe that afternoon on the TKTS line. You've decided what to wear and ma…
For eleven days this month, the streets of Little Italy will be teeming with food, games, food, rides, food, opera, food, processions, food, power-eating contests, food, a miracle, and more …
New York may be "the city that never sleeps," but if you're visiting here, chances are you're going to have to get a few winks in between your day's sightseeing and nights out on the town. F…