Evelyn Kanter’s NYC Guidebook | It’s tough to get away from Super Bowl Sunday madness in New York City. But there are plenty of things to do far from the roaring crowds cheering for Big Blue. Here are three places – Spend the afternoon with the giants of rock and roll. The hit Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet is [...] The play’s the thing, Shakespeare wrote. And you can see a live performance of his Midsummer Night’s Dream in a cozy theater in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill. Performances by members of the Truffle Theater Company are daily except Wednesdays, through Sunday, February 26th. Performance times are 7:30 PM, with Sunday matinees at 3 PM, and [...] BOGO on Off Broadway. It’s the annual Off Broadway Week, which builds on the success of the annual Broadway Week BOGO ticket deal. Buy two-for-one tickets to top Off-Broadway shows now, for performances through February 4, 2012. Hit shows are as low as $26.50 each with the purchase of two tickets. The list perennial [...] Through February 6th, tickets to many off-Broadway productions are just $20, with a special promotion called 20at20. Just go to the box office for the show you want to see 20 minutes before show time and ask for the “20at20” ticket deal. If tickets are still available for that show, you are in for [...] Kids and teens age 6-18 can see a Broadway show for FREE during the annual Kids’ Night on Broadway, sponsored by The Broadway League. Kids get a free ticket when accompanied by an adult paying full price, at participating Broadway shows February 5-9, 2012. The event also includes great family-friendly restaurant and parking deals, a [...] iPhone/iPad/iTouch app Launched last year as NYC Free and Frugal, the app version of NYC on the Cheap has been renamed NYC on the Cheap. Download it now from the iTunes store, and get hundreds of places for cheap eats, stores where you’ll never pay retail, museums that are always free, and lots [...] Monaco’s world famous classical ballet company, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo makes a rare appearance in the USA in February, with a week of performances at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea. The company will present two avant-garde productions, Altro Canto I and Opus 40, on the same program, each night, from Wednesday, February 15 to [...] It’s never easy to find street parking in NYC, especially in Manhattan, and parking in NYC garages is expensive, especially in midtown. Cut the cost of NYC parking for Broadway theater performances and other midtown events with discount parking coupons. Icon Parking has several locations in the area they call Midtown West, which [...] BOGO on Off Broadway. It’s the annual Off Broadway Week, which builds on the success of the annual Broadway Week BOGO ticket deal. Buy two-for-one tickets to top Off-Broadway shows now, for performances between January 17 and February 4, 2012. Hit shows are as low as $26.50 each with the purchase of two tickets. [...] Pardon the pun, but I get a charge out of this — Central Parking garages in midtown now have fast-charge stations for electric vehicles. So you can juice up while you attend a Broadway show, sports event, concert, or attend to other city business. The charging stations are a joint program with Mini Cooper, [...] BOGO on Broadway. It’s the annual Broadway Week, with two-for-one tickets to top shows, from January 17 to February 4, 2012. Hit shows are as low as $26.50 each with the purchase of two tickets. The list includes long-running shows like The Lion King and Phantom of the Opera, the new revival of classic [...] Kids and teens age 6-18 can see a Broadway show for FREE during the annual Kids’ Night on Broadway, sponsored by The Broadway League. Kids get a free ticket when accompanied by an adult paying full price, at participating Broadway shows. The next Kids’ Night on Broadway 2012 takes place on February 5-9, 2012. [...] | |