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There's never a dull moment in the greatest city on the planet, including this week, with the start of NYC Restaurant Week meal deals at 400+ top eateries and Broadway Week 2-for-1 tickets, and the $100 incentive for getting vaccinated continues. Get more NYC for less money with NYC on the Cheap. That's our motto and we're sticking to it. NOTE - In accordance with the … [Read more...] about Free & Cheap Things to Do in NYC This Week

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 17, 2022 | Updated January 18, 2022 Filed Under: Brooklyn · Central Park · Cheap Eats · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · NYC for Visitors · NYC Museums · NYC Theater Tagged With: Central Park· Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum· Jewish Museum· Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)· National Museum of the American Indian· NYPL· Rubin Museum· Skyscraper Museum

Broadway Week 2-for-1 Tickets on Sale

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Broadway is back! Save money on Broadway shows during Broadway Week 2022, with 2-for-1 tickets to top musicals and dramas. BOGO tickets are now on sale for performances Jan. 17 to Feb. 13, which is three weeks of choices,   and it's no surprise that tickets for the most popular shows sell out fast. This is your annual two-week opportunity to get half-price tickets to … [Read more...] about Broadway Week 2-for-1 Tickets on Sale

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 13, 2022 | Updated January 13, 2022 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Exploring NYC · NYC Theater Tagged With: BOGO· NYC· NYC Broadway Week

Free Broadway Shows

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Head for The Shops at Hudson Yards and The Shops at Columbus Circle for FREE Broadway show performances through mid-December. Now that we have your attention: Cast members from more than a dozen Broadway shows are performing free on Mondays at Hudson Yards and free on Thursdays at Columbus Circle.  So this is your chance to get a preview of some top tickets for … [Read more...] about Free Broadway Shows

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 29, 2021 | Updated December 3, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Daily Deals · Entertainment · NYC for Visitors · NYC Free · NYC Theater Tagged With: Hudson Yards· Shops at Columbus Circle

Curtain Up! Celebrate Return of Broadway with FREE Performances in Times Square

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Curtain up. Light the Lights. Broadway is back, live and in person - and to celebrate, there's a three-day festival of FREE performances in Times Square featuring stars of top Broadway shows. Curtain Up! Broadway is Back is Friday-Sunday, Sept. 17-19, with performances in Duffy Square, near the famous Red Steps. In case you didn't know - the phrase Curtain up! is from the … [Read more...] about Curtain Up! Celebrate Return of Broadway with FREE Performances in Times Square

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on September 14, 2021 | Updated September 20, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Entertainment · NYC for Visitors · NYC Theater Tagged With: Curtain Up!· Times Square

NYC Free: Wicked in Concert on PBS on Aug. 29

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Save the date for a special event on TV, celebrating an iconic and beloved Broadway show before it re-opens live on Broadway. Wicked stars Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, other cast members and well-known performers celebrate the long-running musical in a program airing on PBS at 9pm (ET) on Sunday, August 29.  Wicked re-opens on Broadway two weeks later, on Sept. … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Wicked in Concert on PBS on Aug. 29

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 24, 2021 | Updated August 26, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · NYC Theater Tagged With: Wicked

Drama Book Shop Re-Opens in NYC Theater District

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Theater lovers rejoice - the beloved Drama Book Shop re-opens on June 10 in the NYC Theater District. It's another signal that NYC is back in business, including the business of Broadway and Off-Broadway. The Drama Book Shop, which specializes in plays, screenplays and theater memorabilia, has a new address and new proprietors including chief backers "Hamilton" creator … [Read more...] about Drama Book Shop Re-Opens in NYC Theater District

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on June 9, 2021 | Updated June 9, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Exploring NYC · NYC Theater Tagged With: Drama Book Shop· Hamilton· Harry Potter New York· In the Heights· Lin-Manuel Miranda

Broadway Cast Reunion Series: My Fair Lady, Come From Away

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Here’s a great way to get excited about the return of live Broadway shows in September - join The Broadway Cast Reunion Series for virtual visits with stars of favorite Broadway musicals. This week it's the cast of My Fair Lady, and Come From Away is next. The Broadway Cast Reunion series gives audiences a chance to go “backstage” with the cast and hear personal, … [Read more...] about Broadway Cast Reunion Series: My Fair Lady, Come From Away

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on May 11, 2021 | Updated May 13, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Exploring NYC · Music · NYC for Visitors · NYC Theater Tagged With: Come From Away· Lincoln Center· My Fair Lady

NYC Theater: Night of the Iguana Streaming Mar. 25-28

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We are all starved for live theater, and it will be back.  In the meantime, you can stream NYC theater performances such as this riveting rendition of Night of the Iguana, Broadway, TV and Hollywood stars Dylan McDermott and Phylicia Rashad, directed by Emily Mann. The live streaming, from March 25 to March 28, is in honor of the 110th birthday of the author, Tennessee … [Read more...] about NYC Theater: Night of the Iguana Streaming Mar. 25-28

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 24, 2021 | Updated March 29, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · NYC Theater

See a Broadway Show Free Through March 25

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Good news for all of us starved for live theater.  The Manhattan Theatre Club is extending its FREE streaming version of Three Days of Rain, a romantic comedy starring Patricia Clarkson, John Slattery and Bradley Whitford. The Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, by Richard Greenberg, now is available for streaming until March 25. Set in New York, Three Days of … [Read more...] about See a Broadway Show Free Through March 25

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 22, 2021 | Updated March 22, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · NYC Theater Tagged With: Manhattan Theatre Club

Shakespeare in the Park Returns to NYC this Summer

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The famous FREE Shakespeare in the Park performances return to Central Park's Delacorte Theater this summer, with a reimagined production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” set in Harlem. The 2021 season starts on Tuesday, July 6, with reduced seating capacity for social distancing.  The 2020 season was cancelled by the Pandemic, and Broadway and Off-Broadway shows also … [Read more...] about Shakespeare in the Park Returns to NYC this Summer

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on March 17, 2021 | Updated March 17, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Central Park · Exploring NYC · Hamilton · NYC Theater Tagged With: Shakespeare in the Park

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