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Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Broadway’s Rent With Idina Menzel & More Stars

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Hard to believe that it's 25 years since Rent made its debut on Broadway, and made instant stars out of Idina Menzel and others.  She's celebrating with Broadway stars including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Platt, Billy Porter and Ali Stroker in a one-night-ony performance that is also a fund-raiser for the New York Theatre Workshop. Broadway shows online 25 Years of Rent: … [Read more...] about Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Broadway’s Rent With Idina Menzel & More Stars

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on February 23, 2021 | Updated March 1, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · Exploring NYC · NYC Theater

ICYMI Top Reads of the Week on NYC on the Cheap

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You are busy.  So this weekend roundup of our top posts of the week is just in case you missed anything, or need a reminder of something.  NYCOTC has always been about saving you money with news of freebies and discounts, even more important in these difficult times Get more NYC for less money with NYCOTC.  That's our motto and we're sticking to … [Read more...] about ICYMI Top Reads of the Week on NYC on the Cheap

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on February 13, 2021 | Updated February 13, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Cheap Eats · Coronavirus · Family Fun · Frugal Over Fifty · ICYMI · Jewish New York · NYC Free · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Queens Tagged With: 100 Things to Do in NYC Before You Die· Coronavirus· discount theater tickets· Hudson Yards· IDNYC card· Lincoln Center Film Society· parking calendar

ABC Soap Opera Stars Perform in Fundraiser for Broadway Cares

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Beloved stars from All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital - including several Emmy and Tony winners - are uniting for a special  concert benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. ABC Daytime: Back on Broadway, is star-studded event beginning at 8 pm Eastern on Thursday, February 11. It includes performances by: All My Children - Bobbie … [Read more...] about ABC Soap Opera Stars Perform in Fundraiser for Broadway Cares

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on February 4, 2021 | Updated February 4, 2021 Filed Under: Best of NYC · NYC Theater

Broadway Shows to Watch FREE Online

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See two Broadway shows online this week, as part of the Broadway Cares mission to keep Broadway alive while theaters are shut down, and help support members of the theater community not earning a paycheck right now. These shows feature Emmy and Academy Award winners and are FREE to watch online, but you are encouraged to donate to Broadway Cares. Every dollar donated will … [Read more...] about Broadway Shows to Watch FREE Online

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 26, 2021 | Updated January 27, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · NYC Theater · Virtual Events Tagged With: Broadway Cares

Broadway Honors Those We Lost in 2020

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Broadway Remembers is a moving new video to honor the memory of those the Broadway community lost in 2020.  The sad list includes Tony Award winners, Tony nominees and others from both sides of the curtain - dancers and choreographers, actors and scenic designers, singers and composers, producers and press agents, even a beloved longtime theater usher. Some names you … [Read more...] about Broadway Honors Those We Lost in 2020

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on January 13, 2021 | Updated January 13, 2021 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Best of NYC · NYC Theater

NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

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Top News in NYC & Tri-State Update Dec. 28 The world's largest New Year's Eve party, in Times Square, also will be virtual. Brooklyn's famous Coney Island Polar Bear Club has cancelled its traditional New Year's Day plunge in the Atlantic Ocean. NYC holiday lights, windows and trees is will be lit through Jan. 3, some through Jan. 10. Visiting the Rockefeller … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 29, 2020 | Updated December 28, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Bronx · Brooklyn · Coronavirus · Crisis Resources · Entertainment · Frugal Over Fifty · Getting Around NYC · New York Auto Show · NYC Cheap Weekend · NYC for Visitors · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · NYC Theater · Queens · Sales & Bargains · Sports · Staten Island Tagged With: Brooklyn Botanical Garden· Brooklyn Library· Carnegie Hall· Coronavirus· Empire State Building· Lincoln Center· Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade· Metropolitan Museum of Art· Metropolitan Opera· New York Botanical Garden· NYPL· Open Streets· Queens Library· Staten Island Ferry

Free Holiday Concert by Broadway Stars

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A stellar cast of some two dozen of Broadway's top performers, including several Tony Award winners, is gathering for a special FREE livestream holiday concert to provide hope and inspiration in these difficult times. A Season of Hope & Inspiration: A Virtual Holiday Celebration is presented by Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV), the Tony Award-winning choir founded and … [Read more...] about Free Holiday Concert by Broadway Stars

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on December 10, 2020 | Updated December 8, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Christmas in NYC · Music · NYC Theater · Virtual Events

Broadway Stars Perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Although the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be virtual this year, there still will be giant balloons, and giant stars from Broadway shows, with performances by the casts of “Hamilton,” “Mean Girls,” “Jagged Little Pill,” and “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations,” and a a solo ballerina dancing as The Nutcracker's Sugar Plum Fairy.   Broadway has … [Read more...] about Broadway Stars Perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 12, 2020 | Updated November 12, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Christmas in NYC · Family Fun · Hamilton · NYC Theater

Museums, Gardens & Zoos: What’s Open in NYC & Nearby & How to Get Reservations

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Museums, botanical gardens, zoos, ice skating rinks and other attractions in NYC and the Tri-State area are open again, all with timed-ticket reservation requirements. Some museums have resumed their FREE and pay-what-you-wish admission. Many have reduced operating hours, and all require face masks, as required by both NYC and NY State. NYC Theater Update Broadway … [Read more...] about Museums, Gardens & Zoos: What’s Open in NYC & Nearby & How to Get Reservations

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on November 9, 2020 | Updated December 2, 2020 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Bronx · Exploring NYC · Family Fun · NYC for Visitors · NYC Museums · NYC Parks · NYC Theater

NYC Theater Update: Broadway Shows Postponed or Closed

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  Two sad announcements this week that affect all of us fans of the best live theater and music on the planet: Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters will remain dark through June, and the New York Philharmonic has cancelled its entire season, also through June. It is the first time in the 178-year history of the beloved "Phil" that an entire season has been … [Read more...] about NYC Theater Update: Broadway Shows Postponed or Closed

Posted by Evelyn Kanter on October 14, 2020 | Updated October 15, 2020 Filed Under: Arts & Culture · Coronavirus · NYC Theater Tagged With: Beetlejuice· Frozsen· Plaza Suite· Radio City Christmas Spectacular· The Lion King· The Music Man· The Nutcracker

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