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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 3:31:40 GMT
Is it silly to go to NYC for a third time. Seen Met Museum, Brooklyn Museum , Whitney Museum, Statue of Liberty , Ellis Island, The church at colombia university , Moma, frick collection ? the library with the gutenberg bible. I have also seen Hamilton,Fun Home , POTO, Lion King, Billy Elliott (closed) SouthPacific (closed) what else should I see?
I might have to wait until 2019 but to get the ball rolling
and hny
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 9:52:36 GMT
I’ve been to NYC every year for the past three years. So personally I would say visit it as often as you like! I love the city, not just for the theatre but for the atmosphere. I would continue going in this pattern for a long time if it wasn’t for my desire to see new places.
Only you can decide if you can justify another trip.
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Post by ali973 on Dec 30, 2017 9:55:48 GMT
jeez..and I thought I was much planning 6 months in advance  Theatre wise, if you go in 2019 I say do NOT get the ball rolling now. The Broadway scene has a much faster turnover than the West End. Come 2019 I'm sure there will be a slew of new and exciting shows (also depends on when in 2019 you will go). |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2017 11:02:26 GMT
I'm planning to go to New York for the fourth time in September, as much because I love the city as it would be for theatre - I've never seen more than two Broadway shows on a single trip!
Only you can decide whether you want to go back or not, so I'm not sure what advice a theatre forum can give you!
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Post by Steffi on Dec 30, 2017 13:29:08 GMT
I have been going to New York about 3 times a year for the past 3 years. So my answer to the question is: No, it’s not silly to go again. It’s an amazing city. I still find new things to do and discover plus it’s nice to be familiar with lots of places.
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Post by Dr Tom on Dec 30, 2017 23:34:25 GMT
I've gone several times a year for the past five years (and some occasional trips before then). This year, I've only been twice, due to lack of funds.
I try and a do a long weekend to catch days with a matinee performance. I also do longer trips where I pass through New York on the way to other cities, or visit multiple places. You can often add a 24 hour stopover for no extra money.
The additional cities are there because they're much cheaper than New York, they have new places for me to visit and they often have excellent theatre tours runnings as well. For instance, earlier this year I tagged on Washington DC so I could attend the tours of The King and I and Cabaret, which were both running at the same time and also went to Worcester, MA to see the non-equity tour of Pippin.
For New York, I don't plan anywhere near as much as I used to do. I tend to get some tickets via box offices, TDF and TodayTix and leave some gaps for Rush tickets and whatever takes my fancy at the time. I often go to off-Broadway shows as well. The rest of the time, I look around and relax.
Definitely not silly to go again. The main challenge is keeping the costs sensible (collecting hotel reward points cheaply in the UK and using them to book expensive rooms in New York is my top tip here).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2017 3:05:48 GMT
It took me 5 years to plan my Paris trip :-)
I might be going in 2018. It will depend on holidays
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Post by martin1965 on Dec 31, 2017 16:07:03 GMT
I've gone several times a year for the past five years (and some occasional trips before then). This year, I've only been twice, due to lack of funds. I try and a do a long weekend to catch days with a matinee performance. I also do longer trips where I pass through New York on the way to other cities, or visit multiple places. You can often add a 24 hour stopover for no extra money. The additional cities are there because they're much cheaper than New York, they have new places for me to visit and they often have excellent theatre tours runnings as well. For instance, earlier this year I tagged on Washington DC so I could attend the tours of The King and I and Cabaret, which were both running at the same time and also went to Worcester, MA to see the non-equity tour of Pippin. For New York, I don't plan anywhere near as much as I used to do. I tend to get some tickets via box offices, TDF and TodayTix and leave some gaps for Rush tickets and whatever takes my fancy at the time. I often go to off-Broadway shows as well. The rest of the time, I look around and relax. Definitely not silly to go again. The main challenge is keeping the costs sensible (collecting hotel reward points cheaply in the UK and using them to book expensive rooms in New York is my top tip here). Only twice? You poor thing. Ive been twice since 1991. Its such a fantastic place. Dont know when i will go again, probably with my retirement lump sum🙈 |
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Post by 49thand8th on Dec 31, 2017 22:35:22 GMT
Is it silly to go to NYC for a third time. Seen Met Museum, Brooklyn Museum , Whitney Museum, Statue of Liberty , Ellis Island, The church at colombia university , Moma, frick collection ? the library with the gutenberg bible. I have also seen Hamilton,Fun Home , POTO, Lion King, Billy Elliott (closed) SouthPacific (closed) what else should I see? I might have to wait until 2019 but to get the ball rolling and hny I live here and it took me three trips to realize I wanted to move here.  Come on back! We'll have all sorts of stuff for you to see. I'm sure Come From Away will still be running. See that! As far as non-theatre stuff, I'd recommend the Morgan Library, the High Line, the NY Transit Museum, and Eataly (unless you're claustrophobic). |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2018 19:38:11 GMT
I mean it doesn’t need any more votes but I’ve been ahout 15-16 times over about as many years (a few were clustered together when I lived in Canada) and I still love it. There’s always something new to do- and old “friends” to revisit.
This time I’m probably taking a day trip out to Philly or maybe upstate NY but even without there’s plenty in Manhattan and the boroughs to do!
Ps Long Island City is a great place to stay far cheaper than Manhattan and you can get to Times Square in about 15 mins from most hotels over there 😊
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