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Broadway Information updated

New York Entertainment - MUSICAL

Musical is the one of representive entertainment in New York City. Musical require the perfect for its music, dance, performance, actors and actresses and it makes the show to be recognized as the wonderful show. In other words, it's so difficult to get higher reward among the series of shows. You need to understand the basic knowledge if you are the first time to watch musical.

   What's New ? : Play List of Broadway Musical updated 09/11/2008

 General Information of Musical

Category
Musical is divided into three categories. The first one is "Broadway Musical" as you may know, all theaters are in the Theater District near Broadway in Midtown which usually have more than 500 seats, in terms of its size, bigger. The second category is "Off Broadway". You can imagine by its name, this category shows that most of those theaters are away from (=off) Broadway and provides rather avant-garde or experimental programs in mostly 100-499 seats big theaters. The third one is "Off-Off Broadway". The category started because "Off Broadway" became famous and bigger then lost their original purpose, "Not stick to the recognition from the public". Mostly the theater has less than 100 seats and sometimes performed in non-theater spaces.

The Tony Awards
The Tony Awards will be given annual top new commer performance in the beginning of June. That is to say, it is similar to The Academy Award for the films. The award will be broadcasted to the whole United States.

The Obie Award
The Obie Award is similar award as the Tony Awards. It was started by the magazine, "Voice" to evaluate Off Broadway parformance.

General Rule
No dress code but it would be recommended to be dressed in rather semi-formal style. No video nor photo. No drink nor foods inside. You need to check in the big luggage at the front.

Ticket
If you watch the specific one, you should better to reserve in advance and the internet ticketting is avairable. Only you should do is to go to "Will Call" window to receive your ticket. But remember to bring your ID. TKTS (in TimesSquare) can provide you the cheaper tickets.
   Off Broadway Theater,   Off-Off Broadway Theater

 Broadway Theaters

The recognition of the name "musical" for most of the people is still limited to "On Broadway Musical" playing at the theaters concentrated around Times Square or Theater District. Its history had begun around 1927 with "Showboard". "West Side Story" or "Cats" had established musical's recognition bigger, and recently, the films featuring the same title also contributed that accelerate its popularity much.
The play list is as of November 9th, 2008   
Theater Play Address
Studio 54 Pal Joey 254 W 54th Street
Broadway Theater Shrek The Musical 1681 Broadway
August Wilson Theater Jersey Boys 245 W 52nd Street
Neil Simon Theater Hairspray 250 W 52nd Street
Gershwin Theater Wicked 222 W 51st Street
Cadillac Winter Garden Theater Mamma Mia ! 1634 Broadway
Ambassador Theater Chicago 215 W 49th Street
Eugene O' Neill Theater Spring Awakening 230 W 49th Street
Walter Kerr Theater The Seagull 219 W 48th Street
Longacre Theater Boeing-Boeing 220 W 48th Street
Cort Theater The 39 Steps 138 W 48th Street
Ethel Barrymore Theater Speed-the-Plow 243 W 47th Street
Brooks Atkinson Theater Grease 256 W 47th Street
Palace Theater Liza's At The Palace...! 12/3- 1564 Broadway
Lunt-Fontanne Theater The Little Mermaid 205 W 46th Street
Richard Rodgers Theater In the Heights 226 W 46th Street
Marquis Theater Irving Berlin's White Christmas 1535 Broadway
Imperial Theater Billy Elliot the Musical 249 W 45th Street
Music Box Theater 239 W 45th Street
Lyceum Theater 149 W 45th Street
Al Hirschfeld Theater A Tale of Two Cities 302 W 45th Street
John Golden Theater Avenue Q 252 W 45th Street
Schoenfeld Theater All My Sons 236 W 45th Street
Booth Theater Dividing the Estate 222 W 45th Street
Minskoff Theater The Lion King 200 W 45th Street
Majestic Theater The Phantom of the Opera 245 W 44th Street
Broadhurst Theater Equus 9/5- 235 W 44th Street
Shubert Theater Monty Python's Spamalot 225 W 44th Street
Belasco Theater American Buffalo 111 W 44th Street
St. James Theater Gypsy 246 W 44th Street
Helen Hayes Theater Slava's Snowshow   12/2- 240 W 44th Street
American Airlines Theater A Man for All Seasons 227 W 42nd Street
Hilton Theater Young Frankenstein 213 W 42nd Street
New Amsterdam Theater Mary Poppins 214 W 42nd Street
Nederlander Theater   208 W 41st Street

Studio 54
Address : 254 W 54th Street
Subway : N/Q/R/W Line 57th St
Seating Capacity : 920
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/../venue.php?t=studio54

Current and Future Shows :
Pal Joey

Broadway Theater
Address : 1681 Broadway
Subway : B/D/E Line 53rd St
Seating Capacity : 1752
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/broadway.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Shrek The Musical

August Wilson Theater
Address : 245 W 52nd Street
Subway : C/E Line 50th St
Seating Capacity : 1275
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/virginia.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Jersey Boys

Neil Simon Theater
Address : 250 W 52nd Street
Subway : 1 Line 50th St
Seating Capacity : 1297
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/simon.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Hairspray

Gershwin Theater
Address : 222 W 51st Street
Subway : 1 Line 50th St
Seating Capacity : 1933
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/gershwin.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Wicked

Cadillac Winter Garden Theater
Address : 1634 Broadway
Subway : 1 Line 50th St
Seating Capacity : 1482
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/winter.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Mamma Mia !

Ambassador Theater
Address : 215 W 49th Street
Subway : 1 Line 50th St
Seating Capacity : 1125
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/ambass.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Chicago

Eugene O' Neill Theater
Address : 230 W 49th Street
Subway : 1 Line 50th St
Seating Capacity : 1108
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/oneill.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Spring Awakening

Walter Kerr Theater
Address : 219 W 48th Street
Subway : 1 Line 50th St
Seating Capacity : 947
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/kerr.htm

Current and Future Shows :
The Seagull

Longacre Theater
Address : 220 W 48th Street
Subway : 1 Line 50th St
Seating Capacity : 1096
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/longacre.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Boeing-Boeing

Cort Theater
Address : 138 W 48th Street
Subway : B/D/F/V 47-50th Rockefeller Center
Seating Capacity : 1084
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/cort.htm

Current and Future Shows :
The 39 Steps

Ethel Barrymore Theater
Address : 243 W 47th Street
Subway : C/E Line 50th St
Seating Capacity : 1096
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/ethelbar.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Speed-the-Plow

Brooks Atkinson Theater
Address : 256 W 47th Street
Subway : C/E Line 50th St
Seating Capacity : 1044
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/atkinson.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Grease

Palace Theater
Address : 1564 Broadway
Subway : N/R Line 49th St
Seating Capacity : 1784
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/palace.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Liza's At The Palace...!   12/3-
West Side Story   2/23-

Lunt-Fontanne Theater
Address : 205 W 46th Street
Subway : N/Q/R/W/1/2/3 Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1475
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/luntfont.htm

Current and Future Shows :
The Little Mermaid

Richard Rodgers Theater
Address : 226 W 46th Street
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1368
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/rodgers.htm

Current and Future Shows :
In the Heights

Marquis Theater
Address : 1535 Broadway
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1604
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/marquis.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Soul of Shaolin 2009/01/13-
9 To 5: The Musical 2009/03/24-

Imperial Theater
Address : 249 W 45th Street
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1421
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/imperial.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Billy Elliot the Musical

Music Box Theater
Address : 239 W 45th Street
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1010
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/musicbox.htm

Current and Future Shows :
August: Osage County

Lyceum Theater
Address : 149 W 45th Street
Subway : B/D/F/V 47-50th Rockefeller Center
Seating Capacity : 1421
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/lyceum.htm

Current and Future Shows :
N/A

Al Hirschfeld Theater
Address : 302 W 45th Street
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1437
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/beck.htm

Current and Future Shows :
A Tale of Two Cities
John Golden Theater
Address : 252 W 45th Street
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 805
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/golden.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Avenue Q

Schoenfeld Theater
Address : 236 W 45th Street
Subway : N/Q/R/W/1/2/3 Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1079
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/plymouth.htm

Current and Future Shows :
All My Sons
Booth Theater
Address : 222 W 45th Street
Subway : N/Q/R/W/1/2/3 Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 785
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/booth.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Dividing the Estate

Minskoff Theater
Address : 200 W 45th Street
Subway : N/Q/R/W/1/2/3 Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1710
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/minskoff.htm

Current and Future Shows :
The Lion King

Majestic Theater
Address : 245 W 44th Street
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1655
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/majestic.htm

Current and Future Shows :
The Phantom of the Opera

Broadhurst Theater
Address : 235 W 44th Street
Subway : N/Q/R/W/1/2/3 Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1186
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/brdhurst.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Equus
Mary Stuart 2009/03/30-
Shubert Theater
Address : 225 W 44th Street
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1521
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/shubert.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Monty Python's Spamalot

Belasco Theater
Address : 111 W 44th Street
Subway : B/D/F/V Line 42nd St-Bryant Park
Seating Capacity : 1018
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/belasco.htm

Current and Future Shows :
American Buffalo 10/31-

St. James Theater
Address : 246 W 44th Street
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1623
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/stjames.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Gypsy

Helen Hayes Theater
Address : 240 W 44th Street
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 597
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/hayes.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Slava's Snowshow 12/2-
American Airlines Theater
Address : 227 W 42nd Street
Subway : N/Q/R/W/1/2/3 Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 740
URL :
http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/amair.htm

Current and Future Shows :
A Man for All Seasons
Hedda Gabler 2009/01/06-
Hilton Theater
Address : 213 W 42nd Street
Subway : N/Q/R/W/1/2/3 Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1813
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/fordctr.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Young Frankenstein

New Amsterdam Theater
Address : 214 W 42nd Street
Subway : N/Q/R/W/1/2/3 Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1747
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/newamst.htm

Current and Future Shows :
Mary Poppins

Nederlander Theater
Address : 208 W 41st Street
Subway : N/Q/R/W/1/2/3 Line 42nd St-Times Square
Seating Capacity : 1203
URL : http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/neder.htm

Current and Future Shows :
N/A
    Broadway Theater Map is here.

 Off Broadway Theaters

Orpheum Theatre
Off Broadway. It was a theater for Jewish immigrant and rennovated into a Off-Broadwattheater in 1959.

Location : East Village
Address : 126 2nd Ave   
MAP
Subway : 6 Line Astor Place
URL : http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/.../theater.html

Current and Future Shows :
Stomp
New York Theatre Workshop
It is a famous theater of a gateway to success for the new directors and known as a most advance theater among Off-Broadways.

Location : East Village
Address : 79 E 4th St.   
MAP
SubwayF Line 2nd Ave
The Joseph Papp Public Theater
Known as a theater where various type of musical. Some of them had been taken in Broadway such as "Bring in the noise".

Location : Greenwich Village
Address : 425 Lafayette St.   MAP
Subway : 6 Line Astor Pl
URL : http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/.../theater.html

Current and Future Shows :
If You See Something Say Something
Road Show
Taking Over
Native Theater Festival (11/12-)
Pirate Jenny Comes Back (11/14-)
Philip Roth in Khartoum (12/04-)
Mandy Patinkin (12/08-)

Astor Place Theater
Off Broadway. Astor Place Theater is one of the representative theater of "Off Broadway" theater which is located at Colonnade Row in Greenwich Village. It hosts "Blue Man Group TUBES" for more than 15 years.

Location : Greenwich Village
Address : 434 Lafayette St   MAP
Subway : 6 Line Astor Place
URL : http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/.../theater.html

Current and Future Shows :
Blue Man Group : Tubes
Lucille Lortel Theatre
Off Broadway. Lucille Lortel Theatre is the theater where the "Off Broad Way" started which is located in the Greenwich Village.

Location : Greenwich Village
Address : 121 Christopher St   MAP
Subway : 1 Line Christopher St
URL : http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/.../theater.html

Current and Future Shows :
Fifty Words
Catch-22 (11/14-)

MCC (Manhattan Class Company)
Off Broadway. MCC (Mnahattan Class Company) is located in Chelsea which was rennovated from the loft which has less than 100 seats.

Location : Chelsea
Address : 120 W 28th St   MAP
Subway : 1/N/R Line 28th St
Circle in the Square Theater
Off Broadway. Circle in the Square Theater, located in the middle of Theater District, is known as the theater that "Summer and Smoke" had been performed as a long run. Dustin Hofman is from this theater.

Location : Midtown
Address : 1633 Broadway   
MAP
Subway : N/R/W Line 49th St, 1/A/C/E Line 50th St
URL : http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/.../theater.html
59E59 Theaters
Off Broadway. 59E59 Theaters is newly opened complexed theaters in Midtown which provides avant-garde performance.

Location : Midtown
Address : 59 E 59th St   MAP
Subway : N/R/W/4/5/6 Line Lexington Ave-59th st
URL : http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/.../theater.html

Current and Future Shows :
A Body of Water
Love Child
The Files
Made in Poland
The Sandbox and The First Time (11/10-)
Improbable Frequency (11/28-)
The 1959 Broadway Songbook (12/03-)
Simon Green Sings Coward at Christmas: A Cabaret for Noel (12/14-)

Bouwerie Lane Theater
Off Broadway. Bouwerie Lane Theater is located in the East Village which provides the traditional works.

Location : East Village
Address : 330 Bowery St   
MAP
Subway : F/V/S Line Broadway-Lafayette St
URL : http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/.../theater.html

Harold Clurman Theatre
Off Broadway. Harold Clurman Theatre was found in 1978 by Jack Garfein, which is located in the western area of 42nd street, it provides new comers' work and also traditional works.

Location : Midtown
Address : 412 W 42nd St   MAP
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St
URL : http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/.../theater.html

Current and Future Shows :
The Fourposter
Beasley's Christmas Party (12/02-)
Minetta Lane Theater
Off Broadway. Minetta Lane Theater is located in Greenwich Village which is now playing "Cookin'.

Location : Greenwich Village
Address : 18 Minetta Lane   
MAP
Subway : A/B/C/D/E/F/Q Line W 4th St - Washington Sq
URL : http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/.../theater.html
Sullivan Street Playhouse
Off Broadway. Sullivan Street Playhose is well known as the play, "Fantastic" which had been played for thirty years.

Location : Greenwich Village
Address : 181 Sullivan St   MAP
Subway : A/B/C/D/E/F/Q Line W 4th St - Washington Sq
    Off Broadway Theater Map is here.

 Off-Off Broadway Theaters

La MaMa Experimental Theater
Off-Off Broadway. La MaMa Experimental Theater, located in the East Village is consist of 3 theaters, Annex, First Floor Theater and The Club and it is known as an experimental and avant-garde performance.

Location : East Village
Address : 74A E 4th St   MAP
Subway : F/V Line Lower East Side - 2nd Ave

Current and Future Shows :
The Father
Lillian Yuralia (11/13-) New Indigenous Voices 2008 (11/24-)
February (12/4-)
Theater for the New City
Off-Off Broadway. Theater for the New City is featuring the young and promised scenario writers. Also, it provides avant-garde performance and oversea performance.

Location : East Village
Address : 155 1st Ave   MAP
Subway : 6 Line Astor Place
URL : http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/.../theater.html

Current and Future Shows :
For Flow
Lysistrata's Children
Dancing in the Dark (11/13-) The Very Sad Story of Ethel & Julius... (11/28-)
Sourdough Philosophy and Pageant (12/4-)
Intar
Off-Off Broadway. Intar was established in 1966 for the Spanish Play. It is now providing both English and Spanish works.

Location : Midtown
Address : 420 W 42nd St   MAP
Subway : A/C/E Line 42nd St
Here
Off-Off Broadway. "Here" is located in Soho which has art center, gallery and cofe in the theater. The "Connie Island Sideshow" is famous performance.

Location : Soho
Address : 145 6th Ave   MAP
Subway : C/E Line Spring St
URL : http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/.../theater.html

    Off-Off Broadway Theater Map is here.

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