.1
5
teens
SP | ISS UE 3 |
PLA
The theatre magazine by and for
R
Y
2011
Theatre Development Fund
P L AY IN G
tdf
BY
VO
L
Escape to Another World AT THE THEATRE Reviews Peter and the Starcatcher The Importance of Being Earnest Mamma Mia n The Whipping Man
Our Famous Internship Listings
@lso online
www.tdf.org/pxp
Need more
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Sometimes you just need to get away – from the grind of the city, the melting grey snow on the sidewalks and the stress of school. When a vacation to a tropical island isn’t possible, spend an afternoon or an evening at the theatre. The plays reviewed in this issue will take you to far off worlds and different times — none of which require a passport or plane ticket. Once you’re back in New York, check out our annual feature on careers in theatre — and a listing of internships that will help you make your way. Happy travels,
PxP ?
Visit PxP o nli interviews, ne (www.tdf.org/px p) videos, pho tos, review for exclusive Whenever yo s and more u see visit th ! e w e b s ite for more And don’t fo . .. rget to find us on
d #72 lay. e t s u B h t y fap Theatre ceMis only allowed to clap atathfaemenouds operformer
JuLia
e audien ap when Myth: Th ience may cl d au e th f o bers Truth: Mem e stage. th rs firsts ente
PxP is a quarterly theatre magazine published by Theatre Development Fund (TDF)
U read PxP e of where YO Send us a pictur featured in the next issue! and you may beto juliar@tdf.org Email your pic Michele readin
g the winter is
sue on the train
Julia Rosenfeld, Editor Patrick Berger, Associate Editor Kathie Rokita, Blue Sky Design, Inc., Layout and Design Krista Apple, Teacher Guide Writer Sabrina Khan, Christa Tandana & Michele Tram, Senior Ploggers
tdf
Theatre Development Fund
Victoria Bailey, Executive Director Veronica Claypool, Managing Director Marianna Houston, Director of Education Doug Smith, Director of Web Services Ginger B. Meagher, Assistant Director of Education Patrick Berger, Education Associate If you have any questions or would like to request additional copies of this issue, please contact PxP at: PxP, TDF, 520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 801, New York, NY 10018-6507, (212) 912-9770, playbyplay@tdf.org, www.tdf.org/pxp
Help W anted PxP is lookin
F
Visit the newly redesigned Play by Play online www.tdf.org/pxp
O ND F U
o d w o H scape? youTeell us rg/pxp
SO
There’s an App for That: TDF’s iPhone and Android App is now available! Check it out in iTunes or at www.tdf.org
g for studen more t s t o team. Would join the you m a go ak E-mail od plogger? e julia for mo r@tdf.org re info .
Theatre Development Fund (TDF) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of professional theatre, music and dance productions of merit. TDF makes the performing arts affordable through TKTS, the half-price ticket booths, and many other programs. You can join TDF’s mailing list for a $30 annual fee to receive discount ticket offerings online and through the mail. To join, visit www.tdf.org/application. PxP is made possible in part by the generous support of Xerox Corporation with additional funding by Axe Houghton Foundation; The Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.; Sarita Kenedy East Foundation, Inc.; Ford Foundation Good Neighbor Committee; The Hecksher Foundation for Children; JPMorgan Chase Foundations; The Walt Disney Corporation and Washington Mutual. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and The New York State Council for the Arts. PHOTO CREDITS: Joan Marcus: Cover and pages 4-5; Christa Tandana: page 3
o
.tdf. www
2 3
Preview of Spring Theatre When it rains, it pours! This spring, Broadway is full of exciting theatre. What do you want to see?
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON Bernard Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45th St. n A team of high school basketball players (including Chris Noth and Keifer Sutherland) reunite to rehash the past. www.thatchampionshipseason.com HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 W. 45th St. n Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) stars in the classic musical about cheating your way to the top of the business world. www.howtosucceedbroadway.com
ANYTHING GOES Stephen Sondheim Theatre, 124 W. 43rd St. n Sutton Foster (from Shrek the Musical) takes center stage in this musical about two unlikely pairs setting sail for love. www.roundabouttheatre.org CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St. n Aaron Tveit (from Next to Normal) stars in a new musical based on the popular movie. www.catchmethemusical.com
MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St. n Chris Rock plays the sponsor of a recovering addict with a far from sober girlfriend. www.themfwiththehat.com
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK Foxwoods Theatre, 213 W. 42nd St. n This new musical is based on the comic book hero and features songs by Bono and The Edge. www.spidermanonbroadway.marvel.com
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway n Three friends hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship in the Australian outback. www.priscillaonbroadway.com
THE BOOK OF MORMON Eugene O’Neill Theatre, 230 W. 49th St. n A new musical about Mormon missionaries from South Park and Avenue Q creators.
2 3
GHETTO KLOWN Lyceum Theatre, 149 W. 45th St. n John Leguizamo’s uncensored, and uninhibited solo show. www.ghettoklownonbroadway.com
WONDERLAND Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway n A mom named Alice finds herself in Wonderland where she encounters strange though familiar characters. www.wonderlandonbroadway.com
THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 W. 48th St. n Ben Stiller stars in a dark comedy about American dreamers in Sunnyside, Queens. www.houseofblueleaves.com BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 W. 46th St. n Robin Williams plays a tiger (yes, the animal) in a dramedy set in the streets of Baghdad. www.bengaltigeronbroadway.com SISTER ACT Broadway Theatre, Broadway at 53rd St. n Singing nuns take the stage in this new musical based on the movie. www. sisteractbroadway.com
FAT PIG Belasco Theatre, 111 W. 44th St. n Tom (Josh Hamilton), a handsome bachelor, falls for the beautiful, bright and plus-sized Helen — despite objections from his friend Carter (Dane Cook). www. fatpigonbroadway.com
Note to self : Don’t mi ss this pla y:
The PLOG The PLOG The PLOG
By Ben Wolfson, 11th Grade, Hunter College High School
Peter and the Starcatcher, a prequel to Peter Pan, begins in an Oliver-Twistesque Britain where three 13-year-old boys (one is Peter before he has a name) are sold into slavery. They sail on The Neverland to a far off island. On the ship, they are befriended by an
inquisitive girl, Molly who has a penchant for adventure and a secret that she’s bursting to share. The actors are used in very creative ways. At one point, they stand in a line facing away from the audience and act as doors — when Molly “opens” one, we see what is happening in that room. Later in the play, the same actors that play the pirates sing a shanty while dressed in mermaid costumes (complete with bikinis). Defying stereotypes, Molly’s nanny Ms. Bumbrake (played by a man) and Alf, a sailor, end up wooing the audience with their unique romantic antics. Another refreshing piece
of theatre workmanship was the clever manipulation of the fourth wall (the symbolic barrier between the audience and the actors on stage).
Whether it’s being asked to imagine cats flying or to ignore bits of dialogue, audience participation is always engaging and adds a critical dimension to the play.
The Importance of Being Earnest By Olivia Munk,11th Grade, Bronx High School of Science
I was unsure how I would feel seeing one of my favorite plays, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, staged. When I read it two summers ago, I decided what each character looked and acted like. This meant that when I arrived to see the Broadway production, I was worried that the physical manifestation would ruin the words that I had devoured from the page. When the curtains first opened, a lavish set of an aristocratic London manor met my skeptical eyes. That wasn’t what I had expected, as my copy noted that staging can be done using curtains to avoid confusion, and that “the sparkling, enduring lines…will carry the play regardless.” I was thrown yet another curve ball when Santino Fontana played Algernon as extremely dynamic and deliciously conniving — much different from the collected gentleman laying on
insults in a perfect deadpan that I had imagined. These weren’t the only things that made the production stand apart from my previous interpretation of the script. Jokes play differently as the actors employed inflection and enunciation that simply didn’t read in my own head. As my fellow plogger, Zoe, remarked, “When you see it onstage, you understand the jokes more easily.” (Read what Zoe has to say @ www.tdf.org/pxp) The sheer experience of being at a theater is quite different than being curled up in your bed reading a book. The buzz of the audience was undeniable, and I couldn’t help but feel an adrenaline rush at the thought of sharing such brilliant
Why would a teenager ever want see this “kids show”? When Peter says his last goodbye to Molly and tells her that he will never grow up, the adult in me was unable to stop the pity I felt for him. As a teen, too often I see plays about the horror and pain of growing up. However, in Peter and the Starcatcher, the last goodbye shows the bittersweet dullness of staying young forever. TICKETS: thru 4/3 • $25 student tix • NYTW, 79 E. 4th St. www.nytw.org
comedy with people who enjoy it as much as I do. My favorite part of the production was the performance by Brian Bedford (also the director of this production), dripping with lace and jewels to portray the venerable Lady Bracknell. A revered actor, his characterization of Aunt Augusta was not for a moment anything you would see on Rue Paul’s Drag Race, but of a refined old English actor playing a refined old English lady. Each word seemed to drip with deliberation, something that doesn’t translate in straight reading. I am very pleased with how The Importance of Being Earnest was portrayed in this particular production and would recommend it to any Wilde aficionado. TICKETS: thru 7/3 • $22 general rush • American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. www.roundabouttheatre.org
4 5
G
For more reviews, visit the plog online By Max Wolf, 10th Grade, Friends Seminary
History class has taught us that the civil war was the bloodiest war in U.S. history and that it ended slavery. The Whipping Man puts a human face on this historical event and paints
www.tdf.org/pxp
a much more enticing picture. The best thing about The Whipping Man is how the story unfolds: not by telling, but by showing. Caleb DeLeon, a bearded and bleeding confederate soldier, stumbles in. Simon emerges, brandishing a rifle. Quickly we realize that we are in Caleb’s house, Simon was his slave, and Robert E. Lee has just surrendered. We then meet John, Caleb’s former best friend. We learn that all three men are Jewish and that this is Passover. The story of these three men and their relationships is beautiful, tragic, benevolent, and cruel all at once. Their shared history is exceedingly rich and thoroughly believ-
PLOG
able. We root for each man, each one a protagonist in his own right. The moments of silence throughout the production are some of the most striking. These precious interludes work in wonderful contrast with the moments of explosive passion and fury. The Whipping Man is for veteran theatergoers and newcomers alike. Full of secrets, violence, some light cursing, cool technical gimmicks and plenty of drama, this is a show that you won’t want to miss. TICKETS: thru 4/10 • $25 student rush • MTC @ City Center, 131 W. 55th St. www.mtc-nyc.org
Did you know that The Phantom of the Opera has been running on Broadway for 20 years? Plogger Desmond says that “The Phantom of the Opera is a jaw dropping production full of magic and suspense.” Read more of his review www.tdf.org/pxp
Mamma Mia! By Reyna Schaechter, 10th Grade, Hunter College High School
Mamma Mia! tells the story of a 20-year-old bachelorette, Sophie, who is about to get married. She was raised by her mother, but wants her father to give her away at her wedding. Sophie finds her mother’s diary and discovers that she has three potential fathers. She invites all three to her wedding, hoping that she will learn who her father is. From a mockery of a Greek chorus to the surprising plot twists at the end, I was never bored.
4 5
Mamma Mia! creates an unrealistic scenario — the kind that you only stumble across in a large Broadway theatre. Albeit enjoyable to watch, I would not want to go to this island because it’s too planned to enjoy living in. Is Mamma Mia! a brilliant show? No. But is it a show that is bound to leave you smiling? Absolutely. So if you’re in the mood for a feelgood piece of theater with a side order of schmaltz, take a chance on Mamma Mia!
PLOG \ plog\ n. Our clever combination of “play” and “blog” and YOUR way to find out what’s hot in the NYC theatre scene. For more reviews, check out the plog online www.tdf.org/pxp
TICKETS: $31.50 student rush • Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway www.mammamia.com
So, You Wanna Work in Theatre? It takes a lot more than the people you see onstage to put on a show.
YOU LIKE
n Telling
Stories n Being a Leader n Collaborating
n Fashion n Sewing n Drawing
n Electronics n High
Pressure n Teamwork
n Math n People n Organizing
HOW ABOUT
Administration: Office and building tasks, day-to-day running of the company.
HOW?
Learning about any and all aspects of theatre (on and offsta ge) will help you gain the skills to direct your own show.
DIRECTOR
A director leads the actors and design team in taking the words from a page to tell the story onstage.
COSTUME DESIGNER
A costume designer helps set the mood and define the characters by designing the costumes for a production.
Get out your needle and thread and start sewing! Look for internships in theatre costumes departments and with local clothing designers.
BOARD OPERATOR
A board operator is in charge of running the lights and/or sound during a performance.
Begin working as a tech crew member on a production to learn how the lights and sound are run.
BOX OFFICE
Box Office staff are responsible for selling tickets and sometimes concessions and merchandise at the theatre.
No need to wait! Box offices often hire young people – ask about a job at a theatre you enjoy.
Learn about more careers G lo s s a ry
WHAT?
Artistic Director: Head of the artistic department. Development: Raising money. Dramaturgy: The study of scripts and theatre.
www.tdf.org/pxp
Education: Work with schools and young people. Executive Director: Head of the organization. House Manager: Head usher.
Literary Manager: Read play submissions, work with writers. Marketing: Advertising.
Publicity: Communicate with the press. Tech: Building, lights, sound.
6 7
Internships THE LISTINGS MANHATTAN 2ND STAGE – Student Leadership Forum • Contact Jade Carroll King 212.787.8302 x.124 • 307 W. 43rd St. www.2st.com ABINGDON • Contact Danny Martin dmartin@abingdontheatre.org • 312 W. 36th St. www.abingdontheatre.org ALL STARS • Contact Katie Harrington kharrington@allstars.org • 543 W. 42nd St. www.allstars.org AMAS • Contact Jan Hacha jhacha@amasmusical.org • 115 MacDougal St. #2B www.amasmusical.org CLASSIC STAGE • Contact info@ classicstage.org • 136 E. 13th St. www.classicstage.org HERE • Contact Intern Coordinator internships@here.org • 145 6th Ave. www.here.org LARK PLAY • Contact Anna Kull anna@larktheatre.org • www.larktheatre.org
MICHAEL CHEKHOV • Contact Michael Bowenhorn michaelbowenhorn@yahoo.com • 141 Ridge St. www.chekhovtheatre.com MINT THEATER COMPANY • Contact Sherri Kotimsky skotimsky@minttheater.org • 311 W. 43rd St. www.minttheater.org NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP • Contact Bryn Thorsson internships@nytw.org • 79 E. 4th St. www.nytw.org NYARTIST • Contact Melba LaRose info@nyartists.org • 212 W.14th St. #2A www.nyartists.org PERFORMANCE SPACE 122 • Contact alex@ps122.org • 150 First Ave. www.ps122.org PRIMARY STAGES • Contact Michelle Bossy michelle@primarystages.org • 131 W. 45th St. www.primarystages.com PUBLIC THEATER • Contact 212.539.8500 • 425 Lafayette St. www.publictheater.org
RATTLESTICK THEATER • Contact Brian Long blong@rattlestick.org • 224 Waverly Pl. www.rattlestick.org RIANT THEATRE • Contact therianttheatre@aol.com • www.therianttheatre.com TADA • Check online at www.tadatheater.com/jobs.asp • 15 W. 28th St. THEATRE FOR THE NEW CITY • Contact info@theaterforthenewcity.net • 155 1st Ave. www.theaterforthenewcity.net YORK THEATRE • Contact Brian Blythe bblythe@yorktheatre.org • 619 Lexington Ave. www.yorktheatre.org WOMEN’S PROJECT • Contact info@womensproject.org • 55 West End Ave. www.womensproject.org YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS • Contact Intern Supervisor 212.594.5440 • www.youngplaywrights.org
OTHER FREE OPPORTUNITIES MANHATTAN
ROUNDABOUT • www.roundabouttheatre.com • Student Production Workshop • Application and interview; contact education@ roundabout.org
BROOKLYN
HIGH 5 • www.highfivetix.org • Summer TRaC • Application; contact Eric Ost eost@high5tix.org
VIBE THEATER • www.vibetheater. org • viBeStages – performing arts opportunity for young women • Contact Dana Edell us@vibetheater.org
IRONDALE ENSEMBLE • www.irondale.org • Summer Stage Play • Application; contact nicole@irondale.org
NEW VICTORY • www.newvictory. org • New 42 Apprentice Program • Application and nterview; contact apprenticeprogram@new42.org
WINSPAN ARTS • www.wingspanarts.org • Summer Conservatory • Application and Audition; contact info@wingspanarts.org
ALL STARS • www.allstars.org • Youth Onstage! Summer Intensive • Application and Audition; contact Craig Pattison cpattison@allstars.org
THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT • www.the-possibility-project.org • Audition info online
BAX • www.bax.org • Junior Summer Arts Program • Application; contact education@bax.org
URBAN WORD NYC • www.urbanwordnyc.org • Summer Institute on Social Justice and Applied Poetics; contact info@urbanwordnyc.org
BRONX DREAMYARD • www.dreamyard. com • A.C.T.I.O.N. Project • Application; contact Evelyn Bojorquez evelyn@dreamyard.com
BROOKLYN AND QUEENS ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE • Contact Laura Roumanos laura@ stannswarehouse.org • 38 Water Street, BROOKLYN www.stannswarehouse.org QUEENS THEATRE IN THE PARK • Contact Nayelli DiSpaltro ndispaltro@queens-theatre.org • Flushing Meadows Corona Park, QUEENS www.queenstheatre.org
Steps to Get an Internship n Look
through the listings to find a theatre that interests you. n Visit
the Website. Research the organization and find out how they want you to apply n Write
a short e-mail introducing yourself (name, school, grade, contact info) and explain that you found the internship in PxP Magazine. Include your resume if you have one. n Prepare
for your interview by practicing answers to these questions: 4 Why do you want to intern here? 4 What are your strengths and weaknesses? 4 What work experience do you have?
4 What do you hope to learn from this internship? n HONESTY
is the best policy. No experience? No worries! Your willingness to learn is what they’re looking for. n FIRST DAY
nerves getting in the way? Dress nicely, eat breakfast and show up on time. n ASK QUESTIONS
6 7
Even MORE listings
www.tdf.org/pxp
if you don’t understand; everyone knows that you’re new. n HAVE FUN!
Read expanded listings atwww.tdf.org/pxp FrEE AND cHEAP THEATRE TICKETS FREE and CHEAP THEATRE TICKETS
KEY: SR Student Rush ST Student Tickets GR General Rush LR Lottery Rush
BROADWAY ENDing soon
DRIVING MISS DAISY thru 4/9 • $47.50 SR • Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St. www.daisyonbroadway.com GOOD PEOPLE thru 5/8 • $27 SR • Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St. www. mtc-nyc.org THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST thru 7/3 • $22 GR • American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. www.roundabouttheatre.org
LONG RUNNING THE ADDAMS FAMILY • $36.50 • Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St. www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com AMERICAN IDIOT • $27 LR • St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th St. www.americanidiotonbroadway.com ARCADIA • $27 SR • Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47th St. www. arcadiabroadway.com BILLY ELLIOT • $31.50 SR • Imperial Theatre, 249 W. 45th St. www. billyelliotbroadway.com
THE BOOK OF MORMON • $31.50 SR • O’Neill Theatre, 230 W. 49th St. www.bookofmormonbroadway.com CHICAGO • $36.50 GR • Ambassador Theatre, 219 W. 49th St. www. chicagothemusical.com HOW TO SUCCEED... • $30 GR • Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 W. 45th St. www.howtosucceedbroadway.com JERSEY BOYS • $27 SR • August Wilson Theatre, 245 W. 52nd St. www.jerseyboysinfo.com/broadway LA CAGE AUX FOLLES • $36.50 SR • Longacre Theatre, 220 W. 48th St. www.lacage.com LOMBARDI • 27 SR, $37 GR • Circle in the Square Theatre, 1633 Broadway www.lombardibroadway.com MAMMA MIA • $31.50 SR • Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway www.mammamia.com MARY POPPINS • $31.50 SR • New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 W. 42nd St. www.disney. go.com/theatre/ marypoppins MEMPHIS • $26.50 SR • Shubert Theatre, 225 W. 44th St. www.memphisthemusical.com
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET • $30 LR • Nederlander Theatre, 208 W. 41st St. www. milliondollar-quartetlive.com RAIN • $29 LR • Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th St. www.raintribute.com THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA • $26.25 tix • Majestic Theatre, 247 W. 44th St. www.thephantomoftheopera.com SPIDERMAN TURN OFF THE DARK • $30 GR • Foxwoods Theatre, 213 W. 42nd St. www.spidermanonbroadway.marvel.com WICKED • $26.50 LR • Gershwin Theatre, 222 W. 51st St. www.wickedthemusical.com
OFF BROADWAY ANGELS IN AMERICA thru 4/24 • $30 SR • Signature Theatre, 555 W. 42nd St. www.signaturetheatre.org AVENUE Q • $26.50 GR • New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St. www.avenueq.com LA BARBERIA • $25 ST • New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St. www.newworldstages.com BLUE MAN GROUP • $29 SR (except Fri/Sat night) • Astor Place Theatre, 434 Lafayette St. www.blueman.com THE DIVINE SISTER • $25 GR • Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam St. www. divinesisteronstage.com DOUBLE FALSEHOOD thru 4/3 • $20 SR • Classic Stage Company, 136 E. 13th St. www.classicstage.org
More listings and more reviews Tips and Terms
n Most of these tickets are made available at the box office at various times on the day of the performance; check the listing for details. n Bring cash, it may be the only way to pay n Some theaters charge an additional $1–1.50 “facility fee.” n In case the tickets are only available to students, bring your ID! n Tickets are subject to availability.
THE FANTASTICKS • $31 SR • Snapple Theater Center, 210 W. 50th St. www. thefantasticks.com THE FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHERS • 20 tix • Minetta Lane, 18 Minetta Lane www.fkb.com FUERZABRUTA • $25 GR • Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 E. 15th St. www.fuerzabrutanyc.com KIN thru 4/3 • $15 SR • Playwrights Horizons, 416 W. 42nd St. www.playwrightshorizons.org MACBETH thru 4/21 • $10 ST • TFANA @ The Duke, 229 W. 42nd St. www.tfana.org THE MILK TRAIN DOESN’T STOP HERE ANYMORE thru 4/3 • 1/2 price SR • Roundabout @ Laura Pels Theatre, 111 W. 46th St. www.roundabouttheatre.org A MINISTER’S WIFE begins 4/7 • $20 SR • Mitzi Newhouse Theatre, 150 W. 65th St. www.lct.org PERFECT CRIME • $26 SR • Snapple Theater Center, 211 W. 50th St. www.perfect-crime.com PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS thru 4/3 • $25 ST • NYTW, 79 E. 4th St. www.nytw.org SPY GARBO • $30 tix • 3LD Aart & Tech, 80 Greenwich St. www.3leggeddog.org THE OTHER PLACE • $20 SR • Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher St. www.mcctheater.org THE WHIPPING MAN thru 4/10 • $25 SR • MTC @ City Center, 131 W. 55th St. www.mtc-nyc.org
www.tdf.org/pxp
RusH: These are tickets sold last-minute at the box office. The actual seats could be anywhere in the theatre. Also know, lines for rush seats often start early! LOTTERY: These are a certain number of tickets set aside for each performance for anyone to try and buy. Arrive at the box office before the lottery is drawn, enter your name, and if your slip is drawn, you get tickets! Keep in mind, some shows have very popular lotteries, and the weekends are always tougher than the weekdays.
The TDF Connection: Discount tickets at the tkts booths and thru tdf membership In addition to bringing you PxP, Theatre Development Fund’s ticket programs offer great discounts to New York’s hottest shows.
TKTS is the name of TDF’s three discount ticket booths for same-day tickets to Broadway and Off Broadway shows.
The main TKTS booth is now in its newly renovated location at Duffy Square, on 47th and Broadway. Tickets for same-day evening performances are available 3pm-8pm Monday-Saturday, and 3pm-7pm on Sunday. Tickets for same-day matinee performances are available on Wednesdays and Saturdays 10am-2pm, and 11am-3pm on Sundays. The South Street Seaport TKTS booth is located at the corner of Front and John Streets. Tickets available for same-day evening and next day matinee performances. It is open Monday-Saturday 11am-6pm, Sundays 11am-4pm.
The Downtown Brooklyn TKTS booth is located at the corner of Jay and Myrtle Streets. Tickets available for same-day evening and next day matinee performances. It is open Tuesday–Saturday 11am-6pm.
Once I get to TKTS, what do I do? 1 Check the boards at the front of the booth that lists the shows currently on sale. 2 Decide. Choose a few, in case one is sold-out. 3 Join the line. Lines may last 10 minutes to an hour. Bring cash or credit cards. 4 Buy your tickets. Once at a ticket window, see what
show you can get tickets to. Most tickets are 50% off the regular price! 5 Head to the theatre. Time and location is on the ticket, arrive at least 30 minutes early. As a full-time student you are eligible to join TDF.
tkts
tkts for same-day discount tickets
Once a member you can purchase tickets online for less than $37 a ticket. There is an annual fee of $30. Join at www.tdf.org/application.
8