Going to New York City for Valentine’s Day. Got a terrific Valentine’s package at Margaritaville Times Square. Plan to see a broadway show that night. I need two things. First, what broadway musical do you like and recommend? Haven’t been for a while. Not Hamilton. Next, where should we have dinner in that area? A lot of restaurants are already booked. Not ethnic this time. American/Continental or Italian. Thx for your help.
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Bocca di Bacco
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Austin, TX
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The weekly box office reports at https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm are one way to learn what's popular.
For the week of 2024-01-28:
- Merrily We Roll Along - highest ticket price
- Wicked - highest attendance
- Hamilton - highest gross revenue
There are infinite restaurants to choose from; Norma at 801 9th Ave is a good "gastronomia Siciliana."
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Seattle
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Lucky in life, lucky in love, sweet. My vote, Moulin Rouge at Al Hirschfeld Theatre, dinner Cafe Un Deux Trois.
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California USA
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We saw Moulin Rouge in NY in September. There are so many cozy Italian restaurants in the same block or very nearby including Il Forno and Nizza.
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white plains, ny, usa
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I'm glad to hear about your upcoming trip ! As far as restaurants are concerned , I'm not much of a restaurant diner ( None of them can hold a candle to my wife , I'm spoiled ) . However , I spent my working career as a musician , some 35 years , playing in the pits of Broadway theater orchestras . The genre has unfortunately changed ( and decidedly , not for the better ) since the late sixties when I started . There are occasionally moments when one can savor some of the great works of the American Musical Theater . The best choice you could make would be the current full scale revival of Stephen Sondheim's " Sweeney Todd ' The Demon Barber of Fleet Street " now playing at The Lunt Fontanne Theatre . This spectacular production features the full 26 member orchestra with the original orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick . This work is at the Zenith of American Musical Theater , few shows of this quality are written anymore . One word about the dining choices - walk over to Ninth Avenue - from 42 st to 57 st its lined with dozens of restaurants of all types . Be adventurous !!