A Trip to New York Theatre Shows

Question: Discuss about planning and rationale of trip and schedules of theatre shows. Answer: Planning and Rationale of Trip: To plan a trip can be a very challenging task. It seems to be exciting in the beginning, but planning the minutest details carefully is at the same time quite challenging and interesting. One of such trips is being planned for me these days, which is a visit to New York theatre for next upcoming days, along with my friends, who share the common interest of watching theatre. The Theatre of New York has recently entered a golden era. It was dead a few decades ago, but in recent past years, it has revived with a new energy and popularity. These changing trends fascinated and encouraged us to plan a trip to the theatre of New York City. It is not only a delightful but also a great learning experience to watch theatre shows of New York City, as it gives a complete insight into U.S. culture. After doing a thorough research on it, I found that total budget per person for this trip would be approximate $900- $1000. We will be booking our rooms in the hotel Times Square, which will be nearby the majority of venues of theatre shows and will cost us around $ 153 ("The New York Times - Breaking News, World News Multimedia"). We will be booking tickets through Ticketchest.com, which is the most reliable and quick way out to book the tickets for events in New York. The flight to New York City will cost us approx. $165/person ("Broadway Theatre New York Theatre Guide - Online And New York Theatre Tickets With Broadway Theatre Tickets"). Schedules of Theatre Shows: We will be landing in New York City on 23rd March and will be having our tickets pre-booked for the show on the same day at 7:00 PM for the Fun Home. We decided to watch this show because it is a winner of 5 Tony Awards, which aroused curiosity in us. As per reviews of Ben Brantley, it is a Broadway musical and a great combination of intelligence and emotions. As per research and reviews, I came to know that it is based on the hot topic of homosexuality and draws the attention of its audience towards this critical issue. On this day, we will head towards watching the show "Fun Home". It is a family show and will be shown in Square theatre. As Adam Feldman reviews the show, he says that Alison Bechdel is a cartoonist and knows very well how to pack big surprises in small boxes. According to a viewer, Stephen L the play is more of a chamber opera than a musical theatre. According to the viewers the three actors who have played the cartoonist as real life actors are superb. The show wil l cost us 80$ per head. It is humorous as well as it touches the heart of the audience and we are yet to explore how far are these reviews correct. The next day we have a plan to watch a Broadway show named She Loves Me. This show is based on a book which is witty in nature was written by Joe Masteroff. It is a romantic comedy and revolves around the love story which casts Zachary Levi and Laura Benanti, who have their chemistry in spades. As quoted by a reviewer Tara P, she couldn't leave the theatre without a grin on her face and feel happy. She even vouches that if this play is not worth a start, then she didnt know what is. As per reviews, it depicts the basic formula that as perfume can trigger someone only if it has the right combination of alcohol, water and oil, similarly, love can happen between two persons, when there is a mutual chemistry between the two and this is what is depicted in this show. As per David Cote, this show is a great blend of the casting design, costumes and the joyful production (Cote). This theatre will be played on March 24th and will cost us 56$ per person. The next morning we have planned to watch an off-Broadway show named The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe that will be played at St. Lukes Theatre. We have decided to watch this show because it has been nominated as the best family show and was honoured with the Off Broadway Alliance Awards, 2012 along with other six awards, which fascinated us to watch this show. As suggested by Erin Leigh Peck, this story from the story book written by C.S. Lewis has come to life through the great imagination of two actors who have played all the characters which are there in the novel (Peck). In this, Peter and Lucy take the audience to the Narnia, where a spell is cast by the witch and makes it always winter. The cost of watching this show will be around $35 per person. The last day is fixed for off-Broadway show, Angel Reapers. As said by Helen Shaw, it is a portrait of 18th-century American religious sect, which vowed to connect to God by observing strict celibacy. It depicts a Shaker community of that period, in which the shaker skirts, dance and are swung by their male partners in the air and soon the whole stage gets full of stamping feet and with the loud noise of ringing bells. All of them dance under a white cloth, which is a delightful experience to watch along with short dialogues in between (Shaw). Their dancing tunes are full of ecstasy and spiritual renunciation, which take you away with their tunes. Then a married couple also dances, but in anguish and anxiety as if full of madness in dance. It throws light on the fact that how the commitment of females to celibacy tortures them and leads to homosexuality. The cost of watching this show will be around $45 per person. After the viewing all, we will be staying for another one day to explore other sight seeing places of New York city and not to mention for shopping. We are hoping this trip to be not only memorable and enjoyable but also a rich learning experience for all of us by watching the world famous shows of New York City. We are just hoping that it will not only enrich our knowledge but will also give us an unforgettable experience of our lives. References "At This Theatre: 100 Years Of Broadway Shows, Stories And Stars".Choice Reviews Online40.07 (2003): 40-3926-40-3926. Web. "Broadway Theatre New York Theatre Guide - Online And New York Theatre Tickets With Broadway Theatre Tickets". Newyorktheatreguide.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 20 Mar. 2016. Cote, David. "She Loves Me". Time Out New York. N.p., 2016. Web. 20 Mar. 2016. Hornby, Richard. "New Life On Broadway".The Hudson Review41.3 (1988): 512. Web. Kolin, Philip C. "Playing Underground: A Critical History Of The 1960'S Off-Off-Broadway Movement (Review)".Theatre Journal57.4 (2005): 780-781. Web. Loney, Glenn. "Broadway And Off-Broadway Supplement".Educational Theatre Journal18.1 (1966): 66. 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