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A dozen shows will be opening on Broadway over the next six weeks, ending the 2018-2019 season. Two-thirds of them have already announced their policies for official discounted tickets — rush, lottery and the like

Announced today for example: Tomorrow, its first Broadway preview, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! will launch a $40 digital lottery.

(They usually make the announcement right before the first preview, probably in hopes of increasing the publicity for the show)

Below, listed alphabetically, are other shows opening by April 25th that have already announced their discount policies, which can include in-person lottery, digital lottery, general rush (meaning showing up when the box office opens on the day of the performance.) There are also student rush (showing up when the box office opens and being a student), and standing room. Each show has its own pricing, and its own rules, but generally they limit your purchase to two tickets, and most times (except for digital lotteries) you can pay either with cash or a credit card.

Ain’t Too Proud Digital Lottery $42, Student Rush $29

All My Sons General Rush: $47, (rear mezzanine). Student Rush: half price. Mobile Lottery $35 via Today TIx. $10 First Previews (ACCESS10 promo code) rear mezzanine

Burn This. Mobile Lottery: $39 via Today Tix

Hillary and Clinton: General Rush $40

Ink.Mobile Rush $30. via Today Tix King Lear General Rush $40

What The Constitution Means to Me: General Rush $42

There are always the half-price TDF TKTS booths, where the discounts aren’t as steep, but you’re more assured of getting them.

For details on the shows, check out my 2018-2019 Broadway Season Guide

Week in New York Theater Reviews

Fleabag Phoebe Waller- Bridge

Fleabag

“I’m not obsessed with sex; I just can’t stop thinking about it,” says Phoebe Waller-Bridge in “Fleabag” — both the “Fleabag” that’s a funny and sad BBC TV series, currently available on Amazon Prime…and her funny and sad solo show, which she’s currently performing live on stage at Soho Playhouse….I was struck by how the characters and stories in the play of “Fleabag,” told in an hour-long monologue by a performer sitting on a chair on the stage, were mostly the exact same characters and stories that were made into scenes in the six episodes of the TV show’s first season….There is much more about Hillary, the guinea pig, in the stage play than on the TV series. I guess it’s easier to talk about a guinea pig than have one perform on screen.

Actually, We’re F**ked

Playwright Matt Williams, who is credited with creating, producing and/or writing such once-popular TV series as Home Improvement, The Cosby Show, and Roseanne, tells us in the program that the idea for this play, currently running at the Cherry Lane, began when he overheard his grown children and their friends at a dinner party having a wide-ranging conversation. They talked about the urgent issues facing the world, which segued into the prospect of having children, and an argument about how their hypothetical children should be raised, which climaxed with a debate about whether it’s even ethical to bring a child into such a world. And that’s how the play begins, more or less, with two couples in their early 30s at a dinner party having a conversation mostly about the various issues involved in raising a child. But the playwright doesn’t explain in the program why he came up with such an adolescent title, nor why he swerves into an implausible, twisty plot that resembles a comedy in its complications but is only intermittently funny.

Holy Day

By the end of “Holy Day,” two hours without intermission or let-up of gothic horror set in 19th century Australia, the audience has sat through a missing child, an abduction, both homosexual and heterosexual rape, disfigurement, a suicide, vitriolic bigotry, and a massacre — and also a question: Why would a young, downtown theater company put on this relentlessly gruesome play, which was written in 2001 by Australian playwright Andrew Bovell?…Yet, I can’t remember the last time I saw such a hateful play given such an impressive production. The eight-member cast is intense and committed, Marisa Kaugar’s set design is simple but effective; Caroline Eng’s sound design adds tension and suspense.

The Mother

Near the end of “The Mother,” her son strangles the title character to death. But not really. The mother (Isabelle Huppert) is imagining it, or dreaming it. There is a change of lighting, her husband (Chris Noth) is standing over her hospital bed, and the mother, no longer dead, says: “What’s going on?” What indeed? “The Mother,” which is on stage at the Atlantic Theater through April 13, is about a middle-aged woman who has become unmoored after her children have grown up and left home – especially her son Nicolas (Justice Smith.) The woman has only brief moments of fitful clarity. The same could be said of the play…What engages us in “The Mother” is the thrill of seeing a starry cast.

Week in New York Theater News

Hugh Jackman is to star in the fourth Broadway production of The Music Man

“In The Green,” a new musical by (and starring) Grace McLean, tells the story of Hildegard von Bingen, a medieval writer, healer, composer, and eventually saint, who grew up locked in a cell with her mentor, Jutta. (Grace will play Jutta) Lincoln Center Theater’s June 8 – Aug 4

The new project by Anna Deavere Smith has been delayed. Instead, New York Theater Workshop is offering Chisa Hutchinson’s Proof of Love, at Minetta_Lane, starring Suzzanne Douglas as Constance, forced to face uncomfortable truths after a tragic accident. Opens May 14

Anna D. Shapiro will direct The Devil Wears Prada

Jeremy Jordan will join Waitress, portraying love hunk Dr. Pomatter opposite Soshana Bean as Jenna, April 8 – May 12.

FREE Concert by Patti LaBelle will kick off BRIC arts 41st season and BRIC celebrates Brooklyn festival at the Prospect Park Bandshell June 4th.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

The Paper Mill Playhouse will present the world-premiere musical “Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber January 30-March 1, 2020. It’ll combine biography w/ greatest hits w/ “new material and rediscovered gems.”

“safeword,” a new play by S. Asher Gelman that explores ”power dynamics through BDSM and food,” is scheduled to run at The American Theatre of Actors 314 W. 54th Street from April 11 to July 7th. (BDSM, for the uninitiated, stands for Bondage, Dominance, Sadism, and Masochism). Gelman’s first play, “Afterglow,” zbout a married gay couple who invite a third man into their relationship, was supposed to have a two-month run, but lasted more than a year.

Harper Lee was blunt in her disgust with her hometown for exploiting her and her book To Kill A Mockingbird.

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The Final 12 Broadway Shows of the Season, and How To Get Them Cheap(er). #Stageworthy News of the Week A dozen shows will be opening on Broadway over the next six weeks, ending the 2018-2019 season.

#aladdin preview #Grace McLean "In The Green"#Unmasked the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at Paper Mill Playhouse

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Events Schedule: Pride Fort Lauderdale on the Beach 2019

The sights and sounds of the Caribbean and Latin America can be found right here in sunny South Florida when Pride Fort Lauderdale celebrates “Carnaval,” Feb. 21 – 24, with an expanded four-day schedule, including the first-ever parade in city history along Fort Lauderdale Beach.

The colorful festival theme, a nod to both the diverse ethnic communities that call Greater Fort Lauderdale home and the timing of Pride during the Mardi Gras/Carnaval season, will be incorporated into nearly a dozen official and sanctioned events, including:

THURSDAY, FEB. 21 – Runway Fashion Show

7 p.m. Trunk Show and Reception, 8 p.m. Fashion Show

Hard Rock Event Center, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood

Pride Fort Lauderdale opens with a glamorous runway fashion show hosted by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” All-Star Naomi Smalls and fashion guru Carson Kressley (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, “Fashion Police”) and featuring creative garments by talented “Project Runway” alumni designers. Male, female, transgender and drag models will sashay across the runway in avant garde outfits to a musical score provided by equally outrageous DJ Power Infiniti and recording artist Allan T. Be sure to arrive early to meet the designers and peruse sale items at the trunk show and reception. Tickets start at $25 at Ticketmaster.com.

FRIDAY, FEB. 22 – Pride on the Drive

6 p.m. – Late – Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors

On Friday night, the Pride Fort Lauderdale celebration moves to the “gayborhood,” as the Island City boasts one of the highest percentages of same-sex households in the nation, and is home to hundreds of LGBT-owned businesses. Participating restaurants, bars and nightclubs along Wilton Drive will offer live entertainment, drink and food specials and more—all night long. Hang out at your favorite spot or explore them all with friends. A complete list of participating businesses will be posted at PrideFortLauderdale.org.

SATURDAY, FEB. 23 – Drag Brunch – 11:30 a.m.

Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale, 1 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.

Pride Fort Lauderdale is teaming up with the famed South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Crave Fort Lauderdale series for a boozy drag brunch. National radio personality Elvis Duran and fiancé Alex Carr are your hosts for this one-of-a-kind meal. Celebrity chefs will create new dishes inspired by the 10 gender-bending performers who will entertain on the Ritz-Carlton stage. Tickets are $125 each at SOBEWFF.org/drag/.

B3: Bear Beach Bash – 12 noon

Sebastian Beach, Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. (SR A1A) at Sebastian St.

The Pride celebrations gets started Saturday on Fort Lauderdale’s traditional gay beach with B3: Bear Beach Bash. Party the afternoon away with your host, “My Big Funny Peter,” Peter Bisuito, the world’s first gay muscle bear comedian. Enjoy hot muscle bear go-go dancers, music by legendary Ramrod DJ Herbie James, and more on the Sebastian Beach stage! Get there early and you’ll be in a prime location to watch the very first Pride Fort Lauderdale “Carnaval” parade, too! FREE, $5 donation requested.

Pride Parties & Parade – 12 noon – 7 p.m. Parade Step-Off at 5:30pm

Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. (SR A1A), Main Stage and Viewing at Las Olas Blvd.

Hotels, restaurants and bars along Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. are joining in on the fun beginning at 12 noon on parade day! Enjoy music and performances by popular drag performers at hotels, restaurants and bars along the parade route and live entertainment on the parade main stage all afternoon until the sun starts to set and the historic Pride parade steps off at 5:30 p.m. with floats, marching bands and appearances by celebrity guests.

Fort Lauderdale’s first openly gay mayor, Dean Trantalis, and Stonewall eyewitness and transgender activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy will be grand marshals for the parade. For a complete list of participating businesses and schedule of stage performances, go to PrideFortLauderdale.org.

Pride Block Party – 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

5th St. at Seabreeze Blvd. (SR A1A), Fort Lauderdale Beach

After the parade, dance under the stars to the sounds of DJ Dani Toro from Spain at the first Pride Block Party on 5th St. at Seabreeze Blvd. (SR A1A). There will be hot boy and girl dancers and special performances all evening long. It’s going to be an epic evening on Fort Lauderdale Beach. Free, $5 donation requested.

SUNDAY, FEB. 24 – Pride Festival – 12 noon – 8 p.m.

Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, 1100 Seabreeze Blvd. (SR A1A)

The highlight of the weekend is the Pride Fort Lauderdale festival, held on the pristine sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach. Explore the products and services offered by more than 120 vendors and exhibitors, taste cuisines from around the world, and dance to the music of internationally-acclaimed DJs Sushiman and Kidd Madonny. “American Idol” fan favorite Ada Vox and singer, choreographer and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” judge Todrick Hall are the headliners for this fabulous festival. Free, $5 donation requested.

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We had the pleasure to sit down with headliner and American Idol Alumni, Ada Vox, for this exclusive Hotspots Interview:

As a young child you had a tragic brain surgery, how did that affect you?

As small child dealing with something of that caliber it can really put you into a dark place. I never let myself think that I was going to die. Even from a child, when something is out of my control I don’t let it bother me much. What’s going to happen, happens. If you act positive you are more likely to have a positive outcome.

Spending that much time in the hospital, did it change your relationship with your mother?

My mother and I have always been close. The situation put a strain on our lives, but it made our relationship more relatable. We spent so much time together when I was in the hospital and in my recovery. She sang to me and I think it helped me heal. By the way, American Idol season 1 came out the same year that I got sick.

Was there someone on Season One of American Idol that inspired you?

Of course Kelly Clarkson, because I saw someone on stage following their dreams and changing their lives. It drove me, and I never gave up on it. That’s why I auditioned so many times, and would not give up. When I sing I hope to take people to another place and heal whatever it is that pains them.

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You auditioned so many times before you got picked, what kept you going?

Before my audition, I told myself I auditioned for this 12 times already, maybe this is not for me. So I had decided and I told all my friends I wasn’t going to audition unless they come to my state. It had been like 5 to 6 years since they had been to San Antonio, and that year they came and I got asked to audition. I think I said it enough times for the universe to respond.

On the finale you got to perform with Patti LaBelle, how did that feel?

That was something else, because I was sitting at home waiting for the finale and all I knew is that we would each be singing with somebody. When I got the call and the executive producer told me, I was soooo excited. The first time I met her we had a run through rehearsal and I walked up to give her a handshake and hug. At that moment she looked at me and said she loved me and that she is a fan of mine. To have a legend say that was mind blowing.

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Where do you go from here?

I have been on my own tour since the finale of Idol. I started getting bookings early and thank god I haven’t stopped working. I have released a single already “Because of You,” and I was the first contestant from AI to do so.

This month I will be releasing my second single on my YouTube channel entitled: “Forever Mine.”

What should our readers expect from your performance at Pride Fort Lauderdale?

I always try and give my all at every performance as I want people to feel something. I promise not to let South Florida down!

For more information about Ada Vox, go to her website: officialadavox.com. You can also find her on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and YouTube – @Ada Vox and on Facebook.com/adavoxofficial.

In addition to official Pride Fort Lauderdale events, guests will have many official parties and events to choose from, including:

Stonewall National Museum & Archives Gala, Friday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m., Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale. Actress and activist Kathy Najimy (“Sister Act,” “Hocus Pocus”) will be guest speaker. Fashion expert Carson Kressley will make a special presentation and Stonewall Riots eyewitness and activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy will be honored. More information at Stonewall-Museum.org

Sexy cirque troupe AirOtic, Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m., Sunshine Cathedral. This high-flying act offers an LGBT+ flavor in each mesmerizing performance. Tickets at OutlandishFL.com.

Ronnie Larsen Presents production of the Off Broadway hit, “Afterglow,” Thursday – Sunday, Feb. 21 – 24, Wilton Theater Factory, Wilton Manors. An open marriage gets complicated in this drama by S. Asher Gelman. Tickets at RonnieLarsenPresents.com.

Official Pride Fort Lauderdale After Parties on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at local nightclubs and bars, 10 p.m. – Late. More information at PrideFortLauderdale.org.

OUTshine’s Big Night Out, Sunday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m., The Manor, Wilton Manors. OUTshine LGBT Film Festival celebrates Hollywood’s biggest night, the Oscars, with a gala watching party at the area’s largest LGBT+ nightclub. Tickets at OutShineFilm.com.

Pride Fort Lauderdale, the oldest Pride organization in Florida, celebrates its 42nd anniversary in 2019. The first festivals were actually protest marches, born out of the successful 1977 referendum campaign waged by entertainer and evangelical activist Anita Bryant to overturn a historic gay civil rights bill passed in Miami-Dade County.

“As the LGBT+ community prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Pride Fort Lauderdale is reminded of the progress we have made. We are especially honored to have Miss Major Griffin-Gracy as one of our grand marshals. She is one of the few eyewitnesses to that pivotal moment in history who is still with us 50 years later. Miss Major is a hero to all LGBT+ people and we’re proud to honor her,” said Miik Martorell, Pride Fort Lauderdale president.

More than 120,000 visitors from the U.S. and beyond are expected for the festival, one of the first in the nation each year, said Richard Gray, vice president for diversity and inclusion with the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau.

“Diversity is an integral part of our DNA in Greater Fort Lauderdale,” Gray explained. “We have always been a leader in LGBT+ tourism and we strive to make all our guests feel welcome and comfortable here. That’s why our motto is ‘Greater Together.’ Pride Fort Lauderdale has planned a magnificent festival that showcases just what makes us ‘Greater’.”

For more information about 2019 Pride Fort Lauderdale “Carnaval,” Feb. 21 – 24, go to PrideFortLauderdale.org.

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Events Schedule: Pride Fort Lauderdale on the Beach 2019

THURSDAY, FEB. 21 – Runway Fashion Show

7 p.m. Trunk Show and Reception, 8 p.m. Fashion Show

Hard Rock Event Center, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood

FRIDAY, FEB. 22 – Pride on the Drive

6 p.m. – Late – Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors

SATURDAY, FEB. 23 – Drag Brunch – 11:30 a.m.

Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale, 1 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.

B3: Bear Beach Bash – 12 noon

Sebastian Beach, Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. (SR A1A) at Sebastian St.

Pride Parties & Parade – 12 noon – 7 p.m. Parade Step-Off at 5:30pm

Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. (SR A1A), Main Stage and Viewing at Las Olas Blvd.

Pride Block Party – 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

5th St. at Seabreeze Blvd. (SR A1A), Fort Lauderdale Beach

SUNDAY, FEB. 24 – Pride Festival – 12 noon – 8 p.m.

Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, 1100 Seabreeze Blvd. (SR A1A)

View this post on Instagram

Thinking of doing another colored eye look today with my @jamescharles palette by @morphebrushes . Any specific colors y’all might like to see?

A post shared by Ada Vox (@adavox) on Jan 26, 2019 at 12:10pm PST

We had the pleasure to sit down with headliner and American Idol Alumni, Ada Vox, for this exclusive Hotspots Interview:

As a young child you had a tragic brain surgery, how did that affect you?

Spending that much time in the hospital, did it change your relationship with your mother?

Was there someone on Season One of American Idol that inspired you?

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You auditioned so many times before you got picked, what kept you going?

On the finale you got to perform with Patti LaBelle, how did that feel?

youtube

Where do you go from here?

This month I will be releasing my second single on my YouTube channel entitled: “Forever Mine.”

What should our readers expect from your performance at Pride Fort Lauderdale?

I always try and give my all at every performance as I want people to feel something. I promise not to let South Florida down!

For more information about Ada Vox, go to her website: officialadavox.com. You can also find her on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and YouTube – @Ada Vox and on Facebook.com/adavoxofficial.

In addition to official Pride Fort Lauderdale events, guests will have many official parties and events to choose from, including:

Official Pride Fort Lauderdale After Parties on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at local nightclubs and bars, 10 p.m. – Late. More information at PrideFortLauderdale.org.

For more information about 2019 Pride Fort Lauderdale “Carnaval,” Feb. 21 – 24, go to PrideFortLauderdale.org.

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2019/02/21/events-schedule-pride-fort-lauderdale-on-the-beach-2019/

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manaboutworldmag · 7 years ago

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Affordable New York City: Hotels, Broadway and more!

Affordable New York City

Something unexpected has happened I rediscovered affordable New York City. An affordable, overnight trip to New York City to see a gay show on Broadway has always seemed elusive. The city that never sleeps has a reputation for sky-high hotel rates. It’s been tough to find both a chic hotel at a great price and an LGBT-themed show.

What’s going on and how can you plan your own trip? Here are a few of my tips from an expert traveler.

Check out and into the Hyatt House Hotel

My new best-value-for-the-dollar hotel is the brand-new Hyatt House at 6th Avenue and 28th Street in Chelsea. Hyatt’s loyalty program and 100-percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index is a win-win for LGBT travelers. The rooms at Hyatt House will remind you of a New York apartment. The hotel is in walking distance of Penn Station (saving a cab fare) and close to the Chelsea gay bars, including Boxers and the Eagle.

Your stay comes with free hot breakfast. The only thing that beats the location is the price. Twice this winter, I’ve stayed overnight for about $225, with modern rooms with enough space for two people and stunning views of the New York skyline. The one-bedroom suite is luxurious and will sell for around $400-$500 in April, but prices vary depending on the season and day of the week. My go-to hotel booking site is www.trivago.com if you want to shop around.

Gay Broadway returns

Gay Broadway is making a comeback. To appeal to the masses and drive attendance, Broadway relies on Disney-produced shows (“Frozen” just opened and joins perennials “The Lion King” and “Aladdin”) and revivals like “Hello Dolly!” and “Chicago.” And Broadway is featuring the return of “Angels in America,” starring Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield, which tells the compelling story of the early days of the HIV/AIDS crisis.

Another revival hitting the stage is “The Boys in the Band,” the first show credited with bringing gay lives on stage. Finally, Harvey Fierstein’s “Torch Song” will return as well.

Perhaps even more exciting than these important Broadway revivals is the Off-Broadway new hit play called “Afterglow” at the Loft at the Davenport Theater. (Note: the theater is really in the Broadway district.) Written and directed by S. Asher Gelman in his debut play, “Afterglow” tells the story of a gay couple, their open relationship and what happens when they invite a new man into their lives just as they are expecting the birth of their first child. “Afterglow” is a modern story of gay marriage, open relationships, parenting, sex and love. The 90-minute, no-intermission drama is compelling, with exceptional acting by Joe Chisholm, Brandon Haagenson and David Merten.

If you’re comparing prices to Broadway shows, “Afterglow” is affordable. Last Saturday night, the ticket price was $79.50 (plus an absurdly high Telecharge fee on top of that, so if you can pick up the tickets at the box office, you will save a few bucks).

If you are looking to add more Broadway to your NYC trip, a not gay but hilarious and relatively affordable option is a ticket to “The Play That Goes Wrong.” I found two-for-one tickets during Broadway Week in late January.

Getting to New York from Philadelphia is easy. There are many affordable options. I’ve scored great deals on Amtrak booking trips during their special-fare sales with one-way fares as low as $51, but during peak travel times, expect to pay a little more.

Philadephia-based Jeff Guaracino is the author of “The Handbook of LGBT Tourism and Hospitality: A Guide for Business Practice” (along with ManAboutWorld editor Ed Salvato) and “Gay and Lesbian Tourism: The Essential Guide for Marketing.”Please share

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