Research travel sites online to find package vacations to New York. Some travel companies offer free theater tickets. You must arrive early for your theater showing. The theaters are crowded and often sell out. You should get your tickets before you travel to New York to ensure you get a good seat. Award-winning musicals and plays will entertain you and your family. While you are in New York, you should visit famous landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty. You can take guided tours that offer you a brief history of New York that is fascinating.

With so new productions hitting the stage, and old favorites and long-running productions that may be worth a second viewing, staying current can be a real challenge. Ensuring that you are up to date regarding the latest entertainment news and events will provide you with greater opportunities and the chance to catch the productions that everyone has been talking about. Failing to stay current with the current and future productions that Broadway has to offer may leave audience members missing out on far more opportunities and productions than they may have suspected.

Over the course of the three week festival, July 9-29, over 200 performances, 50 productions and special events will be offered. Many beloved Broadway stars originate roles in the new productions, performed in the heart of New York’s theatre district. The jam-packed performance schedule includes comedies, dramas, romance, science ction, autobiography, pop, rock, jazz and R&B. There is something for all interests with themes ranging from political to historical, from gay to cabaret and everything in between. Since 2004, over 300 new musicals have been presented at The New York Musical Theatre Festival. Over 70 shows have gone on to have successful productions on Broadway, Off Broadway, in states all over the U.S and in countries around the world.

Over the course of the three week festival, July 9-29, over 200 performances, 50 productions and special events will be offered. Many beloved Broadway stars originate roles in the new productions, performed in the heart of New York’s theatre district. The jam-packed performance schedule includes comedies, dramas, romance, science ction, autobiography, pop, rock, jazz and R&B. There is something for all interests with themes ranging from political to historical, from gay to cabaret and everything in between. Since 2004, over 300 new musicals have been presented at The New York Musical Theatre Festival. Over 70 shows have gone on to have successful productions on Broadway, Off Broadway, in states all over the U.S and in countries around the world.

American Airlines Theatre was formerly known as Selwyn Theatre. In the 1990′s, the city took possession and it was remodeled and opened again with a new name. Visitors claim the Italian renaissance design is breathtaking.

The Broadway Theatre is one of the most recognizable theatres in New York and arguably the most popular. The first Mickey Mouse cartoon was played here in 1928

Ambassador Theatre has a capacity of around 1,100 it has played host too many famous plays. It also is considered a landmark by the city of New York. Currently it is host to the play Chicago since 2003.

Foxwoods Theatre is a relatively new Broadway theatre only being opened in 1998. It is well known for its auditoriums art deco look as well as many famous Tony award winning plays.

Palace Theatre is another theatre with a long history and beautiful interiors as well as exterior lights on the building. On top of the history and the artistic side of the building, it is rumored to be haunted by a ghost as well.

The above listed are only a fraction of what Broadway has to offer in terms of beautiful theaters.

The World Is A Stage And Broadway Is the World’s Stage
Several of Broadway’s famed stage plays became material for Hollywood movies. In fact, Hollywood stars often rely on a role in a Broadway show to rev up sagging acting careers. Conversely, many Hollywood stars began their careers with roles in Broadway plays. It’s important not to overlook the numerous directors, producers, choreographers and screen writers who contributed to the success of Broadway. Names like Florence Ziegfield, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Lowe, Jerome Kern, Arthur Laurents, Arthur Miller and Bob Fosse are Broadway legends.

The oldest known performer in a Broadway show was a 100-year-old parrot. “Senor Car” appeared in the show The Rope Dancers in 1958.

Longest-running is the romantic musical, The Phantom of the Opera, which celebrated its 10,000th performance on February 11, 2012. It’s also the top-grossing show, having earned 845 million.

Shortest-running was a “mystery farce” titled Moose Murders. It opened and closed on the same night, February 22, 1983.

The most expensive–with a 75 million budget “and most dangerous Broadway show ever is Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which opened on June 14, 2011. Before opening night, five serious accidents befell cast members.

After a tryout of Oklahoma! in 1943, the show was dismissed as “No legs, no jokes, no chance.” It went on to run over 2000 performances on Broadway, and continues to be produced in an average of 600 theaters every year.

Actress Irene Ryan (“Granny” from The Beverly Hillbillies) reportedly suffered a stroke onstage while performing in Pippin in April 1973. She passed away several weeks later.

No onstage births are reported, but Finn Murray-Sweeney was born on Broadway in the back seat of a taxi on April 22, 2011.

More recently, the early 1900s brought electricity to advertisement signs on Broadway. Traffic stopping and eye popping signs gave the area a new nickname: “The Great White Way”. Broadway business peaked in 1927 with more than 70 theatres running. Things were going well until the Great Depression. At that point most people stayed home, that is, if they had a home. Things got a bit better in the 1940s, especially when the show Oklahoma came in 1943. The 1980s brought mega-musicals including Cats and Les Miserables. Currently Broadway is still a prime tourist attraction.