Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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New York City
After Dark
F or the latest, most comprehensive nightlife listings, from theater
and performing-arts to live rock, jazz, and dance-club coverage,
Time Out New York (www.timeoutny.com) is my favorite weekly
source; a new issue comes out every Thursday. The free weekly
Village Voice (www.villagevoice.com), is available late Tuesday
downtown and early Wednesday in the rest of the city. Just about
every live-music venue advertises here. The New York Times (www.
nytoday.com) features terrific entertainment coverage, particu- larly in the
two-part Friday “Weekend” section. Other great sources are the New
Yorker (www.newyorker.com), in its “Goings on About Town”
section; New York magazine (www.nymag.com) features the latest
happenings in its “The Week” section.
Bar-hoppers shouldn't pass up Shecky's New York Bar, Club &
Lounge Guide, printed annually. The website ( www.sheckys.com )
is offers updated nightlife news at the click of a button.
1 The Theater Scene
Nobody does theater better than New York. No other city—not even
London—has a theater scene with so much breadth and depth, with
so many wide-open alternatives. Broadway, of course, gets the most
ink and the most airplay, and deservedly so. It's where you'll find the
big stage productions, from crowd-pleasing warhorses like The Lion
King to more recent hits like Jersey Boys. But today's scene is thriving
beyond the bounds of just Broadway—smaller, “alternative” theater
has taken hold of the popular imagination, too. With bankable stars
onstage, crowds lining up for hot tickets, and hits popular enough to
generate major-label cast albums, Off-Broadway isn't just for culture
vultures anymore. (And Off-Off-Broadway is the cheapest theater in
town, usually under $20 a ticket.)
I can't tell you precisely what will be on while you're in town,
so check the publications listed at the start of this chapter or the
 
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