C u l t u r e They Say the Neon Lights are Bright Compiled by Dave Stinton Broadway. The Street of Dreams. The Great White Way. Honorary Nathan Lane Lane. There Thinking about taking in a Broadway show? Listen to our advice first! are many names for the theatrical entertainment capital of the world, but one thing’s for certain: there’s never been a better time to enjoy the wonder of live performance! Think you can get the thrills of The Full Monty, The Producers, or Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast from the movies? Not likely! Here’s your guide to the hottest shows in the Big Apple! Blast! An exciting, kinetic, percussive performance piece, like nothing else in town! Broadway Theatre. Blue Man Group An exciting, kinetic, percussive performance piece, like nothing else in town! Astor Place Theatre. De La Guarda An exciting, kinetic, percussive performance piece, like nothing else in town! Starring Nathan Lane. Daryl Roth Theatre. The Dinner Party The critics agree: Neil Simon is back in his form with this comedy! Which means it’s about an uptight person and a sloppy person forced to live together and learn a little something about themselves in the process. Starring Nathan Lane. Music Box. The Fantasticks This romantic musical has delighted audiences since its opening on April 7, 1852. Sullivan Street Playhouse. Forbidden Broadway All the private jokes about egotistical producers and modern singing techniques you’ve come to expect! Starring Gerard Alessandrini as Nathan Lane. Douglas Fairbanks Theatre. Life Stinks Everyone's favorite Mel Brooks movie is now a Broadway musical! Just a short time (10-12 years) on the waiting list, and you’ll get all the laughs you remember from the film. Starring Nathan Lane. St. James Theatre. The Lion King Jaunty Disney music, animal puppetry, and a heartwarming moral about achieving your own personal greatness! Relive the joy of every assembly you attended in grade school with this long-running, critically acclaimed musical. New Amsterdam Theatre. Major Barbara George Bernard Shaw’s campy romp about a theory of salvation through vigorous cleansing of the soul versus a socio-political and philosophical view of poverty is as uproarious today as it was in 1905! American Airlines (Selwyn) Theatre. The Ore-Ida Monologues In this piece, inspired by actual interviews, women share the ways in which fried potatoes have affected their lives. Westside Theatre. Phantom of Les Misaigon The granddaddy of all Broadway musical juggernauts. A cast of thousands, actual onstage murders, lots and lots of fire – and that’s just the souvenir sweatshirt! Heartrending pyrotechnics and hydraulic stage segments will bring a tear to your eye. Imperial Theatre. Proof This feel-good story about mathematics and congenital insanity stars Mary-Louise Parker. Walter Kerr Theatre. Rent Gen-X martyr Jonathan Larson has taken Puccini’s La Bohème and given it a twist – he’s added music and put it on the stage! Starring Nathan Lane. Nederlander Theatre. Riverdance An exciting, kinetic, percussive performance piece, like nothing else in town! Gershwin Theatre. Shakespeare in the Park In Central Park’s Public Theatre, you can see Shakespeare’s plays in a way he never imagined – in the open air! Free tickets are available for each show, but they go fast! This season’s offerings: Bob Saget in King Lear John Stamos in Henry V The Olsen twins in The Comedy of Errors Stomp An exciting, kinetic, percussive performance piece, like nothing else in town! Starring Nathan Lane. Orpheum Theatre. Off-Off-Broadway Shows classified as "Off-Off-Broadway" are smaller-scale, more adventurous pieces. Admission prices are generally cheaper, and you may find an undiscovered masterpiece! Currently showing: The Glass Ménage à Trois Do Me, Kate Hot Throbbing Love Meat of a Salesman My Fair She-Male Much Ado About Fisting