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The staff at Otels hope you enjoy the following Tourism Ideas
from travel writer Mark Kolakowski
Best wishes on your next trip!
Performing Arts
in New York City: the Road Less Traveled
By Mark
Kolakowski
Copyright © 2008 by the author
The performing arts scene in New York City draws
many visitors. (For a look at the major Broadway shows, please
click here.)
However, beyond Broadway, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall is
another rich world of performances that too few visitors
explore. This includes the vast and vibrant world of
Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theater. It also embraces small
opera companies and student performances at leading conservatories.
Here are a few of my favorites:
(Note that tickets to the first three
theater companies listed below are sometimes available at the discount TKTS
booths.)
Atlantic Theater Company
(www.atlantictheater.org)
Founded by playwright David Mamet and actor
William H. Macy, the Atlantic offers plays by a mix of new and
established writers, including occasional revivals of long-forgotten
classics.
Irish
Repertory Theatre
(www.irishrep.org)
The Irish Rep focuses on works by Irish and
Irish-American master playwrights, but also includes plays by a
variety of other authors, plus new adaptations of well-known books
and films.
Mint Theater
Company (www.minttheater.org)
Its website proclaims, “Lost plays found here.” The Mint’s mission
is to present “worthy but neglected plays” that, while still
relevant and thought-provoking today, inexplicably have not been
staged for decades.
Amato Opera
(www.amato.org)
Founded in 1948, the Amato Opera offers an
intimate setting that seats just over 100. While it lacks the star
power and grand scale of the Metropolitan Opera, its charm and
spirit of fun have won it many loyal fans.
The Juilliard
School (www.juilliard.edu)
The premier music conservatory in the U.S.,
Juilliard also has renowned dance and drama divisions. There is a
daily schedule of free music recitals during the academic year, open
to the public. Additionally, Juilliard’s orchestra, drama division,
opera company and dance company have a regular schedule of
performances that are of professional quality, yet at moderate or no
cost. Indeed, Juilliard’s student orchestra has regular appearances
at Carnegie Hall. The Pre-College Division also has an excellent
orchestra.
The Manhattan
School of Music (www.msmnyc.org)
Occupying Juilliard’s former site near Columbia
University, the MSM is the other major music conservatory in the
city, with its own extensive schedule of excellent but inexpensive
(or free) student performances.
To make
hotel reservations
in New
York City and the rest of New York state, please visit
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