MAY 31st – JUNE 4th, 2023
New York & Broadway Theater Trip

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31st:

George will book your flights to New York LaGuardia and meet your arriving flight. Private transportation will be provided to the historic ALGONQUIN HOTEL on 44th Street in Manhattan in the heart of the Broadway Theater District. Home of the famous literary round table of the 1920’s and Hamlet, the house cat.

NOTE: If you wish to book your own airfare and meet the group at the hotel -OR- if your flight times cannot be coordinated with George’s group transportation, there will be a $70 discount per person.

Let’s begin our four days in New York with a cocktail and pre-theater dinner at SARDI’S the famous theater district gathering place for theater folk and reporters. George will have some stories to go along with the caricatures on the walls.

The show after dinner tonight is SOME LIKE IT HOT at the Shubert Theater right across the street. This brand new musical based on the Billy Wilder comedy from 1959, has a score by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman

THURSDAY, JUNE 1st:

This morning George will lead you on a one-hour walking tour of the Broadway Theater District with history & stories about the theaters and the the great Broadway composers.

After the walking tour and a restroom break, George will take you to a Broadway rehearsal hall where we will meet a cast member from one of the shows we’ll be seeing. Find out – first hand – what its like working on Broadway.

Your show tonight IS TBD. Maybe the Tony winning MJ. Let’s see what’s new on the horizon and what’s still running.

FRIDAY, JUNE 2nd:

Today is left free for you to enjoy the great city of New York in your own way. Options available today include a short walking tour through CENTRAL PARK led by George, visiting Strawberry Fields, Bethesda Fountain, The Minton Tiles, Grand Mall & the Boathouse.
NO ADDITIONAL COST FOR THIS OPTION

Also available is a water tour of the New York skyline aboard a 1920’s vintage yacht. You will travel along the Hudson River, out into the harbor around the Statue of Liberty (up close) and up the East River under the Brooklyn Bridge. The boat is climate controlled, with light food and a full bar available. COST TBD

Tonight’s theater outing is YOUR CHOICE from a list of Broadway shows George will provide later. This choice will be the third of our four shows INCLUDED IN THE TRIP COST. List of choices will be provided after January 1, 2023. Feel free to suggest one you’ve been waiting to see.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3rd:

Today is left free for museums, shopping, strolling a park, a special lunch
or even a Saturday matinee on Broadway.

Around 5 PM we’ll board a private coach and head to Lincoln Center for a cocktail and dinner at THE GRAND TIER dining beneath the giant Chagall tapestries in the Metropolitan Opera House. After dinner we will see the new reimagined CAMELOT at the Vivian Beaumont Theater directed by Bartlett Sher. This 1960 classic by Lerner & Loewe has a new book written by Academy Award winning writer Arron Sorkin.

After the show transportation will be provided back to The Algonquin.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4th:

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast in the Cayuga Dining Room, read the paper in the alcove or the White Library on the 4th Floor.

Check out at noon and settle your bill for any drinks or extra meals. A private coach will depart for LaGuardia for afternoon flights home.

COST: $2,995 Per Person based on DOUBLE OCCUPANCY/ PLUS AIRFARE

You will have a standard room with ONE QUEEN bed.

A limit number of rooms with ONE KING bed are available. Add $125 per person

A limit number of TWO ROOM SUITES are available. Add $375 per person

A private room / single occupancy adds $695 to your cost.

NOTE: Cancellation & Travel insurance are available at TravelGuard.com

NOTE: THIS ITINERARY IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Any shows or restaurant venue changes will be replaced with ones of equal value.