Present Laughter and In the Heights in New York
Feb 13th, 2010 by sophie smith
Great culture, hotels, shopping and dining are all standard features of the great city of New York, New York. Millions of people from around the world visit New York on a rotating basis throughout the year and take in most of the previous mentioned aspects during their stay. The great culture of New York is based on the daily lives of its citizens and spans to include the theatre district, art scene, music scene and more. Each of these elements is iconic in their own right and New York just wouldn’t be the same without them. One thing that is overwhelming consistent for guests in the elegant rooms at some of the finest resorts is that they will attend a Broadway or Off-Broadway production while they are there. And the good news for them is that Noel Coward’s Present Laughter and In the Heights are just two the incredible theatrical offerings currently on Broadway.
Present Laughter is one of Coward’s most popular hits and continues to entertain audiences through the decades. The current production at the American Airlines Theatre on 42nd St. Stars Victor Garbor, of Titanic fame, among others and was directed by Nicolas Martin. It opened at the beginning of January of this year and is schedule to run through March 21st of this year. So you will definitely want to get your tickets early for this incredibly entertaining show.
In the Heights is one of Broadway’s more recent hits and won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical. It opened in early March of 2008 and continues its popular run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on West 46th Street. The musical focuses on the lives of a tight knit community who live in the same neighborhood in northern Manhattan. The group live in an area in Washington Heights the complicated dynamics of their sometimes-tangled lives unfolds in the way only musical theatre allows for such things to do. There is a great Latin rhythm to much of the music and the show has more than a few incredible dance moves.
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