Broadway Snow Day Discounts! - January 3, 2014

Being from upstate NY, I usually find it hilarious how much people in the city freak out over a few inches of snow.  However, one awesome thing that always comes out of snow storms in the city is the Broadway show discounts that come out of it!

During the past 7 years that I've lived in and around NYC I've only seen Broadway close once and that was for Sandy.  Since I was trapped in my Hoboken apartment by floods I agreed with that decision.  I trudged through the snow and made it into the city for work today though which means I will of course be taking advantage of one of the great deals and seeing a show tonight.  Who cares if it's gonna be 2 degrees, right?!?

Here are the discounts so far.  I'll update this throughout the day if more are announced:

A Night with Janis Joplin: offering a "snow day discounts" for performances Jan. 2-4. Tickets start at $32 by using code JJSNOW an can be purchased at the box office or online.

Machinal (new musical from Roundabout Theatre Company): offering $20 tickets when you show your metro card at the box office only.

DISASTER!: (disaster movie musical comedy now playing Off-Broadway at the St. Luke's Theatre): offering a one-day-only "Snow Day" discount on Friday, January 3rd. Tickets for $30.00 will be available in-person at the box office only by using the code DISNOW for the matinee (2:30PM) and evening performances (8:00PM).

Outside Mullingar (First preview of new play from Manhattan Theatre Club at the Friedman Theatre): All tickets for the performance tonight only will be available for $50 by using code OMSNW14 or coming to the Friedman box office.

After Midnight: Offering 50% off any ticket with the mention of SNOW at the box office for today's 2pm & 8pm shows.

Motown the Musical: announced on Facebook that they are offering $49 tickets at the box office today with the code SNOW.

...And of course there's also all the shows that have rushes and lotteries that should have plenty of tickets available today from cancellations.  See the updated list here.

Les Miserables Back on Broadway in 2014

That's right, Les Miz is planning another Broadway revival in March 2014.  To everyone out there who saw the movie this winter and all of a sudden became a die-hard Les Miz fan, you're in luck! This will be the second Broadway revival of Les Miz.  The first was in 2006, which was my first time seeing the show when I was a freshman in college.  

This new revival of the show will take a fresh approach to the classic musical with new scenic elements and even some updated orchestrations.  Producer Cameron Macintosh has said that the "re-imagined" scenery is inspired by paintings of Victor Hugo (the author of the 19th century Les Miserables novel).

The production has already been performed in the U.K. and the U.S. in a tour that is also slated to open in Japan, Canada, Australia and Brazil in the near future.

The original London production of Les Miz is the longest running musical of all time, still running after 27 years!  To date, it is the fourth longest-running Broadway show (beat by Phantom of the Opera, Cats and Chicago).

Truth be told I've always liked the classic Les Miz songs (On My Own, At The End of the Day, Bring Him Home, Empty Chairs and Empty Tables, etc.) but I found the Broadway revival in 2006 to be a snooze-fest.  Apart from the famous songs the rest of the show was pretty boring.  For that reason I was skeptical of the movie when it came out, but was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved it!  My favorite performances were by Anne Hathaway (Of course! Who didn't love her??), who gave the most emotionally intense rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" that I have ever encountered, Aaron Tveit, who I've been a huge fan of since Next to Normal, and Samantha Barks, who's subtle performance of "On My Own" was extremely refreshing after hearing the song over sung by so many Broadway wanna-bes (including those from my high school choir) that it's almost ruined the song for me.

I don't know if this revival will be much more exciting overall than the last was but I'll definitely give it a chance, that is if the popularity of the movie doesn't cause the prices to sky rocket.