City Offers Multitude of Cultural and Entertainment Options During Broadway Strike

City Offers Multitude of Cultural and Entertainment Options During Broadway Strike

Eight Broadway Shows Continue to Offer Performances; Tourists Can Obtain Refunds for Shows Affected by Strike

New York, NY (November 20, 2007) NYC & Company, the marketing and tourism organization for the City of New York, is informing tourists that eight Broadway shows are running as scheduled during the stagehands� strike. As for the 27 affected theaters, the League of American Theatres announced November 18 that as the strike continues, refunds will be made available.

�New York City has diverse cultural options throughout the five boroughs, and we are doing everything we can to help visitors who need to change their plans on account of the strike,� said George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company. �Visitors can go to nycgo.com for periodic updates about theater, along with information on music and dance performances, museum exhibitions and other attractions here in the City.�

For those looking for alternative theater options, the Theatre Development Fund�s TKTS booths in Times Square and at the South Street Seaport are still open and operating. Both are selling discount tickets for the Broadway shows that are unaffected by the strike as well as for off-Broadway and dance productions. In addition, a special weeklong dining program, Dining in the District, has been launched at more than 25 participating restaurants in the Theatre District area. The program offers a 15% discount on lunch or dinner to patrons. A listing of participating restaurants can be found on nycgo.com.

Detailed information about canceled shows and refunds/exchanges can be found at ilovenytheater.com. In many cases, if tickets were purchased via credit card, the cost will automatically be refunded.

Other sources of information include the trip advisors at the City�s Official Visitor Information Center, located at 810 Seventh Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Streets. The City also operates visitor kiosks centers in Harlem (253 West 125th Street), the Financial District (26 Wall Street), City Hall Park (Broadway sidewalk at Park Row) and Chinatown (at the intersection of Canal, Walker and Baxter Streets).

Regular updates on events across the five boroughs are also being provided online at the City�s official website, nyc.gov, on NYC & Company�s website, nycgo.com, and through 311, which can be accessed outside the five boroughs by calling 212-NEW-YORK.

The following is the Thanksgiving holiday week (November 20�25) performance schedule for the eight Broadway shows that will be offering performances.

Cymbeline at the Vivian Beaumont TheaterTuesday, November 20, at 8pmWednesday, November 21, at 2 and 8pmFriday, November 23, at 8pmSaturday, November 24, at 2 and 8pmSunday, November 25, at 3pmMary Poppins at the New Amsterdam TheatreTuesday at 8pmWednesday at 2 and 8pmFriday at 2 and 8pmSaturday at 2 and 8pmSunday at 3pmMauritius at the Biltmore TheatreTuesday at 8pmWednesday at 2 and 8pmFriday at 8pmSaturday at 2 and 8pmSunday at 2pm(Mauritius will end its extended engagement November 25 as scheduled.)Pygmalion at the American Airlines TheatreTuesday at 7pmWednesday at 2 and 7pmFriday at 7pmSaturday at 2 and 8pmSunday at 2pmThe Ritz at Studio 54Tuesday at 8pmWednesday at 2 and 8pmFriday at 8pmSaturday at 2 and 8pmSunday at 2pmThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Circle in the Square TheatreTuesday at 7pmWednesday at 2pmFriday at 2 and 8Saturday at 2 and 8pmSunday at 3 and 7:30Xanadu at the Helen Hayes TheatreTuesday at 7pmWednesday at 2 and 8pmFriday at 2pmSaturday at 2 and 8pmSunday at 3pmYoung Frankenstein at the Hilton TheatreTuesday at 7pmWednesday at 2 and 8pmFriday at 2 and 8pmSaturday at 2 and 8pmSunday at 3pmThese Broadway shows are currently affected by the strike:August: Osage County at the Imperial TheatreAvenue Q at the Golden TheatreA Bronx Tale at the Walter Kerr TheatreChicago at the Ambassador TheatreA Chorus Line at the Schoenfeld TheatreThe Color Purple at the Broadway TheatreCurtains at the Al Hirschfeld TheatreCyrano de Bergerac at the Richard Rodgers TheatreDr. Seuss� How the Grinch Stole Christmas at the St. James TheatreThe Drowsy Chaperone at the Marquis TheatreDuran Duran at the Ethel Barrymore TheatreThe Farnsworth Invention at the Music Box TheatreGrease at the Brooks Atkinson TheatreHairspray at the Neil Simon TheatreIs He Dead? at the Lyceum TheatreJersey Boys at the August Wilson TheatreLegally Blonde at the Palace TheatreLes Mis�rables at the Broadhurst TheatreThe Lion King at the Minskoff TheatreThe Little Mermaid at the Lunt-Fontanne TheatreMamma Mia! at the Winter Garden TheatreMonty Python�s Spamalot at the Shubert TheatreThe Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic TheatreRent at the Nederlander TheatreRock �n� Roll at the Bernard B. Jacobs TheatreThe Seafarer at the Booth TheatreSpring Awakening at the Eugene O�Neill TheatreWicked at the Gershwin TheatreAlso running: The Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and Wintuk at Madison Square Garden�s WaMu Theatre.

About NYC & CompanyNYC & Company is the official marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the City of New York, dedicated to maximizing travel and tourism opportunities throughout the five boroughs, building economic prosperity and spreading the positive image of New York City worldwide.

Contacts
Kimberly Spell
NYC & Company
tel 212 484 1270
kspell@nycgo.comChris Heywood
NYC & Company
tel 212 484 5458
cheywood@nycgo.com