Extra extra! Tony Award nominations to celebrate the year on Broadway were recently announced. In case you missed them, Newsies is the “King of New York.” With eight nominations, Newsies celebrates in a big way as the little show that the Fansies brought to Broadway. Based on the flop of the 1992 Disney film starring Christian Bale, Bill Pullman and Ann-Margret, this film has been given new life at the Nederlander Theater with a new score by Alan Menken and a libretto by Harvey Fierstein. Our student groups who have visited New York City this spring have loved this show from start to finish and always come out singing and dancing. With so many amazing shows on Broadway this year, student group trips to New York City have never been more exciting!
Other new shows that have received multiple nominations include Once, based on the Academy Award-winning film, with eleven nominations, and Nice Work If You Can Get It, starring Broadway classics Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara, and directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall. , with ten nominations. Star appeal is further enhanced in the Broadway Revival category with returning classics like Evita, Follies, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Jesus Christ Superstar. With stars like Ricky Martin playing Ché in Evita, four-time Tony winner Audra McDonald as Bess in The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, and Broadway legends like Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell and Elaine Paige who have appeared on stage in the classic by Stephen Sondheim, Follies This is a great year to see a show!
Other student favorites include Godspell, currently starring High School Musical alum Corbin Bleu, Sister Act: The Musical, starring an adult Raven-Symoné, and Spiderman – Turn Off The Dark. And of course, classic shows like The Lion King, Mary Poppins, Memphis, The Phantom of the Opera, War Horse, and Wicked are sure to please any group of students. This fall promises to bring another great option for students when the classic Annie returns to Broadway!
Of course, student groups have much more to do in New York City than see a show. Our student group itineraries are packed with attractions, tours, restaurants, and shopping from start to finish. There are amazing museums including the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum located right next to Central Park. A visit to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island is a must. And, the new National 9/11 Memorial & Museum is a moving tribute to the city and the lives lost in this tragedy that brought our nation together.
This summer, the space shuttle Enterprise will be on permanent display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. This well-deserved tribute to the US space program will be displayed on the flight deck of the USS Intrepid until the permanent installation of it is built. Tours are available of Radio City Music Hall, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, NBC Studios, as well as movie tours, walking tours, bus tours, boat tours, and more. Sports fans have a lot to celebrate with the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Knicks, Liberty or Rangers throughout the year. And a visit to the Big Apple wouldn’t be complete without a stop at Times Square.
