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From Broadway glitter to Lower East Side grunge, the range and variety of the
performing arts
in New York is exactly what you might expect. Broadway, and even Off-Broadway
theater
, is notoriously expensive, but if you know where to look, there are a
variety of ways to get tickets cheaper, and on the Off-Off-Broadway
fringe you can see a play for little more than the price of a movie
ticket. As for dance, music
and
opera , the big
mainstream events are extremely expensive, but smaller ones are often
equally as interesting and far cheaper. New York gets the first run of
most American films
(and many foreign ones before they reach Europe) and has a very healthy arthouse and revival scene.
Listings
for the arts can be found in a number of places. The most useful sources are the clear and comprehensive listings in
Time Out New York
, the free
Village Voice
(especially the pull-out "Voice Choices" section), or the also-free
New York Press
, all especially useful for things downtown and vaguely "alternative."
For tonier events try the "Cue" section in the weekly New York Magazine
, the "Goings On About Town" section of the
New Yorker
, or Friday's "Weekend" or Sunday's "Arts and Leisure" sections of the
New York Times
. Specific Broadway listings can be found in the free
Official Broadway Theater Guide
, available at theater and hotel lobbies or at the New York Convention and Visitors' Bureau.
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