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  • Stars in the Alley 2018 – Annual Free Broadway Concert

    Free “Stars in the Alley” Broadway Concert

    The Broadway League hosts an annual free outdoor concert featuring performances from Broadway’s current musicals call Stars in the Alley. The concert is held around the time of the Tony Awards, usually late May or early June.

    The concert is a great way to see live performances of scenes from current Broadway shows, free of charge.

    The 2018 Stars in the Alley concert is Friday, June 1st at 1:00 p.m. The event is held rain or shine.

    Participating shows for the 2018 event include Aladdin, Anastasia, The Band’s Visit, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, Chicago, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Escape to Margaritaville, Frozen, Kinky Boots, Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Once on This Island, The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock, SpongeBob SquarePants, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Waitress, Wicked, Children of a Lesser God, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Play That Goes Wrong, and Saint Joan. This list of participating shows is subject to change.

    Visit the Broadway League website for details and updates.

     

    Location

    The concert is held in Shubert Alley (between 44th & 45th Streets, west of 7th Avenue).

    Shubert Alley is a pedestrian thoroughfare that is considered to be the center of New York’s theater district.

     

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  • Free St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble Concert at the Streicker Center

    The St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble will perform a free concert at The Temple Emanu-El Steicker Center Monday, May 14th, 2018  at 6:30 p.m.

    The concert will include performances of Mozart’s Divertimento in D Major, K. 136, Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin in D Minor. and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, Op. 48.

    Register for free tickets online at the Steicker Center website

    The Streicker Center is located at One East 65th Street.

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  • Free Build Series Celebrity Interviews for Week of February 12

    This week’s upcoming Build Series interviews are listed below. Please visit the Build Series website to request tickets.

    The Build Series in a series of online interviews recorded at the AOL Build studio in Manhattan (692 Broadway, at the corner of Broadway and 4th Street). Free audience tickets are available. See our Celebrity Interviews with AOL Build Series page for more information about attending these sessions.

    Upcoming Build Series Interviews:

    • Monday, Feb 12 @ 11:00 a.m.- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    • Monday, Feb 12 @ noon – Danai Gurira
    • Monday, Feb 12 @ 1:00 p.m. – FJ Palacio
    • Monday, Feb 12 @ 2:00 p.m. – Rowan Blanchard
    • Monday Feb 12 @ 3:00 p.m. – Cast & Director of “The Party” (Sally Potter, Patricia Clarkson, Cherry Jones & Emily Mortimer)
    • Tuesday Feb 13 @ 11:00 a.m. – Phillip Phillips
    • Tuesday Feb 12 @ 12:30 p.m. – Danica McKellar
    • Tuesday, Feb 13 @ 2:00 p.m. – Chris Myers
    • Tuesday Feb 13 @ 4:00 p.m. – Writer/Director and cast of “The Boy Downstairs” (Zosia Mamet, Matthew Shear, and Sophie Brooks)
    • Tuesday, Feb 13 @ 5:15 p.m. – Nigel Barker
    • Wednesday, Feb 14 @ 11:00 a.m. – Gillian Jacobs, Eisa Davis, Aya Cash, and Tommy Kail of new play “Kings”
    • Wednesday, Feb 14 @ noon – Andrew Jenks
    • Wednesday, Feb 14 @ 2:00 p.m. – Francia Raisa
    • Wednesday, Feb 14 @ 3:00 p.m. – Ariel Mortman
    • Thursday, Feb 15 @ 1:00 p.m. – MJ Day & 2018 SI Swimsuit Covergirl
    • Thursday, Feb 15 @ 2:00 p.m. – Lori Loughlin
    • Thursday, Feb 15 @ 3:00 p.m. – Jake Shears & Kirstin Maldonado of “Kinky Boots”

     

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  • “Dear Evan Hansen” Celebrates Anniversary With Free Show – Get Tickets

    Hit Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen is celebrating its one year anniversary on Broadway with a special free fan appreciation performance on December 10th.

    Tickets for the free show are being distributed via a digital lottery. Lottery entries are being accepted through November 5th.

    You’ll need to sign in through a social network (Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn) to enter the lottery.

    The free show is at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 10th at the Music Box Theatre, 239 West 45th Street.

    Visit the Dear Evan Hansen lottery page to enter.

    Dear Evan Hansen won six 2017 Tony Award, including Best Musical.

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  • Free Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Today Show Concert November 17

    Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – Today Citi Concert Series – November 17, 2017

     

    Tim McGraw aand Faith Hill are performing for the Today Show’s Citi Concert Series Friday, November 17, 2017. The concert is part of the morning show broadcast.

    The Today  concerts are held at the Today Show Plaza at Rockefeller Center. The plaza is on 48th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues.


    Admission is free and on a first-come-first-served basis. The concerts are very popular and the Today Show Plaza fills up fast on mornings when there’s a concert (usually Fridays). The show suggests that people arrive by 5:00 a.m. to get a good spot. Performances usually run from 8:00 to 9:00 a..m.

    A limited number of Fan Passes are distributed via a digital lottery system.

    Register now for a chance to receive a Fan Pass, giving you and one guest priority access to the show.

    Read our Today Show Concerts post and visit the Today concerts FAQ for more information about attending concerts.

     

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  • Live with Kelly & Ryan – Audience Tickets

    Free Audience Tickets for Live with Kelly & Ryan

     

    Be in the studio audience for a broadcast of Live with Kelly & Ryan.

    Tickets are free and you can request them online.

    Minors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of 10 will not be admitted.

    The show lasts about 60 minutes, but they sometimes also tape promos and special segments, which may take an additional 30 – 60 minutes.

    This is a morning show, so it means getting to the studio early, around 7:00 a.m..

    Ticket distribution is in excess of studio capacity and is first-come, first-serve, therefore admission is not guaranteed. On rare occasions, the studio is filled to capacity and we are unable to accommodate all ticket holders. VIP tickets for a future date will be offered to any ticket holder turned away.

    See reviews from people who have been in the Live with Kelly and Ryan audience.

     

    Attire

     

    The ticket website says to dress as if you are going to a nice dinner.  Solid bright colors are preferred.  Avoid t-shirts and hats with large logos.  Come prepared for the weather as audience members have to stand outside prior to check-in, and dress warmly as the studio is air conditioned.

     

    Standby Tickets

     

    If you don’t have tickets for the show, you can try the standby line. Standby numbers are given out at the studio (SE corner of West 67th Street and Columbus Ave) beginning at 7:00am EST.  After the ticket holders are seated, standbys will be allowed in on it is first-come, first-served basis.

     

    Location

     

    The Live Studio is located at 7 Lincoln Square, at the corner of West 67th and Columbus Ave.

     

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  • Celebrity Interviews with AOL Build Series

    AOL Build Series

    Build, an interview series that airs online, is a great opportunity to see celebrities up close without the time commitment required by many of the television show audience opportunities.

    The show features celebrities in the entertainment, tech, fashion and business world. The format is simple – just a stage and the interviewer and the guest (or guests, sometimes several people are interviewed at once). The studio audience is small, so all the audience seats are pretty close close to the stage. The audience is given the opportunity to ask questions.

    Even though the audience for AOL Build is small, this is still one of the easier NYC audience tickets to get, maybe because there are often many interview sessions each week (sometime several in one day), or maybe because the series isn’t as well known as the network TV shows. But don’t overlook Build. The show books most of the same big-name entertainers that are making the rounds of the TV talk shows. Plus, the interview sessions are short – about 30 minutes, and you don’t have to get to the studio until 30 minutes before the show, making Build sessions an easy fit into a busy schedule.

    Check out a May 2017 account of an audience experience at AOL Build.

     

    How to Get Tickets

    You can register for tickets online. Shows are usually listed for about a week in advance. Some shows fill up quickly, others have tickets available up to the day of the event.

    There’s a standby line for each show, so if you don’t get tickets, you might want to give that a try.

    Tickets are free.

     

    Location

    The Build Studio is located in Manhattan at 692 Broadway. at the corner of Broadway and East 4th Street.

    The studio is a state-of-the-art live-streaming, specifically built for live-streaming productions.

     

     

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  • Pumpkin Flotilla in Central Park

    Halloween Pumpkin Flotilla

    Each year, Central Park hosts a Pumpkin Flotilla as part of their Halloween Celebrations.

    Participants bring carved pumpkins to the Dana Discovery Center at the northern end of Central Park. The first 50 pumpkins received are set afloat on the waters of Harlem Meer.

    The 2017 event takes place Sunday, October 29th. The lit pumpkin flotilla will be launched at twilight (around 6:30 p.m.)

    In addition to the Pumpkin Flotilla, there will be Halloween stories and crafts from 4:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. and a Halloween costume parade from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

    Visit the Central Park event page for details.

    Location

    The Dana Discovery Center and Harlem Meer are located at the northeast corner of Central Park, at 110th Street, between Fifth and Lenox Avenues.

     

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  • Free Niall Horan Today Show Concert October 26

    Niall Horan – Today Citi Concert Series – October 26, 2017

     

    Niall Horan is performing for the Today Show’s Citi Concert Series Thursday, October 26, 2017. The concert is part of the morning show broadcast.

    The Today  concerts are held at the Today Show Plaza at Rockefeller Center. The plaza is on 48th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues.


    Admission is free and on a first-come-first-served basis. The concerts are very popular and the Today Show Plaza fills up fast on mornings when there’s a concert (usually Fridays). The show suggests that people arrive by 5:00 a.m. to get a good spot. Performances usually run from 8:00 to 9:00 a..m.

    A limited number of Fan Passes are distributed via a digital lottery system.

    Register now for a chance to receive a Fan Pass, giving you and one guest priority access to the show.

    Read our Today Show Concerts post and visit the Today concerts FAQ for more information about attending concerts.

     

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  • Central Synagogue Tours

    Central Synagogue interior. Photo by Gryffindor [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

    Central Synagogue

    Central Synagogue is a National Historic Landmark. The structure was built in 1870 – 20, is the oldest synagogue in New York City in continuous use, and is one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.

    Wednesday Tours

    The Synagogue offers free docent-lead tours of the Sanctuary on Wednesdays (except major religious and federal holidays) at 12:45 p.m.. No reservations necessary. The tours begin at the front entrance.

    Shabbat Services

    Central Synagogue’s Shabbot services are open to the public every Friday at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday at 9:30 p.m.

    Location

    The Central Synagogue is located in Midtown Manhattan, at 652 Lexington Ave (at the corner of Lexington Avenue and East 55th Street).

     

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