Mother/Daughter NYC Trip

In one week, Mom and I are headed off to New York City for a long weekend. Several times throughout college, we spent my spring break there, and Mom has been missing that trip, so off we go. We’re going to see the newly opened Guys and Dolls with Lauren Graham and Phantom. I’m working on tickets to Jersey Boys, South Pacific, or Wicked… though admittedly, I am hesitant to go through a broker. It’s truly unfortunate that New York passed the legalization of scalping, because ticket prices have climbed even higher than usual. I’d really love for Mom to see Jersey Boys, but not at $250/ticket. I could buy premium seats from the theater for $300/each if I wanted to pay that. It used to be that you couldn’t sell for a certain amount over the face value of the ticket. Now all that is gone. Grrrr.

I am looking forward to our trip, but truthfully, I go to New York so often that it’s hard for me to be REALLY excited. I told Mom that we need to look into going elsewhere after this. I’d really love to take her to London, because she would love the West End theater, and we could mix it up a little. Maybe next year.

I still have a lot of holes to fill in on our schedule, but it’s a start I suppose.

March 12, 2009

• Arrive LGA, transfer to hotel
  
• 7:45 – dinner reservations at Ruth’s Chris
  
• Empire State Building or Top of the Rock
  

March 13, 2009

• Shopping day!
  
• Chelsea Market
  
• Dinner – tentatively Empanada Mama, Hells Kitchen
  
• 8:00 pm – Guys and Dolls, Nederlander Theater
  

March 14, 2009

• Late lunch at Peter Luger's, Brooklyn
  
• 8:00 pm – Phantom of the Opera, Majestic Theater
  
• Dessert at Sardi’s after the show
  

March 15, 2009

• Costume Institute at the Met
  
• 3:00 – South Pacific, Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center
  

March 16, 2009

• Lunch at Grimaldi’s, Brooklyn
  
• Walk back across Brooklyn Bridge
  
• Transfer to LGA, flight home