Walking north of Times Square, onto Hell’s kitchen, there sits a new theatre off Broadway – the New World Stages that is currently housing fun and creative shows like Hitchcock’s 39 steps, The Gazillion Bubble Show, Imaginocean, Naked Boys Singing, and Avenue Q. The entire venue is very chic, and so uber chic that Time Out set up a sexy lounge on the lower level. We were invited to an open house courtesy New World Stages to have drinks at the Time Out lounge (where we sampled Vessica and Mezzaluna vodka) and got comp-ed orchestra seats to Hitchcock’s 39 steps. The venue itself can be rented out for private events and with the open spaces, and inviting surroundings. The TimeOut lounge also has various theme nights including a super fun karaoke night (which lulu absolutely loves!!)
ON to the show… we were graciously given tickets to 39 steps which was truly enjoyable!! The cast basically consisted of 4 actors, the main actor with his constant role, but the 3 other actors assuming various roles throughout the performance and managed to do so seamlessly. The entire production and set was very simple but managed to convey (lots of Hitchcock puns) a more elaborate set with their creative use of the props. The story is one of intrigue, spies and secrets – and to top it off, there’s the friendly staff going around taking orders for cocktails in the theater and cute guys selling candy and snacks throughout the theatre (a little fyi: you are allowed to drink alcohol in all the shows except for naked boys – probably a good idea – mixing nudity and alcohol might be a recipe for too much raunchiness!)
So, if you are game, drop by New World Stages on 50th Street between 8th and 9th avenue, and to get an even better deal, BroadwayBox.com is a community site that lists deals and steals for everyone to enjoy the theater!
Cheers!
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