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Broadway Tour: Behind the Scenes of NYC Theatre
4.8
88 Ratings
New York
Experience the magic of Broadway with an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour. Explore iconic theaters, learn about Broadway history, and visit a rehearsal studio in NYC’s theater district.
Experience the magic of Broadway with an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour. Explore iconic theaters, learn about Broadway history, and visit a rehearsal studio in NYC’s theater district.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Times Square - Your tour starts right in the middle of the bright lights, towering skyscrapers and vibrant billboards of Times Square. This is the center of New York City, renowned globally and the gateway to Broadway. It’s an ideal spot to kick off your tour of the Great White Way with us!
- Times Square - Your tour starts right in the middle of the bright lights, towering skyscrapers and vibrant billboards of Times Square. This is the center of New York City, renowned globally and the gateway to Broadway. It’s an ideal spot to kick off your tour of the Great White Way with us!
What's Included
- Thrill in the vibrancy of Times Square
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of a rehearsal studio (Entrance Fee Covered)
- Explore off-Broadway venues in Hell’s Kitchen
- Discover theater history with a local guide
- Thrill in the vibrancy of Times Square
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of a rehearsal studio (Entrance Fee Covered)
- Explore off-Broadway venues in Hell’s Kitchen
- Discover theater history with a local guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Embark on a journey with a local expert to discover the secrets of New York’s Broadway theatre district. The adventure starts in the hub of activity in New York City, Times Square - the focal point of the world of theatre. Your informed guide will lead you around famed theatres that have housed some of your most loved shows throughout history. As you…
Embark on a journey with a local expert to discover the secrets of New York’s Broadway theatre district. The adventure starts in the hub of activity in New York City, Times Square - the focal point of the world of theatre. Your informed guide will lead you around famed theatres that have housed some of your most loved shows throughout history. As you meander down Broadway, absorbing the signage, brilliant lights, and anecdotes of Broadway, you’ll experience the profound legacy of these revered sites. Additionally, your voyage will take you into Hell’s Kitchen, a neighborhood hosting off-Broadway theatres that debut the future stars of Broadway. En route, you’ll catch a sneak peek behind the curtain with a visit to a thriving rehearsal studio.
- This tour runs year-round and will proceed rain or shine unless such weather constitutes a dangerous situation. Please dress comfortably and casually in weather-appropriate attire. Wear comfortable shoes for walking.
- In the event of road or attraction closures, your guide will do their best to work around the obstacles or take your tour to alternate locations.
- The included visit to a rehearsal studio requires climbing 3 flights of stairs with no available elevator. Please be prepared for this, as opting out and waiting for the group outside will impact your tour experience.
- This is a child-friendly tour. Children under the age of 6 are permitted to join this tour free of charge.
Location
Father Duffy Square
West 47th Street
Your tour will meet in front of the Father Duffy Statue - Father Duffy Square, 200 W. 47th St., New York, NY 10036
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(88 Ratings)
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197tessr
Aug 6, 2024
So worth it - Mickey was an excellent guide and so full of knowledge about Broadway and it's history. She showed us very interesting areas and her enthusiasm was infectious
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Victoria_s
Aug 5, 2024
Engaging tour! - We were very happy with this tour! Our guide was super informative with her personal background in the theater field. We covered a lot of ground and learned so much about Broadway!
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Greg
Jul 28, 2024
if you love Broadway, this tour is for you. - We had a great tour. Mickey is in the business and could give us insights into what it is like to be an actor on Broadway. She gave us great historical information on the different theaters and different productions. we love Broadway and this tour enhanced our Broadway experience.
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W2612edcorinnem
Jul 23, 2024
AJ’s Broadway Tour - We really enjoyed AJ's tour of Broadway...he is really knowledgeable and excited about everything that was Broadway! We learned a lot of things abut broadway and behind the ownerships …...highly recommend this tour..you will be really lucky to get AJ
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Jeremy_b
Jul 22, 2024
Excellent tour! - Just a great, very personal tour. The small size is very nice. If you are into theatre it’s a great way to learn some neat parts of the history.
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Stacey_g
Jul 19, 2024
Great tour with Mickey!! - Mickey was great!!! We had a problem finding tour meeting spot and she called and came to get us at Times Square and walked with us to the meeting spot. She was very good at giving details about the history of Broadway.
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753tansyf
Sep 15, 2024
Interesting Broadway Facts - We took our tour with Mickey. She was able to give us a lot of information about Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway. We learned a lot of interesting facts about Broadway theatre. Since Mickey is an experienced actor, she was able to give a lot of insightful information about being an actor in New York. She also pointed out various Broadway theatres during our guided tour.
One of the participants in our group asked Mickey how much an actor in the ensemble would get in a Broadway musical. Mickey told us she did not know. I did find this response disturbing in that she does know but she did not want to answer the question. Broadway salaries are all part of the union.
The studio that we got to visit had amazing views of Times Square. It would be great if we got to see someone rehearsing. Unfortunately, we just got to see empty studios. I was interested in actually going into theatres. Unfortunately, we did not go into theatres.
Although, I am not an actor, I am an avid theatre goer. I found this tour to be fun and informative.
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Jo_w
Sep 1, 2024
Decent but Disappointed Don’t Recommend - This tour was ok but nothing special. I would not recommend. Talked too much about the Actors Union. We wanted to know more about shows and theatre history. Wouldn’t recommend.
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Marletteboys
Aug 7, 2024
Broadway was seen, but no actual “behind the scenes” in theaters occurred. - The title of the tour could be viewed as misleading.
We met with Cullen our guide. Cullen was timely, personable, and very knowledgeable. Cullen was also great with letting you know the itinerary that was planned for your 2 hr tour.
That being said, his knowledge was not always “theatrically”based. We did learn the history of broadway/their union, who Father Duffy actually was, the history/founders in broadway and general geographical history of NYC/Broadway.
So back to the title - Broadway behind the scenes. We walked and talked for two hours. We did walk inside one small, very old theatre and viewed the lobby. (Just seeing the lobby- was so rich in history and sparked many questions). At the end of the tour we viewed a couple of empty studios in Open Jar.
With all of the theatre’s in Broadway, big & small…My expectations with your company would have been to see a stage/dressing room, something inside. Note- I didn’t say actually “walk” on a stage or go “into” a dressing room. But just to OPEN more doors in all of the theaters that we walked by in the area and get to SEE with our own eyes the historic beauty that is offered and many are not shown.
I would even suggest changing the cost to make this happen if need be. Another suggestion is to better the guides(Broadway actors/actresses) and their allowance into a variety of theatre’s that are on Broadway.
People want to actually SEE behind the scenes- not just hear it being said as you walk by over a dozen theaters.
A guide with actual Broadway acting experience would have been noteworthy as well. Cullen was great, but had no “inside” mastery of Theatre. This company obviously has control on who guides what tours. Our guide mentioned he preforms other tours for this company.
In ending, I did book this tour due to the amazing reviews. So, kudos to your company for that. BUT, I encourage you to reach higher and truly show your audience “behind the scenes”.
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Maria
Sep 5, 2024
Misleading - There are no actual behind the scenes tours of any theatres on Broadway
Tour is full of history …
Misleading headline and “come on”…
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