The holiday season is upon us, filled with delicious meals, songs sung, gifts given, and new special moments created. And should you be able to travel this December, one of the best places to experience the holidays is in New York City.
半岛体育 and the all-new are excited to look at some of Broadway鈥檚 favorite holiday activities, in the hopes we can help you discover new and exciting experiences. The city can be overwhelming so to help, 半岛体育 has asked some Broadway stars share a few of their favorite things. Read on below.
Apollo Levine (MJ The Musical)
"My favorite thing to do in NYC around the holidays is going to Magnolia Bakery, Rockefeller Center, and having Friendsgiving. Most of my friends including myself are not from NYC so it鈥檚 really cool to celebrate the holidays with people that have become chosen family!"
Shoshana Bean (Hell's Kitchen)
"Two of my favorite things: I absolutely love going to eat at 搁辞濒蹿鈥檚鈥攊t鈥檚 like eating inside of a Christmas tree! And I love going to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular because it鈥檚 such a staple."
James Monroe Iglehart (A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical)
"During the holidays, my family and I going to Bryant Park and wandering the little Holiday shops! They have some elegant gifts along with appropriate humored things (which I love, ha!). Then, my family loves to dine at STK NYC. The food there is fantastic, and atmosphere is really fun! Hope you all have a great holiday, and you never know, you might catch my family and I at the shops or the restaurant!"
Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending)
"I鈥檇 say it鈥檚 true that nothing feels more distinctly like 鈥淐lassic Holiday Rom-Com New York City鈥� than the parks鈥擟entral, Bryant, Union Square鈥攁ll of which have their own wonderful Christmas Market setups in honor of the season. However, for me, just as warm and fuzzy of an NYC feeling can be found at any number of local dive bars open Christmas evening, decked out in holiday cheer, with bartenders clad in gay apparel and revelers who stayed in the relatively empty city for their holiday鈥攁ll sharing a cup of their own Christmas spirit."
Marissa Rosen (Water For Elephants)
"Holiday Under the Stars at The Shops at Columbus Circle! Something about the twinkling Christmas lights in the trees outside makes the shopping center so inviting. The light show, accompanied by Christmas Carols in the main lobby, is so magical and screams the holidays! It runs every half hour. Plus, there are even Broadway performances every Wednesday!
Michael Urie (Once Upon a Mattress)
My can鈥檛-miss New York holiday confection is The Big Apple Circus. Nothing beats going to Lincoln Center and slipping into that wonderful massive tent in Damrosch Park. The artists and clowns and acrobats and aerialists and dogs (yes, dogs!) make you feel like a kid no matter your age!
J Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot)
" is one of my favorite holiday treats to share with as many people as I can. It鈥檚 a baroque burlesque show and well worth the journey to Brooklyn! Anything Company XIV produces is a fabulous show that will have you in awe and filled with wonder!"
Helen J. Shen (Maybe Happy Ending)
"I鈥檝e always loved going to the ballet, and going to Lincoln Center to see The Nutcracker is a tradition that I just adore. The music is so nostalgic, and I have all the respect in the world for the absolutely incredible dancers!"
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