| u’re planning a trip to the city that never sleeps, | | | | for your viewing pleasure. The lights of Broadway |
| you’d better be prepared to stay up late with | | | | beckon to nearly every tourist who visits the city, with |
| her! Even if you’ve spent the entire day | | | | the promise of theatre greats such as The Lion King, |
| sightseeing, New York by night can take you by the | | | | Hairspray, Cats, Miss Saigon and many more. Lots of |
| hand and open your eyes to an entirely new world of | | | | companies do a dinner and show special, and you can |
| adventure. The city, whilst always a vibrant, buzzing | | | | pick up relatively cheap tickets at last-minute or |
| hub, takes on an even more colourful guise after dark, | | | | half-price ticket booths. There are over forty theatre |
| and you get the feeling that if it doesn’t happen | | | | venues comprising the official |
| in New York, then it just doesn’t happen! | | | | ‘Broadway’ district, which show both |
| Smoke Gets in your Eyes | | | | matinee and evening performances. You cannot help |
| Although not the smoke-filled, shadowy establishments | | | | but be swept up in the excitement and in truth, half the |
| of the 1940s and 50s, New York’s | | | | fun of attending a show is wandering along the streets |
| world-renowned jazz clubs are no less atmospheric | | | | soaking up the ‘big city bright lights’ |
| today. While some people come to the famous clubs | | | | atmosphere of the area. |
| just for sightseeing, New York can boast some of the | | | | Game for a Laugh? |
| finest jazz musicians in the world and for many | | | | If there’s one thing New Yorker’s know |
| aficionados it can be the realisation of a life’s | | | | how it’s how to laugh, and after dark some of |
| dream. Clubs such as the Blue Note and Birdland have | | | | America’s funniest people come out to play. |
| been serving up jazz for over half a century, and their | | | | Like many of the landmarks you will see when |
| line-ups are legendary. There are literally dozens of | | | | you’re sightseeing, New York’s |
| other lesser-known clubs as well dotted throughout the | | | | distinguished comedy clubs are absolute icons of the |
| city and half the adventure is finding them. An evening | | | | city. With a mouth-watering choice of venues to |
| spent underground at one of New York’s jazz | | | | choose from for an evening splitting your sides, it may |
| clubs, with a glass of red wine and some amiable | | | | pay to do a bit of research first. If you’re into |
| company is truly one of life’s great pleasures. | | | | ‘improv’ head to the Broadway |
| If you Can Make it There... | | | | Comedy Club, and if you’re after classic |
| Once you’re done with a day of sightseeing, | | | | stand-up you can’t go wrong at the Comedy |
| New York will put on a show of a very different kind | | | | Cellar, just to name a couple. |