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[Imzadi]

If you are in NYC this Sunday, Dec 14, Fifth Avenue is having their 4th annual Holiday Open Streets. Fifth Avenue, 12pm to 6pm, from 48th to 57th streets will be car-free and open to pedestrians. Additionally, cross streets from 49th street to 56th street will be open to pedestrians only between fifth and sixth avenues.

The Rockefeller Christmas tree between at 49th & 50th St west of Sixth Ave.

This is a perfect time to see the stores along Fifth Ave all decked out in holiday splendor, before or after seeing a Broadway matinee.

 

[Imzadi]

If you are in NYC this Sunday, Dec 14, Fifth Avenue is having their 4th annual Holiday Open Streets. Fifth Avenue, 12pm to 6pm, from 48th to 57th streets will be car-free and open to pedestrians. Additionally, cross streets from 49th street to 56th street will be open to pedestrians only between fifth and sixth avenues.

The Rockefeller Christmas tree between at 49th & 50th St west of Sixth Ave.

This is a perfect time to see the stores along Fifth Ave all decked out in holiday splendor, before or after seeing a Broadway matinee.

 

[Kennywood]

For reasons we won't discuss here, I'm not a fan of the "Wicked" movies that have been released. Does anyone know if there's a video recording of the Broadway version with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth? I would love to watch that version.

 

[elgerber]

For reasons we won't discuss here, I'm not a fan of the "Wicked" movies that have been released. Does anyone know if there's a video recording of the Broadway version with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth? I would love to watch that version.

I have never heard of any video recording. I would be happy with a recording of the stage version with anyone in it.

 

[Dug720]

Do be warned if you're in town on Saturday Dec 13, it is SantaCon. Lots of drunk Santas wandering/stumbling around and on the trains.

 

[mouschievous]

For reasons we won't discuss here, I'm not a fan of the "Wicked" movies that have been released. Does anyone know if there's a video recording of the Broadway version with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth? I would love to watch that version.

Not a legal one. There may be a slime tutorial, I'm not sure.

 

[Imzadi]

For reasons we won't discuss here, I'm not a fan of the "Wicked" movies that have been released. Does anyone know if there's a video recording of the Broadway version with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth? I would love to watch that version.

Broadway shows are filmed and archived for the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts branch at Lincoln Center. One can go in and watch any of the shows they have archived since 1970. (One cannot take out the recordings to watch at home. They have to be watched at the Library.) It is usually filmed with the original Broadway cast. I'm not sure if only those who have a library card are let in to watch though.

More details here:

https://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive

I hope, after hearing how some paper works at the Louvre were recently flooded with water a few days ago, that this archive is well protected and backed up.

 

[Imzadi]

Local NYC's ABC news entertainment reporter Joelle Garguilo, who since last year, has been reporting entertainment news, got to make some personal news herself as she got to perform in Chicago on Broadway a couple days ago.

Here is a clip of her being coached and rehearsing behind the scenes, fitted for costume, etc. It's interesting to see her behind the scenes to her one performance.

(Yes, that's Sam Champion, the weather guy from GMA on the far right at the end of the segment. He's been our "local" weatherman forever.)