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Broadway Tour: Behind the Scenes of NYC Theatre
4.8
95 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
(95 Ratings)
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Go16122613287
Dec 4, 2024
Informative & fun walking tour. - A.J. walked us around Broadway’s theatre district sharing stories and the history behind many of these beautiful historic theatres. He was fun, knowledgeable and moved us thru at a good pace for everyone.
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Robinbp332fg
Dec 2, 2024
Great Experience If You Love Broadway! - Our guide was Mickey, and she was fantastic! She shared so much information about the history of broadway. We enjoyed our tour so much!
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Lornahundt
Nov 27, 2024
If you like Broadway, do not miss this tour! - We took the Schubert Theatres tour. Brett, our guide, was over-the-top fantastic. Perfect in every way. The massive and wonderful amount of information was delivered with enthusiasm and passion. It was utterly fascinating. This is our third BUC tour and we would highly recommend it to anyone. Thank you Brett! And thank you Tim!
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Johnty7263pg
Nov 17, 2024
A Fantastic Insider's Tour of Broadway - Two friends and I had a wonderful time on this tour on Sunday, Nov. 10th. It truly was a "behind the scenes" glimpse of Broadway theaters, including the rehearsal space used by many shows. It offered each of us a chance to see what life is like for everyone involved in the world of Broadway productions. Our guide, Mickey, provided us with wonderful stories that made the tour both informative and fun. She was so personable and answered all our questions, going above and beyond to make our tour special! I highly recommend this!
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Alistair_s
Oct 27, 2024
Fab tour of Broadway - This was an excellent tour led by Jessie, who was really knowledgeable and interesting. We were 3 generations but we all loved it, aged 75 to 14! Many thanks Jessie.
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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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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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