Enjoy free lunchtime Broadway performances in Bryant Park
Bryant Park is located behind the New York Public Library from 40th to 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. The closest subway to Broadway in Bryant Park is the 7 or B/D/F/V to 42nd Street/Bryant Park. The concerts are mostly on Thursday afternoons beginning at 12:30 p.m. and last approximately 1 hour. Admission is free.
Performers from each Broadway show perform 2-3 songs during these hour-long lunchtime concerts. There are plenty of chairs and tables throughout Bryant Park, though you may want to bring a blanket if you want to sit on the grass.
2008 Broadway in Bryant Park Schedule
Thursday, July 10 Chicago Monty Python’s Spamalot Cry Baby [title of show] Stomp
Thursday, July 17 Avenue Q The Phantom of the Opera Mamma Mia! In the Heights Pure Country
Thursday, July 24 The Lion King Passing Strange Hairspray Godspell A Catered Affair
Thursday, July 31 The Little Mermaid Altar Boyz Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy Jump A Tale of Two Cities
Thursday, August 7 Spring Awakening Gypsy Xanadu Mary Poppins Wicked
Friday, August 14 Grease Young Frankenstein Rent Legally Blonde The Musical 13
