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New York City is full of theaters (buildings) & a variety of professional & amateur theater companies playing on a variety of stages throughout the city.
See the following related categories:
CONCERT HALLS for ballet, opera & classical music.
OPERA for Opera Houses & other Opera Information
MUSIC CLUBS for rock, pop, bands, folk, country & western, R&B, & comedy..
THEATER INFORMATION IN PRINT
The most comprehensive information about current shows, music clubs, concerts, etc. is found in:
Time Out New York
About 145 pp., 8½ x 11, color glossy, full of reviews, schedules, & articles on the entertainment scene. $2.50 at the local newsstand.
The Village Voice
About 145 pp., tabloid size newspaper, with a greater emphasis on news & reviews, schedules & the music-cultural scene in Lower Manhattan & the Village.. $ 1.50 at the local newsstand, out on Tuesday.
The New York Times
200-250 pp. Most comprehensive daily newspaper. The paper with enormous emphasis on all the happenings in New York City & the world. Known for its cultural reviews of plays, musicals & museums shows, most productions live or die by the New York Times Reviews.
BROADWAY THEATERS
An "On Broadway" theater is defined not by location, believe it or not, but by the fact of its having more than 465 seats. In general, Broadway theater has been synonymous with the concept "Musicals" for the last 20 years. Most of the "On Broadway Theaters" are located in the "Theater District" which is roughly in and around Times Square.
See below for a portion of the Theater District:
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