Looking for a little thing — or a big thing — for the traveler on your shopping list? Our guest experts on holiday gifts are Mike and Anne Howard, who have been on the world’s longest honeymoon since 2012.
On #MyFavoriteTrip: Actor Tim Dolan, who described his Broadway theater walking tour business a couple of weeks ago, tells us about a special day off from the cruise ship where he was working.
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On #GetOuttaHere! this week: Spare time is something actors tend to have a lot of. In his spare time, actor Tim Dolan has created a Broadway walking tour company, Broadway Up Close, which takes visitors around the theater district. Recently, after years of entreaties, he’s been able to add a tour that shows the magic of the theater from inside Broadway’s oldest playhouse.
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The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade began as a Christmas celebration in 1924. The 2.5-mile route features thousands of performers, including musicians, Broadway actors, and the Rockettes. Estimates say the parade costs about $11 million to $13 million to stage.
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Highlights of this day in history: Nazi war crimes trial begins at Nuremberg; Robert F. Kennedy born; Britain’s future Queen Elizabeth II marries; Spain’s dictator Francisco Franco dies; Mexican Revolution begins; ‘Cabaret’ hits Broadway. (Nov. 20)
Joshua Dela Cruz swaps Broadway’s “Aladdin” for a bright blue puppy, as host of the new reboot of pre-school TV favorite, “Blue’s Clues & You!” (Nov. 19)
Tina Turner took to the stage at the curtain call of “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” in New York, saying she loves the show and is really proud of everyone’s work on it. (Nov. 8)
Playwright Jeremy O. Harris has a rule that he doesn’t cry in public. He broke that rule the night Rihanna attended his Broadway debut. Harris uses the singer’s 2017 hit single “Work” throughout his searing “Slave Play” and the pop star had promised to stop by one day. When she did, he wept. Recalls Harris: “I was an empty shell for a day.” Harris considers Rihanna “the patron saint” of the play. “Work” was playing in his head as he was coming up with the idea for it. (Oct. 15)
Highlights of this day in history: U.S. and Britain strike Afghanistan; Achille Lauro hijacked; Supreme Court pick Clarence Thomas faces damaging claims; Matthew Shepard beaten to death; Singer John Mellencamp born; ‘Cats’ hits Broadway. (Oct. 7)
Highlights of this day in history: JFK and Nixon participate in TV’s first presidential debate; Cuba ends Mariel boatlift; Composer George Gershwin, poet T.S. Eliot and tennis star Serena Williams born; ‘West Side Story’ hits Broadway. (Sept. 26)
Paris Hilton, Billy Porter, Jordan Roth and more help The Blonds bring NYFW to Broadway with special performances by the Moulin Rouge musical cast. (Sept. 11)
Highlights of this day in history: Nazis and Soviets sign a non-aggression pact on eve of World War II; Sacco and Vanzetti executed; Defrocked priest John Geoghan killed; Movie star Rudolph Valentino and Broadway’s Oscar Hammerstein die. (Aug. 23)
Burna Boy was only six years old when Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti passed away, but that was enough time for the future musician to be inspired. Kuti’s life and legacy was portrayed in the wildly popular Broadway musical “Fela!” and the late icon was once managed by Burna Boy’s grandfather. In July, Burna Boy appeared on the Beyoncé-curated “The Lion King: The Gift” album and he dropped his fourth record, “African Giant.” (Aug. 20)
Over the years, the Broadway show about singer-songwriter Carole King has starred powerful singers in the title role. But until now it hasn’t had one thing _ a singer-songwriter. Vanessa Carlton has stepped into the role of the legendary King. (Aug. 7)
Keri Russell has kept busy since wrapping her critically acclaimed TV series “The Americans.” She filmed a role in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” out this December, and now stars opposite fellow “Star Wars” actor Adam Driver in the play “Burn This.” (June 26)
Ali Stroker booked her first musical theater gig at the tender age of seven, when she was cast as the title role in “Annie” in a friend’s backyard production in a New Jersey beach town. (June 4)
In a non-descript building in Miami, dancers kick the can-can, aerialists spin high in the air in rehearsals for an entertainment group that puts on more performances a year than New York’s Broadway and London’s West End combined (May 3).
As another Broadway season draws to a close, the opening of “Hadestown” marks its only musical directed by a woman, Tony nominee Rachel Chavkin. (April 16)
We set out to find out why this apartment is $28.5 million and learn about the history of New York’s real estate market along the way. The reality TV star and top NYC broker Ryan Serhant delves into the details of the super-rich real-estate and who the buyer could be.
Following is a transcript of the video:
Narrator: A couple months ago, I was scrolling through YouTube and saw this video of an apartment on Billionaires’ Row in New York City. It’s on the 41st floor of this ultra-luxurious tower called On e57. Sitting right off West 57th Street with views of Central Park, it’s listed at a whopping $28.5 million. It’s hard to comprehend why it’s so expensive and if there’s even a market for it. So I reached out to the realtor, Ryan Serhant, hoping he could help me unpack the world of Billionaires’ Row. You may recognize Ryan from Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing.” And he invited me uptown to check out On e57 for myself. Ready, we’re going there. One57 towers almost a thousand feet above West 57th Street. But before the building opened in 2014, this wasn’t really a residential street. It was known for Carnegie Hall, tourists, and delis. But One57 put West 57th Street on the map, breaking records for listing prices and coining the street Billionaires’ Row. The first 27 floors of One57 are reserved for the five-star Park Hyatt hotel, but the next 48 are residential. Walking in, I was actually pretty surprised by how homey it felt. Yeah, the lobby was classy, but there was this familiar and casual buzz of people just living their normal lives, and that was really nice. We took the elevator to the 41st floor and met Ryan at apartment 41D.
Ryan Serhant: Hello. Welcome to One57.
Narrator: Right away, it’s gorgeous. 12-foot ceilings, exquisite decor, and that new building smell. But it’s those views that obviously add to the price tag.
Serhant: This unit that we’re in right now, 41D, is a duplex. It’s got five bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, and it has an outdoor covered garden.
Narrator: Apparently, that outdoor garden, or the solarium, is a rare architectural feature.
Serhant: The building kinda curves as it goes up. It keeps stepping back, you create these rooms. So you can sit here, you can get a tan, for the 41st floor on Billionaires’ Row. It’s totally crazy.
Narrator: Just off the solarium, there’s a private terrace, and it’s one of just two apartments in the building with an outdoor space. After the views and solarium, the duplex layout of the apartment keeps the price tag ticking up. The second floor has four bedrooms, including the master suite, with arguably better views than the floor below. The en suite master bathroom is made completely of marble, imported from Italy, of course. You’ve got a walk-in shower, free-standing tub, and two toilets, you know, just in case. Back downstairs, the massive eat-in kitchen had a couple hidden features.
Serhant: Like this looks like it might be cabinetry, but it blends in. These are actually your bar stools.
Narrator: Around every corner, there was some new design element. A fluffy chair, a perfectly sized rug, that optimized the space. It made for this relaxed, luxurious vibe. And, of course, none of that was by accident.
Serhant: And even if the buyer has $30 million to spend, you’d be amazed at how unimaginative they can be. So, we have to show them. And everyone we’ve shown this apartment to would take it fully furnished, ’cause they just love it.
Narrator: Buyers can choose to keep all of the staged furnishings, and thank goodness, the price tag includes the furniture. But what’s a billion-dollar building without amenities to match? On the 31st floor, residents get a giant amenities space all to themselves. There’s a billiards room, screening room, gym, and a pool, with music piped in from Carnegie Hall across the street. But the never-ending climbing wall was definitely my personal favorite. This isn’t what I anticipated doing today. Since its construction, One57 has pushed up real estate prices across the neighborhood. From 57th Street to 59th Street between Park Avenue and Broadway, median sale prices rose 64.3% from 2010 to 2018.
(9 Jan 2019) Highlights of Today in History: Former U.S. President Richard Nixon is born, Howard Hughes identifies fake biography, Unmanned probe lands on moon, the Phantom of the Opera becomes the longest running Broadway show. (Jan
(13 Dec 2018) If you couldn’t get tickets to Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway performance, you can watch it at home on Netflix in a new film by director Thom Zimny, who has a long relationship with “The Boss.” (Dec. 13)
(10 Dec 2018) Aaron Sorkin is returning to Broadway with an adaptation of the beloved Harper Lee novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” He says while writing the play, real world events seeped in, like President Trump’s decision to not denounce white supremacists rallying in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Dec. 10)
(20 Nov 2018) Highlights of this day in history: Nazi war crimes trial begins at Nuremberg; Robert F. Kennedy born; Britain’s future Queen Elizabeth II marries; Spain’s dictator Francisco Franco dies; Mexican Revolution begins; ‘Cabaret’ hits Broadway. (Nov. 20)
