Theaters Tix on the cheap?

Yes you can

Many visitors to New York, especially those with a family in tow, shy away from the theater because of the outrageous cost of tickets.  A family of four or five can expect to break the vacation dollar bank with $100-plus tickets to a Broadway show.  Instead they take a cruise around Manhattan or some other less expensive activity.

Unfortunately they are missing out on one of the best experiences the Big Apple has to offer and there is a way that insiders know about to see shows without going bankrupt or taking a second mortgage.

A company called “Theatermania,” offers several plateaus of membership and a means of frequently seeing some of the top shows on the Great White Way.  Much of what Theatermania has to offer is either Off-Broadway or Off-Off-Broadway, but that doesn’t lessen the quality of the theater-going experience.  And, not infrequently, they come up with a major bonus, such as the fabled Le Miz now playing its second incarnation on Broadway.

For those who’ve joined Theatermania’s “Gold Club,” tickets to virtually all of its offering are free with just the payment of a $4.95 service charge and you can order up to four tickets for a performance.

The aforementioned “Le Miz” came available to Theatermania Gold Club members for the unbelievable price of $25 plus the service charge for a max of four tickets.

For more information, contact Theatermania at www.theatermania.com.

Ross Warren

BE gives famed Blue Man Group

A run for its money

The famed Blue Man Group, with road productions in any number of places from New York to Atlantic City to Las Vegas, has pretty much had the performance art circuit to itself.

Not any more.

The international troupe of BE by Mayumana is taking the stage by storm.

With actors from Israel, Africa, Spain, Mexico and Switzerland there is little that has been missed.

The troupe launches an assault on virtually every sensory outlet on your body.  Your eyes, ears and even your skin tingle as they romp around the stage with musical instruments, flashing lights and acrobatic moves.

Not only are you in the audience, but as the show moves along, you become part of it and its frantic and frenetic pace.  You’ll leave the theater exhausted but satisfied at one of the more unique and enjoyable theater experiences in New York.

Jim Kierstead

BE by Mayumana

Union Square Theater

100 East 17 Street

New York