Top Recommended New York Broadway Shows and Tickets

I have begun preparations for a lengthy trip to New York City over the holidays and have picked about twelve Broadway shows I hope to attend.  Obviously, my ability to get my hands of some great Broadway tickets will be the key in determining which shows I attend, but as always, eBay is the best place to get my theater tickets.

I have included what I think are the “hottest” twelve Broadway shows.  I am far from a theatre buff, but I don’t think the list is half-bad.

Color Purple Tickets

Venue - Broadway Theatre

Synopsis:
The Color Purple is a saga of hope, inspiration and triumph. Based on the novel by Alice Walker and the Warner Brothers/Amblin Entertainment motion picture.

Putnam County Spelling Bee  (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Tickets)

Venue - Circle in the Square Theatre

Synopsis:
The hilarious and musical stories of six obsessed word lovers, their families, and the judges. By the composer-lyricist of Falsettos.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Tickets

Venue - Imperial Theatre

Synopsis:
Who will be the first to swindle a young woman out of $50,000? Rival con men compete for rights to a particularly lucrative territory on the French Riviera. Based on the film of the same name.

The Lion King Tickets

Venue - New Amsterdam Theatre

Synopsis:
The Lion King tells the story of the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king.

Mamma Mia Tickets

Venue - Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre

Synopsis:
Mamma Mia collects a group of hit songs by the Swedish supergroup ABBA and shapes them around the story of a single mother coping with her young daughter's marriage on a picturesque Greek isle. While the daughter plans her future with the love of her life, her mother is haunted by three different men who may or may not be her daughter's father. Among the songs are such familiar '70s staples as “Dancing Queen,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “S.O.S.,” “Take a Chance on Me” and “The Winner Takes It All.”

Monty Python's Spamalot Tickets

Venue - Sam S. Shubert Theatre

Synopsis:
Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table and the quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Spamalot features a chorus line of legless knights, men in tights (with killer legs), killer rabbits and sexy dancing divas.

Rent Tickets

Venue - Nederlander Theatre

Synopsis:
Jonathan Larson's rock musical retelling of the “La Bohème” story, but relocated to AIDS-era East Village, New York. A penniless songwriter's love for a young woman grows even as illness begins to consume her. The poet Rodolfo is now punk rocker Roger. Tubercular Mimi is now an AIDS-infected dancer at an S&M nightclub. Painter Marcello is now aspiring filmmaker Mark Cohen, and so forth. The ending is transformed from the opera, but the theme of love striving to endure beyond all obstacles remains. Songs include “Seasons of Love,” “Without You,” “Out Tonight,” “One Song Glory,” “I'll Cover You” and “Santa Fe.” (Musical)

The Odd Couple Tickets

Venue - Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Synopsis:
Sportswriter/slob Oscar Madison shares an apartment with fastidious photographer Felix Unger, with hilarious results. One of Neil Simon's most popular comedies.

Wicked Tickets

Venue - Gershwin Theatre

Synopsis:
Wicked takes a revisionist look at an American icon of evil and discovers how the young Elphaba, a passionate, committed young woman from Oz, becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. Her character is contrasted with that of her school roommate Glinda, who grows up to be the Good Witch.