A brand-new musical bringing Broadway legends back together, New York, New York is a glittering love letter to the greatest city in the world. It is 1946, the war is over, and a resurgent New York is beginning to rebuild. As steel beams swing overhead, a collection of artists has dreams as big and diverse as the city itself. But do these singers, dancers, musicians and makers have what it takes to survive this place, let alone to succeed? If they can make it here, they can make it anywhere. New York, New York is a spectacular show for a singular city.
“New York, New York” could have used a clarifying tryout. Then again, some in its audience won’t worry so much about its thematic muddles: Beowulf Borritt’s set, as lit by Ken Billington, shows you sunsets peeking through the city’s vintage skyscrapers, bathing Manhattan’s avenues in warmth and hope. There is a lovely dance number involving rain in the city that showcases all that Stroman does so well. And there is a jazzy finale that puts Uzele up close to the audience as the jazzy music heats up the St. James. Many visitors will buy a show that gives them so much of what they think of as part of a New York visit. In those final moments, you think to yourself that all this show really needed was a greatly enhanced sense that New Yorkers actually do fall in love with each other because they are otherwise lonely. Just like everywhere else.
If the show's love for its city is fervent and shared by many in the audience, the dramatization of it is muddier and filled with stereotypes and story echoes of other New York stories. Very little feels original in New York, New York; instead, this musical, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, feels like a reheated casserole of so many other New York romanticized narratives, stereotypes, and well-worn signifiers. The big numbers don’t feel that big, the joints linking story and music—by Kander and Ebb, with additional lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda—are creaky.
General Rush
Price: $30
Where: St. James box office
When: Tickets are available every day when the box office opens on a first-come, first-served basis.
Limit: Two per customer
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Digital Lottery:
Price: $30, plus a $5 service charge per ticket
Where: https://www.luckyseat.com/shows/newyorknewyork-newyork-2023Mar
When: Digital lotteries are accepted until 10:30 AM ET the day prior to the performance. Winners will be notified at approximately 11 AM ET the day prior to the performance via email and SMS.
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2023 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2025 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Susan Stroman |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical | Ken Billington |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Daryl Waters |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical | Beowulf Boritt |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Anna Uzele |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Colton Ryan |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Susan Stroman |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Musical | New York, New York |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Susan Stroman |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Donna Zakowska |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Susan Stroman |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical | Anna Uzele |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical | Colton Ryan |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Ken Billington |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | New York, New York |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score | John Kander |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Sam Davis |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Beowulf Boritt |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical) | Kai Harada |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Video or Projection Design (Play or Musical) | Christopher Ash |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Colton Ryan |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | David Thompson |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Susan Stroman |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Donna Zakowska |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Ken Billington |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | New York, New York |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Daryl Waters |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Beowulf Boritt |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Kai Harada |
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