Theater
Unlike a trip to the movies, a night at the theater requires some advanced research and good planning. Fortunately, the Internet can give you a hand finding your way to the stage. On the Web you'll find tools to buy tickets, research shows, read news and reviews, and plan a theater vacation. Whatever your theater interests are, you can explore them on Internet.
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Maybe you are feeling ambitious and want to take a theater trip to London or New York. If the idea of organizing all the details is overwhelming you, why not let the Web take care of everything with a few easy clicks? Whether you're going to New York, London, or somewhere less hectic, you can book hotel rooms, show tickets, and even prepaid restaurant reservations online. You'll be free to focus your attention where it belongs-on the stage!
If you're looking to take a theater vacation to a more idyllic location than New York or London, check out some summer theater festivals. Some of the greatest up-and-coming talent and some established theater veterans spend their summers doing top-quality shows in rural locations
- Information about the summer season may be posted in increments as details fall into place throughout the year. Remember to keep checking back in so you get all the news.
- Some of the sites may encourage you to subscribe for the entire season or become a member or a donor, but it is not necessary; you can also purchase tickets to just one show.
For travel to New York ...
Broadway Getaways
helps you book trips to New York that include hotel accommodations, theater tickets, prepaid reservations at theater-district restaurants, and even tickets to museums and other New York attractions. In addition to online services, Broadway Getaways has an 800 number hotline to call if you have questions.
NYTheater.com
offers the "Trip Planner Page": select the dates of your trip and be redirected to a page with all available shows and show times during that period.
Ilovenytheater.com
lists many of the hotels in the Times Square area, in case you want to search around yourself instead of buying a package. Finding a hotel yourself requires a little extra work, but you might find a better bargain.
For travel to London ...
Theatre.com
is the official site for theater in London and offers similar features to Broadway Getaways, but for ventures overseas.
For travel to summer festivals ...
Wtfestival.org
is the homepage for America's best-known summer theater festival. Movie stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow performed at Williamstown before they made it big. On the site you'll find information about history, education programs, and, most importantly, what's scheduled to play and how to get tickets.
BerkshireTheatre.org
gives you all the information about the Berkshire Theatre Festival's season, which runs May through October in Massachusetts. In addition to attending the festival, you can take advantage of other staple Berkshire summer events, such as the Tanglewood music festival.
The Chautauqua Theater Company
has a Summer Conservatory (free to students) and supplements that base group of top, emerging actors with internationally regarded guest artists. You won't just be helping to fund the conservatory-you'll also be seeing a top-notch show.
Shakespeare by The Sea
is a free summer Shakespeare festival that tours all over the Los Angeles and Orange Country areas and on the beach in Los Angeles. Check out the Web site to get the summer schedule, obtain information about locations, read reviews, and learn about past seasons.
Partyguideonline.com
looks a bit flashy and overwhelming at first, but if you scroll down on this page you'll find the section titled "U.S.," in which you'll find all the summer theater and Shakespeare festivals listed by state and city.
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