Scaffolding is to protect pedestrians during building renovations. In Chicago, some buildings constructed in the 19th century incorporated a lot of terra-cotta ornamentation; in the 21st century, that terra cotta is crumbling and falling. The upshot is that a few buildings here now have semi-permament scaffolding.
“You never think it’s going to be day 1….bagel theft!” 😂 good you got yours though! Those cookies look soooo good and theatre themed! The sweeney merch though, that water bottle!! I’m sorry about the pullover “sadness and dispair”
Based on your online review, Mickey Jo, i went to see The Notebook. OMG, I was blown away. I didn't expect it to be so uplifting. Plus, the added bonus of seeing Maryann Plunket onstage again! See, Mickey Jo, we do pay attention. (And I do love you and Aeron together.)
I am a native New Yorker and have never been to Schmackary's. What is WRONG with me??!! I still have to get to the new Drama Book Shop location. I have only been to the old one. So glad that you always fully immerse yourselves in the city when you visit. I need to visit the West End sometime.
i've been checking every morning since you left for nyc for a new posted video and i know you did cabaret and the notebook and also your personal show (all the best with that) but thank you for posting your vlog and I am such a fan of the near 2 hour running time. I felt like I was back in NYC with y'all (born there and lived there for 37 years and just 9 months ago have moved to Orlando, Florida and I must say, you do NYC better than us residents on the whole. 20 shows in 2 weeks? mind boggling. it'd take me 2-3 years to see 20 shows. anyway welcome back and thank you for being uniquely you (and same for aeron of course)
I love the Drama Book Shop! I work for Hal Leonard and was so excited to see many musical vocal selections books on display there (we publish vocal selections for many shows). One of my favorite parts of my job 🙂.
I feel so proud to have started your obsession with Black and White cookies! And I'm glad to hear that you were able to find William Greenberg Desserts for Aeron on this trip.
Come to Chicago for theater, some trip. Many Broadway-bound productions start (and end) here, not to mention originals and revivals unique to here. And the Willis Tower observation deck -- like the edge, but BETTER -- cause it's 1/4 mile up.
Incredible first few days in NYC. You guys are going going going. I couldn't keep up that schedule when I was in NYC a couple of weeks ago. But then again you are young and me not so much. Looking forward to the next installment. Stay well 😉😊
New Yorker here, The Vessel will be reopening later this year with new safety features. The public will once again be able to scale the vessel, except for the very top level.
I am excited for this! Hope you had a great time in NYC! 20 shows in 2 weeks! WOW! I thought seeing 19 shows while I was in London last year was crazy lol!
The Disney store in Times Square has free public restrooms. They’re not really advertised, but if you go to the second level walk all the way back into the right. And the drama bookshop has restrooms. And very near the drama bookstore is the port authority bus terminal, which has restrooms.
I fell in love with Ani DiFranco in 2014 when I came across her poem “Self Evident”. Her music got me through some hard times. I would do anything to see her play Persephone on Broadway! You’re very lucky being able to see her perform in an intimate setting. Loving the vlog x
Thanks so much for another NY vlog! 😃 I love how you guys have this down to a science. As someone from New Jersey, I also regularly enter lotteries, wait on rush lines, and see tons of Broadway shows, but I've been thinking about taking a West End trip to London and don't know how everything works over there (if they have lotteries, rush, or any other ticket deals). A video of you guys explaining how to get the most out of a West End theatre trip would be fantastic for any theatre fans visiting London. 🎭
LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! I was there same time as you! But I prebought my 8 shows. I get to go back on a whim and LIMITED budget AND limited time at the end of the week... what's my best beat on getting tickets to some of the hotter shows, like The Outsiders, Hells kitchen, Water For Elephants... Thank you! 😘😘😘
Thoroughly enjoying your trip report. Black and white (also known as half-moon) cookie/cakes are one of my absolute favorite! They used to sell them in the cafe at my old job 😊
There are public toilets at Penn Station (33rd and 8th) and Grand Central Station (42nd and Park) as well as in Bryant Park (w 42nd and 6th aka Ave of Americas). Happy Peeing!
Watching this on my train from NYC back to DC after my own theatre trip! I have heard that they are preparing to re-open the Beehive at Hudson yards to the public, so maybe on a future trip. I'm not sure I'll ever not find it creepy. Edit: I'm pretty sure wherever you see scaffolding it's for construction above (protecting pedestrians from debris), but the rain shelter is a plus!
According to my grandmother black and white cookies were at one point called Half Moon cookies to commemorate Henry Hudson “discovering” the greater NYC area and his ship was the Halve Maen (or Half Moon in English).
It’s not quite the high line but between Finsbury Park and Highgate there is the ‘parkland walk’, part of it is along an old rail line and there are arty characters along the way.
Did u do a get together with ur New York groupies??? I missed it and am so bummed, because of course u want to meet an almost 59 year old woman who loves you and Aaron!
The Notebook, I'm told was excellent. I wish there was a proshot? Now what's next for Sutton and Aaron? The singers at Mama Rose were awesome, especially the version of Summertime. Wish Smackeries did mail o4der.
UGH you had to start with Chelsea Market.. now I am absolutely craving a BOCA - hold the avocado.I think I was the one told you they had them in Chelsea Market after seeing you have them before. OMG i need to go back to NYC..😭
The scaffolding is for when they do repointing of the buildings. It took them over two years to do the one I live in Did you see LEMPICKA and if so your thoughts?
In the Marriott Marquis just go to the elevator Bank period choose 8. The screen will tell you which elevator to go to. Get off on the floor eight and around the right and pass the check-in desk will be the restrooms. There is tons of seating and lots of outlets for chargers.
My comment disappeared again. Retyping. Thank you for this installment. Looking forward to more blogs and reviews. Love the Highline. So glad the weather cooperated. Thanks for noting the history of Chelsea Market. Did you know that the company you were talking about - National Biscuit Company, now known as Nabisco, invented Oreo cookies there? Cool Hadestown event. Re: public toilets, there are apparently several links on Instagram to help. Also, the public restrooms in Bryant Park are reportedly among the best in NYC. If you go to Bryant Park, you might want to consider seeing the free Polonsky Exhibition at the main NYC Public library. There are often theater or literary memorabilia. Last time I was there they had the desk Charles Dickens used and the original Winnie the Pooh plush animals. If the plush are not there (they change the exhibition every 6 months or so), they are downstairs in the children’s section since they are part of the library’s holdings.
Another public restroom suggestion: Barnes & Noble bookstores. Most relevant for Mickey and Aeron is the Fifth Ave store (45/46 Sts), but there are also UES, UWS, and Union Square locations. :)
As of a couple of months ago the B&N on 5th ave has a guard posted up in front of the bathrooms and will ask to see a receipt before letting you in (and you still have to enter the code on the receipt). It's super annoying.
@@ThexImperfectionist Do they now?! I rather wish they'd had that rule when I was an employee (B&N restrooms are/were legendarily mistreated), but now, as you say, a bit annoying.
@@littlelizzyann I was actually there to sit at the Cafe and shop, and since I was by myself I wanted to use the restroom first rather than leave my stuff unattended at a table. I totally understand having a code but it's the requirement to buy something first that I object to. I can't imagine buying a new book and then immediately taking it into a public bathroom and trying not to get it wet on whatever surface I have to set it down on. There must have been a better version of that policy.
As Disney owns New Amsterdam, I'm sure Aladdin would only close to make way for another Disney production. Apart from Hercules (which Disney hasn't put much effort into), I don't see any Disney musicals in development?
I heard about this on a video somewhere talking about what other countries have in the "American" sections of their grocery stores. It's funny that this is something that Germany considers quintessentially American since you can only really find Black and White Cookies in NYC and a few other cities on the East Coast (I think Boston has a version of them too.)
What is that pendent that MickeyJo is wearing during the Uncle Vanya section? It looks like a building of some sort. Very cool! - I waited and now know :)
Seconded on Appropriate (though it closes June 23, and it's heavy subject matter). Depends on what you're looking for. If you want to see one of the new shows, I would recommend Hell's Kitchen (OBC cast is amazing), Stereophonic (good but long), or Merrily (newish). I enjoyed Suffs and Uncle Vanya. Haven't seen The Outsiders, Water For Elephants, or The Notebook yet so can't comment. No plans to see Cabaret (not for me). The other new shows I'm mixed-to-negative on. If you are going for the first time or introducing someone else to theatre and want a predictably fun time, my long-running standbys are Wicked, Six (esp with the current cast), &Juliet, Little Shop, Hamilton, and the Play That Goes Wrong.
The Vessel building at Hudson Yards was closed to the public because of 3 suicides. It reopened, but then there was another suicide. Last I heard, you can only visit the ground level of the Vessel.
Also, what did you think of Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster in Sweeney Todd? I was sad that I couldn’t make it to see them and would love to know what you thought. Idk if you were planning to make a video on it since the show is now closed.
I've been pooed on by birds twice in my life, once in front of the NYT building and once going into the Met opera. Have you ever seen a show with poo on your head? That is a real NY experience.
Now I want to know if it’s not a whole UK thing to have an animal company come in a put animals on peoples heads! I’m from the East Midlands and got a chinchilla placed on my head at secondary school 😂
On the queen’s Diamond jubilee, I made the mistake of taking two different antihistamines and then had an energy drink and then a tinnie and then I woke uk in a south London bus garage
the Vessel turned out to be a suicide magnet, that's why it was closed to the public - I think they're putting in some safety (anti-suicide?) features which is probably the work you saw in progress; however, it's been closed since 2021 so not sure what safety features would justify that. They probably should have just used the opportunity to tear it down.
If it’s a real emergency there are public restrooms in the 42nd street Times Square subway station, but they are the most disgusting bathrooms (possibly in the world).
an intelligent if isolated member of a insular community with a newly thriving local economy which shields hidden secrets becoming victimised and consequently scapegoated by the establishment and made a hate figure to the general public. a sentence which applies both to an enemy of the people and wicked. an excellent point you made I thought 😅
The people staring aren't New Yorkers I'd wager lol
Theater district restaurants are usually full of tourists. 54 Below is a locals haunt, can't think of much else.
Now that you've conquered NY, CHICAGO is calling! Great city( Riverwalk, etc,etc) with incredible theatre.This from a New Yorker.
Scaffolding is to protect pedestrians during building renovations. In Chicago, some buildings constructed in the 19th century incorporated a lot of terra-cotta ornamentation; in the 21st century, that terra cotta is crumbling and falling. The upshot is that a few buildings here now have semi-permament scaffolding.
“You never think it’s going to be day 1….bagel theft!” 😂 good you got yours though! Those cookies look soooo good and theatre themed! The sweeney merch though, that water bottle!! I’m sorry about the pullover “sadness and dispair”
Sigh, I just retired from working Broadway theatre and moved upstate to perform. I feel very nostalgic seeing this. I hope you had a wonderful time .
Yass! You and Aeron are officially New Yorkers. Welcome 🤗
Based on your online review, Mickey Jo, i went to see The Notebook. OMG, I was blown away. I didn't expect it to be so uplifting. Plus, the added bonus of seeing Maryann Plunket onstage again! See, Mickey Jo, we do pay attention. (And I do love you and Aeron together.)
I am a native New Yorker and have never been to Schmackary's. What is WRONG with me??!! I still have to get to the new Drama Book Shop location. I have only been to the old one. So glad that you always fully immerse yourselves in the city when you visit. I need to visit the West End sometime.
i've been checking every morning since you left for nyc for a new posted video and i know you did cabaret and the notebook and also your personal show (all the best with that) but thank you for posting your vlog and I am such a fan of the near 2 hour running time. I felt like I was back in NYC with y'all (born there and lived there for 37 years and just 9 months ago have moved to Orlando, Florida and I must say, you do NYC better than us residents on the whole. 20 shows in 2 weeks? mind boggling. it'd take me 2-3 years to see 20 shows. anyway welcome back and thank you for being uniquely you (and same for aeron of course)
I am so ready for this!! Thanks for the Sunday morning vlog. Going to have coffee and enjoy watching you and Aeron enjoy NYC again! 😊
I love the Drama Book Shop! I work for Hal Leonard and was so excited to see many musical vocal selections books on display there (we publish vocal selections for many shows). One of my favorite parts of my job 🙂.
I feel so proud to have started your obsession with Black and White cookies! And I'm glad to hear that you were able to find William Greenberg Desserts for Aeron on this trip.
Thank you so much!! 😁
I'm a not so stagey muggle who loves and learns from your videos and blogs. Thanks, and keep up the great work.
The fact that there are no comments about the pidgeon is a crime 😂
Also- Ordinary days!
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@@AeronJames I’m just glad to see that you’re okay!
Come to Chicago for theater, some trip. Many Broadway-bound productions start (and end) here, not to mention originals and revivals unique to here. And the Willis Tower observation deck -- like the edge, but BETTER -- cause it's 1/4 mile up.
Incredible first few days in NYC. You guys are going going going. I couldn't keep up that schedule when I was in NYC a couple of weeks ago. But then again you are young and me not so much. Looking forward to the next installment. Stay well 😉😊
Bathrooms at Marriott Marquis, 8th floor lobby!
I’ve been waiting for this! Thanks for sharing.
This feature film length vlog style is a GIFT, unreal
New Yorker here, The Vessel will be reopening later this year with new safety features. The public will once again be able to scale the vessel, except for the very top level.
The New York Public library on 42nd by Bryant Park have free restrooms! Penn Station also have some free restrooms.
I live in NYC and yet I’m taking notes and getting suggestions from your video, Mickey 😂 thanks!
I am excited for this! Hope you had a great time in NYC! 20 shows in 2 weeks! WOW! I thought seeing 19 shows while I was in London last year was crazy lol!
The Disney store in Times Square has free public restrooms. They’re not really advertised, but if you go to the second level walk all the way back into the right.
And the drama bookshop has restrooms.
And very near the drama bookstore is the port authority bus terminal, which has restrooms.
I fell in love with Ani DiFranco in 2014 when I came across her poem “Self Evident”. Her music got me through some hard times. I would do anything to see her play Persephone on Broadway! You’re very lucky being able to see her perform in an intimate setting. Loving the vlog x
Watching your vlogs makes me want to travel, too. I like seeing new places but I don't like the travel-thing itself😅
‘Modulate for me’ McLollingtons! Lovely feature-length blog! Thank you! Very much here for your content in all its flavours!
High Line is a true gem of NYC.
Thanks so much for another NY vlog! 😃 I love how you guys have this down to a science. As someone from New Jersey, I also regularly enter lotteries, wait on rush lines, and see tons of Broadway shows, but I've been thinking about taking a West End trip to London and don't know how everything works over there (if they have lotteries, rush, or any other ticket deals). A video of you guys explaining how to get the most out of a West End theatre trip would be fantastic for any theatre fans visiting London. 🎭
That's a great idea! There are fewer rush lines but lots of digital rushes which are mostly pretty easy to get
LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! I was there same time as you! But I prebought my 8 shows. I get to go back on a whim and LIMITED budget AND limited time at the end of the week... what's my best beat on getting tickets to some of the hotter shows, like The Outsiders, Hells kitchen, Water For Elephants...
Thank you! 😘😘😘
Thoroughly enjoying your trip report. Black and white (also known as half-moon) cookie/cakes are one of my absolute favorite! They used to sell them in the cafe at my old job 😊
I’m so glad I stumbled upon your channel. I thoroughly enjoyed this video and look forward to the next installment. Love you both! ❤❤
There are public toilets at Penn Station (33rd and 8th) and Grand Central Station (42nd and Park) as well as in Bryant Park (w 42nd and 6th aka Ave of Americas). Happy Peeing!
Watching this on my train from NYC back to DC after my own theatre trip!
I have heard that they are preparing to re-open the Beehive at Hudson yards to the public, so maybe on a future trip. I'm not sure I'll ever not find it creepy.
Edit: I'm pretty sure wherever you see scaffolding it's for construction above (protecting pedestrians from debris), but the rain shelter is a plus!
According to my grandmother black and white cookies were at one point called Half Moon cookies to commemorate Henry Hudson “discovering” the greater NYC area and his ship was the Halve Maen (or Half Moon in English).
They’re still called half moon cookies in upstate NY!
Fancy Santa Commercial Pepperidge Farms❤❤❤❤
It’s not quite the high line but between Finsbury Park and Highgate there is the ‘parkland walk’, part of it is along an old rail line and there are arty characters along the way.
Ooo!
I look forward to watching this video. That’s as close as I will ever get to New York City.
I did High Line and Chelsea Market with my friend in December and even in winter it’s beautiful and the market is so fun. I love New York 😭
Free bathrooms at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Also at Macy’s.
Thoroughly enjoyed that, you really make me want to go! Can you take me with you next time? 😜 And no, you did not look like Santa Claus 🙂
I am a native New Yorker and I have NEVER seen a pigeon just randomly land on a persons head!
It was a real surprise 😂
Did u do a get together with ur New York groupies??? I missed it and am so bummed, because of course u want to meet an almost 59 year old woman who loves you and Aaron!
The Notebook, I'm told was excellent. I wish there was a proshot? Now what's next for Sutton and Aaron? The singers at Mama Rose were awesome, especially the version of Summertime. Wish Smackeries did mail o4der.
UGH you had to start with Chelsea Market.. now I am absolutely craving a BOCA - hold the avocado.I think I was the one told you they had them in Chelsea Market after seeing you have them before. OMG i need to go back to NYC..😭
Natalie Joy Johnson also was in the original first national tour cast of Legally Blonde, but as Paulette!
Yes she was! Thank you for reminding me!
@@MickeyJoTheatre imagine 15 year old me being absolutely gagged by this when I saw the kickoff of the tour in 2008!
The scaffolding is for when they do repointing of the buildings. It took them over two years to do the one I live in
Did you see LEMPICKA and if so your thoughts?
Okay the outfit in the thumbnail is a SLAY ❤
on north east corner of Bryant Park- nice public toilets (closest i can think of near Broadway - besides restaurants)
MickeyJo love your reviews and insights and wish we knew one another so I could take you around as the native New Yorker that I am :).
Omg you walked past my apartment 😮
I saw Imelda Stauton and Michael Bell in Sweeny Todd and Sondheim was there.
There’s a Japanese place near the theatres and all their sushi roles are named after shows. The Lion King was very good I remember
They are adding some mesh to the Vessel and letting people climb again.
Restrooms at any full-size Starbucks or go up either escalator (with conviction lol) inside the Marriott Marquis
(None at the Marriott Starbucks as it’s small)
In the Marriott Marquis just go to the elevator Bank period choose 8. The screen will tell you which elevator to go to. Get off on the floor eight and around the right and pass the check-in desk will be the restrooms. There is tons of seating and lots of outlets for chargers.
My comment disappeared again. Retyping.
Thank you for this installment. Looking forward to more blogs and reviews.
Love the Highline. So glad the weather cooperated.
Thanks for noting the history of Chelsea Market. Did you know that the company you were talking about - National Biscuit Company, now known as Nabisco, invented Oreo cookies there?
Cool Hadestown event.
Re: public toilets, there are apparently several links on Instagram to help. Also, the public restrooms in Bryant Park are reportedly among the best in NYC.
If you go to Bryant Park, you might want to consider seeing the free Polonsky Exhibition at the main NYC Public library. There are often theater or literary memorabilia. Last time I was there they had the desk Charles Dickens used and the original Winnie the Pooh plush animals. If the plush are not there (they change the exhibition every 6 months or so), they are downstairs in the children’s section since they are part of the library’s holdings.
Another public restroom suggestion: Barnes & Noble bookstores. Most relevant for Mickey and Aeron is the Fifth Ave store (45/46 Sts), but there are also UES, UWS, and Union Square locations. :)
As of a couple of months ago the B&N on 5th ave has a guard posted up in front of the bathrooms and will ask to see a receipt before letting you in (and you still have to enter the code on the receipt). It's super annoying.
@@ThexImperfectionist Do they now?! I rather wish they'd had that rule when I was an employee (B&N restrooms are/were legendarily mistreated), but now, as you say, a bit annoying.
@@littlelizzyann I was actually there to sit at the Cafe and shop, and since I was by myself I wanted to use the restroom first rather than leave my stuff unattended at a table. I totally understand having a code but it's the requirement to buy something first that I object to. I can't imagine buying a new book and then immediately taking it into a public bathroom and trying not to get it wet on whatever surface I have to set it down on. There must have been a better version of that policy.
Bryant Park for bathrooms!!! It's closer to Broadway too!
As Disney owns New Amsterdam, I'm sure Aladdin would only close to make way for another Disney production.
Apart from Hercules (which Disney hasn't put much effort into), I don't see any Disney musicals in development?
Oh my god, it's @cararosedipietro singing Part of Your World!!
Fun Fact: We have these Black and White Cookies in Germany - and we call them "Amerikaner" (Americans) 😂
Right? I thought so, too that it looks like an Amerikaner
I heard about this on a video somewhere talking about what other countries have in the "American" sections of their grocery stores. It's funny that this is something that Germany considers quintessentially American since you can only really find Black and White Cookies in NYC and a few other cities on the East Coast (I think Boston has a version of them too.)
Well Jel cheesecake walking and Broadway!
What is that pendent that MickeyJo is wearing during the Uncle Vanya section? It looks like a building of some sort. Very cool! - I waited and now know :)
It's a recreation of the National Theatre in London!
I'm going to NYC in June. I am debating on what show to see.
Appropriate. sorry gotta plug that
Seconded on Appropriate (though it closes June 23, and it's heavy subject matter). Depends on what you're looking for.
If you want to see one of the new shows, I would recommend Hell's Kitchen (OBC cast is amazing), Stereophonic (good but long), or Merrily (newish). I enjoyed Suffs and Uncle Vanya. Haven't seen The Outsiders, Water For Elephants, or The Notebook yet so can't comment. No plans to see Cabaret (not for me). The other new shows I'm mixed-to-negative on.
If you are going for the first time or introducing someone else to theatre and want a predictably fun time, my long-running standbys are Wicked, Six (esp with the current cast), &Juliet, Little Shop, Hamilton, and the Play That Goes Wrong.
I haven't been to NYC since October 2018. I have serious FOMO!
Mickey-Jo, when is your Sweeney review dropping? Any thoughts on the rumors of a West End transfer?
The Vessel building at Hudson Yards was closed to the public because of 3 suicides. It reopened, but then there was another suicide. Last I heard, you can only visit the ground level of the Vessel.
Going to London next year, is there a definitive west end show to see? I’m leaning towards Les Mis, but do you have any other suggestions?
Also, what did you think of Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster in Sweeney Todd? I was sad that I couldn’t make it to see them and would love to know what you thought. Idk if you were planning to make a video on it since the show is now closed.
I've been pooed on by birds twice in my life, once in front of the NYT building and once going into the Met opera. Have you ever seen a show with poo on your head? That is a real NY experience.
Now I want to know if it’s not a whole UK thing to have an animal company come in a put animals on peoples heads! I’m from the East Midlands and got a chinchilla placed on my head at secondary school 😂
What is this about Illinoise having Thursday matinees? I can't see them online. Did that change?
On the queen’s Diamond jubilee, I made the mistake of taking two different antihistamines and then had an energy drink and then a tinnie and then I woke uk in a south London bus garage
Take the elevator up to the lobby of the Marquis and there are restrooms there.
Nope, you didn't look like Santa Claus. 😊
If you need to pee in Times Square, go to the 8th Floor lobby of the Marriott Marquis Hotel.
I miss Juniors. :(
the Vessel turned out to be a suicide magnet, that's why it was closed to the public - I think they're putting in some safety (anti-suicide?) features which is probably the work you saw in progress; however, it's been closed since 2021 so not sure what safety features would justify that. They probably should have just used the opportunity to tear it down.
If it’s a real emergency there are public restrooms in the 42nd street Times Square subway station, but they are the most disgusting bathrooms (possibly in the world).
an intelligent if isolated member of a insular community with a newly thriving local economy which shields hidden secrets becoming victimised and consequently scapegoated by the establishment and made a hate figure to the general public. a sentence which applies both to an enemy of the people and wicked. an excellent point you made I thought 😅
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Oh you sweet little Londoner, no one even notices or cares that you are singing which I think is a very freeing thing about American cities
restrooms? don't think public. Go into any department store.
You should have peed upstairs at the Marriott Marquis.
Plus you'd get to ride the outside elevator to the lovely lobby.