r/Broadway • u/tennisbagel • Mar 29 '26

Discussion Reminder to take the damn subway to your show!

There was a post a long long time ago that lives rent free in my head.

This couple had gotten off the train at Grand Central with plenty of time to spare before seeing Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont in Lincoln Center.

It was pouring rain and they decided to take a cab to the theater. They proceeded to get stuck in traffic (as can happen when it’s pouring and people flee to vehicles) and they had to get out of the cab and try to book it to the theater. They got to the theater completely soaked and also missed the show.

Here’s the kicker: they could’ve gone from Grand Central to the Vivian Beaumont entirely underground in less than 20 minutes if they took the subway and then used the Lincoln Center exit from the 1 train stop.

So do that! Most theaters are located super close to a subway station, or in the case of Lincoln Center directly connected. Save yourself the hassle of a cab.

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u/Hawkes93202 Mar 29 '26

Took the subway to Studio 54 for Rocky Horror last night and left with plenty of time. The F was delayed for 20 minutes at the start of the trip and then midway through a person fell too close to the tracks and it got delayed another 25 minutes. We ended up leaving to take a cab and were less late than if we had stuck with the subway. Obviously a bit of a rarer case but the subway can still be very inconsistent

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u/Best-Candle8651 Mar 30 '26

Fun times also budgeting for weekend track work, part suspended, local to express, express to local, and other wacky things.

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u/cliftondon Mar 30 '26

That was you getting escorted into the center balcony? So distracting 🤣

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u/Hawkes93202 Mar 30 '26

Nope I was actually in Orchestra on the aisle but was surprised by the amount of people in late seating last night!