Big East Tournament — roll call?

[Newsdreams]

Assuming we get the 230p Thursday game, may go to a Broadway show at night. Which one should we go to out of these?

Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Aladdin, Wicked?

Daughter (Theater) regards Wicked as a top one.

[fjm]

If you’ve never been to lion king, that one is just awesome.

[ATL MU Warrior]

If you’ve never been to lion king, that one is just awesome.

100%.  They have booze too.

[Jables1604]

Assuming we get the 230p Thursday game, may go to a Broadway show at night. Which one should we go to out of these?

Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Aladdin, Wicked?

In this order:
Hamilton
American Utopia
Wicked

[warriorchick]

In this order:
Hamilton
American Utopia
Wicked

Can’t go wrong with any of these, including the ones you listed. I would ask yourself these questions:

1.How much are you willing to spend (especially if it is a hot ticket you have to buy in the secondary market)?

2.What does The Wife want to see?

Personally, I would see a show that you can't currently watch on Disney plus or HBO. And my own choice would be Wicked.

[BM1090]

Book of Mormon worth seeing?

[Miss Katie’s]

Book of Mormon worth seeing?

Yes.  So fun if you’re good with irreverent humor. 

[Miss Katie’s]

In this order:
Hamilton
American Utopia
Wicked

Great list.  Also excellent is Come From Away.  Highly recommend.

[fjm]

Am I the only one here who thought wicked sucked?

It might have been the company I was with but still.

[warriorchick]

Am I the only one here who thought wicked sucked?

It might have been the company I was with but still.

If you don't like Wicked, you don't really like musicals.

[StillAWarrior]

If you don't like Wicked, you don't really like musicals.

We had tickets to take our daughters to Wicked on Christmas Eve last year. None of us have seen it. F#@*ing COVID.

[MU82]

Am I the only one here who thought wicked sucked?

Nope. Hated it.

If you don't like Wicked, you don't really like musicals.

I love musicals. The music in Wicked sucked. Usually when you go to a musical, you walk out humming a song, and you have songs in your head for days. That didn't happen with a single song from Wicked. What a bore.

And my wife, who also loves musicals, hated it too.

Among the musicals we've seen and loved:

Hamilton, West Side Story, Les Miz, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret, Jersey Boys, Chicago, Book of Mormon, Beauty and the Beast, Damn Yankees, and probably several others I can't think of off the top of my head.

[Warriors4ever]

Not a big fan of Wicked either.
Come From Away was great.

[StillAWarrior]

Gotta admit, as much as I'd like MU to be a 2/3, my ticket situation is much better if we're a 4/5. I've already got tickets for Session 2 on Thursday. If MU finishes 2/3, I'm going to have to pick up tickets for session 3.

In just a few weeks, I've gone from worrying that I have the wrong tickets for Thursday because Marquette might finish as the 2/3 seed, to being relieved that I have the right tickets because Marquette would be a 4/5 seed...to worrying that I have the wrong tickets because Marquette might finish as the 6 seed.

Come on! Beat SJU and save me some cash. Oh, and Go Creighton!

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

In just a few weeks, I've gone from worrying that I have the wrong tickets for Thursday because Marquette might finish as the 2/3 seed, to being relieved that I have the right tickets because Marquette would be a 4/5 seed...to worrying that I have the wrong tickets because Marquette might finish as the 6 seed.

Come on! Beat SJU and save me some cash. Oh, and Go Creighton!

Unless you're interested in a date with UCONN at MSG in the first round (I certainly am not), not sure we even want Creighton to beat Hall any longer. Best scenario is MU beats SJU, Seton Hall beats Creighton and UCONN beats Depaul then it finishes 3. UCONN; 4. Creighton;' 5. MU and 6. Seton Hall.  Lot so results that end up in much worse situations for MU. The boys just need to win on Saturday or they deserve what they're going to get, bye or not.

[StillAWarrior]

Unless you're interested in a date with UCONN at MSG in the first round (I certainly am not), not sure we even want Creighton to beat Hall any longer. Best scenario is MU beats SJU, Seton Hall beats Creighton and UCONN beats Depaul then it finishes 3. UCONN; 4. Creighton;' 5. MU and 6. Seton Hall.  Lot so results that end up in much worse situations for MU. The boys just need to win on Saturday or they deserve what they're going to get, bye or not.

Honestly, I just want MU to get the 5 seed. So, the most preferred path would be to beat SJU. But I definitely see your point.

I wish MU played before the SH/CU game on Saturday so my rooting interests would be more clear. On the one hand, it would be nice if Creighton won and the pressure would be off MU Saturday night. If SH wins Saturday afternoon, the game Saturday night will be pretty stressful.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Honestly, I just want MU to get the 5 seed. So, the most preferred path would be to beat SJU. But I see your point.

Oh I’m with ya. A win Sat still clinches the 5 seed and that’s most important. Just having to play UCONN is a definitely the worst of the 3 possible opponents.

[Newsdreams]

Oh I’m with ya. A win Sat still clinches the 5 seed and that’s most important. Just having to play UCONN is a definitely the worst of the 3 possible opponents.

Nah, remember they can't beat us 3 times ...

[Jay Bee]

Where should I go for dinner/drinks Wednesday night, near Times Square?

[cheebs09]

Where should I go for dinner/drinks Wednesday night, near Times Square?

[Newsdreams]

Where should I go for dinner/drinks Wednesday night, near Times Square?

Getting in late Wednesday but I'll hook you up with a beer.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Where should I go for dinner/drinks Wednesday night, near Times Square?

Los Tacos number 1

[pbiflyer]

Assuming we get the 230p Thursday game, may go to a Broadway show at night. Which one should we go to out of these?

Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Aladdin, Wicked?

An off broadway suggestion if you don’t pick one of those. Not a musical, but funny as hell, The Play That Goes Wrong. We saw it in London. Very entertaining.

Wicked or Chicago from Your list.

[StillAWarrior]

This time tomorrow I'll be on a plane to NYC. I am so excited for this week.

[PorkysButthole]

Does Marquette typically host an event during the BET? What sort of thing? Typical location and cost?

Yes, there's a Marquette Circles event in NYC tomorrow night.   On-Line registration closed last night but you can show up at the door and register and pay there, so as long as you don't feel like an outcast for not having a pre-printed name tag and having to hand write one, go for it.   Porky will be in the house.  Details below:

https://alumni.marquette.edu/circles

On another note, if you can sore tickets to Plaza Suite with Ferris Bueller and SJP GO!  Porky and the wife went last week and it was very entertaining.  We originally had tix for when it was supposed to open in March of 2020, but it kept getting postponed and we finally were able to go last Thursday.

Porky highly recommends the bar at Keens Chophouse, less than a 10 min walk from MSG.  The restaurant there is one of NYC's great classic steakhouses, but the bar there in particular has a ton of character and one the best if not the best single malt selections in the city.  You can get a pour of some 150 Yr Old Scotch for $175 or something if you're up for it.   The restaurant is great too of course and known for the lamb chop but given the cost of high quality meat these days, you might want to skip the main dining room especially if you're coming from the midwest and had pay for flight and accommodations.  They do have a pub room just off the bar with some more modest menu options like burgers and prime rib hash and the like.   Well worth checking out the bar and pub menu, and again less than 10 min walk from MSG on 36th St just east of 6th Ave.  Basically 36th and 6th.

https://www.keens.com/

Feel free to DM Porky if anyone has any other NYC questions.