My DD is 24 by the way; we saw Anything Goes locally a few years ago and she was pretty lukewarm on it because it felt "old-fashioned" to her.

And before I forget--we already had plans so we couldn't even consider doing this, but every Saturday at 10am they offer a backstage "behind-the-scenes" tour of Wicked. Tickets are $35 plus fees, so not cheap (but little in New York is), but we would have done it if we could. I would say that if you do, it should be after you've seen the show.

Anything Goes isn't silly -it's a non plot as an excuse to string together incredibly witty songs and great dancing. the fun is in the wit and the performances - it's like a 1930's musical - plots are extraneous.

Between Newsies and Anything Goes - what would you choose (for a 14 yr old of course)? Keeping in mind the best dancing and wow-ness.

We saw Sister Act and enjoyed it much more than we expected. We thought the score was memorable. Lots of young people in the audience and they seemed to really enjoy it. Not on a par with Lion King but at a discount a very enjoyable experience. Who can account for taste, we weren't all that impressed with Wicked, go know.

Anything Goes -- non plot? The plot is that there is a cross Atlantic cruise. A famous female evangelist/nightclub performer is making the crossing while as always looking for a husband. On board is a famous female American socialite traveling with her mother and the socialite's new fiance, an upper crust Englishman. Also on board is a gangster -- public enemy #13 -- who pretends to be public enemy #1 -- passengers love a good gangster on board! Meanwhile an "errand boy" for a wealthy Wall Street exec ends up stowing aboard as he knows the evangelist and is also in love with the socialite. Oh, and the boss is an old flame of the socialite's mother, and the socialite falls for the Brit and his money. Much complication ensues.

How can anyone say that there is no plot or that the plot isn't silly?

But back to your question, tamaraten, I'd actually say she might like Newsies better unless she would more personally identify with more female dancers.

If the choice is between only those two, I'd choose Newsies.

I found that on the nytix website, each show has a link to a theatre description which generally has a section called best seats in the house that gives some tips on good and bad seats.

http://www.nytix.com/Links/Broadway/.../gershwin.html

NeoPatrick, thanks for clarification on non-plot issue! And despite your obvious fondness for Anything Goes, I really appreciate your objective advice in recommending Newsies for a teenager.

Frank did you also see Newsies? Wondering what you would choose between Newsies and Sister Act.

Thanks VCanada for the link. I'll check it out. I've spent three days on the internet (in hours) researching this. It's endless!!