“Broadway” consists of 39 Theaters located in midtown Manhattan.  Although there are now more exceptions than there once were, generally shows with open-ended runs operate on the same schedule, with evening performances Tuesday through Saturday with an 8 p.m. "curtain" and afternoon "matinee" performances on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday; typically at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. on Sundays, making a standard eight performance week.   Many shows now do a 7:00 pm curtain.  Always check with the theatre to make sure. On this schedule, shows do not play on Monday, and the shows and theatres are said to be "dark" on that day.  New York City offers an unrivalled selection of productions, from the most timeless classics to the very cutting edge of the experimental and avant-garde. In addition to Broadway, New York City is fortunate to have an Off-Broadway and an Off-Off-Broadway. 

Current Events indicate that it's curtains for 12 shows.  Now is the time if you want to see any of the following shows (closing dates in parenthesis); Spring Awakening (1/18/09), Dividing The Estate (1/4/09), Gypsy (1/11/09), Boeing-Boeing (1/4/09), Hairspray (1/4/09), All My Sons (1/18/09), Equus (2/8/09), Young Frankenstein (1/4/09), Spamalot (1/11/09), Grease (1/4/09) and 13 (1/4/09).

.  A Man For All Seasons  Roundabout Theatre--Drama 

·  A Tale of Two Cities  Al Hirschfeld Theatre-- Musical

·  All My Sons Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (formerly Plymouth)-- Drama 

·  American Buffalo  Belasco Theatre-- Drama 

·  August: Osage County  Music Box Theatre--Drama 

·  Avenue Q John Golden Theatre-- Musical

·  Billy Elliot Imperial Theatre-- Musical

·  Boeing-Boeing Longacre Theatre-- Comedy

·  Chicago Ambassador Theatre-- Musical  

.  Dividing the Estate  Booth  Theatre Comedy    

·  Equus Broadhurst Theatre-- Drama 

·  Grease Brooks Atkinson Theatre-- Musical 

·  Guys and Dolls  Nederlander--Musical

.  Gypsy St. James Theatre-- Musical 

·  Hair  Al Hirschfeld Theatre--Musical

.  Hairspray Neil Simon Theatre-- Musical 

.  Hedda Gabler American Airlines Theatre

·  In the Heights Richard Rodgers Theatre-- Musical 

·  Irving Berlin's White Christmas  Marquis Theatre-- Musical

.  Jersey Boys August Wilson Theatre (formerly Virginia)-- Musical 

·  Liza's At The Palace Palace Theatre-- Musical (12/3-12/28)

·  Lion King, The Minskoff Theatre-- Musical 

·  Little Mermaid, The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre-- Musical

·  Mamma Mia! Winter Garden Theatre-- Musical 

·  Mary Poppins New Amsterdam Theatre-- Musical 

.  9 to 5  Marquis Theatre--Musical

·  Pal Joey Studio 54-- Musical    

·  Phantom of the Opera, The Majestic Theatre-- Musical

.  Slava's Snowshow Helen Hayes Theatre--Unique Event

.  Spamalot   Shubert Theatre--Musical

·  Speed-The-Plow Ethel Barrymore Theatre-- Comedy  

·  Shrek The Musical Broadway Theatre-- Musical 

·  South Pacific Vivian Beaumont Theater-- Musical 

·  Spring Awakening Eugene O'Neill Theatre-- Musical 

.  Streamers Laura Pels Theatre--Off Broadway

.  13  Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (formerly Royale)-- Musical 

·  39 Steps, The Cort Theatre-- Comedy

.  West Side Story Palace Theatre--Muscial

.  White Christmas  Marquis Theatre--Musical

·  Wicked Gershwin Theatre-- Musical 

·  Young Frankenstein Hilton Theatre-- Musical