New York City Spotlight: Times Square!
Times Square is the heart of New York City's theater district and is home to many of the Broadway plays that draw audiences from around the world.
Do research online or visit Times Square in person to track down important facts about NYC's theater district. Use the template on PAGE 8 of your workbook to keep track of what you find, and share your most interesting facts here!
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A play I currently runningin times squarethati would like to see is chaplin ,the oldest theater in times square is lyceum,at times square streetvendor is brodway,4th july,my question is ...what is the most intresting thing of new york?
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In New York City's Times Square, a show I would like to see would be The Lion King. The oldest theater there is the New Victory Theatre. Duane Jackson is a Times Square street vendor. Theres the Times Square News Years Eve Celebration.
Why do they call it Times Square?
A play currently running in Times Square that I'd like to see is 'The Phantom of the Opera'. The oldest theatre in Times Square is the Lyceum Theatre, built in 1903. A street vendor in Times Square is Crepes Francaises. The New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square is the New Year's Bash.
What's your favourite part of Times Square? :-)
Hello, a play I would like to see that is currently running in Times Square that I'd like to see is the Mary Poppins play based on the 1964 Walt Disney film. The oldest theater in Times Square is the New Victory Theater, which was built in 1899. A Times Square street vendor is Nuts 4 Nuts, and there is a New Year's Eve celebration with about a million of people at Times Square.
Have you ever been to Times Square and how was it? 
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Times Square is the heart of New york City's theatre district. They perform thousands of plays each year, and draw in millions of audiences! Right now, some interesting plays I would like to see in Times Square are Mama-mia! and Wicked. The oldest theatre(or theater in USA)in Times Square is a tie between New Amsterdam Theatre/er and Lyceum Theatre, both made in 1903. In Times Square, there are thousands of street vendors around, and they sell fries, pretzels, hot dogs, hamburgers, sausages, and so much more! On New Year's Eve, a famous event is featured on TV- the New Year's Eve Ball Drop! a qustion I have about Times Square is I wonder how big it is?
The play I really want to see in time square is BRING IT ON:THE MUSICAL. Did you know the oldest theater in time square is NEW VICTORY THEATER. A time's square street vendor was Lance Orton and also Duane Jackson(lol) I heard that the tradition for new years eve in time squareis when there are dazzling light and then a famous new years eve ball descends from the flag pole atop one of the time square's. I have a question doesn't it cost alot of money to advertise in time square?
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Time Square is the heart of New York, and is very busy most of the time. One of the oldest standing theatres in Time square is called Lyceum theatre. During the New Years Eve Celebration, dazzling lights and bustling enery sets off a burst of energy that everyone enjoys. 
This post was edited on: 2012-10-12 at 01:47 PM by: gpjtoronto-estherc
Times Square is New York city and many plays are preformed there. A play currently running that I would like to see is the Spiderman. The oldest theatre in Times Square is the New Victoria theatre. A Times square street vendor is Duane Jackson. A New Years celebration in Times square is the New Years Bash. My question is why is it called Times Square.
A play currently running in Times Square that i would like to see is wicked the untold story.
The oldest theatre in Times Square is New Victory Theatre.
A times square street vendor is Duane Jackson.
A new years eve celebration in times square is New Years Eve Ball Drop.
Question:Im wondering exactly how many theatres are there in times square?????
My name is Richard.
A play I want to see in Times Square is The Lion King.
The oldest theatre I know is the New Victory Theatre.
A Times Square street vendor I know is a Crepes vendor.
In the 2012 New Years Eve celebration, There was aball drop.
I wonder how many people went to Times Square.
Do you know?
(P.S. I, Richard am still more beautiful than Regis)
Ooh, it looks nice beause you added a picture!
P.S - Seriously? You think you're more beautiful than Regis? Oh wow. 
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This post was edited on: 2012-10-12 at 10:34 PM by: lynnn
This is about Times Square, New York.
A current running play in times Square that I would like to see is "Annie". One of the oldest theater in Time Square is New Victory Theater. It was built in 1899. two street vendors are Lance Orton and Duane Jackson.
New Year's Eve celebration in Time Square had millions of people come to celebrate the coming New Year. It had tons of confetti, cheers and fun. They welcomed the New Year with a firework display. many people come to see the Crystal Ball Drop. They witness 30 000 lights descended at mid-night. Famous people in New York led the crowd for the countdown of 2012.
.....I have a question....who started to build Times Square and when???
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This is about times Square.
i would like to see the play called stand up for peaace or something like that..... the oldest theater still running is the lyceum theater.
the vendors are hot dogs and pretzals.
the new years eve celebration the the times square ball... and the question i have tfor it is why is it so POPULAR????
it depends wheter you mean the state or the city. My favourite place in New York is the Empire State Building
Milk..? Woah. That's a huge picture of milk.
And yay you like bunnies!
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Hi, Alan, I think the New Years eve celebration is so popular because it's in a popular city in a popular place on a popular day.
Hi im hannah and I would love to go and see the play in times square called Wicked the untold story of the witches of Oz. I have heard that its funny and entertaining for both kids and adults.
There are tons of theaters in times square but the one that really caught my eye was the New Victory Theater. The New Victory Theater is the oldest theater there by the way. Another thing there are tons of in times square is vendors for instance Daune Jackson.
The most well known event at times square is probably new years, when the ball drops and fireworks explode in the evening sky. One question I have about Times sqaure for anyone who has been is on new years how fast does the ball drop? Bye!
To all ponie and sonic lovers you have to watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHkgO7mPdQs&feature=related
Nicholas
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Hi, Yvann,
According to my research, Times Squre is actally pretty small, about an acre or two. Might be wrong, I'm not sure.
This post was edited on: 2012-10-12 at 07:34 PM by: gpjtoronto-gloriaw
a play currlenty playing in time square is annie and the oldest theater in time square is one called reagel theaters.a type of street vendor i like is a hot dog vendor.new years eve celebrations are cool because they drop a big fat ball
Lol, I love street vendors!
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A play currently running in Times Square that I'd like to see is: Spider-Man:Turn Off The Dark.
The oldest theater in Times Square is the New Victory Theater.
The street vendors they have are:Nuts 4 Nuts, Duane Jackson, pretzel vendors, crepes vendors, and hot dog vendors.
At the New Year's Eve Celebration, there are music performances, fireworks, and to end it, they have a countdown, and when the countdown is finished. They do the ball drop.
The question I have is why do they call it "Times Square."
Bye, Walter
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Times Square
The oldest theatre in Times Square is New Victory Theatre.It was built in 1899.There will be firework show at New Year's Eve.
One Question:Was it a good place for shopping? ^o^
The oldest theatre in Times Square is the New Vicotory Theatre. There are a lot of street vendors in Times Square. There are a lot of magnificent celebrations during New Year's Eve in Times Square like firework displays and a famous ball dropping during the clock strikes. The question I want to ask Times Square is: Are there any funny facts about Times Square?
This post was edited on: 2012-10-13 at 08:29 AM by: irenew
This post was edited on: 2012-10-14 at 04:49 AM by: irenew
This post was edited on: 2012-10-14 at 04:55 AM by: irenew
well have you watched this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
Belal, why would you post that..? :/
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You really like cake, don't you, Esther? What's your favourite type?
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The oldest theater in Time Square is the New Victory Theater It is New York City’s first and only full-time performing arts theater for kids and their families and classmates.
A T-shirt vendor in New York’s Time Square has saved his city from a powerful car bomb. Reports say he alerted police officers to smoke rising from the back of a Nissan Pathfinder SUV.
New Year's Eve celebrations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sfpFY0GVGQ
Is Time Square a good place to visit?Why?
This post was edited on: 2012-10-14 at 06:49 AM by: Kiky Chow (HK)
I'd like to see the show - Wicked. It is currently running in Times Square. I'd like to watch it because it is the prologue of The wizard of Oz and it is an untold musical story.
The oldest theatre in Times Square is New Victory Theater. It was built in 1899. It is also a theater dedicated to productions for children and families.
There is a street vendor in Times Square - Times Square Bagels. This shop sells bagels. A bagel is a round bread with a hole in the middle. It is like a doughnut but it is very hard.
On New Year's Eve, there will be celebratons in Times Square. At midnight, a crystal ball with more than 30,000 lights will descend. The crystal ball is 12 feet in diameter that weighs 11,875 pounds. Also, more than one ton of confetti - some of it inscribed with wishes for the New Year wriiten by people across the globe, will descend on the revellers in New York. The countdown is also held in Times Square.
I have a question. What is Times Square also called?
Hi everybody!
A play currently running in times square that I would like to see is the lion king. The oldest theater in times square is the new victory theater. A times square street vendor is the Jamaican Dutchy which sells Jamaican food. For the New Year's Eve celebration in times square they set off fireworks and do parades. For the finaly they count down to ten then drop the "Big Ball" to signal the New Year. My question is how big is the "Big Ball" that they drop?
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HELLO
IM PEDRO VILLANUEVA AND I LOVE TO RESERCH ABOUT TIMES SQUARE AND NEW YORK,
I WANT TO GO TO NEW YORK AND TO TIMES SQUARE.
I RESERCH ABOUT THE OLDEST THEATER IN NEW YORK CITY ANDI I FOUND THAT NEW VICTOR THEATER IS THE OLDEST THEATER.
I THINK THAR TIMES SQUARE IS THE HEART OF NEW YORK.
I WANT TO GO TO BRODWAY TO SEE THE PLAY OF MAMMA MIA AND CHICAGO, I NOTICE ABOUT THAT IN TIMES SQUARE THE SELL A LOT OF THING LIKE PTRETZEL, HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS AND SOUVENIRS.
Hello, I searched for yhe oldest times square theater, the oldest theater is from 1899!!, here is a photo:
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And I found very funny that every new year you should (or have) to kiss someone 
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Hello I am Santiago and and I investigate about Times Square. A play that I want to see in Time Square is Mama Mia, the oldest theater is New Victory Theater, there are many street vendors like pretsels , hotdogs , hamburgers etc. New Year Eve Celebration is about new eve and you have to do is to kiss some one when is the exact time and se the balldrop. A question Ihave about Times Square no one
A play currently running in Times Square that I´d like to see is Wicked the musical.
The oldest theater in Times Square is New Victory theater.
A Times Square street vendor nuts, pretzels.
New years celebration in Times Square there are fireworks, ballons, lights, countdown.
My question is:
Why does it names Times Square?
The oldest theatre in Times Square is the New Vicotory Theatre. There are a lot of street vendors in Times Square. There are a lot of magnificent celebrations during New Year's Eve in Times Square like firework displays and a famous ball dropping during the clock strikes. The question I want to ask Times Square is: Are there any funny facts about Times Square?
Hello
Im Andres Navarrete and i like to search about times square, a currently play can be mamma mia.
The oldest theater in times square must be the New Victory Theater.
Some of the times square street vendors can be a Pretzel, Nuts, and Crepes vendedors.
The new year eve celebrations in time square can be the ball drop an singing with famous.
Why times square has a lot of theaters.
A play currently running in Times Square that I'l like to see: Peter and the star catcher.
The oldest theater in Times Square:New Victory in Times square it was built in 1899.
A Times Square street vendor:Izod
New Year's Eve celbrations in Times Square:NewYear's ball drop in Times Square.
A question i have about Times Square:How big is the 'big ball' that they drop?
This post was edited on: 2012-10-18 at 10:53 AM by: gpjmexicocity-sofiap
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