Bobby McGuire
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Bobby McGuire

A native New Yorker, Bobby saw his first Broadway show at the age of eight and has been hooked on culture ever since. After a brief flirtation in performing as a member of the Actors Equity Association, Bobby found his calling backstage and eventually worked on a slew of Broadway shows and tours that included a famous blockbuster hit, and a few notorious fiascos. His post-showbiz life led him to work for Ogilvy and Mather, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Edge Media Network, and The Nielsen Company. A contributing theater critic for Queerty and Passport Magazine’s The Broadway Blog, Bobby resides in two blocks from the theater district with two roommates and three dogs named Nero, Murray, and Mrs. Jingles.

How to Ride the NYC Subway

With 468 stations, 660 miles of track, over 3.5 million riders per day, and 24-hour service, the New York City Subway is the busiest and most extensive rapid transit system in the Western world. And while to most New Yorkers riding taking the subway is second nature, for newbies, it can be a little…

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Taking a Trip on the Staten Island Ferry

Twenty-two million people can’t be wrong. That’s the number of folks who ride the Staten Island Ferry each year. And while most of those people on the boat are residents of the “forgotten borough” who are commuting in and out of Manhattan for work or fun, many of them are locals or tourists taking…

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The Best Broadway Shows to See in September 2023

How popular is Broadway? According to the trade association The Broadway League, at its pre-pandemic peak, audiences for Broadway shows surpassed that of the ten professional sports teams of New York and New Jersey combined! Each new season Broadway audiences enjoy new shows that will go on to…

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The Best Off-Broadway Shows Not to Miss This Fall

What do Broadway blockbusters Hamilton, Hadestown, and Here Lies Love have in common other than their titles all begin with an “h”? They all had their New York beginnings as Off-Broadway shows. But Off-Broadway is much more than just an incubator for commercial hits. Produced in theaters with…

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Last Call!: Off-Broadway and Broadway Shows Closing Soon

If you’re old enough to have been around in the 1980s and 90s, you’ll remember “now and forever” as the famous tagline on TV commercials for the musical Cats. On September 10, 2000, that tagline proved to be a piece of false advertising. After 15 previews and a record-breaking 7,485 regular…

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