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.

2023 Holiday Guide for Shopping Local in NYC

Are you already strategizing the best way to beat the crowds in department stores while holiday shopping this year? The good news is, you don’t have to. When most people think of shopping in Manhattan, visions of Bloomingdale’s iconic black and white checkerboard floor or Macy’s historic wooden…

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The 2023 Guide to Christmas in NYC

Here’s a little secret that New Yorkers don’t want you to know about them. Around the holiday season, even inhabitants of the greatest city in the world get FOMO when they see photos of people taking in touristy holiday sights. It’s why locals contribute to traffic on Fifth Avenue by asking the cab…

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Our 10 Favorite Halloween Events in NYC

Want to be happier than a vampire at a blood bank? Come to New York City for Halloween. If Gotham is known for anything, it’s the seemingly endless variety of options that present themselves to you at any given moment. So, it should come as no surprise that when Halloween comes around, the city…

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Your Guide to the Village Halloween Parade

On Tuesday evening, October 31 an expected 70,000 ghosts, vampires, ghouls, goblins, monsters, and zombie Barbies will hit the streets of Greenwich Village for the annual Village Halloween Parade. Now in its 50th year, the event, which holds the distinction of being the nation’s largest Halloween…

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