Curtain Up: A Special Event
About the show
Curtain Up is an exhibition created in partnership between the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and London's V&A celebrating 40 Years of theater in both cities.
... Read moreCurtain Up celebrates both the 40 year anniversary of the Olivier Awards and 70 years of the Tonys®. It tells the story of the plays, musicals and productions that have won both an Olivier and a Tony, exploring the craft and collaboration that creates spectacular international theater. Highlights include costumes and masks from Disney's 'The Lion King;' the original costume designs from "The Phantom of the Opera"; a celebration of the international hit, 'A Chorus Line;' and the original set models for 'In the Heights,' 'Arcadia.' and 'War Horse.'
On February 15, 2017 Show-Score hosted its first member meet-up at this exhibit. You can visit the exhibit FOR FREE during library hours.
See it if You love Broadway and West End and love the history behind it and learning what it takes to put on a show.
Don't see it if you never liked theater
See it if Omg it's lik i died and went to Broadway fan heaven!
Don't see it if Stfu it's free, there is literally no reason not to see it
See it if you can
Don't see it if if you can't
Also Wonderful evening
See it if You enjoy retrospectives of past and present theater productions presented in an entertaining way.
Don't see it if Please! Just see it.
See it if Great to meet new people; the exhibit was really interesting
Don't see it if N/A
Also Thank you for this meetup!
See it if You enjoy theater memorabilia. It's a fun exhibit for anyone who loves theater and is interested in seeing Broadway costumes and memorabilia
Don't see it if Displays and exhibits don't interest you
See it if You love theater lore and want an up close and personal look at some true treasues.
Don't see it if You're not a museum person(?) Though really you should go anyway.
See it if Any theayreaholic would love this evening !
Don't see it if You have no interest in mixing with theatre aficionados !
See it if fans of show score and library
Don't see it if you missed it!
See it if You really love musical theater and you are interested in past shows as well as current ones both in New York and London.
Don't see it if You are only interested in current shows.
See it if Thai was a wonderful way to spend an evening . I was so happy to experience this experience.
Don't see it if If you're not interested in theatre or theatre gatherings
See it if you want to know more about the behind-the-scenes of a broadway show
Don't see it if you hate creativity
See it if You love theatre--what a treasure trove of props and costumes and production notes! What you never knew about Broadway and West End theatre!
Don't see it if You aren't interested in theatre or really don't care about anything that goes on behind what you see.
See it if I didn't spend as much time looking at the exhibit as I would have liked because there were so many terrific folks to meet, so I'll have to
Don't see it if ... go back. What I saw was wonderful - illuminating trip through theater history. Thanks to the library for having us!
See it if You love theatre and are fascinated by design and enjoy socializing with theatre lovers and industry
Don't see it if You dislike cocktail parties and exhibitions
Also Had a fabulous time!
See it if love theater and Broadway and the West End. NYPL is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't see it if you have no interest in the arts
See it if you love Broadway.
Don't see it if you never been to a Broadway show or seen the Tony's.
See it if you have an appreciation and love of theatre. Rare items from the halls of recent theatre history on display!
Don't see it if you are bored by museums and free cultural events.
See it if you love theatre, both Broadway and West End, want to see clips from the theatre on film and tape archive, costumes, props, scripts, etc.
Don't see it if a behind the scenes, up-close glimpse into creating world class theatrical productions isn't your thing. You need the exhibit to be large.
Also This is an intimate exhibit, but well worth the visit to the Library f... Read more Read less
See it if LOVE theater, or just have a strong interest in costume/set design. It was lovely to see all the work and detail that goes into a production
Don't see it if You haven't seen a lot of theater. Don't care about the details.
See it if you love the theatre, and the Lincoln Center Performing Arts library
Don't see it if you don't like to meet fellow theatre fans and professionals
See it if you love theater history
Don't see it if you don't love theater history!
See it if you want to see memorabilia and footage from old and new shows. This is for anyone who loves Broadway and wants to see pieces from history.
Don't see it if you're not a die-hard fan and would be uninterested in seeing props and costumes from the past.
Also I wish the exhibit was bigger with more things, but it was still so mu... Read more Read less
See it if You believe that the enjoyment of theater is best when interactive with other humans
Don't see it if You want to stay isolated