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New York City-Lights, Camera, Action!

Broadway, Movie and TV in the Big Apple

Day 1	Movie and TV Site Tour Take a guided bus tour to the sites of your favorite movies and TV shows. New York is the most filmed city in the world, and this tour will allow you to see the New York your favorite TV and movie stars saw. You'll even see a few celebrity homes. Your tour is guided by a local New York City actor or actress who will share some tidbits about his or her experience on a film set. Radio City Music Hall Explore the beautiful art-deco interiors, learn the secrets of the Great Stage, one of the largest indoor performance stages in the world; the stage's hydraulic system, still in operation since the '30s; And as an exciting climax to the Stage Door Tour, guests will meet one of the world-famous Radio City Rockettes. Grand Central Station Take a private walking tour through Grand Central Terminal. Your guided tour of this historic building traces its history from the original 1800's Grand Central Depot through its dramatic restoration in the 1990's to its transformation into today's New York City destination for dining, shopping, gourmet food and events Mars 2112 The Mars 2112 restaurant is a space theme restaurant mingling fantasy and reality. Your journey to Mars is a sheer delight, guaranteed to stimulate your groups' imagination and tantalize each of your five known senses – while awakening the sixth! Times Square at Night Although Times Square in New York City is ordinary by day, it turns into a dazzling universe of flashing neon and huge billboards at night. Yes, Times Square is glitzy, not esthetic, but it's a unique spectacular sight that everyone should experience at least once.
Day 2	Today Show Watch the live broadcast of the Today Show from ground-floor studios at Rockefeller Plaza NBC Studio Tour Since 1933, NBC has offered this historic tour that takes you through the halls and into the studios of NBC's New York operations. An NBC Page will be your guide to the world of the Peacock Network. Rockefeller Center and A Rockefeller Center Historian will be your guide as you travel through the buildings, gardens and spaces that make up this wondrous "city within a city." Join us as we unveil the treasured, historical, and inspiring stories that only the world-renowned Rockefeller Center has to offer-from John D. Rockefeller's true vision of what the center should be, to what it is today. Top of the Rock Discover New York in all its forms from 70 stories up at Top of the Rock Observation Deck. A high-speed shuttle sends you racing to the sky. The dazzling multimedia history exhibits are a feast for the eyes and stimulate the minds of all ages. And then there's the view: the city's only crystal-clear, 360° experience of New York. Broadway Workshop The Broadway Workshop gives young actors of all skill levels the opportunity to explore their creativity through acting, singing and dance. Programs are taught by working professionals, from Broadway stars to Casting Directors and Agents. Planet Hollywood The restaurant is located across from the MTV studios, and can sometimes be spotted in the background of the popular show, "TRL." Planet Hollywood New York also boasts a 49-seat Screening Room with 33mm, DVD and TV capabilities. Broadway Show Enjoy the theatre tonight – perhaps Beauty and the Beast or The Little Mermaid
Day 3	Central Park Movie Sites Tour Over 40 locations on the tour, including: The Boathouse Cafe used in When Harry Met Sally, the Band shell from Breakfast at Tiffany's and Kramer vs. Kramer. Take photos at Tavern on the Green, used in Ghostbusters, feed pigeons where Macaulay Culkin fed them in Home Alone II. Take a water break at Bethesda Fountain, used in Ransom and One Fine Day and stop at Wollman Rink, used in movies like Love Story and Serendipity NY Skyride Fast becoming one of the best attractions in New York and a “must see” item in any itinerary. The only virtual tour simulator in the city takes you on an aerial tour of the city unlike any other.  Join actor Kevin Bacon for a fun adventure where you can feel the sights of New York in special HD theaters equipped with state of the art motion seats and platforms and an 18 foot screen.