Have you always wanted to rub shoulders with extremely talented stars? Do you have a passion for Broadway musicals and cabaret singers? Do you love to cruise? Well, I have a recommendation for you! Playbill (the famous program/magazine you get for free when you walk into a Broadway theatre) hosts amazing Broadway-themed cruises! A few times each year (usually in April and September, or thereabouts), Playbill pairs up with Judy Perl (a high-end travel agent) to offer packages that include Broadway superstar entertainment. The talent is not just flown in and out, they travel on the cruise with you! My husband and I were next-door neighbors with Tony award winner, Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens, War Paint, 42nd Street) and her husband, Bill, on a particularly wonderful Playbill cruise from Argentina to Rio several years ago. We had the joy and pleasure of attending small-venue concerts, talks, and shore excursions with Christine, saved a seat for Jason Danieley (Full Monty, Curtains, South Pacific) for the concert performance by his wife, Marin Mazzie (Ragtime, Bullets Over Broadway, Kiss Me Kate), laughed with the adorable potty-mouthed Sherie Rene Scott (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Aida, Little Mermaid), pointed with the hilarious Lewis Black, and were entertained by the reminiscences and backstage antics of Sirius radio “On Broadway” celebrity host, Seth Rudetsky (and his ‘muthuh’).
Other Broadway cruises have included Patti Lupone, Audra McDonald, Bryan Stokes Mitchell, Laura Benanti, and many more superstars of the stage!
If you love cruising, and love wonderful music and exceptional talent, put a Broadway cruise on your wish-list!
NOTE: Judy Perl is exclusive travel agent for these cruises, so don’t even try to shop around for discounts (even if you can get on the ship, you can’t attend the events without Judy’s booking) – it is what it is, and is DEFINITELY worth it if you can swing it!
