The Great Broadway Scavenger Hunt

Imagine if a traditional scavenger hunt, the TV adventure program "The Amazing Race," and the board game "Cranium" had a party...

Welcome to The Great Broadway Scavenger Hunt, a one-of-a-kind activity game on steroids.

Join us for an exciting adventure in Times Square, and put your detective skills to the test, discovering the magic of Broadway and its iconic theater district like never before, as you race against the clock to solve Broadway & musical theater-themed clues, complete theater-related challenges, and uncover hidden gems, as you explore famous theaters, bustling streets, and legendary landmarks, while competing against other teams, or yourselves.

Features clues & challenges based on: “Hamilton,” “Fun Home,” Sweeney Todd,” Rodgers and Hammerstein, the “Ziegfled Follies,” “Rent,” “Annie,”“42nd Street,” and more…

Whether you’re a seasoned local, or a first-time visitor, a theater nerd, or seeing your first musical or play, this event promises an unforgettable, fun-filled time of discovery and excitement that you won’t soon forget.

So grab your friends and family to form a team, or go solo. Don't miss out! Lace up your sneakers, sign up, and get ready to embark on a scavenger hunt like no other!

• Great for pre or post-show fun!
• Families, large and small groups, couples and singles welcome.
• Dog friendly.

At the start of the hunt our in-person host will give players/ teams a “classic” scavenger hunt list of items to find, and a collection of clues to choose from, directing them to various Checkpoint locations, where bonus point challenges may be attempted.

Using a smart phone & the internet to solve clues and complete challenges, teams can choose their type of hunt experience:

1) just hunt for items;

2) just solve clues & complete challenges; or

3) a combination of both at the same time.

The hunt is one in which you’ll shoot and submit digital photographs/ videos of items found, Checkpoints, and challenges. Clues may directly identify Checkpoint locations, or contain cryptic riddles, such as:

“Travel to the northernmost theater within the District...”

that players/ teams must figure out, or include historical or physical elements, such as a partial show logo, indicating where to go.

are located throughout the Theater Disrtrict. Once discovered, players will have the option of completing theater-related challenges for bonus points, such as, but not limited to:

• song or dance;
• book or lyrics;
• draw or diva;
• pop-quiz or Broadway math.

are typically created to highlight the history of Checkpoint locations, and designed to give players a chance to show off their creativity, resourcefulness, and talents.

Each item found, clue solved/ Checkpoint reached, and challenge completed successfully, is worth a predetermined number of points, depending upon degree of difficulty (we guarantee to stump you!).

The Ghost Facades of 42nd Street; Sutton Foster; Cats; the block-long Olympia Theater and Hippodrome sites; Hadestown’s Red Carnation; the Stagedoor Canteen location; Aladdin’s Genie Lamp; Jerry Orbach; Cheesecake or Struedel; a "Vaudeville" act; a Barricade, Sardis, Abbott Way, to name just a few…

Shubert Alley at West 45th Street, next to Junior’s Cheesecake.

Dates: Wednesday thru Sunday

Start Times: 12 noon, 1 pm & 2:45 pm

What You’ll Need:

• Fully charged cell phone, or tablet
• Comfortable shoes
• Something to write with (pen, pencil, etc.)
• Dress for the weather - outside
• Creative Imagination
• Sense of Curiosity and Adventure

Features: an in-person host, real-time scoring, and customized hunt materials. This in NOT an app hunt.

QUESTIONS?

Contact us at: [email protected]

BE the FIRST PERSON on YOUR BLOCK to KNOW:

1) Did Oscar Hammerstein really build this enormous theater?

2) Do people working at the Shubert Theater know who the Shubert Brothers were?

And,

3) Did an elephant actually appear in the Hippodrome?

Then,

find out if you and your teammates can sing and act this scene:

Or,

could land this musical anthem:

Would you be able to:

make Michael Bennett proud by dancing the kickline in this famous finale at the end of this video?...

Host or Publisher Museum of American Theater