Tue, Nov 12: Fly to Newark, New Jersey and begin your adventure with a stop at Liberty State Park for the perfect photo opportunity of New York City’s skyline, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island. Have lunch nearby and enjoy the view. After lunch, head to Times Square to check into your home for the next four nights; New York Marriott Marquis Times Square is in the heart of all the action. This evening, take your seat for the critically acclaimed musical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’s The Notebook. With a book that has sold millions of copies worldwide and a film that’s one of the highest-grossing romantic dramas of all-time, you are sure to be smitten by the story of Allie and Noah, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart. (Meals: Lunch)

Wed, Nov 13: After breakfast at the hotel this morning, explore one of NYC’s newest attractions: The Museum of Broadway. The interactive exhibits explore 300 years of history of Broadway and all the ground-breaking moments along the way. See many famous costumes and props; and discover more about the talented professionals that bring your favorite plays and musicals to life. Enjoy the afternoon at your leisure. Dive into one of NYC’s many incredible restaurants, do some shopping or independent sightseeing. Whether it is your first visit to the city or your hundredth, the possibilities are endless! Tonight, see the new musical, The Outsiders. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny and their Greaser family of “outsiders” battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. This thrilling new Broadway musical reimagines the classic novel by S.E. Hinton (and Francis Ford Coppola film) that defined a generation. (B)

Thu, Nov 14: Today, embark on an adventure to Long Island’s Gold Coast, famous for its lavish estates which served as the inspiration behind F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel The Great Gatsby. Take a guided tour of the area and see some of the most magnificent mansions, built by the wealthy industrialists who shaped our nation. Tour OHEKA Castle, the centuries-old French-style chateau that was—and still is today—the second-largest private residence ever built in America. During the Gilded Age of the 1920s, then owner, Otto Herman Kahn, used the 109,000-square-foot, 127-room estate as a summer home where he hosted lavish parties and regularly entertained royalty, heads of state, and Hollywood stars. Enjoy lunch in the castle’s restaurant before continuing to Old Westbury Gardens for a tour of the mansion and the famed formal gardens. Completed in 1906 by the English designer, George A. Crawley, the magnificent Charles II-style mansion is nestled amid 200 acres of manicured landscaping, woodlands, ponds and lakes and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Return to the city to freshen up and have dinner on your own. Later, the party continues at The Great Gatsby, a musical adaptation of the novel about class and the American Dream during the Roaring Twenties! Be transported to the opulent mansions you saw this morning, this time on stage, for the new show that The New York Times calls “lush, bewitching, and dazzling!” (B,L)

Fri, Nov 15: This morning, take a short walk to a nearby studio to meet a Broadway performer and learn all about life on The Great White Way. Hear personal stories of career beginnings and the journey to Broadway stardom. Then transfer to Lower Manhattan and have free time for lunch on your own at the expansive Essex Market, where you’ll have no trouble satisfying whatever culinary craving you may have here at the city’s most historic public market. Afterwards, take a guided tour at the Tenement Museum where visits to their historical apartment buildings are guided by performers and educators who offer historical perspectives connecting the past and present stories over decades of immigration and migration in New York. Tonight, enjoy dinner with the group and another Broadway musical, to be announced at a later date. (B,D)

Sat, Nov 16: After checking out of the hotel savor a special Farewell Brunch before you take your seat at iconic Radio City Musical Hall to see the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes. Nothing compares to these high-stepping phenoms—a holiday tradition in New York City since 1933! The dazzling talent will amaze you, and you’re guaranteed a visit from jolly old Saint Nick. After curtain, transfer to the Newark airport for your flight home. (B)