We have a timeshare at the Manhattan Club which is literally connected to the Park Central. We're going up tomorrow to see "Avenue Q" and "Wicked." We're eating at Le Bernardin and DB Moderne--both convenient to theaters. There are also a number of new restaurants (involving famous chefs) in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle, which is only a few blocks away from the Park Central. For fantastic views and interesting food, Asiate on the 35th floor of the new Mandarin Oriental Hotel is worth considering. For a real "steal" foodwise, Jacques Pepin suggested we go to L'Ecole at the French Culinary Institute (they have a good Web site with menus), which is very good, but far down Broadway. "The Boy From Oz" closes in mid-September--Hugh Jackman was terrific. "Hairspray" and "The Producers" also were very good, though we saw them with the original casts. Hope this helps.