How’s this for an added twist on your typical “Showtime!” routine? A group of Broadway actors subtly boarded an A train recently and broke into song. It wasn’t just any song; it was “The Circle of Life” from The Lion King, perhaps one of the most recognizable songs in the Disney oeuvre. At first, the A train riders are as nonplussed as any jaded New Yorker and some even seem — probably rightly so — annoyed by the interruption. But eventually, they give the cast of the show a rousing ovation. Now if only the cast of Cabaret would reenact “Willkommen” on a Q train.
Now on to the weekend changes.
From 3:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, due to track panel installation near Jackson Av and Prospect Av 2 trains will run in two sections:
- Between 241 St and 149 St-Grand Concourse, with southbound 2 trains running express from E180 St to 3 Av-149 St.
- Between 149 St-Grand Concourse and Flatbush Av.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 8, to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, August 9, and from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, August 9, to 5 a.m. Sunday, August 10, Bronx-bound 4 trains run express from 14 St-Union Sq to Grand Central-42 St due to CPM cable work south of 125 St.
From 11 p.m. Saturday, August 9, to 6 a.m., Sunday, August 10, and from 11 p.m. Sunday, August 10, to 5 a.m. Monday, August 11, New Lots Av-bound trains run local from 125 St to Grand Central-42 St.
From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 5 trains are suspended between E180 St and Bowling Green due to track panel installation near Jackson Av and Prospect Av. 4 trains make all 5 station stops between 149 St-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green. 5 shuttle service operates between Dyre Av and E180 St all weekend.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 8, to 5:00 a.m. Sunday, August 10, Bronx-bound 6 trains run express from 14 St-Union Sq to Grand Central-42 St due to station rehabilitation work at 23 St.
From 12:45 a.m. Saturday, August 9, to 5:00 a.m. Sunday, August 10, Manhattan-bound 6 trains run express from Pelham Bay Park to Parkchester due to station rehabilitation work at Buhre Av and Zerega Av.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 8, to 5 a.m. Monday, August 11, Manhattan-bound 7 trains run express from Willets Point to 74 St-Broadway for signal tests and panel installation north of Willets Point.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 8, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, August 11, Queens-bound A trains run local between 168 St and W4 St, and are then rerouted via the F from W4 St to Jay St-MetroTech due to rail installation north of 59 St and electrical installation at Fulton St.
From 6:30 a.m. to 12 midnight, Saturday, August 9, and Sunday, August 10, Brooklyn-bound C trains are rerouted via the F from W4 St to Jay St-MetroTech due to electrical installation at Fulton St.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 9, to 5 a.m. Sunday, August 11, Brooklyn-bound D trains run local from 145 St to 59 St-Columbus Circle due to rail installation north of 59 St.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, August 8, to 5 a.m. Monday, August 11, World Trade Center-bound E trains run express from 34 St-Penn Station to Canal St due to electrical installation at Fulton St.
From 11:15 p.m. Friday, August 8, to 5 a.m. Monday, August 11, Brooklyn-bound F trains are rerouted via the M from 47-50 Sts Rockefeller Ctr to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av due to Second Avenue Subway construction work.
From 6:30 a.m. to 12 midnight Saturday, August 9, and Sunday, August 10, R service is extended to the Jamaica-179 St F station due to MOW Jamaica Yard lead switch reconstruction.
8 comments
I gotta be honest, I was expecting squash banana.
Having never seen the show (in any of its versions) I don’t know the song, so I would have had to ask someone what it was. That being said, the next time some ‘diva’ complains about some noise on a stage, let them watch this performance and see / hear how well the group did while performing on a moving subway train. And kudos to the videographer for having a good mic to pick it all up.
I too would have had some initial annoyance at the interruption, but considering how well they performed, I like to think I would have noticed that (plus no one from the group went out to pass the hat), and taken off my headphones and listened along with the rest of the car. I wonder if anyone in the adjacent cars noticed (or heard) what was going on.
Now, for some funny performances on the subway, you have to check ImprovEverywhere’s site watch their ‘missions.’ Trust me, you will be laughing at them all. One of their recent ones is the Subway Spa. I kid you not. The “34th Street Spa.”
“Now if only the cast of Cabaret would reenact “Willkommen” on a Q train.”
Next time ride the #1 after the Gay Pride Parade! Ha! Ha! Ha!
In any case that was a very grand video. Considering both the beautiful instances of music, as well as the multiple unforgivable crimes against music in the subways – I’d rather have the beautiful music.
Does anyone know how Patrick O’Hara is doing? thelirrtoday.com doesn’t seem to be online anymore
I’ve reached out to him. I’ll see what I can find out.
I recall him stating on his blog a while ago that he was going to coincidentally schedule his summer vacation at the same time as the potential LIRR strike. Assuming he went “dark” for his vacation, his last post being on July 17th is in line with his previous explanation for his absence.
It’s almost a month since he would have presumably went on vacation. I would assume that he is taking an extra-long by US standards vacation, but the hiding of his Twitter and Blogger accounts leads me to believe this is not the case.
Thanks. I follow both your blog and Patrick’s and have been wondering what has happened to him. Let us know what you find out.
No longer loads up for me.
Couple of days ago it was loading and showing the last article (that the strike had ended)
From last night it came up with a log in screen for google to be able to continue to a site called ‘blogger’
A google for LIRR Today came up with this message-
“A description for this result is not available because of this site’s robots.txt”