NEW YORK FINALS Venue Guide

FINALS TOUR GUIDE

NEW YORK, NY

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FINALS

Dear Friends,

We are thrilled to welcome you to the 25th anniversary Youth America Grand Prix 2024 Finals. Below, you will find the

following helpful information:

A breakdown of Finals Week locations and events, so that you can plan your trip

Venue information including theaters and studios

Distances for convenient travel-planning

Final Round and Gala ticket information

Please note that the first draft of the official schedule will be available toward the end of the US Regional Semi-Final tour, no

later than March 2024. The final official schedule will be posted after the completion of the US Regional Semi-Finals, no

later than April 2024.

IMPORTANT: The New York Finals are scheduled in two parts:

SUNY PURCHASE COLLEGE (Purchase, Westchester County, New York) APRIL 11-17

The first part of Finals competitions and all classes will take place on the picturesque campus of SUNY Purchase College in

Westchester County - the upscale, peaceful suburb of New York City, with a wide array of shopping, dining and entertainment

options nearby. To accommodate the maximum number of participants, on some days competition will be held

simultaneously in two theaters within the performing arts complex. The following events will take place at SUNY Purchase:

JR & SR Classical competition and JR & SR Contemporary competition

Pre-Competitive competition

Ensemble competition

Pas de Deux competition

Master Classes

Grand Defile rehearsals

NEW YORK CITY, New York APRIL 17-20

The following events will take place in New York City:

Final Classical Round Junior & Senior Soloists

YAGP “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” Gala

Awards Ceremony

Scholarship Call Back Classes

THEATERS IN WESTCHESTER

The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College is a magnificent four-theater complex located on the campus of

the State University of New York Purchase College - a short distance from the host hotel, and close to the

Metro-North Train Station (approximately a 35-minute ride to midtown Manhattan). Theaters have spacious

stages, a backstage rehearsal room and a large dance studio, ample dressing rooms and lobby space. The

state-of-the-art dance studios, home of Purchase Dance, are located in the Department of Dance building,

next door to the theater complex.

The Concert Hall at SUNY Purchase

Website:

Address: 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Purchase, NY

10577 - Enter “SUNY Purchase Performing Arts

Center” in Navigational systems for more accurate

directions

Stage size: 54′ W x 55′ D/ 16.5 meters W x 16.7

meters D

Auditorium size: 1,372 seats

Parking: On site (West 1 and West 2)

PepsiCo Theatre at SUNY Purchase

Website:

Address: 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Purchase, NY

10577 - Enter “SUNY Purchase Performing Arts

Center” in Navigational systems for more accurate

directions

Stage size: 55′ ft W x 44′ ft D / 16.7 meters W x

13.4 meters D

Auditorium size: 713 seats

Parking: On site (West 1 and West 2)

LINK

STUDIOS IN WESTCHESTER

SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center

Master classes will be taking place in the award-winning Purchase Dance building, situated across from the

theater complex on the same campus.

MAP OF SUNY PURCHASE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FACILITIES:

THEATER IN NEW YORK CITY

David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center

Website:

Address: 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY

10023

(PLEASE NOTE: Stage entrance to the David H. Koch

Theater is located on the south side of the theater,

on Columbus Avenue at 61st Street)

Stage size: 56’ W x 54’ D / 17 meters W x 16.5

meters D

Auditorium size: 2,586 seats

Parking: Lincoln Center Garage

The Regent Garage, 80 West 61st Street

STUDIOS IN NEW YORK CITY

LINK

New 42 Studios

Website:

Address: 229 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

LINK

DISTANCES

MAP

TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS & DISTANCES

DISTANCE FROM WESTCHESTER AIRPORT TO SUNY PURCHASE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 2.8 miles,

approximately 10 minute drive

Travel Options:

Uber/Rideshare from airport to theater - Approximate cost: $30

DISTANCE FROM WESTCHESTER AIRPORT LINCOLN CENTER: 34 miles, approximately 56 minute drive

Travel Options:

Taxi/Rideshare from airport to Metro North train (White Plains Station is closest) - Approximate cost: $25

Metro North train from White Plains Station to Grand Central Station - Cost: $12.75

Taxi/Rideshare from Grand Central Station to Lincoln Center - Approximate cost: $35 OR

Subway from Grand Central Station to Lincoln Center - Cost: $2.75

Uber/Rideshare from airport to Lincoln Center - Approximate cost: $100

DISTANCE FROM LAGUARDIA AIRPORT TO SUNY PURCHASE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 27 miles,

approximately 55 minute drive

Travel Options:

NYC Yellow Taxi from airport to Grand Central Station - Approximate cost: $65 OR

Uber/Rideshare from airport to Grand Central Station - Approximate cost: $55

Metro North train from Grand Central Station to White Plains Station - Cost: $12.75

Uber/Rideshare from White Plains Station to theater - Approximate cost: $22

Uber/Rideshare from airport to theater - Approximate cost: $120

DISTANCE FROM LAGUARDIA AIRPORT TO LINCOLN CENTER: 11 miles, approximately 35 minute drive

Travel Options:

NYC Yellow Taxi from airport to theater - Approximate cost: $65

Uber/Rideshare from airport to theater - Approximate cost: $75

DISTANCE FROM JFK AIRPORT TO SUNY PURCHASE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 32 miles, approximately 1 hour

drive

Travel Options:

NYC Yellow Taxi from airport to Grand Central Station - Cost: $70 flat rate OR

Uber/Rideshare from airport to Grand Central Station - Approximate cost: $85

Metro North train from Grand Central Station to White Plains Station - Cost: $12.75

Uber/Rideshare from White Plains Station to theater - Approximate cost: $22

Uber/Rideshare from airport to theater - Approximate cost: $145

DISTANCE FROM JFK AIRPORT TO LINCOLN CENTER: 17 miles, approximately 1 hour and 10 minute drive

Travel Options:

NYC Yellow Taxi from airport to theater - Cost: $70 flat rate

Uber/Rideshare from airport to theater - Approximate cost: $100

DISTANCE FROM NEWARK AIRPORT TO SUNY PURCHASE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 46 miles, approximately

1 hour drive

Travel Options:

Uber/Rideshare from airport to Grand Central Station - Approximate cost: $100

Metro North train from Grand Central Station to White Plains Station - Cost: $12.75

Uber/Rideshare from White Plains Station to theater - Approximate cost: $22

Uber/Rideshare from airport to theater - Approximate cost: $130

DISTANCE FROM NEWARK AIRPORT TO LINCOLN CENTER: 17 miles, approximately 35 minute drive

Travel Options:

Uber/Rideshare from airport to theater - Approximate cost: $100

DISTANCE FROM LINCOLN CENTER TO NEW 42 STUDIOS: 1.3 miles, approximately 5-10 minute drive

**We recommend taking public transportation** - approximately 10 minute Subway ride on the 1 train

SUNY PURCHASE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER STUDIOS ARE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE

THEATER COMPLEX ON THE SAME CAMPUS

HOTEL DISTANCES

DISTANCE FROM WESTCHESTER HOTELS TO SUNY PURCHASE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:

Sonesta White Plains Downtown: 5 miles, approximately 15 minute drive

Hampton Inn White Plains/Tarrytown: 9.7 miles, approximately 10-15 minute drive

Sheraton Tarrytown Hotel: 8.7 miles, approximately 10-15 minute drive

Courtyard by Marriott Rye: 4.8 miles, approximately 10 minute drive

Westchester Marriott: 9.9 miles, approximately 15-20 minute drive

DISTANCE FROM NYC HOTELS TO LINCOLN CENTER:

The Empire Hotel: 253 ft, approximately 1 minute walk

Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel: 0.9 miles, approximately 5 minute drive

M Social Hotel Times Square New York: 0.8 miles, approximately 5 minute drive

Arlo NoMad: 2.7 miles, approximately 10-25 minute drive

Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan, an IHG Hotel: 1 mile, approximately 5-10 minute drive