Broadway
Start with Tip 1 and keep going until you get the guidance you’re looking for.
Tip 1
Tip 1
To solve this puzzle, look at the booklet pages with six posters set against a brick wall. Try to name each musical.
Tip 2
Tip 2
Each musical is a parody of a Broadway classic, with the beginning of the name slightly altered.
For example, the bottom left poster says "A hip hop retelling of American history, where a starchy root vegetable refuses to throw away its shot."
What musical and starchy root vegetable might this be referring to? How can they be mashed up?
Tip 3
Tip 3
The bottom left poster is referring to "Hamilton" and a "yam." The answer is "Yamilton."
Tip 4
Tip 4
Heads up: the next tip will reveal the name of each musical.
Tip 5
Tip 5
From top to bottom (and left to right), the musicals are:
- Jabaret
- Cook of Mormon
- Crease
- Yamilton
- Scary Poppins
- Scent
Tip 6
Tip 6
Fill in the name of each musical in the space provided on the poster. What do you notice?
Tip 7
Tip 7
Each poster highlights a few letters from the title of the musical. How might you use those letters?
Tip 8
Tip 8
Heads up: the next tip will reveal the one word solution to the Broadway puzzle. (It won't reveal what to do next though.)
Tip 9
Tip 9
The highlighted letters are B-O-O-K-C-A-S-E. Add the word "bookcase" to your itinerary card.
Tip 10
Tip 10
The booklet indicates that there's more to be discovered. What might you do next?
Tip 11
Tip 11
Look at your itinerary card. How might you use all the answers to the puzzles you've collected so far?
Tip 12
Tip 12
Read the solutions you've written on the itinerary card from top to bottom.
Tip 13
Tip 13
You should have the message "FIND SPEAK-EASY UNDERNEATH GOLD BOOKCASE."
What might this mean? Where have you seen a gold bookcase?
Tip 14
Tip 14
Search through the materials in your envelope for a gold bookcase.
Tip 15
Tip 15
The gold bookcase was one of the very first things you saw...
Tip 16
Tip 16
Look closely at the envelope liner. What might you do next?
Tip 17
Tip 17
Heads up: the next tip will reveal the solution.
Tip 18
Tip 18
The envelope liner depicts a few bookcases in Grand Central terminal. Carefully peel off the envelope liner. Underneath, you'll find two menus for the hidden speakeasy, Golden Hour. Continue in the booklet to fill out these menus for each other.


