In Brief: Follow Red Brick Road to Discount Theater Tickets

⇒ If you build it shiny and red, they will come. The Times Square discount ticket mecca known as the TKTS booth has been reborn with an expanded plaza and LED-illuminated red glass steps (pictured above). It’s been a long time coming. The concept—by Australians John Choi and Tai Ropiha—was chosen from 683 entries in an international competition that was part of the millenial celebration. According to the Times Square Alliance, the Perkins Eastman-designed glowing glass staircase “mimic[s] a Greek amphitheatre [and] creates an instant international icon.”