Sweet 16 Broadway Themed Birthday: Decorations

Let your sweet sixteen be the drama queen, and impress guests with a city that never sleeps in your own home. Over the top Broadway birthday party decorations include a backstage entrance, the sounds of NYC, and a famed post-production hang out.

Times Square Entrance

Think out-of-the-box for your entryway. Could guests enter through the garage or another area that lends itself to fabulous decorating ideas and installations?

Choose an entryway with an electrical outlet nearby and where you can hang decor.
Start by hanging skyscraper scene-setters and fill in with posters of advertisements along with a Times Square Subway Sign.

Bring in the excitement of Times Square by mounting neon or blinking lights.
Consider renting a small LED display machine and program it with a birthday message.
Create a sensory experience for guests by playing a soundtrack of honking horns and city sounds in the entryway.

Taxi Cab Lounge- Beverage Station

Go kitsch with your beverage station by decorating in a taxi theme.

Use yellow tablecloths and black & white check fabric overlays.

Hang NYC maps on the walls along with taxi license plates.

Max out the lounge with taxi and I Love NY party supplies.

Theater District- Food Station

The theater district in New York is a line-up of proscenium facades each with its own box office topped with a Broadway show marquee.

Set up an arch behind the buffet table and hang a birthday banner from the top bar as a marquis. (See Balloon Arch article).

Accent the arch with black, white and red balloons and, if necessary, mask the arch poles with nice black tape.

Drape the buffet table in a black cloth and pop it with red accents such as napkins, roses and red glass serving ware.

Place 42nd Street and Broadway street signs near the buffet along with Broadway posters to really sell the theme.

Sardi's Restaurant- Guest Dining

Sardi's Restaurant is a legendary hangout for Broadway stars after their shows. Most notable, are the framed caricature drawings of the stars on the walls of the restaurant.

Hire a caricaturist to sketch pictures of the guests and hang the caricatures on the walls to give it a Sardi's feel.

Rent red booths or use faux red leather chair covers for guest seating.

Go for the drama with red tablecloths and red rose centerpieces on the guests' dining tables.