Day in NYC for a play and dinner

Let's go into NYC via the train at Milford Station, for a play/world show. We go to the NYTIX for discount, often 1/2 price, at 47th and Broadway, Times Square. The train leaves at 9:22a, arriving Grand Central 10:57a with only 3 stops and for $11.50 each way, senior ticket. One can purchase ticket ahead at the MTA Train Time app. Choices are good for plays and usually start at 1p, or 2p, They take cash, credit, or debit card. We can eat dinner together after the play somewhere close by, or the Grand Brassiere in Grand Central has great food.