Off-Broadway
The Young Sphinx Virtuosi Play Music from Vivaldi to Jimmy ...
Click here for tickets as the young Detroit-based performers land at Stern Auditorium for a most interesting concert of string music. They make the New York premiere of the Carnegie Hall co-commission, Jimmy Lopez's Guardian of the Horizon: Concerto Grosso for Violin, Cello, and Strings. ...
Pianist Daniil Trifonov Plays 'Hommage to Chopin' at Carnegie
Tickets available here. The silken legato line, glittering ornamentation, melancholy sighs, and sheer brio of dazzling pianism define Chopin’s music. The sensational young pianist Daniil Trifonov takes a deep dive into the Polish genius’s world and the music he inspired. Trifonov performs Chopin ...
Michael Feinstein With the Music of Harold Arlen at Zankel ...
Tickets are available here for Standard Time with Michael Feinstein: Harold Arlen was one of the great song masters of the 1930s and ’40s, composing such unforgettable hits as “Get Happy,” “Stormy Weather,” and the Academy Award–winning “Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of ...
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecila Plays Mahler's Haunting Sixth ...
Tickets are available here as Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Celina continues their Carnegie Hall engagement. Tragedy and rapture are the essence of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony. The storm-tossed finale’s three titanic hammer blows presaged personal tragedies in Mahler’s life, including his own ...
L'Arpeggiata and 'La lyra d'Orfeo' at Zankel Hall
Tickets are available here, as the vocal music of Luigi Rossi is performed by L'Arpeggiata, which the New York Times calls "...the superb early music ensemble with a quirky sensibility." Rossi juxtaposes styles within a single work, often shifting from intense recitative to mellifluous song. ...
Philadelphia Opens Carnegie Season with Bernstein, Gershwin, Lang Lang & Chick ...
Tickets are available here as New York's classical music season begins officially with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra playing a popular program of Gershwin and Bernstein. Popular pianist Lang Lang, jazz icon Chick Corea, and 14-year-old Maxim Lando join Philadelphia for a ...
L'Arpeggiata and 'La festa d'Arpeggiata' at Zankel Hall
Tickets available here. An improvised double bass solo with a riff on Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," a rousing encore of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," and an impassioned Purcell song are some of the delights L'Arpeggiata brings to every performance. Artistic director Christina Pluhar is joined ...
Howard Crabtree's 'When Pigs Fly' at Stage 42
Tickets available here for "...a raucous, joyful, and unapologetically outrageous romp." Loaded with laughs and brimming with heart, Howard Crabtree’s When Pigs Fly is a celebration of being bold, dreaming big, and wearing your heart on your fabulously-sequined sleeve.
Trifonov Joins Mariinsky Orchestra for Trifonov at Carnegie
Tickets available here. Daniil Trifonov made his Carnegie Hall debut in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra. He reunites with them for another composer’s first concerto—his own. Trifonov’s Piano Concerto has pianistic flash, ...
Carnegie Hall's Exciting Fall 2017 Season Is On Sale Now!
Click here for a great season of Philadelphia, Trifonov, Israel, Nézet-Séguin, Mariinsky, Bronfman, Mehta, Lang, St. Luke's, Corea, Hannigan, Shaham, Matsuev, Hahn, Hadelich, Gergiev and more...
Actually at MTC / Stage II
MTC / City Center Stage II
https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/2017-18-season/131 West 55th Street
At a raucous party during their freshman year at Princeton, Tom and Amber connect in ways that seem innocent enough at first. But as things progress, they find themselves in murky territory, with ramifications that could affect the rest of their lives. What actually happened between them? And ...
Amy and The Orphans
Laura Pels Theatre
http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/Shows-Events/Amy-and-the-Orphans.aspx111 West 46th Street, New York, NY, 10036
After their father’s death, two unhinged siblings reunite with Amy, their movie-loving sister who has Down syndrome (Jamie Brewer, “American Horror Story”). Together, they careen down the Great American Long Island Expressway, navigating strip malls, traffic jams and some serious ...
Avenue Q
Puppets face life challenges with bad language and sex, as this Tony award winning musical moves beyond a foul-mouthed Sesame Street send-up to a sweet piece about youthful angst and the search for love. This musical has a very strong book and score, and a dedicated cast. Take it in if you ...
Review: American Classical Orchestra Excels in a Revelatory Concert at ...
By Christopher Johnson, Contributing Writer, September 18, 2017 Let’s cut right to the chase: the American Classical Orchestra is one terrific outfit, and their concert this past Saturday evening at Alice Tully Hall was a mind-blower. This is a “period-instrument ensemble,” using “era-specific performance techniques” proper ...
Art Break: Water-Inspired Works by Maya Lin at Pace Gallery
By A. E. Colas, Contributing Writer, September 18, 2017 This week Art Break is highlighting Maya Lin, a unique voice in contemporary art. Among her many strengths as an artist is the ability to use unusual materials, such as water, to invoke a mood or state of ...
The Arts Converge at the 12th Annual NY Art Book ...
By A. E. Colas, Contributing Writer, September 15, 2017 The NY Art Book Fair is a great way to kick off the fall season of art fairs in New York City. Now in its twelfth year with over 370 vendors from 28 countries, this free event showcases the intimate ...
Carnegie Hall Prepares for a Powerful Season of Exciting Programming
By Christopher Johnson, September 14, 2017 Carnegie Hall opens its 2017-2018 season on October 4, with the annual gala in the main hall, this time featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra and a whole slew of bold-face names, including Yanick Nézet-Séguin, Chick Corea, and Lang Lang. Like much ...
ZEALnyc FALL PREVIEW: Arts and Culture in Canada
By Caitlin Leonard, Contributing Writer, September 13, 2017 This fall, Canada’s arts scene is going strong with international ballets, film festivals, and tons of outdoor performances and activities. Venture up North to catch the biggest names in music, art, and the movies, and enjoy the fall ...
Celebrate All Things Italian at San Gennaro
ZEALnyc, September 12, 2017 For the 91st time the Feast of San Gennaro, a faith-based celebration honoring the Patron Saint of Naples, Italy, takes place in the neighborhood of Manhattan affectionately known as "Little Italy" (Mulberry Street between Canal and Houston Streets; the festival stage is located ...
ZEALnyc FALL PREVIEW: Classical Music
ZEALnyc, September 12, 2017 The fall season typically signals a time of new beginnings, as well as the commencement of performances that we've been anticipating since they were first announced months ago, and this year is no exception. This season heralds the initial centennial celebrations for legendary ...
Art Break: All You Need is Love (And Some Great ...
By A. E. Colas, Contributing Writer, September 11, 2017 This week, Art Break is thinking about what artists do to show love, so our choices feature artists who are passionate about creating and connecting with others. Robert Rauschenberg’s friendships, Leon Polk Smith’s joyous colorful forms, ...
Review: NYCO Brings the Old West to Life in Puccini's ...
By Brian Taylor, Contributing Writer, September 8, 2017 New York City Opera has not only successfully risen from the ashes, but is doing so through stimulating programming that fills a needed niche. They have opened this season with Puccini's overlooked, but heavenly, La fanciulla del West, and ...
Jazz Notes: Drummer Matt Wilson Channels Poet Laureate Carl Sandburg ...
By Dan Ouellette, Senior Editor ZEALnyc, September 8, 2017 The kinship between jazz and poetry has been a mainstay of the fine arts world, dating back to the 1920s and most prominently spawned during the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat movement and the hip-hop generation. Most often, the ...
Black Angels Over Tuskegee
This play is the story of six black men and their World War II journey to becoming the first African American fighter pilots in US history. The play and production are inspirational, and plays Saturdays at 1 ...
Blue Man Group
Astor Place Theatre
http://www.blueman.com/new-york/about-show434 Lafayette Street New York, New York
Blue Man Group combines music, technology, and comedy to create a form of entertainment that defies categorization and appeals to people of all ages. Blue Man Group’s shows have been described by critics as “innovative,” “energetic,” and “wildly ...
Bobbie Clearly
Black Box Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre
http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/111 West 46th Street
Bobbie killed Casey in the middle of a cornfield in Milton, Nebraska. Two years later, Milton’s residents are ready to tell you their side(s) of the story. This comedy-about-a-tragedy pushes the boundaries of our Black Box Theatre, with a sprawling cast of eccentric characters and an ambitious ...
Charm
MCC Theatre @ The Lucille Lortel Theatre
http://www.mcctheater.org//currentseason.html121 Christopher Street, New York, NY 10014
When Mama Darleena Andrews — a 67-year-old, black, transgender woman — takes it upon herself to teach an etiquette class at Chicago’s LGBTQ community center, the idealistic teachings of Emily Post clash with the very real life challenges of identity, poverty and prejudice faced by her ...
Curvy Widow at the Westside Theatre
Tony Award® Nominee Nancy Opel (Urinetown) returns to the New York stage in Curvy Widow. Based on a true story, this sassy and witty musical follows the daily exploits of a feisty fifty-something whose adventures inspire laughter and, in the least expected places — reveal ...
Drunk Shakespeare
Liquor, Shakespeare, and actors collide at Quinn’s Bar. You’re 21 or older, and a part of the ...
Fucking A by Suzan-Lori Parks at the Signature Theatre
The Pershing Square Signature Center / The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre
http://www.signaturetheatre.org480 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 Tickets: (212) 244-7529
Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks, The Red Letter Plays: Fucking A and In the Blood are new productions of two modern-day remixes of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel The Scarlet Letter that conjure two distinct interpretations of Hester, Western ...
Gazillion Bubble Show at New World Stages
The Gazillion Bubble Show will amaze your whole family with mind blowing bubble magic. Step into an interactive bubble world and be dazzled by spellbinding lasers, spectacular lighting effects, and jaw-dropping masterpieces of bubble artistry. It will make you smile, laugh, and feel ...
Howard Crabtree’s ‘When Pigs Fly’ at Stage 42
Tickets available here for “…a raucous, joyful, and unapologetically outrageous romp.” Loaded with laughs and brimming with heart, Howard Crabtree’s When Pigs Fly is a celebration of being bold, dreaming big, ...
In The Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks at the Signature Theatre
The Pershing Square Signature Center / The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
http://www.signaturetheatre.org480 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 Tickets: (212) 244-7529
Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks, The Red Letter Plays: Fucking A and In the Blood are new productions of two modern-day remixes of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel The Scarlet Letter that conjure two distinct interpretations of Hester, Western ...
In the Body of the World at MTC
The Tony Award-winning author, performer and activist Eve Ensler, whose The Vagina Monologues is an international sensation, comes to MTC with a powerful new play based on her critically acclaimed memoir. While working with women suffering from the ravages of war in the ...
Jerry Seinfeld Continues His Residency at the Beacon for 2017
Beacon Theater
http://www.beacontheatre.com/2124 Broadway (between West 74th and 75th streets) New York, NY 10023
Legendary New Yorker and comedian Jerry Seinfeld continues his once-a-month performance schedule at the Beacon Theatre as part of a residency entitled, “Jerry Seinfeld: The Homestand.”
“My favorite theater in New York to perform in has ...
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
Pershing Square Signature Theatre / Irene Diamond Stage
https://www.signaturetheatre.org/shows-and-events/Productions/2017-2018/Jesus-Hopped-the-A-Train.aspx480 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Pulitzer Prize-winner Stephen Adly Guirgis (Between Riverside and Crazy) begins his Residency at Signature with a new production of his darkly comic meditation on redemption and faith, Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, directed by Obie ...
Newsical The Musical at Kirk Theatre / Theater Row
No one in the news is safe! The Drama Desk nominated musical revue NEWSical is back lampooning current events, newsmakers, celebrities, and politicians. With songs and material being updated on a regular basis, composer-lyricist (Drama Desk Nominee) Rick Crom’s topical musical comedy is an ...
Next Wave Festival: NY PREMIERE /peh-LO-tah/ at BAM Harvey Theater
Soccer—as both an intricate, euphoric choreography and an exploited corporate cash cow—is the subject of this electric meditation on the racial dimensions of the sport from multi-talented theater artist and performer Marc Bamuthi Joseph (red, black & GREEN: a blues, 2012 Next ...
School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play
MCC Theatre @ The Lucille Lortel Theatre
http://www.mcctheater.org//currentseason.html121 Christopher Street, New York, NY 10014
Paulina, the reigning Queen Bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the mid-year arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter–and Paulina’s hive-minded ...
Sex Tips For Straight Women From a Gay Man at 777 Theatre
This romantic comedy takes the audience on a hilarious and wild ride where no topic is taboo and the insider ‘tips’ come straight from the source: a gay man. The play is set at a local university auditorium where the English department holds its monthly meet the authors event. Robyn is the ...
Sistas at St. Luke’s Theatre
St. Luke's Theatre
https://stlukestheatre.com/2012/01/24/sistas-beginning-september-29/308 46th Street, New York, NY 10019
Three–time Tony winner Hinton Battle and JenKay present SISTAS, a musical journey of a multi generational African-American family. The production follows five women as they prepare to bury the matriarch of their family. The women discuss their family history and the history of ...
Sweeney Todd — in a pie shop at the Barrow Street Theatre
This production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street features the stars of the original London version of this production, Jeremy Secomb (as Sweeney Todd), Siobhán McCarthy (as Mrs. Lovett), Duncan Smith (as Judge Turpin) and Joseph Taylor (as Tobias), will reprise their ...
The Accidental Pervert
Pervert is Andrew Goffman’s one-man, autobiographical comedy about his youthful discovery of pornography and subsequent journey through addiction to ...
The Last Match
Laura Pels Theatre
http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/Shows-Events/The-Last-Match.aspx111 West 46th Street, New York, NY, 10036
You’ve given it all to reach the top of your game. Now where do you go from here? That’s the question at the heart of Anna Ziegler’s new play The Last Match. It’s the semifinals of the US Open, and two tennis greats are facing off in the match of their lives. Tim Porter, the ...
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at St. Luke’s Theatre
St. Luke's Theatre
https://stlukestheatre.com/2012/01/24/coming-soon-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe/308 46th Street, New York, NY 10019
In this inventive and highly theatrical adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ classic, two actors give a tour-de-force performance that’s sure to delight children and adults alike. Through the magic of theatre, Peter and Lucy will take you to Narnia, where The White Witch has cast a spell that ...
The Marvelous Wonderettes at Kirk Theatre – Theater Row
Take a musical trip down memory lane to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet The Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! Experience their lives and loves from prom night to their 10 year reunion, as the girls perform such classic ...
The Portuguese Kid at MTC
MTC / City Center Stage I
https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/2017-18-season/the-portuguese-kid/131 West 55th Street
In Providence, Rhode Island, habitually widowed Atalanta (Sherie Rene Scott) pays a visit to her second-rate lawyer Barry Dragonetti (Jason Alexander). Intending to settle her latest husband’s affairs, this larger-than-life Greek tightwad quickly becomes a nightmare for her cheesy, ...
Too Heavy For Your Pocket
Black Box Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre
http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/111 West 46th Street
Too Heavy for Your Pocket tells the story of Tennessee-born Holder as he takes us back to Nashville in the summer of 1961. The Freedom Riders are embarking on a courageous journey into the Deep South. When 20-year-old Bowzie Brandon gives up a life-changing college scholarship ...
Torch Song
It’s 1979 in New York City and Arnold Beckoff is on a quest for love, purpose and family. He’s fierce in drag and fearless in crisis, and he won’t stop until he achieves the life he desires. Now, Arnold is back…and he’s here to sing you a torch song. The Tony Award®-winning play that ...