Events Listings
The 39 Steps
Theater: BroadwayTue 7pm; Wed- Sat 8pm; Wed & Sat 2pm; Sun 3pm
212-239-6200
Patrick Barlowís comic adaptation of John Buchanís classic spy thriller has been adapted into a spoof of the book and the Hitchcock film. $98.50
Blithe Spirit
Theater: BroadwayTue 7pm; Wed-Sat 8pm; Wed, Sat 2pm; Sun 3pm
In this revival of a classic Noel Coward farce, Angela Lansbury portrays the unwitting psychic who summons a man’s first wife just as his second marriage hits a rough patch. $31.50-$116.50
Blood Type: RAGU
Theater: Off BroadwayWed 2pm & 7:30pm; Thu 7:30pm; Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm; Sun 2pm & 6pm
212-463-0060
Frank Ingrasciotta negotiates the Sicilian immigrant experience of America in this autobiographical one-man show featuring over 20 characters.
100 Seventh Ave. S, between Bleecker and Christopher Sts (map)
West Village
212-463-0060
Chicago
Theater: BroadwayTue 7pm; Wed-Sat 8pm; Sun 6:30pm; Wed, Sat 2pm
After a decade on Broadway, this bare-bones revival of Kander and Ebb’s dark musical comedy is still way better than the movie, and continues to pack ‘em in. $58.75-$111.25
The Fantasticks
Theater: Off BroadwayMon, Thu, Fri 8pm; Wed 2pm; Sat 2pm, 8pm; Sun 3pm, 7:15pm
212-307-4100
Tells the story of a young boy and girl who fall in love because of their meddling fathers, but become restless and stray from each other. $51-$76
For Lovers Only (Love Songs Nothing But Love Songs)
Theater: Off BroadwayMon at 8pm; Fri at 7:30pm; Sat at 9pm; Sun at 7pm
This musical mega-mix medley features nearly 100 love songs from every cultural moment and category of the 20th century. From opera to Tin Pan Alley via Top 40 pop and bluegrass, no genre is spared a heartfelt rendition by these five athletic actors. $60-$20
Hairspray
Theater: BroadwayTue 7pm; Wed-Sat 8pm; Wed, Sat 2pm; Sun 3pm
John Waters became the toast of Broadway and won the 2002 Tony for Best Musical with a little help from songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. $20-110
Impressionism
Theater: BroadwayTue-Sat 8pm; Wed & Sat 2pm; Sun 3pm
This story of a photojournalist and gallery-owner who rediscover their latent passion amid midlife malaise stars Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen. $66.50-$116.50
236 W 45th St., between Broadway and Eighth Ave (map)
Midtown
212-239-6200
In The Heights
Theater: BroadwayTue-Sat 8pm; Sat & Sun 2pm; Sun 7pm
The hit off-Broadway musical about two days in the life of a vibrant, diverse neighborhood at the northern tip of Manhattan comes to Broadway. $21.50-$111.50
Jersey Boys
Theater: BroadwayTue at 7pm, Wed - Sat at 8pm; Wed, Sat at 2pm; Sun at 3pm
212-239-6200
This behind-the-scenes musical about Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons is surprisingly compelling and deservedly won the 2006 Tony Award. $26.25 - $121.50
Mamma Mia
Theater: BroadwayWed-Sat 8pm; Wed, Sat, Sun 2pm; Sun 7pm
212-239-6200
A whimsical musical weaving 22 ABBA songs into the modern-day tale of a single mom and her soon-to-be-married daughter. $56.25 - $100
Our Town
Theater: Off BroadwayTue-Fri at 7:30pm; Sat at 2:30pm, 7:30pm; Sun at 2:30pm, 7:30pm
212-243-6262
An imaginative re-adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s novel about America’s middle-class on the 70th anniversary of its Broadway debut. $69/$40
The Pictures Generation, 1974-1984
ArtThrough Aug. 2
After exhibitions highlighting innovators in early and modern photography, the Met hosts this group show of New York-based artists who used their fluency in contemporary media to subvert and reconstruct the ways we picture our world. From movie stills, TV and print media news and the very discourse of art history, artists like Richard Prince, Sherrie Levine and Robert Longo invest familiar iconic images with new subjects and meanings.
ROOMS: a rock romance
Theater: Off BroadwayMon, Wed-Fri at 8pm; Sat at 2pm & 8pm; Sun at 3pm & 7pm
646-871-1730
A love story played out against the punk, rock and new music scenes of Glasgow, London and New York in the 70s and 80s. $10-$69.50
