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Jersey Boys
Now playing
August Wilson Theatre
245 West 52nd Street
Tele-charge: (212) 239-6200
Jersey Boys, winner of the Tony® Award for Best Musical in 2006, is the life story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
Jersey Boys features their hit songs, including "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Rag Doll," "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," and "Oh What a Night." |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Opens March 6
Broadhurst Theatre
235 West 44th Street
Tele-charge: (212) 239-6200
In this revival of Tennessee Williams's well-known 1955 play, an all African American cast (James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Terrence Howard, Anika Noni Rose) tells the story of a Mississippi family whose patriarch is dying of cancer.
This production is directed by Debbie Allen. |
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Is He Dead?
Now playing
Lyceum Theatre
149 West 45th Street
Tele-charge: (212) 239-6200
Written by Mark Twain, Is He Dead? makes surprisingly modern statements about the art world, fame, and greed. The play is
marked by Twain’s characteristic wit, and tells the story of a struggling artist who fakes his own death to drive up the value of his paintings. Though written in 1898, the play was unpublished until being rediscovered in 2002. This is its Broadway debut. |
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Passing Strange
Now Playing
Belasco Theatre
111 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
Passing Strange was performed in 2007 at the Public Theatre to great audience and critical acclaim. Now the cast and production move to a new home on Broadway. Described as funny, entertaining and innovative, this largely autobiographical musical takes the audience on a trip through the protagonists early years,
as he’s developing his artistic voice. Stew, the writer and composer of Passing Strange, sits on the stage through the whole performance, offering a charismatic narration of events. The music is lively and infectious, drawing from a variety of sources and styles. As a musical, Passing Strange offers its audience a new take on how musicals are created and performed. |
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Mary Heilmann, Yellow Wave, 2007. Courtesy of artist and 303 Gallery
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Armory Show
March 27 – 30, 2008
Pier 94
Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street
www.thearmoryshow.com
150 International galleries featuring new art by living artists
From its beginnings in 1913 at the 69th Regiment Armory (and how it got its name), The Armory Show continues to be a gateway into the world of contemporary art. The show is the world's leading art fair devoted exclusively to contemporary art. Browse the collections of leading art galleries across the globe without leaving New York.
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Sing Into Spring Festival
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Frederick P. Rose Hall, Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street (Time Warner Building on Columbus Circle), 5th Floor |
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March 19-23
Acclaimed jazz pianist and host of Piano Jazz on NPR Marian McPartland performs with guests for her 90th Birthday Celebration. Playing with Regina Carter (March 19), Jason Moran & Karrin Allyson (March 20), Chris Potter (March 21), Jeremy Pelt & Ken Peplowski (March 23), and other Special Guests.
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Moment to Moment: The Music of Henry Mancini
March 25 – 30
Featuring Joe Locke, vibes; Geoffery Keezer, piano; George Mraz, bass; Clarence Penn, drums; Kenny Washington, vocals. |
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Whitney 2008 Biennial Exhibition
March 6 – June 1, 2008
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street
http://whitney.org/
On March 6 the work of over 81 artists will be on display in the 2008 Whitney Biennial. This comprehensive exhibit, founded in 1932, is now considered the most important overview of contemporary art in the United States.
The entire Whitney space is given over to the Biennial with the exception of the fifth floor, home to the permanent collection.
New this year is the addition of a second venue for performances, temporary installations, events and other public programs by the Biennial artists at the Seventh Regiment Armory building, at Park Avenue and 67th Street.
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Gustave Courbet
February 27, 2008–May 18, 2008
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Tisch Galleries, 2nd floor
1000 Fifth Avenue @ 82nd Street
http://www.metmuseum.org
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), painter and photographer, was a trailblazer of modernism. This comprehensive retrospective of his work is the first of its kind in 30 years, and includes 130 of his works, including portraits, landscapes and more. The paintings and photographs were brought together from public and private collections in the U.S. and abroad. |
Jo, La Belle Irlandaise, 1865–66, Gustave Courbet
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Design and the Elastic Mind
February 24–May 12, 2008
Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues
Design and the Elastic Mind is an exhibit that shows the unique ability of great designers to take an esoteric concept and translate it into something usable and understandable by the average person.
Teams of designers, scientists, and engineers from all over the world will exhibit their products, designs, and concepts, ranging from the nanoscale to the cosmological scale.
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Michelangelo, Vasari and Their Contemporaries:
Drawings From the Uffizi
January 25 - April 20, 2008
The Morgan Library
29 East 36th Street
212-685-0008
In this rare exhibit, 79 renaissance masterpieces have been assembled for display exclusively at the Morgan Library. The exhibit includes some rarely seen drawings by the artists who worked on the decorative arts contained in the Palazzo Vecchio, home to the Medici Dukes and one of Florence's most notable structures.
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