Manhattan Club Inside NYC November 2007

November 2007 Broadway Theatre Performances Museum Exhibits Sightseeing
Broadway Theatre
	Cyrano de Bergerac SHORT RUN: ends December 23, 2007 Opens Nov 1; Previews Oct 12 -31 Richard Rodgers Theatre 226 West 46th Street Box Office: 212-307-4100 Kevin Kline plays Cyrano to Jennifer Garner's Roxanne in this revival of Rostand's play. In this classic story, a man named Cyrano falls in love with a woman named Roxanne but is afraid to approach her because of his looks. He enlists his handsome friend Christian to deliver his love poems to Roxanne, and poignant, amusing miscommunicated romance ensues.
	Rock n Roll Opens Nov 4; Previews Oct 19 - Nov 3 Jacobs Theatre 242 West 45th Street Box Office: 212-239-6200 Just over from a run on London's West End, this new play by Tom Stoppard explores how rock and roll shapes the lives of a Marxist philosopher and his family in Cambridge juxtaposed against its symbol as resistance to Communism in Prague. Brian Cox and Rufus Sewell star. Trevor Nunn directs.
	Young Frankenstein Opens Nov 8; Previews Oct 11 - Nov 7 Hilton Theatre 213 West 42nd Street Box Office: 212-307-4100 Young Frankenstein is a new musical by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1974 motion picture. In this spoof of the Frankenstein story, young Frankenstein has been successfully running from his family's past - until the day he inherits his uncle's Transylvania castle. His travails at resisting the family business are told with hilarious running gags, catchy musical numbers and a great cast (including Roger Bart as Frederick, Shuler Hensley as the Monster, Megan Mullally as Elizabeth, Sutton Foster as Inga, and Andrea Martin as Frau Blucher).
	The Farnsworth Invention Opens Nov 14; Previews Oct 15 - Nov 13 Music Box Theatre 239 West 45th Street Box Office: 212-239-6200 The Farnsworth Invention, a new play by Aaron Sorkin, centers around Philo T. Farnsworth, a boy genius who invented television as a high school student in 1927, and his bitter rivalry with David Sarnoff, the head of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). The play tells the story of the "little guy" getting crushed by the machine of the big corporation.
	Fuerzabruta Opens Oct 24; Previews Oct 11 - 23 Daryl Roth Theatre 101 East 15th Street Box Office: 212-239-6200 From the creators of De La Guarda and seen in both Europe and South America, Fuerzabruta (translating as "Brute Force") is an event where "worlds collide, dreams are real and reality takes a back seat." The performance takes place all around the patrons, even above their heads, and is augmented by a soundtrack that includes everything from dance music to new world. Performers run, tumble, swim, leap and glide over what seems like every available surface of the theatre space. Fuerzabruta guarantees an energizing, awe-filled evening. TOP
Performances
	Wintuk: Cirque du Soleil November 1 - January 6 WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden Seventh Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets TicketMaster: 212-307-7171 A young boy lives in a cold land with no snow. He and 3 companions embark on a quest to bring snow back to their city. A cast of 50, including acrobats, dancers, talking marionettes, and the trademark soaring soundtrack, help tell the tale. The entire family will enjoy this seasonable and memorable story and performance.
	Big Apple Circus October 19 - January 13 Lincoln Center 70 Lincoln Center Plaza CenterCharge: 212-721-6500 The Big Apple Circus celebrates its 30th year with Celebrate!, an all new show in New York City. No one sits more than 50 feet from the single ring, so every seat is the best seat in the house. Performers from ten countries around the globe entertain with a live, original musical score by award-winning Broadway composer Michael Valenti. TOP
Museum Exhibits
	Gustav Klimt: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections Through June 30, 2008 Neue Gallerie http://www.neuegalerie.org/ Corner of E. 86th Street and Fifth Avenue Heralded as the "must see" exhibition of the fall, this extensive retrospective of Klimt's work is the first of its kind, gathering eight paintings and over 120 drawings by the artist, and displayed in every room of the gallery space.
Camille Pissarro The Climbing Path, 1875 © Brooklyn Museum	Camille Pissarro: Impressions of City and Country Through February 3, 2008 The Jewish Museum http://jewishmuseum.org 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street Camille Pissarro (1830 - 1903) was the only Impressionist to show his work in all eight Impressionist exhibitions, and the only painter among the exhibitors who was Jewish. This retrospective of Pissarro's work gathers nearly 50 paintings and drawings from around New York City and highlights his time in both the countryside and city.
Asher Durand The Morning of Life, 1840 ©National Academy Museum	Asher B. Durand: Dean of American Landscape Through January 6, 2008 National Academy Museum http://www.nationalacademy.org 5 E. 89th Street Asher B. Durand (1796 - 1886) was a founding member of the National Academy of Design and one of the premier American landscape painters. Twenty of his works will be on display, along with several other pieces on loan from other institutions that show his influence on other landscape artists.
	Buddhist Sculpture from China: Selections from the Xian Beilin Museum Through December 8 China Institute http://www.chinainstitute.org/ 125 E. 65th Street Stone sculptures, and clay and gilt bronze votives, some only recently discovered on archeological excavations, are featured in this exhibition that covers 70 works of art from the 5th through 9th centuries.
	Piranesi as Designer Through January 20, 2008 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum http://www.cooperhewitt.org/EXHIBITIONS/piranesi/ 2 E. 91st Street Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778) was best known for his architectural designs. This exhibition showcases the breadth of his influence as a designer of interiors and furniture as well, with etchings, original drawings and prints, and other three-dimensional objects created by the artist.
	Undersea Oasis: Coral Reef Communities Through January 13, 2008 American Museum of Natural History http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/photo/undersea/ 79th Street and Central Park West This photographic exhibition showcases 30 full-color images by Idell Conaway. Pink anemones, red feather stars, and christmas tree worms are a few of the colorful invertebrates featured. Many of the photos were taken near Borneo in the Phillipines. TOP
Sightseeing
© New York Historical Society	Big Onion Walking Tours: Central Park http://bigonion.com/ Catch this popular, historical tour of Central Park as the leaves are changing. Tours are given by rigorously trained history graduate students and PhDs. Stops include: the Sheep Meadow, Belvedere Castle, the Ramble, Bow Bridge and Seneca Village. TOP