Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
 | Pipe Dream |
(City Center Main Stage, 131 West 55th St, New York, NY 10019) (See website for details) Outcasts yearning for a better life populate the bordellos and flophouses of a
1950's California seaside town in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Pipe Dream. At
the heart of the story is the unlikely romance between Doc, a marine
biologist, and Suzy, a vagrant who has recently taken up residence at a local
brothel. This rare Rodgers and Hammerstein gem, not seen on the American
stage in more than two decades, includes "All at Once You Love Her," "The
Next Time It Happens" and the wistful ballad "Everybody's Got a Home but
Me." The original production opened at the Shubert Theatre on November 30,
1955, and ran for 246 performances. ($25+) (212.581.1212) [email protected] Event Website
Note: this event runs March 28 - April 1
 |  |  | Jeffrey Fashion Cares |
(Intrepid Museum, Pier 86, 12th Ave & 46th St, New York, NY 10036) Bringing together fashion's most fabulous for a dazzling evening of cocktails, a silent auction, and haute couture on the runwa. Join the biggest and brightest stars in fashion to benefit Lambda Legal, The Hetrick-Martin Institute, AIDS Community Research Initiative of America and the Point Foundation. ($250+)
| | UNCENSORED: Queer Art and the Church |
(Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, 26 Wooster St, New York, NY 10013) (Tu - Sa noon -6pm) In response to the church’s recent call to censor the groundbreaking exhibition Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture at the Brooklyn Museum, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art is hosting Uncensored: Queer Art and the Church, a week-long exhibition to which anyone may submit artwork and all submitted artwork will be shown.
This exhibition is an activist riposte to the shameful history of censorship against LGBTQ art and artists by both the Catholic Church and Fundamentalist Protestant Churches. (FREE) [email protected] Event Website
Note: this event runs March 27 - April 1
Starting Today
| Peter and the Star Catchers |
(Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036) (See website for schedule) A wildly theatrical, hilarious and innovative retelling of how a miserable orphan came to be The Boy Who Never Grew Up, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER upends the century-old legend of Peter Pan. A dozen brilliant actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters using their enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination. ($59+) Event Website
This event runs through April 16
Ongoing Events
through March 31
| Downtown Urban Theater Festival |
(HERE Arts Center, 145 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013) (See website for schedule) DUTF has been recognized as one of the world´s best festivals for new works and described as ´not only prestigious, but a slice of heaven for playwrights who want the chance to freely express themselves.´ DUTF presents works that echo the true spirit of urban life and speak to a whole new generation whose lives defy categorizing along conventional lines. ($18) Event Website
This event runs March 14 - 31
through March 31
| |  | BAAD!Ass Women 2012 |
(BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance, 841 Barretto St, Bronx, NY 10474) (See website for schedule) Dance! Theatre! Video! Music! Performance! Featuring FIERCE Women Artists!
Including the award-winning Rhodessa Jones,
Feminist Rockin’ music with Ganessa & Tiffany James, Reina Williams, Sargenta G and Gia Jordan’s The Violence, Prolific Poetry and Prose with Karen Jaime, J. Skye Cabrera, Janis Astor del Valle and other writers plus Ass Kickin’ Self Defense Classes, Funky Groovin’ Dance Workshops by Kraven Seneca Dance members
and a total of 12 dynamic events! (FREE - $20) Event Website
This event runs March 16 - 31
through April 7
| | Women Center Stage Festival |
(The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton S, New York, NY 10002) (see website for details) From the first collection of works presented under the festival mantle in 1996, Women Center Stage has grown into a multi-pronged initiative, an echo chamber for women artists to build community and share their stories, and a launch pad for provocative and relevant new work. The month-long Festival provides a much-needed setting for exploring new ideas and inspiration, testing out early stages of new work, and putting women artists in dialogue with their peers, new audiences, and critical review.
This event runs March 8 - April 7
through April 7
| 38th Annual Macy’s Flower Show |
(Macy's Herald Square, 151 West 34th St, New York, NY 10001) Literally turns the streets of New York City into a veritable urban jungle as the spring time event moves from its home inside the world-famous flagship store at Herald Square to the outside - on Broadway Plaza. Nestled within the concrete and skyscrapers of midtown, this year's sensory floral salute, Brasil: Gardens in Paradise, presented in a tented display, will open to the public beginning Sunday, Event Website
This event runs March 25 - April 7
through April 8
| Look Back in Anger |
(Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, 111 West 46th St, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) As Jimmy Porter, the caustic, charismatic lead character in John Osbourne’s Look Back in Anger, Matthew Rhys is on constant alert, ready to lash out at his young wife, Alison (Sarah Goldberg), and a pair of interlopers in their garbage-strewn flat. For his New York stage debut, Rhys has abandoned the stylish suits he wore as gay lawyer Kevin Walker in TV’s Brothers & Sisters in favor of work pants and shirts carefully ironed on stage by Jimmy’s depressive bride. ($71+) Event Website
This event runs February 2 - April 8
through April 15
| The Rink at Rockefeller Center |
(Rockefeller Center, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 5th to 7th Aves, 47 to 51st Sts, New York, NY 10111) A quintessential NYC winter experience for generations. Skate under the watchful eye of Prometheus and the unique urban backdrop of Rockefeller Center's sparkling lights. ($10 + $8 skates) Event Website
This event runs October 15, 2011 - April 15, 2012
through April 16
| Peter and the Star Catchers |
(Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036) (See website for schedule) A wildly theatrical, hilarious and innovative retelling of how a miserable orphan came to be The Boy Who Never Grew Up, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER upends the century-old legend of Peter Pan. A dozen brilliant actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters using their enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination. ($59+) Event Website
This event runs March 28 - April 16
through April 22
| The Orchid Show: Patrick Blanc's Vertical Gardens March 3-April 22 |
(New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458) (10am - 7pm) The Orchid Show takes vertical gardens to new heights in its 10th year. Renowned botanist and vertical gardening provocateur Patrick Blanc creates towering spectacles of tropical life. Dangling from Blanc's signature ''green walls,'' thousands of orchids abandon the constraints of gravity. In an explosion of alluring color and fragrance, exotic plant walls rise high above the Conservatory's Reflecting Pool and Seasonal Exhibition Galleries. Event Website
This event runs March 3 - April 22
through April 30
| The Metropolitan Opera |
(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) For the fifth season in a row, thanks to a generous gift from The Agnes Varis Trust, 200 orchestra seats are available for each regular Monday through Thursday performance for only $20, 50 of these tickets are set aside for senior citizens. You can purchase Varis Rush Tickets at the Met box office beginning two hours before curtain, subject to availability. ($20) Event Website
This event runs September 20, 2011 - April 30, 2012
through May 4
| William Shatner's One Man Broadway Show |
(Music Box Theatre, 239 West 45th St, New York, NY 10036) (Tu - Sa 8pm & Su 3pm) A one man force of nature delivers a larger than life performance complete with his laugh-out-loud humor, signature storytelling and select musical selections in his inimitable style.
Through anecdotes, songs, jokes and even some poignant moments, you will experience William Shatner 's phenomenal path from classically trained Shakespearean actor to cultural icon, brilliantly creating the larger-than-life and most important character he has ever played, William Shatner. ($62+) Event Website
This event runs February 14 - May 4
through May 14
| Print/Out |
(MoMA, 11 West 53 St, New York, NY 10019) This exhibition examines the evolution of artistic practices related to the print medium, from the resurgence of ancient printmaking techniques—often used alongside digital technologies—to the worldwide proliferation of self-published artists’ books and ephemera. Bringing together over 200 works drawn substantially from MoMA’s extensive collection of prints and books. Event Website
This event runs February 19 - May 14
through June 2
| Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman |
(Barrymore Theatre, 243 W47th Street, New York, NY 10036) (See website for schedule) Directed by eight-time Tony Award® winner Mike Nichols and starring Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman as Willy Loman, Obie Award winner Linda Emond as Linda Loman and Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, The Amazing Spider-Man), making his Broadway debut as Biff Loman. Limited 16-week engagement ($46.50+) Event Website
This event runs February 13 - June 2
through June 10
| Disney's NEWSIES |
(Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st St, New York, NY 10036) (See website for schedule) Based upon the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, this high-energy, crowd-pleasing new musical from Disney tells the story of a band of teenaged newspaper boys who become unlikely heroes when they courageously take on the biggest names in publishing. With a score by Disney legend and eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and The Beast, Sister Act) and Jack Feldman and a book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles, Torch Song Trilogy), this dynamic smash hit is choreographed by Tony Award nominee Christopher Gattelli (South Pacific) and directed by Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun (Big River). ($93+) Event Website
This event runs March 15 - June 10
through July 8
| Keith Haring |
(Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238) (11am -6pm, Th til 10pm) This is the first large-scale exhibition to explore the early career of one of the best-known American artists of the twentieth century. Tracing the development of Haring’s extraordinary visual vocabulary, the exhibition includes 155 works on paper, numerous experimental videos, and over 150 archival objects. ($12) Event Website
This event runs March 16 - July 8
through July 8
| Gore Vidal's The Best Man |
(Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036) (See website for schedule) Gore Vidal's The Best Man comes to Broadway in an all-star theatrical event with two time Tony Award winner James Earl Jones, Tony and Emmy Award winner John Larroquette, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Candice Bergen, Emmy Award winner Eric McCormack, Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays, Drama Desk Award winner and Academy Award nominee Michael McKean and five time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury. ($66+) Event Website
This event runs March 6 - July 8
through July 8
| Gershwins' Porgy and Bess |
(Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) Coming to Broadway in a stunning and stirring new staging, featuring such legendary songs as “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” and “I Got Plenty of Nothing,” plus a remarkable cast led by four-time Tony Award(R) winner AUDRA McDONALD (Ragtime, “Private Practice”), Drama Desk nominee NORM LEWIS (Les Misérables, Sondheim on Sondheim), and two-time Tony nominee DAVID ALAN GRIER (Race, “In Living Color”). ($55+) Event Website
This event runs December 17, 2011 - July 8, 2012
through July 31
| Spiderman Turn Off the Dark |
(Foxwoods Theater, 214 West 43rd St, New York, NY 10019) (Varies) Previews November 14th Opens December 21st. Drawing from over 40 years of Marvel comic books for inspiration, Spiderman - Turn Off The Dark, spins a new take on the mythic tale of Peter Parker, a teenager whose unremarkable life in Queen's is turned upside down - literally - when he's bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to the ceiling. Event Website
This event runs June 14, 2011 - July 31, 2012
through September 1
| Godspell |
(Circle In The Square Theatre, 235 West 50th St, New York, NY 10019) (See website for details) The beloved classic from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy® and Academy Award®-winning composer of WICKED and PIPPIN. Enjoy all the good gifts of one of the most enduring shows of all time as it comes to Broadway in a brand new, intimately staged, one-of-a-kind production. Raise your spirit with the Tony®-nominated score filled with the popular hits Day By Day, Learn Your Lessons Well and Turn Back, O Man. ($125+) Event Website
This event runs November 7, 2011 - September 1, 2012
through September 9
| Jesus Christ Superstar |
(Neil Simon Theatre, 250 West 52nd St, New York, NY 10019) (See website for details) Previews March 1, Opens March 22. Two-time Tony Award®-winning director Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys, The Who’s Tommy) brings a bold, new vision to the classic rock opera by Tony®, Grammy® and Academy Award® winners Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. After winning rave reviews at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival and the La Jolla Playhouse, this thrilling new production of one of the most popular musicals of all time gets ready to rock Broadway all over again ($70+) Event Website
This event runs March 1 - September 9
through September 9
| End of The Rainbow |
(Belasco Theatre, 111 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett gives what critics have raved is nothing short of “the performance of a lifetime” in Peter Quilter’s highly acclaimed End of the Rainbow. It was the most buzzed about show in London where it played to capacity night after night. It’s December 1968 and Judy Garland is poised to make a triumphant comeback… again. In a London hotel room with her young new fiancé (Pelphrey) and trusted pianist (Cumpsty) at her side, Garland prepares to undertake a series of concerts at London’s famed Talk of the Town in an attempt to reclaim her crown as the greatest talent of her generation. ($32+)
This event runs March 19 - September 9
through September 9
| Evita |
(Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036) (See website for details) Previews March 12, Open April 5. Returning to Broadway at last, starring Grammy® Award winner RICKY MARTIN (Les Misérables) and Olivier Award winner ELENA ROGER (Piaf), who will be the first Argentinian actress to play the role of Evita on Broadway. She reprises her remarkable portrayal that dazzled audiences and critics in London's West End. Also starring is Tony Award winner MICHAEL CERVERIS (Sweeney Todd). ($75+) Event Website
This event runs March 12 - September 9
Recurring Events this Wednesday
|  | Front Runners New York |
Tuesdays at 7pm, 3rd St & Prospect Park West; Wednesdays at 6:45pm, 236 West 73rd St; Saturdays at 9:15am, 236 West 73rd St Event Website
This event runs Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
| Service & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) |
(LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th St, New York, NY 10011) The world's oldest and largest not-profit agency dedicated to serving LGBT senior citizens. Activities include Daytime Discussion, Art Studio, 75+, Support Group, Scrabble & Bridge and Women's and Men's activities. Event Website
This event runs Monday through Friday
| Last Call at the Starliner Lounge |
(Corio, 337 West Broadway, New York, NY 10003) (8:00pm) Last Call at the Starliner Lounge, a new and entirely original burlesque noir musical featuring live music, murder, mystery, camp and, last but never least, a bevy of twirling tassels- in the tradition of the five lesbian brothers. The once-underground, once-illegal show formally takes the top floor of Soho’s burlesque landmark. ($15) (212-966-3901) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs Wednesdays
| | Out on the Floor - Same Sex Ballroom Dance Classes |
(Ripley Grier Studios, 939 8th Avenue, 3rd Floor, Buzzer 307, New York, NY 10019) (Tu 8pm; We 8:30pm) Greg Ryzio brings same sex ballroom dancing to Hells Kitchen. Learn classic Ballroom and spicy Latin dances with your partner or on your own. Classes are open to anyone looking to learn in a comfortable and friendly environment. Come join in on the fun! ($20) (917.692.8732) [email protected] Event Website
This event runs Tuesdays and Wednesdays