May 1, 2019
Wednesday

The Arts

9:30 am-
8:00 pm
Madame Tussauds New York Madame Tussauds New York. Participate in the action. Mix Music with R&B Megastar Usher, Sing for Simon on American Idol (R)... 800-246-8872
1:00 pmAladdin New Amsterdam Theatre. Aladdin frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil has other plans for...
1:00 pmThe Ferryman Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. Northern Ireland, 1981. The Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity with preparations for the annual harvest...
1:00 pmTo Kill A Mockingbird Shubert Theatre. A stage adapation of Harper Lee's beloved novel.
1:00 pmKing Lear Cort Theatre. Off-Broadway performance.
2:00 pmThe Lion King Minskoff Theatre. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually...
2:00 pmThe Phantom of the Opera Majestic Theatre. Opened on Broadway in 1988. The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House...
2:00 pmJersey Boys New World Stages - Stage 1. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio...
2:00 pmWicked Gershwin Theatre. Opened on Broadway in 2003, The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood... 212-307-4100
2:00 pmHamilton Richard Rodgers Theatre. A musical story about the life and very interesting times of Alexander Hamilton.
2:00 pmBeautiful: The Carole King Musical Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The inspiring true story of Carole King, from her early days as a Brooklyn teenager (named Carol Klein) struggling...
2:00 pmAnastasia Broadhurst Theatre. The story of a brave young woman discovering the mystery of her past. With the help of a dashing con man and elegant ex-aristocrat...
2:00 pmCome From Away Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. In a heartbeat, 38 planes with 6,579 passengers were stranded in a remote town in Newfoundland. The locals opened...
2:00 pmThe Band's Visit The Barrymore Theater. An Egyptian Police Band arrives in Israel to play a concert. After a mix-up at the border, they are sent to a remote village...
2:00 pmOnce On This Island Circle in the Square Theatre. The universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk...
2:00 pmMy Fair Lady Vivian Beaumont Theater. The classic story of Eliza Doolittle and professor Henry Higgins returns to Broadway.
2:00 pmGary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Booth Theatre. Nathan Lane and Andrea Martin star as two servants who are in charge of cleaning up the bodies after the years of bloody battle...
2:00 pmBeetlejuice - The Musical Winter Garden Theatre. Alex Timbers, director of Moulin Rouge, brings Tim Burton's film to the stage. Follow the story of Lydia Deetz, the...
2:00 pmTootsie - The Musical Marquis Theatre. This Broadway adaptation of the hit movie from the 80's stars Tony nominee Santino Fontana as an actor who will do anything...
2:00 pmPretty Woman Nederlander Theatre. The musical adaptation of the hit movie about Edward, a businessman, who meets his match in the fiesty Vivian...
2:00 pmSincerely, Oscar Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row. Off-Broadway performance.
2:00 pmKing Kong - The Musical Broadway Theatre. Broadway performance.
2:00 pmHillary and Clinton John Golden Theatre. Broadway performance.
2:00 pmINK Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Broadway performance.
2:00 pmKiss Me Kate Studio 54. Broadway performance.
2:00 pmHadestown Walter Kerr Theater. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmThe Lion King Minskoff Theatre. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually...
7:00 pmJersey Boys New World Stages - Stage 1. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio...
7:00 pmWicked Gershwin Theatre. Opened on Broadway in 2003, The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood... 212-307-4100
7:00 pmBlue Man Group Astor Place Theatre. Opened on Boradway in 1991. Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory... 800-BLUE-MAN
7:00 pmThe Book of Mormon Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical! A hilarious Broadway musical about a pair of mismatched... 212-239-6200
7:00 pmAladdin New Amsterdam Theatre. Aladdin frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil has other plans for...
7:00 pmCome From Away Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. In a heartbeat, 38 planes with 6,579 passengers were stranded in a remote town in Newfoundland. The locals opened...
7:00 pmThe Band's Visit The Barrymore Theater. An Egyptian Police Band arrives in Israel to play a concert. After a mix-up at the border, they are sent to a remote village...
7:00 pmDisney Frozen - The Broadway Musical St. James Theater. Follow the adventures of Anna and Elsa live on stage as Disney brings their hit movie to the stage on Broadway...
7:00 pmMean Girls August Wilson Theatre. Tina Fey brings the popular movie about the pitfalls of being popular to stage in this musical adaptation...
7:00 pmTo Kill A Mockingbird Shubert Theatre. A stage adapation of Harper Lee's beloved novel.
7:00 pmWhat the Constitution Means to Me Helen Hayes Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmEels Irving Plaza. Alternative music performance.
7:00 pmFiddler on the Roof (A Fidler Afn Dakh) Stage 42. Off-Broadway performance.
7:00 pmOriginal Sound The Cherry Lane Theatre. A young Nuyorican beat maker calls out a rising pop star for ripping off his track. Original Sound is a fierce, funny...
7:30 pmAmateur Night at the Apollo Apollo Theater, Harlem. Amateur Night is one big "jam-fest" of entertainment where anything can happen live on stage. Singers... 212-307-7171
7:30 pmJoan Baez Beacon Theatre. Performing live.
7:30 pmAnastasia Broadhurst Theatre. The story of a brave young woman discovering the mystery of her past. With the help of a dashing con man and elegant ex-aristocrat...
7:30 pmMetropolitan Opera: Rigoletto Metropolitan Opera House. Michael Mayer's hit production of Rigoletto places the action in a neon-bedecked Las Vegas in 1960. Stephen Costello...
7:30 pmNew York City Ballet: 21st Century Choreographers II David H. Koch Theater. Featuring works from a quartet of choreographers. Program includes: The Exchange (New Neenan), Hallelujah Junction...
7:30 pmTootsie - The Musical Marquis Theatre. This Broadway adaptation of the hit movie from the 80's stars Tony nominee Santino Fontana as an actor who will do anything...
7:30 pmHarry Potter and The Cursed Child - Part 2 Lyric Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:30 pmChick Flick The Musical Westside Theatre - Upstairs. The story of four friends who get together to play their favorite drinking game while watching a chick flick...
7:30 pmAmateur Night At The Apollo: Special Edition Dance Night Apollo Theater, Harlem. Live concert performance.
7:30 pmFruiting Bodies The Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row. Off-Broadway performance.
8:00 pmThe Lion King Minskoff Theatre. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually...
8:00 pmThe Phantom of the Opera Majestic Theatre. Opened on Broadway in 1988. The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House...
8:00 pmJersey Boys New World Stages - Stage 1. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio...
8:00 pmWicked Gershwin Theatre. Opened on Broadway in 2003, The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood... 212-307-4100
8:00 pmStomp Orpheum Theatre. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Listing may not include...
8:00 pmStomp Orpheum Theatre. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms.
8:00 pmComedy For All Dillons Supper Club. Tommy Koenig's The Comics Studio presents Comedy For All. Stand up pros from stage and screen. All ages... 212-307-9797
8:00 pmThe Devil's Music: The Music Of Bessie Smith St. Luke's Theatre. Miche Braden plays the role of iconic blues singer Bessie Smith in this off-Broadway production.
8:00 pmAvenue Q New World Stages - Stage 3. Set in NY on Avenue Q, which is described as the only place one can live when they are just out of college, out of a...
8:00 pmHamilton Richard Rodgers Theatre. A musical story about the life and very interesting times of Alexander Hamilton.
8:00 pmMy Fair Lady Vivian Beaumont Theater. The classic story of Eliza Doolittle and professor Henry Higgins returns to Broadway.
8:00 pmGary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Booth Theatre. Nathan Lane and Andrea Martin star as two servants who are in charge of cleaning up the bodies after the years of bloody battle...
8:00 pmBeetlejuice - The Musical Winter Garden Theatre. Alex Timbers, director of Moulin Rouge, brings Tim Burton's film to the stage. Follow the story of Lydia Deetz, the...
8:00 pmPretty Woman Nederlander Theatre. The musical adaptation of the hit movie about Edward, a businessman, who meets his match in the fiesty Vivian...
8:00 pmPuffs: Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic New World Stages - Stage 5. The story of Wayne, a young wizard, and his group of friends from a certain house at a certain school of magic...
8:00 pmAin't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations Imperial Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmThe Prom Longacre Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmBe More Chill Lyceum Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmBurn This Millennium Hotel Hudson Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmNantucket Sleigh Ride Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Off-Broadway performance.
8:00 pmDear Evan Hansen Music Box Theater. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmThe Cher Show Neil Simon Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmMariza Town Hall Theatre. World music concert performance.
8:00 pmNew World Symphony: Michael Tilson Thomas -Wolfe, Prokofiev & Berlioz Isaac Stern Auditorium. Classical concert.
8:30 pmTuck & Patti Iridium Jazz Club and Restaurant. Jazz / blues concert performance.
8:30 pm-
10:00 pm
Golden Ticket Lucky Jacks. The Golden Ticket comedy show is free the first Wednesday of every month at Lucky Jack's featuring comics from Netflix, HBO, Comedy...
here: remembering 9/11 Ground Zero. "here: remembering 9/11" features a selection of photographs from the "here is new york: a democracy of photographs" exhibition...
Kids' Night On Broadway year-round program where kids ages 6 to 18 can see Broadway shows for free on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of each month when accompanied by a full-paying...

Sports

6:35 pmLakewood BlueClaws vs. West Virginia Power FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. Baseball sporting event.
7:10 pmNew York Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds Citi Field, Flushing. MLB Baseball Game. 877-507-TIXX

Community

6:45 am-
8:45 am
Beginners Meditation Manhattan Meditation Center. The Manhattan Meditation Center is a place to learn about meditation and life. Meditation and life are both...
11:00 am-
3:00 pm
Ground Zero Museum Workshop "Images & Artifacts from the Recovery" Ground Zero Museum. 5-star rated exhibit displays 100 of Gary Marlon Suson's most notable photographs as well as artifacts... 212-920-4264
6:00 pm-
7:00 pm
OSLIC Voice Spa Oslic Voice Spa. Learn to use a voice that seduces and words that charm from certified OSLIC Instructors. Get what you need just using your speech...
7:00 pm-
9:30 pm
Figure Drawing Class Like the Spice, Art Studio, Brooklyn. Weekly figure drawing class from a nude model mediated by artist, Kendall Bradford... 718-388-5488
New York Pole Dancing New York Pole Dancing, White Plains. Intro to Pole Dancing classes. Also $5, $10, & $20 class packages available. Classes... 917-628-7449
Made on Staten Island Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. Made on Staten Island presents a wide variety of objects crafted and produced on the... 718-351-1611
Toys! Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. The exhibition features more than 200 of the best-loved and most fondly remembered... 718-351-1611

Miscellaneous

11:00 amNew York TV & Movie Tour On Location Tours. Lights, Camera, Action! Take a bus tour to the sites of your favorite movies and TV shows. Over 40 sites from... 212-209-3370
11:00 amSex & the City Hotspots Tour On Location Tours. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip... 212-209-3370
3:00 pmSex & the City Hotspots Tour On Location Tours. Follow in the footsteps of Carrie & Co. as they conquer New York City! See where they drank, shopped and gossip... 212-209-3370
5:30 pm-
11:30 pm
Past Rock Star Silkscreen Exhibit Providence. George H. Potter's current exhibition is a tribute series honoring the legendary entertainers who recorded landmark albums there...
7:30 pmWednesday Night Skate Union Square Park. Largest group skate in New York. Meets each Wednesday at Union Square North between 7:30 and 8pm... 212-696-7247

Dining Specials

9:00 pmFree BBQ Canal Bar, Brooklyn. Free BBQ is offered every Wednesday in the beer garden coupled with drink specials. 718-246-0011

Nightlife

6:00 pmAfter Work Wednesdays at Rubber Monkey Rubber Monkey. Pete Rivera will be spinning your favorite Hip Hop, R&B, Classic, Funk and Old Skool hits. Professional dress... 212-340-1263
6:00 pm-
4:00 am
Skys The Limit Wednesdays Sky Room. DJ Alkaline spins Hip-Hop, Top 40, House, & Classics from 6 pm until late in the night. Specials on well drinks, beer and... 212-380-1195
7:00 pm-
12:00 am
Latin Jazz Wednesdays Midnight Cafe. An Evening of Latin Jazz. 212-226-2572
7:00 pmRock Band Tournament The Village Pourhouse. All of you wannabe rockers can show off your skills on Rock Band 2 and rock out to over 300 songs with artists... 212-228-4200
8:04 pmVintage Vinyl w/ DJ South High Detour. Have a few cocktails and hear rare and classic Lounge, Exotica, Latin, Rock and Soul records from the 50s, 60s and 70s the... 212-533-6212
9:00 pm-
1:00 am
Karaoke on Third at Proof Proof Bar and Lounge. Karaoke featuring Dan Kingman and drink specials all night long. $5 Cosmos and $3 Domestics.
9:00 pmEasy Wednesdays at Avalon Avalon Nightclub. Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae & Reggaeton provided by DJ Dallas Green (So So Def/The Def DJ's, NBA Rhythm 'N Rims tour... 917-674-6067
9:00 pmStand Up Comedy Broadway Comedy Club. Every night The Broadway Comedy Club features comics who have appeared on Letterman, The Tonight Show... 212-757-2323
9:00 pmComedy Showcase New York Comedy Club. Comics at the New York Comedy Club have appeared on the Tonight Show, Letterman, MTV, Comedy Central... 212-696-5233
9:00 pm-
12:00 am
Atlantic Quartet 66 Charlton Restaurant & Bar. Live Jazz Event every Wednesday with members of the Atlantic Quartet. 212-229-9988
9:00 pm-
2:30 am
Live Funk/R&B at Club Groove Club Groove. Features live music seven nights a week.
9:30 pmRoots N Ruckus Village Ma. New York's only weekly roots/folk/ragtime/blues music showcase! Every Wednesday night.
10:00 pmWednesday Sessions at Fun Fun. Featuring DJ Que, Bill Patrick, and special guest Tom Amoroso for some loungey house.
10:00 pm-
4:00 am
The KTHNXBYE Pianos. Wednesday night party featuring resident DJ's Mike Dextro, Shandi Sullivan, and 'eLe* spin 80's, electroclash, and progressive house...
10:00 pm-
4:00 am
Spice Wednesdays Katra Lounge, Manhattan. Trendy Wednesday night event that features all-star guest DJ's that spin Funk, Soul, Dance, House... 212-473-3113
Hardbar Wednesdays at SBNY SBNY Splash Bar New York.
All the Drag with the Asian Dragdolls Lucky Cheng's. Witty drag queens from New York team up with Asian "dragdolls" from Singapore, Japan, India, China, Hawaii, Indonesia... 212-861-2438