May 2, 2019
Thursday

Headliners

8:00 pmCher Barclays Center, Brooklyn. Performing live on stage.

Festivals

Korean Film Series Korean Cultural Service New York. The Korean Cultural Service New York hosts a twice-monthly film series on Thursdays. Films screened...

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
11:00 am-
5:45 pm
Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey The Jewish Museum. The acclaimed permanent exhibition tells the unfolding story of Jewish culture and identity through 800... 212-423-3337
11:00 amThe Gazillion Bubble Show New World Stages - Stage 2. Off-Broadway performance.
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 pmSincerely, Oscar Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row. Off-Broadway performance.
6:00 pmMetropolitan Opera: Siegfried Metropolitan Opera House. In part three of the Ring, composer Richard Wagner's cosmic vision focuses on his hero's early conquests... 212-362-6000
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 pmHamilton Richard Rodgers Theatre. A musical story about the life and very interesting times of Alexander Hamilton.
7:00 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...
7:00 pmWaitress Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Based on the 2007 film of the same name, this follows the story of Jenna who is a pregnant waitress trapped in an abusive...
7:00 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...
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 pmThe Ferryman Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. Northern Ireland, 1981. The Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity with preparations for the annual harvest...
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 pmMy Fair Lady Vivian Beaumont Theater. The classic story of Eliza Doolittle and professor Henry Higgins returns to 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 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...
7:00 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...
7:00 pmNew York City Ballet: Spring Gala David H. Koch Theater. The Gala features a new work from Resident Choreographer Justin Peck along with Emma Portner and Balanchine. Program...
7:00 pmPretty Woman Nederlander Theatre. The musical adaptation of the hit movie about Edward, a businessman, who meets his match in the fiesty Vivian...
7:00 pmTo Kill A Mockingbird Shubert Theatre. A stage adapation of Harper Lee's beloved novel.
7:00 pmKing Kong - The Musical Broadway Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmOklahoma! Circle in the Square Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmKing Lear Cort Theatre. Off-Broadway performance.
7:00 pmAin't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations Imperial Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmWhite Lies Irving Plaza. Pop / rock performance.
7:00 pmHillary and Clinton John Golden Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmThe Prom Longacre Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmBe More Chill Lyceum Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmBurn This Millennium Hotel Hudson Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmDear Evan Hansen Music Box Theater. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmThe Cher Show Neil Simon Theatre. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmThe Play That Goes Wrong New World Stages - Stage 4. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmFiddler on the Roof (A Fidler Afn Dakh) Stage 42. Off-Broadway performance.
7:00 pmHadestown Walter Kerr Theater. Broadway performance.
7:00 pmThe Orchestra Now: Leon Botstein- Thomson, Raff & Auerbach Isaac Stern Auditorium. Classical concert.
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 pmNew York Philharmonic: Semyon Bychkov - Martinu & Strauss David Geffen Hall. Program includes: Martinu: Concerto for Two Pianos and R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben.
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 pmThe Bright Light Social Hour Bowery Ballroom. Alternative music performance.
7:30 pmHarry Potter and The Cursed Child - Part 1 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 pmKian Soltani & Aaron Pilsan Weill Recital Hall. Classical concert.
7:30 pmNew World Symphony: Michael Tilson Thomas & Yuja Wang - Schubert Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall. Classical concert.
7:30 pmFruiting Bodies The Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row. Off-Broadway performance.
8:00 pmRocktopia The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester. Pop / rock performance.
8:00 pmChicago - The Musical Ambassador Theatre. This Tony-Award winning musical tells a story of two showgirls who kill their lovers and how their smooth lawyer propels...
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 pmStraight No Chaser The Paramount Theater, Huntington. Pop / rock performance.
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 pmCher Barclays Center, Brooklyn. Performing live on stage.
8:00 pmGettin' The Band Back Together Belasco Theatre. Mitch Papadopolous always dreamed of being the next Bruce Springsteen, but he chose security over stardom and left those...
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 pmWhat the Constitution Means to Me Helen Hayes Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmNantucket Sleigh Ride Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Off-Broadway performance.
8:00 pmINK Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmKiss Me Kate Studio 54. Broadway performance.
8:00 pmDeer Tick Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Alternative music performance.
10:00 pm-
12:00 am
Starshine Burlesque The Fortune Cookie Cabaret. Starshine Burlesque takes it off every single Thursday night and features some of the best in burlesque entertainment...
10:00 pmApollo Comedy Club Apollo Theater, Harlem. Comedic performance live.
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...

Sports

12:10 pmNew York Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds Citi Field, Flushing. MLB Baseball Game. 877-507-TIXX
6:35 pmLakewood BlueClaws vs. West Virginia Power FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. Baseball sporting event.

For Children

11:30 am-
12:30 pm
The Story Museum Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. Preschool children up to age 5. Step inside a world filled with the magic of stories... 718-351-1611
3:30 pmAfter School Book Club Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island. Junior High School students. Read and discuss selected books covering major periods... 718-351-1611

Community

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
4:30 pm-
5:30 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...
8:00 pm-
9:30 pm
Amma's Satsang Dharmakaya Meditation Center. Satsang has power to transform your mind. It is a time to cleanse the mind and allow the spirit... 212-306-0534
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...

Nightlife

6:00 pmAfter Work Thursdays at Proof Proof Bar and Lounge. Join us for happy hour every Thursday with drink specials.
7:00 pm-
4:00 am
Basement Bhangra SOB's - Sounds of Brazil. DJ Rekha and her Basement Bhangra party has forced New Yorkers and now music listeners around the world to sit up...
7:30 pm-
10:30 pm
Copacabana Night! Affairs Afloat. Join the Copacabana Party Cruise with a Live DJ spinning the hottest salsa, merengue, bachata and Latin favorites... 212-987-9200
8:30 pm-
11:00 pm
Comedy Soap Box Nevada Smith's. Comedy Soap Box has been producing some of the best standup in New York for four years. Comedians from Leno, Letterman, HBO...
8:30 pm-
10:30 pm
Comedy Hurts Joe Franklin's Comedy Club. A variety of TV credited comedians perform in an intimate room where you can eat, drink while you enjoy the show...
9:00 pmCelebrity Thursdays at Rubber Monkey Rubber Monkey. Resident DJ's Eric Tomasini, David Vasquez and John Creamer spinning on-the-edge house with the once-famous and would be supermodels...
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-
2:30 am
Live Funk/R&B at Club Groove Club Groove. Features live music seven nights a week.
10:00 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
10:00 pm-
2:00 am
Salsa Night Club Cache. Come out every Thursday night to NYC's most exciting and only underground Salsa party 4 years and still going strong... 646-591-2772
11:00 pm-
4:00 am
Say Word Thursday Nolia. This is a sexy, sexy, sexy, intimate Senegalese/French spot in the East Village. Beautiful decor, great staff, great sound, great location...
Virtual Thursdays at SBNY SBNY Splash Bar New York.
Ladies Night at Webster Hall Webster Hall. Don't miss out on the explosive Male Revue from 10pm to midnight for the ladies only.
Blues, Jazz, & Rock Jazz, Blues & Rock Club Crawl in Greenwich Village. Call for reservations & meeting place. $20 includes admission to all clubs (1... 212-696-6617
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