GREEN EGGS AND KOONS
The Met’s rooftop gets a little crazier
Related Content
More About
So there’s this group of college kids who plan various gatherings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, like last year’s toga party and some science thing about mummies and sex (clever). Well, for their next event, An Evening With Jeff Koons and Dr. Seuss, we hope someone remembers to bring the acid. If you thought downing cocktails on a rooftop among stainless-steel balloon animals wasn’t surreal enough, try keeping off the ledge after a screening of Dr. Seuss’s only live-action musical, The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, featuring pianos the size of football fields in a fantasy world reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz. The 1953 trailer excitedly proclaims that the “T stands for tremendous, terrific, tuneful, and entertainment (spelled backwards).” Obviously.
Fri., Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m., 2008
Now Trending
-
Voice Places
Find everything you're looking for in your city
-
Happy Hour App
Find the best happy hour deals in your city
-
Daily Deals
Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%
-
Best Of...
Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city
- Profile
- Newsletters
- Mobile
- Logout
