New York Events Date: Mon May 6th - New York Entertainment Guide

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The Breeders Webster Hall : 8:00 p.m. May 6
Call it the Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle that never quite was: Post-Pixies art-rock wrecking crew strikes cultural gold on second try then unravels into relative, willful obscurity. That the original Breeders' lineup is anniversary touring 1993 alt-touchstone Last Splash offers... More >>
East Village	Music

Gutai: Splendid Playground Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum : 10:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 8
One of the most well-known images of the Gutai movement in Japan is that of Saburo Murakami tearing through a row of large frames covered in paper. His Passing Through (1956) embodied the spirit of the group that believed artwork needed to break free from the canvas in order to speak to a new... More >>
East 80s	Arts, Art - Museums

Boris Le Poisson Rouge : 7:00 p.m. May 6; 7:00 p.m. May 7
For more than two decades, Tokyo’s experimental music trio Boris has dabbled in drone-metal, hard rock, shoegaze, and pop, all at the whim of Takeshi Ohtani’s double-necked guitar. And at their two-night New York residency, “From the Past, the Present and Through to the... More >>
Greenwich Village	Music

Bunty Berman Presents... Acorn Theatre : 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed. until June 1; 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. until June 1; 2:00 p.m. every Sat. until June 1
The New Group has been enjoying a rather lackluster season, but what better show to shake a company out of its doldrums than a musical that borrows Bollywood’s razzle dazzle. The first-rate Ayub Khan Din’s new work tells of a flailing film studio and the producer struggling to keep... More >>
West 40s	Theater, Off-Broadway: Opening

I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers Booth Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until June 30; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat. until June 30; 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 30; 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue. until June 30
Bette Midler has a fine set of teeth, and she’ll use them to play hardheaded “superagent” Sue Mengers. As scripted by celebrated stage and screenwriter John Logan, this one-woman show demonstrates Mengers’s ruthless rise—from childhood poverty to Hollywood... More >>
West 40s	Theater, Broadway: Opening

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Here Lies Love Public Theater : Every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 19
If the shoe-obsessed Filipina First Lady Imelda Marcos were able to attend David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s new musical about her life titled Here Lies Love, she’d probably wear fancy high heels for the occasion. But, for the rest of us, comfortable footwear will be more practical as... More >>
Greenwich Village	Theater

Brooklyn Boulders Brooklyn Boulders : 7:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri.; 8:00 a.m. every Sat., Sun.
Have you ever stared longingly at the Brooklyn Bridge and thought, I wish I could climb that? Brooklyn Boulders, an 18,000-square-foot refuge for the urban climber located near the Gowanus, is happy to give you a shot. In addition to providing massive synthetic boulders, 360-degree climbing... More >>
Brooklyn	Recreation

Bird-watching walks Central Park(Charles A. Dana Discovery Center) : 10:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun. until September 1
More than 235 species of birds can be found in Central Park over the course of the year, ranging from natives like the blue jay to more exotic migrating visitors like the great blue heron. With thousands of green spots and lots of water, Central Park is a great place to watch birds. There are... More >>
West 100s	Recreation

New York African Film Festival Film Society of Lincoln Center - Walter Reade Theater : 12:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 31
For its 20th anniversary, the New York African Film Festival, which kicked off April 3, looks back at the contributions of the late Senegalese writer-filmmaker Ousmane Sembène (a/k/a the father of African cinema) while also showcasing the work of contemporary African directors who have... More >>
West 60s	Film - Picks

'Lyrics & Lyricists' w/ Jerome Kern 92nd Street Y : 8:00 p.m. May 4; 2:00 p.m. May 5; 2:00 p.m. May 6
Jerome Kern wasn’t a lyricist, but he sure as shootin’ worked with some of the Broadway’s top wordsmiths during the several decades he spent as Broadway’s top composer. Oscar Hammerstein, Yip Harburg, Dorothy Fields, and Johnny Mercer all set words to the tunes he... More >>
East 90s	Music

Macbeth Ethel Barrymore Theater : 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 30; 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Thu. until June 30; 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until June 30
A highlight of last summer’s Lincoln  Center Festival, the National Theatre of Scotland’s Macbeth starring Scottish actor Alan Cumming as a mental patient who channels just about every single character in the play is back for a limited engagement on Broadway. Staged by Tony... More >>
West 40s	Theater, Broadway: Now Playing

Peter and the Starcatcher New World Stages : 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Wed. until June 30; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat. until June 30; 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. until June 30; 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 30
Most boys have to grow up and most Broadway shows have to close. But just as Peter Pan managed to maintain eternal youth, this play, a prequel to J.M. Barrie’s story, has found a way to continue on, just down the block from Broadway at New World Stages. Alex Timbers and Roger Rees remount... More >>
West 50s	Theater, Off-Broadway: Now Playing

The Smoke Big Band Smoke Jazz and Supper Club : 7:00 p.m. every Mon.
The sensuous Smoke Jazz space is enlivened weekly by one of the best in-house acts in town: the Smoke Big Band, a reliable troupe with their own exuberant takes on Basie, Ellington, and more. Dine in with style. More >>
West 100s	Music

La Ruta St John the Divine Cathedral : 8:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 12
Working Theater keeps on truckin’. Literally. With his new play, La Ruta, Ed Cardona Jr. follows a group of immigrants as they make a risky attempt to steal across the U.S. border. In the service of verisimilitude (or to avoid those pesky theater rental fees), director Tamilla Woodard... More >>
West 100s	Theater

Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance) Public Theater : 8:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until June 2
No one really believed Richard Foreman when he said in 2009 that Idiot Savant would be his last play, did they? The 75-year-old avant-garde auteur is now back at the Public Theater with Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance). As with any Foreman piece, don’t expect a straightforward... More >>
Greenwich Village	Theater

Rock of Ages Helen Hayes Theatre : 7:00 p.m. every Tue.; 8:00 p.m. every Mon., Thu., Fri., Sat.; 2:00 p.m. every Sat.; 3:00 p.m. every Sun.; 7:30 p.m. every Sun.
“Rock of Ages,” the celebrated hymn based on First Corinthians, will not appear in this Broadway musical. Instead expect the hits of Foreigner, Styx, Pat Benatar, and Journey. The nominal plot centers on a romance conducted in the unsalubrious environs of the Sunset Strip circa 1987. More >>
West 40s	Theater, Broadway: Now Playing

'Jazz Night' Spike Hill : 8:30 p.m. every Mon.
This weekly jazz jam at the newly expanded Spike Hill bar in Williamsburg is as raucous as anything else on its stretch of Bedford. But the rotating cast of players is solid, the veggie burger is hot, and really, doesn't that newest Beacon's Closet discovery deserve to be aired out somewhere classy? More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Chicha Libre Barbes : 9:30 p.m. every Mon.
In addition to being a popular alcoholic beverage, "chicha" also signifies the psychedelic style of cumbia fermented in Peru's Amazonian rainforests during the '70s. This terrific Brooklyn combo features One Ring Zero accordion wizard Josh Camp and members of Las Rubias del Norte. They open a... More >>
Park Slope	Music

'Inside' NYU, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo : 9:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat.
West Village	Arts

Cletus+Aaron Zimmer Spike Hill : 6:30 p.m. May 6
Brooklyn	Music

Homestyle Chinese Vegetarian Cooking Natural Gourmet Institute : 6:30 p.m. May 6
Gramercy Park	Food & Drink

Shell & Sake: An Oyster and Sake Tasting Sakamai : 6:30 p.m. May 6
East Village	Food & Drink

The Sky Captains of Industry+Small Multiples+AV+Strip Darling+Larry g(EE) The Mercury Lounge : 6:30 p.m. May 6
Lower East Side	Music

Book Launch: Who Owns the Future PowerHouse Arena : 7:00 p.m. May 6
Brooklyn	Literary Events

'Dance Against Cancer' AXA Gallery : 7:00 p.m. May 6
West 50s	Dance

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Webster Hall : 8:00 p.m. May 6

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum : 10:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 8

Le Poisson Rouge : 7:00 p.m. May 6; 7:00 p.m. May 7

Acorn Theatre : 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed. until June 1; 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. until June 1; 2:00 p.m. every Sat. until June 1

Booth Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until June 30; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat. until June 30; 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 30; 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue. until June 30

Public Theater : Every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 19

Brooklyn Boulders : 7:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri.; 8:00 a.m. every Sat., Sun.

Central Park(Charles A. Dana Discovery Center) : 10:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun. until September 1

Film Society of Lincoln Center - Walter Reade Theater : 12:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 31

92nd Street Y : 8:00 p.m. May 4; 2:00 p.m. May 5; 2:00 p.m. May 6

Ethel Barrymore Theater : 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 30; 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Thu. until June 30; 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until June 30

New World Stages : 7:00 p.m. every Mon., Wed. until June 30; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat. until June 30; 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. until June 30; 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 30

Smoke Jazz and Supper Club : 7:00 p.m. every Mon.

St John the Divine Cathedral : 8:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 12

Public Theater : 8:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until June 2

Helen Hayes Theatre : 7:00 p.m. every Tue.; 8:00 p.m. every Mon., Thu., Fri., Sat.; 2:00 p.m. every Sat.; 3:00 p.m. every Sun.; 7:30 p.m. every Sun.

Spike Hill : 8:30 p.m. every Mon.

Barbes : 9:30 p.m. every Mon.

NYU, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo : 9:00 a.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat.

Spike Hill : 6:30 p.m. May 6

Natural Gourmet Institute : 6:30 p.m. May 6

Sakamai : 6:30 p.m. May 6

The Mercury Lounge : 6:30 p.m. May 6

PowerHouse Arena : 7:00 p.m. May 6

AXA Gallery : 7:00 p.m. May 6

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