New York Events Date: Tue May 7th - New York Entertainment Guide

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Blutch+David Mazzucchelli McNally Jackson Booksellers : 7:00 p.m. May 7
Long past his bravura performances on Daredevil and Batman, David Mazzucchelli has grown in stature with works like 2009’s Asterios Polyp, a stylistic extravaganza that includes an architect’s descent into the underworld. French cartoonist Blutch has been a leading European creator... More >>
Soho	Literary Events, Arts

Peter Murphy+Ours Webster Hall : 7:00 p.m. May 7
Even though goth archetypes Bauhaus officially went the way of Bela Lugosi after a short-lived reunion five years ago, their frontman Peter Murphy is determined to keep the funeral pyre burning. Tonight, he and his solo band are performing a program entitled “Mr. Moonlight: Celebrating 35... More >>
East Village	Music

Le1f+Laurel Halo+Venus-X+Spank DJs+The Peronists+Crazy Bitch in a Cave The Glasslands Gallery : 9:00 p.m. May 7
Two questions worth posing during the next few weeks, the period when, after 12 years away, the annual Red Bull Music Academy returns to the city: Of all the great upcoming shows and lectures, which ones should I make a point of catching, and what does it mean that so much independent and... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Little Boots Music Hall of Williamsburg : 9:00 p.m. May 7
Though the music of Little Boots easily sits alongside the likes of Kylie Minogue and Katy Perry, her '80s jams are also delivered both a bit more earnestly and with a bit more complexity. In other words, she's the dancefloor version of the girl-next-door, hashing out her heartbreaks and... More >>
Brooklyn	Music

Kinky Boots Al Hirschfeld Theatre : 3:00 p.m. every Sun.; 7:00 p.m. every Tue., Thu.; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat.; 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Fri., Sat.
Some of us have quite enough trouble  simply walking in six-inch stilettos. But to sing and dance and act in them? Really, someone should hand out honorary Tonys to the Kinky Boots cast just for trying. This new tuner draws its inspiration from a  recent British film, itself based... More >>
West 40s	Theater, Broadway: Now Playing

Tim Berne's Snakeoil The Stone : 8:00 p.m. daily from May 7 until May 9
Released last year and titled after his new quartet, the composer-saxophonist's first studio album in an unbelievable eight years (on ECM, surprisingly) suggested a set of controlled experiments in carefully calibrated emotional and musical extremes. Oscar Noriega (clarinets), Matt Mitchell... More >>
East Village	Music

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Hit the Wall Barrow Street Theatre : 7:30 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until July 7; 2:30 p.m. every Sat., Sun. until July 7
In the early morning of June 28, 1969, what was going to be just another police raid on the underground gay bar the Stonewall Inn turned into the pivotal event for the modern gay-rights movement. Ike Holter's new play, which James Hannaham called "an explosive extravaganza" in his Voice review,... More >>
West Village	Theater, Off-Broadway: Now Playing

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

Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity The Metropolitan Museum of Art : 9:30 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 9
Claude Monet may be best known as a master of Impressionism, but he could also be considered as one of the first style bloggers ever. Really! His paintings, such as Women in the Garden and Luncheon on the Grass, documented a revolutionary time for clothing. The Metropolitan Museum of... More >>
East 80s	Arts, Art - Museums

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

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

Harvey Kurtzman Society of Illustrators : 10:00 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri. until May 11; 12:00 p.m. every Sat.
If you’ve laughed anytime in the past 50 years, you owe Harvey Kurtzman some thanks. Triple-threat Kurtzman (writer, editor, cartoonist) and publisher William Gaines created Mad magazine in 1952, and Kurtzman’s bloody-knuckle satire inspired everyone from R. Crumb to Terry Gilliam... More >>
East 60s	Arts

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

The Assembled Parties Samuel J. Friedman Theatre : 7:00 p.m. every Tue., Wed. until June 16; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat., Sun. until June 16; 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. until June 16
OK, theatergoer: You’ve silenced your cellphone, unwrapped your candy, and shushed your seatmate. Nicely done. But how are your table manners? Well, get ready to put your napkin in your lap and seize your appetizer fork as you dine out on Richard Greenberg’s new show, The Assembled... More >>
West 40s	Theater, Broadway: Now Playing

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

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

Matilda: The Musical Shubert Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Fri., Sat.; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat.; 7:00 p.m. every Tue., Thu.; 3:00 p.m. every Sun.
Take a celebrated novel about a tiny tot with telekinesis. Add a cult songwriter and a famously dark playwright. And what do you get? Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story, one of the most spiky, tender, and delightful children’s entertainments to... More >>
West 40s	Theater, Broadway: Now Playing

The Memory Show The Duke on 42nd Street : 7:00 p.m. every Tue. until May 18; 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until May 18; 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until May 18
You may not think Alzheimer’s is something to sing about. But the Transport Group politely disagrees. This new musical by Sara Cooper and Zach Redler, described by its creators as a “comic tragedy,” is a two-person tuner about an adult daughter who returns home to care for her... More >>
West 40s	Theater, Off-Broadway: Now Playing

The Nance Lyceum Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat.; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat.; 3:00 p.m. every Sun.; 7:00 p.m. every Tue.
Nathan Lane may number among the most talented of our stage entertainers, but not perhaps the most masculine. This makes him an ideal star for Douglas Carter Beane’s new play, about the world of 1930s burlesque and the men and women called upon to play gay in service of comedy. Jack... More >>
West 40s	Theater, Broadway: Now Playing

Nice Work If You Can Get It Imperial Theatre : 7:00 p.m. every Tue., Thu. until June 15; 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Fri., Sat. until June 15; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat. until June 15; 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 15
Who doesn’t like a Gershwin tune? The producers of the new musical Nice Work If You Can Get It are betting no one. Taking all the favorite Gershwin classics (including “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” “I’ve Got a Crush on You,” and “Someone to... More >>
West 40s	Theater, Broadway: Now Playing

Once Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre : 7:00 p.m. every Tue.; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat.; 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri.; 3:00 p.m. every Sun.
Audiences didn’t fall slowly for New York Theatre Workshop’s adaptation of the much-loved indie film Once. Despite mixed notices, crowds fell quickly, and they fell hard. The Broadway transfer continues this fine romance, as it includes the original cast and songs in this tale of a... More >>
West 40s	Theater, Broadway: Now Playing

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

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McNally Jackson Booksellers : 7:00 p.m. May 7

Webster Hall : 7:00 p.m. May 7

The Glasslands Gallery : 9:00 p.m. May 7

Music Hall of Williamsburg : 9:00 p.m. May 7

Al Hirschfeld Theatre : 3:00 p.m. every Sun.; 7:00 p.m. every Tue., Thu.; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat.; 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Fri., Sat.

The Stone : 8:00 p.m. daily from May 7 until May 9

Barrow Street Theatre : 7:30 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until July 7; 2:30 p.m. every Sat., Sun. until July 7

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.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art : 9:30 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 9

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

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

Society of Illustrators : 10:00 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri. until May 11; 12:00 p.m. every Sat.

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

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre : 7:00 p.m. every Tue., Wed. until June 16; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat., Sun. until June 16; 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. until June 16

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

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

Shubert Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Fri., Sat.; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat.; 7:00 p.m. every Tue., Thu.; 3:00 p.m. every Sun.

The Duke on 42nd Street : 7:00 p.m. every Tue. until May 18; 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until May 18; 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until May 18

Lyceum Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat.; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat.; 3:00 p.m. every Sun.; 7:00 p.m. every Tue.

Imperial Theatre : 7:00 p.m. every Tue., Thu. until June 15; 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Fri., Sat. until June 15; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat. until June 15; 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 15

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre : 7:00 p.m. every Tue.; 2:00 p.m. every Wed., Sat.; 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri.; 3:00 p.m. every Sun.

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.

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