cherry blossom update: central park’s great lawn, sheep meadow, cherry hill, pilgrim hill, and east + west sides of the reservoir are now in bloom; brooklyn botanic garden’s japanese hill-and-pond garden is in peak bloom, while the main rows of the cherry esplanade have yet to start blooming. central park admission is free as always; brooklyn botanic garden admission is $22 general, $16 seniors/students, free community tickets may also be available.
tuesday
thru 4/26: ?!: new works festival: the spiritual successor to the exponential festival, ?!: new works festival brings together 32 experimental artists from a range of disciplines, presenting brand-new work across 15 unique lineups at the brick theater (williamsburg). $25+. >>
tues 12-8pm: free cone day at ben + jerry’s: sure, it might be a little chilly out—but it’s always the right weather for free ice cream. grab a free cone today at participating ben + jerry’s scoop shops. >>
tues 7pm, 8:30pm: new york choir project: catch a double bill of five-part harmony pop covers at new york choir project’s concerts. metropop choir hits the stage at 7pm with songs by the killers, robyn, destiny’s child, and more, followed by britpop choir at 8:30pm covering oasis, republica, and other faves. teatro latea (les), $12. >>
tues 8pm: the moth storyslam: the popular community-based open mic storytelling competition, where anyone can share a five-minute tale based on the evening’s theme to an attentive audience, returns to the bell house (gowanus). tonight’s theme: ‘bloom.’ $19.65. >>
tues 8pm: open mic + open tables: 15 comedians. 8 djs. no cover. isola brooklyn (fka the knitting factory) hosts open mic + open tables, a new weekly series blending music and comedy with 8 dj sets (15 minutes each) and 15 stand-up slots (5 minutes each). sign up on-site to perform or just kick back and enjoy the show. isola brooklyn (williamsburg), free admission. >>
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Cast photo by Matt Wells
CHAIN THEATRE PROUDLY PRESENTS THE NYC PREMIERE OF THREE-TIME OBIE AWARD WINNER, DRAMA DESK WINNER, PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA NOMINEE ERIC BOGOSIAN’S HUMPTY DUMPTY
When four friends decide to take a vacation in Upstate New York’s rural ski country, no sooner do they get to their cozy cabin, than the lights go out, their phones stop working, and their comfortable world is turned upside down.
“HUMPTY DUMPTY was originally written in 2000 when Y2K was on everyone’s mind. Twenty-five years ago, the idea that our world might shut down was more fantasy than fear. Now we know that it’s a very real possibility. After the pandemic, people got the message that things can change fast. Our interconnected world is super vulnerable. And oddly, those most vulnerable are those of us with comfortable lives living in the thick of an urban society of vast pecking orders. These pecking orders are mostly constructed from status in the mass media, rather than anything practical. So when push comes to shove, and the lights go out, the guy who knows how to sharpen an axe becomes the top dog.” – Eric Bogosian
Humpty Dumpty
By Eric Bogosian
Directed By Ella Jane New
Limited 5 Week Off-Broadway Engagement
April 3 – May 3
The Chain Theatre
312 W. 36th St, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10018
Save $10 on tickets with promo code BOGOSIAN25
TICKETS AND MORE INFO
wednesday
weds thru 8/10: amy sherald: american sublime: the whitney museum of american art presents amy sherald: american sublime, the artist’s first solo exhibition at a new york museum. organized by san francisco museum of modern art, the exhibition features 50 paintings of everyday black americans, alongside iconic portraits of first lady michelle obama and breonna taylor. whitney museum of american art (meatpacking district), $30 general, $24 seniors/students, free for 25 and under, free to all every friday 5-10pm, free to all every second sundays. >>
weds thru 6/22: academy museum branch selects: the paris theater presents a series of films selected from the academy museum of motion pictures’s weekly ‘branch selects’ series, picked by each of the 19 branches of the academy. selections include: diner (casting directors branch), the elephant man (makeup artists and hairstylists branch), midnight cowboy (costume designers branch), shaft (music branch), and more. special guest introductions tba. the paris theater (midtown), $17 general, $15 seniors/students $15. >>
weds 6:30pm (monthly): hush hour: a silent book club: bring (or buy) a book, grab a chair, beanbag, cushion, or bench, and get cozy for an hour of quiet reading—followed by 30 minutes of optional socializing with fellow book lovers at kensington’s lofty pigeon books. bonus: attendees can save 10% on store purchases. free admission. >>
weds 7pm (monthly): fantastic fiction: the speculative-fiction reading series, hosted by editor ellen datlow and writer matthew kressel at kgb bar (east village), welcomes andrea hairston (mindscape) and ursula whitcher (north continent ribbon). free admission. >>
weds 7pm (monthly): artists + beers: pair cinema with cervezas at ‘artists + beers,’ a monthly screening series highlighting short films, docs, and music videos by local filmmakers. hosted by nancy pop and chip parham. all night skate (bed-stuy), free admission. >>
weds 7:30pm: something blue – a gay story told through straight weddings: in her new solo hour of comedy, poetry and storytelling, brooke finegold (art is gay, comedy is gay, poetry is gay) explores straight bachelorette culture, her dysfunctional lineage of love, and her forgotten gay ancestry. q.e.d. (astoria), $15. >>
weds 8pm: cosmic happy hour: book club bookstore and wine bar (east village) hosts an evening of engaging science presentations centered around space and other universally-themed topics. plus: trivia, games, and music. $15 ticket includes $8 off any drink at the bar. >>
weds 8pm: ambush comedy show: the ambush comedy show takes over stefano’s tattoo studio in williamsburg for a night of jabs and jokes, featuring maddy smith, michael rowland, jared goldstein, pranav behari, and james mwaura. hosted by abe gatling. free admission. >>
weds 8pm: what happened with why – episode 3: hannibal buress explores the failure of his 2015 comedy central show, why with hannibal buress, with a screening and commentary. isola brooklyn (fka the knitting factory), free admission. >>
weds 9:30pm (weekly): friends with caveats: expect everything from stand-up and character performances to music and even powerpoint presentations at caveat’s weekly comedy show, ‘friends with caveats.’ tonight’s lineup includes amber singletary, kate sisk (as luke ass), nikolai vanyo, chloe radcliffe, nick smith, and natash vaynblat. hosted by jack norris. caveat (les), $10 adv, $15 door. >>
thursday
thurs thru 5/15 (thursdays at 8pm): greenwich house music school’s 11th annual uncharted concert series: for this annual concert series, the six musicians and groups-in-residence at greenwich house music school (west village) work out new or existing material, collaborations, and projects. $20. >>
thurs thru 5/4: 20th annual la mama moves! dance festival: la mama’s three-week dance fest, curated by nicky paraiso, martita abril, blaze ferrer, and adham hafez, presents four weeks of innovative and contemporary performance by 20 dance artists. la mama (east village). $30 general, $25 seniors/students, $10 for the first 10 tickets to each performance. >>
thurs thru sun: 11th annual solocom: the people’s improv theater’s annual solocom festival spotlights new solo comedic work by 150+ performers from across nyc and north america. the pit (chelsea), $15-25. >>
thurs 4-10pm: (second thursdays, thru october): uptown night market: west harlem’s open-air food festival returns to the arches at 12th avenue and west 133rd street with 50 local vendors. free admission (pay-as-you-go). >>
thurs 6pm: this queer book saved my life live with chloé caldwell and mia arias tsang: the this queer book saved my life podcast presents a discussion with mia arias tsang (fragments of wasted devotion) and chloé caldwell (women, moderated by podcast host and founder john parker. dekalb library (bushwick), free admission. >>
thurs 7:30pm: unforgettable: the music of nat king cole: american pops orchestra conductor luke frazier and a lineup of artists—including sydney james harcourt (hamilton), nia drummond (2025 winner of american traditions vocal competition), and justin guarini (american idol)—honor nat king cole’s velvety voice and his enduring influence with a concert of beloved american standards at lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws). free admission. >>
thurs 8pm (monthly): savage! comedy show: savage comedy returns to logan’s run in park slope. hosted by lizzie martinez, melissa rocha, nonye brown-west, and chloé chunha, tonight’s show includes standup by herbie gill, joanna ross, whitley watson, ben fisher, and brent lowery. (bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>
thurs 8:30pm doors (monthly): comedy ugly: a comedy strip show: comedians reveal more than just punchlines at comedy ugly, a standup show where performers remove an article of clothing between jokes. featuring: sima sepehri, alon elian, olivia carter, mario antonio lopez duran, and cansu karabiyik. hosted by alysia hush, marisa riley, and kim dinaro. easy lover (east williamsburg), $10. >>
thurs 9:15pm (+ 4/19-20 at 11:15pm in williamsburg): spoons toons + booze says no to drugs: watch anti-drug psa cartoon episodes from the 80s and 90s, indulge in sugary cereals, sip on cereal-infused cocktails, and test your trivia knowledge at secretformula’s video party. hosted by michael austin and nell casey. nitehawak cinema (prospect park), $20. >>
ongoing
our roundup of 30 ongoing events and attractions: new york city fringe festival (thru 4/20), big umbrella festival (thru 4/20), the legacy of the handmaid’s tale: june’s evolution from handmaid to rebel (thru 6/8), and more >>
stay safe and healthy
– the skint
