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April 24, 2010

Headliners

4:00 pm	Blue Man Group. Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percuss… Astor Place Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 800-BLUE-MAN
7:00 pm	Blue Man Group. Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percuss… Astor Place Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 800-BLUE-MAN
8:00 pm	New York Comedy Show. Stand-Up New York features some of the best comics NY has to offer. Daily shows. Stand Up-New York Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-595-0850
10:00 pm	Blue Man Group. Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percuss… Astor Place Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 800-BLUE-MAN
10:15 pm	New York Comedy Show. Stand-Up New York features some of the best comics NY has to offer. Daily shows. Stand Up-New York Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-595-0850

Festivals

The Arts

9:30 am- 10:00 pm	Madame Tussauds New York. Participate in the action. Mix Music with R&B Megastar Usher, Sing for Simon on American Idol (R) or if you dare enter Chamber o… Madame Tussauds New York. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 800-246-8872
10:00 am- 6:00 pm	Debris. Works of Sarah Frost, Portia Munson and Aurora Robson in a three-person exhibition entitled Debris. Each artist will contribute… P.P.O.W. Gallery. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-647-1044
11:00 am- 5:45 pm	Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey. The acclaimed permanent exhibition tells the unfolding story of Jewish culture and identity through 800 works of art, archaeolog… The Jewish Museum. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 212-423-3337
11:00 am- 5:00 pm	Odon, Weaver of Dreams. FIAF presents an exhibition reflecting the art world's new interest in paper as a creative medium. Acclaimed French artist Odon… French Institute Alliance Francaise Gallery. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-355-6100
11:00 am- 6:00 pm	Almagul Menlibayeva: Daughters of Turan. Almagul Menlibayeva's third solo exhibition of video and photography at the gallery. Opening reception: Thursday, April 8th, 6… Priska C. Juschka Fine Art. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-244-4320
12:00 pm- 7:00 pm	Homeless Boys Social Club - Greg Haberny. Artist Residency. Survival: the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or dif… Like the Spice, Art Studio. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 718-388-5388
12:30 pm- 4:30 pm	Accomplice: The Village. Accomplice is a theatrical experience unlike any found in a theater, taking its audience on a mysterious journey through the cit… New York Metro Area. (Performance - Interactive Theater). 212-242-1524
1:00 pm- 6:00 pm	Exhibition: "Lara Almarcegui". Lara Almarcegui's first solo exhibition in the U.S., featuring "Guide to the Wastelands of Flushing River", a newly commissioned… Ludlow 38. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-228-6848
2:00 pm	Chicago. This Tony-Award winning musical tells a story of two showgirls who kill their lovers and how their smooth lawyer propels them in… Ambassador Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	South Pacific. The musical is based on James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific, and features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hamm… Vivian Beaumont Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	The Lion King. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually the thr… Minskoff Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-869-0550
2:00 pm	The Phantom of the Opera. The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House. Majestic Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Jersey Boys. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito an… August Wilson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Wicked. The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood, the other beautiful and popula… Gershwin Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100
2:00 pm	Billy Elliott: The Musical. This moving new musical is the story of a boy who discovers he has a special talent for dance, while the boys all around him are… Imperial Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. Hair follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people. The score includes the musical numbers "Let the Sun Shine In," "Aq… Al Hirschfeld Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Memphis - The Musical. The story of Huey Calhoun, a white radio DJ whose love of good music transcends race lines and airwaves. Set in the turbulent s… Shubert Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Next to Normal. A modern musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis. Booth Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Rock of Ages. It's 1987 and the final countdown is on for a legendary Hollywood rock club facing its demise at the hands of eager developers.… Brooks Atkinson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100
2:00 pm	Superior Donuts. A black teenager, who is the donut shops only employee, wants to change the shop for the better. This provocative comedy explor… Music Box Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Fela!. This new musical, based on the life of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Directed an… Eugene O'Neill Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Finian's Rainbow. The musical's score features such classic songs as "Old Devil Moon," "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?," "When I'm Not Near the G… St. James Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	God of Carnage. Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Play! God of Carnage deals with the aftermath of a playground altercation between tw… Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	In the Next Room or the vibrator play. In the Next Room or the vibrator play looks at a young technology-obsessed doctor and the devoted wife who longs to connect with… Lyceum Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	A Little Night Music. A Little Night Music is set in a weekend country house in turn of the century Sweden, bringing together surprising liaisons, lon… Walter Kerr Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Present Laughter. While Garry struggles to plan his upcoming trip to Africa, his elegant London flat is invaded by a love struck ingenue, an adult… American Airlines Theater. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-719-1300
2:00 pm	Race. A riveting new play in which three attorneys, two black and one white, are offered a chance to defend a white man charged with a… Ethel Barrymore Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Ragtime. Ragtime turns back the clock to the dawn of the 20th century - a time when anything was possible and ragtime music filled the ai… Neil Simon Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100
3:00 pm	The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University - 2010 Repertory Season - Catch the Rising Stars!. 19 Actors, 8 Playwrights, 4 (All-Female) Directors. Plays and Scenes from Edward Allan Baker, Stephen Belber, Kathryn Grant, Mu… Theatre at Dance New Amsterdam. (Performance - Theater). 212-714-4643
4:00 pm	Blue Man Group. Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percuss… Astor Place Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 800-BLUE-MAN
4:00 pm	Altar Boyz. This musical comedy spoof follows a Christian boy band that includes one Jewish boy. The performances are held at New World Stag… New World Stages. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
4:00 pm	Banana Shpeel. Cirque du Soleil presents Banana Shpeel, a contemporary twist on Vaudeville. Beacon Theatre. (Performance - Dance). 212-465-6500
5:00 pm- 7:00 pm	The Best Party Ever. A satirical two act play about a Keg Party followed by an Office Party consisting of comedic vignettes, sketches, and monologues… The Richmond Shepard Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-684-2690
5:00 pm	The Quantum Eye - Magic Deceptions. A tour de force of intimate magic and mind reading brought into the 21st century by mentalist Sam Eaton. Snapple Theater Center. (Performance - Theater). 212-921-7862
5:00 pm- 6:30 pm	The Quantum Eye. The Quantum Eye is Sam Eaton's entertaining & fascinating exploration of mentalism, magic, perception and deception, where extra… Bleecker Street Theatre. (Performance - Magic and Illusion). 212-260-8250
5:00 pm- 6:30 pm	The Quantum Eye Magic & Mentalism. The Quantum Eye is Sam Eaton's entertaining and fascinating exploration of mentalism, magic, perception and deception, where ext… Bleecker Street Theatre. (Performance - Magic and Illusion). 212-239-6200
6:00 pm	Naked Boys Singing. Playing on Stage 5, this all-male, all-nude musical has been running since 1999 and delivers exactly what it's title promises.. New World Stages. (Performance - Musical). 212-871-1730
7:00 pm	Stomp. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Orpheum Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-307-4100
7:00 pm	Blue Man Group. Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percuss… Astor Place Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 800-BLUE-MAN
8:00 pm	Chicago. This Tony-Award winning musical tells a story of two showgirls who kill their lovers and how their smooth lawyer propels them in… Ambassador Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	South Pacific. The musical is based on James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific, and features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hamm… Vivian Beaumont Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	The Lion King. Disney's Tony Award winning musical about Simba, a young cub, and his journey from childhood to adulthood and eventually the thr… Minskoff Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-869-0550
8:00 pm	The Phantom of the Opera. The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House. Majestic Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Jersey Boys. A new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito an… August Wilson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Wicked. The story of two girls born in the Land of Oz. One has green skin as is fiery and misunderstood, the other beautiful and popula… Gershwin Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100
8:00 pm	Tony n' Tina's Wedding. This long-running interactive mock wedding exploits the stereotype of the melodramatic Italian. As an invited guest you will da… Vinnie Black's Colliseum at the Edison Hotel. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-352-3101
8:00 pm	Altar Boyz. This musical comedy spoof follows a Christian boy band that includes one Jewish boy. The performances are held at New World Stag… New World Stages. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Billy Elliott: The Musical. This moving new musical is the story of a boy who discovers he has a special talent for dance, while the boys all around him are… Imperial Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. Hair follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people. The score includes the musical numbers "Let the Sun Shine In," "Aq… Al Hirschfeld Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm- 10:00 pm	The American Classical Orchestra. A concert of huge proportions with the Cathedral Choir and the Choirs of Trinity New Haven & Trinity Princeton. The program inc… Cathedral of St. John the Divine. (Arts - Concerts). 212-362-2727
8:00 pm	Memphis - The Musical. The story of Huey Calhoun, a white radio DJ whose love of good music transcends race lines and airwaves. Set in the turbulent s… Shubert Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Next to Normal. A modern musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis. Booth Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Rock of Ages. It's 1987 and the final countdown is on for a legendary Hollywood rock club facing its demise at the hands of eager developers.… Brooks Atkinson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100
8:00 pm	Superior Donuts. A black teenager, who is the donut shops only employee, wants to change the shop for the better. This provocative comedy explor… Music Box Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm- 9:15 pm	Paul Zunno Solo Acoustic. Zunno's performances are a combination of 'stories behind the music' and a downright blow-the-roof-off-joint execution and techn… New York City Center Studios. (Arts - Concerts). 866-468-7619
8:00 pm	Fela!. This new musical, based on the life of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Directed an… Eugene O'Neill Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Finian's Rainbow. The musical's score features such classic songs as "Old Devil Moon," "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?," "When I'm Not Near the G… St. James Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	God of Carnage. Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Play! God of Carnage deals with the aftermath of a playground altercation between tw… Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	In the Next Room or the vibrator play. In the Next Room or the vibrator play looks at a young technology-obsessed doctor and the devoted wife who longs to connect with… Lyceum Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	A Little Night Music. A Little Night Music is set in a weekend country house in turn of the century Sweden, bringing together surprising liaisons, lon… Walter Kerr Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Present Laughter. While Garry struggles to plan his upcoming trip to Africa, his elegant London flat is invaded by a love struck ingenue, an adult… American Airlines Theater. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-719-1300
8:00 pm	Race. A riveting new play in which three attorneys, two black and one white, are offered a chance to defend a white man charged with a… Ethel Barrymore Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Ragtime. Ragtime turns back the clock to the dawn of the 20th century - a time when anything was possible and ragtime music filled the ai… Neil Simon Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100
8:00 pm	Banana Shpeel. Cirque du Soleil presents Banana Shpeel, a contemporary twist on Vaudeville. Beacon Theatre. (Performance - Dance). 212-465-6500
8:00 pm	Walter Trout. Performing live in concert. B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. (Arts - Concerts). 212-997-4144
8:00 pm	Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light. In this 75-minute show, international mezzo soprano Linn Maxwell embodies the extraordinary life of 12th century German prophete… Little Church Around the Corner. (Performance). 212-868-4444
8:00 pm	The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University - 2010 Repertory Season - Catch the Rising Stars!. 19 Actors, 8 Playwrights, 4 (All-Female) Directors. Plays and Scenes from Edward Allan Baker, Stephen Belber, Kathryn Grant, Mu… Theatre at Dance New Amsterdam. (Performance - Theater). 212-714-4643
8:00 pm	Fuga: The Electro-Baroque Opera. A unique story of a hip gay couple, and how in one night their designed world of beautiful people, fabulous furnishings, unlimit… Baruch Performing Arts Center. (Performance - Theater). 646-312-4085
8:00 pm- 9:00 pm	Reid Farrington - Gin & "It". The original movie's director attempted to transfer the compressed drama of a one-set play into a suspenseful film through the i… Performance Space 122. (Performance - Theater). 212-477-5829
8:30 pm	The World Stand Up Comedy. Featuring the best mix of national TV headliners from Letterman, Leno, Conan and Comedy Central as well as the hottest young com… The World at The Broadway Comedy Club. (Performance - Comedic). 646-229-6430
10:00 pm	Blue Man Group. Three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percuss… Astor Place Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 800-BLUE-MAN
10:30 pm	Stomp. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Orpheum Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-307-4100
10:30 pm	The JustUs League. Every Saturday The JustUs League combines sketch comedy, live music and video elements, keeping audiences on their toes. The Actor's Playground. (Performance - Show Comedy). 866-496-7269
10:30 pm- 11:30 pm	Too Much Light Makes the Baby go Blind. Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind is the New York Neo-Futurists, the wildly prolific writers/directors/performers, race-aga… Kraine Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-352-3101
10:30 pm	Naked Boys Singing. Playing on Stage 5, this all-male, all-nude musical has been running since 1999 and delivers exactly what it's title promises.. New World Stages. (Performance - Musical). 212-871-1730
10:30 pm	The World Stand Up Comedy. Featuring the best mix of national TV headliners from Letterman, Leno, Conan and Comedy Central as well as the hottest young com… The World at The Broadway Comedy Club. (Performance - Comedic). 646-229-6430
12:00 am	The World Stand Up Comedy. Featuring the best mix of national TV headliners from Letterman, Leno, Conan and Comedy Central as well as the hottest young com… The World at The Broadway Comedy Club. (Performance - Comedic). 646-229-6430
	Mamma Mia!. The story of a forty-something mother planning her daughter's wedding. Incorporating 22 of the band ABBA's songs. Schedule var… Winter Garden Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
	Shrek The Musical. Based on the story and characters from William Steig's book Shrek!, as well as the DreamWorks Animation film. Schedule may vary… Broadway Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
	Mary Poppins. Based on the stories by P.L. Travers and the Oscar-winning 1964 Walt Disney film. The show fatures original film score by Rober… New Amsterdam Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-282-2900
	In the Heights. In the Heights is a new musical about three days in the life of Washington Heights. Schedule varies, please check ahead. Richard Rodgers Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4100
	here: remembering 9/11. "here: remembering 9/11" features a selection of photographs from the "here is new york: a democracy of photographs" exhibition,… Ground Zero. (Arts - Photography Exhibit).
	La Cage Aux Folles. Can a camp man (and his lover) pretend not to be gay just to meet his son's prospective parents-in-law? Schedule varies, please… Longacre Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
	Million Dollar Quartet. A new musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together four of the most legendary figures in the histo… Nederlander Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-921-8000
	The Miracle Worker. Set in the South in the 1880s, The Miracle Worker tells the story of real-life Medal of Freedom winner Helen Keller born blind a… Circle in the Square Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 800-432-7780
	Next Fall. Geoffrey Nauffts' Next Fall takes a witty and provocative look at faith, commitment and unconditional love. Schedule varies, pl… Helen Hayes Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
	Sondheim on Sondheim. Sondheim on Sondheim is a high-tech multimedia inside look at Stephen Sondheim's personal life and artistic process, with exclus… Studio 54. (Performance - Musical). 212-719-1300
	Time Stands Still. Are we supposed to deny ourselves ordinary happiness because there's misery in the world? This is one of many questions Pulitzer… Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-399-3030
	A View From the Bridge. A Brooklyn longshoreman obsessed with his 17-year-old niece Catherine. When Catherine falls in love with a newly arrived immigra… Cort Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
	Lines Among Lines. An exhibit of abstract drawings by Norwegian-born artist Inger Johanne Grytting. Trygve Lie Gallery. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-319-0370
	Literary Lives: The World of Shirley Hazzard and Francis Steegmuller. Shirley Hazzard unlocks her private collection of personal photographs and books that gives a first-ever look at the life she sh… The New York Society Library. (Arts - Photography Exhibit). 212-288-6900
	Portraits of Nature - The Earth Day Show. The talented eyes of LUMAS's photographers offer an in-depth look at the manner in which the photographic lens captures our land… Lumas Editions Gallery. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-219-9497
	Thomas Kapielski: "nothing to see, nothing to say, nothing to sell". An exhibition and a slide show presentation. For the exhibition, Kapielski will create a diverse range of artworks, one of whic… Goethe-Institut Wyoming Building. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-439-8700

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1:10 pm	New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves. MLB Baseball Game. Citi Field. (Sports - Pro Baseball). 718-507-TIXX
	The US Open Eastern Sectional Qualifying Tournament. Tennis Tournament. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Sports - Tennis). 718-760-6200

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