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SATURDAY
September 6, 2008

Festivals

The Arts

Call	Legally Blond. When her boyfriend dumps her, Sorority star Elle Woods sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the… Palace Theatre. (Performance - Musical).
Call	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).
Call	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).
Call	Passing Strange. The show takes audiences on an international journey from L.A. to Amsterdam, Berlin, and beyond as a young man from California s… Belasco Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
Call	Young Frankenstein. The musical Young Frankenstein, which features music by Mel Brooks is based on Brooks' 1974 film. Direction and choreography by… Hilton Theatre. (Performance - Musical).
Call	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).
Call	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. (Festival - Photography Exhibit).
Call	Grease. The story of Sandy and Danny; they have a summer romance and then end up at the same high school, where good girl Sandy doesn't… Brooks Atkinson Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-307-4747
Call	The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid is based on the Academy Award-winning film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Ariel long… Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. (Performance - Musical).
Call	The Horse. This astounding exhibition will cover more than 50 million years of the evolution of the horse and how horses have transformed o… American Museum of Natural History. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-769-5200
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
11:00 am- 6:00 pm	Figurations. Merge gallery is excited to introduce the work of Bill Durgin in his first solo exhibition with the gallery entitled "Figuration… Merge Gallery. (Festival - Photography Exhibit). 212-929-7505
11:00 am- 6:00 pm	The Form Itself. The artists in this exhibition engage a variety of mediums in a self-reflective dialogue on the potential and purity of their re… Priska C. Juschka Fine Art. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 212-244-4320
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).
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 Country Girl. The play is about a down-on-his luck alcoholic actor and his unhappy wife, whose fortunes look to change when he is offered a ro… Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Xanadu. A new production of the musical Xanadu featuring the hit songs "Magic", "Xanadu", "Party All Over the World" and "I'm Alive" - a… Helen Hayes Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	The 39 Steps. This Olivier Award winning comedy is adapted from the Alfred Hitchcock film by Patrick Barlow and is staged with four cast membe… Cort Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	August: Osage County. When their patriarch vanishes, the Weston clan must return to their three-story home in rural Oklahoma to get to the heart of th… Music Box Theater. (Performance - Theater). 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).
2:00 pm	Hairspray. When big-haired overweight Traci Turnblad wins a spot on a local TV dance show she becomes an overnight teen celebrity vying for… Neil Simon Theatre. (Performance - Theater).
2:00 pm	The Phantom of the Opera. The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House. Majestic Theatre. (Performance - Musical).
2:00 pm	Rent. This Tony Award winning musical tells the story of young artists, living in NY's East Village, as they struggle with the tough r… Nederlander Theatre. (Performance - Musical).
2:00 pm	Boeing-Boeing. An architect living in Paris has been successfully juggling three flight attendant fiancees with his housekeeper reluctantly pla… Longacre Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Spring Awakening. Spring Awakening depicts a dozen young people and how they make their way through the complicated, confusing, and mysterious tim… Eugene O'Neill 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).
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	Avenue Q. Set in NY on Avenue Q, which is described as the only place one can live when they are just out of college, out of a job or brok… Golden Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Gypsy. Musical fable suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. Starring Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines, and Laura Benanti. Directed by m… St. James Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
2:00 pm	Bingo. Three friends, Honey, Vern and Patsy, will do just about anything to get to their Bingo game, including drive through a hurrican… St. Luke's Church. (Performance - Musical). 212-246-3540
2:00 pm	Monty Python's Spamalot. Based on the screenplay by the creators of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Kni… Shubert Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 800-432-7250
2:00 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
2:00 pm	Fools in Love. This musical is a Rock 'n Roll remake of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' will have you tapping your feet to the sounds of classics f… Manhattan Ensemble Theatre. (Performance - Musical).
2:00 pm	Perfect Crime. Perfect Crime, is about a small-town detective determined to prove that an affluent psychiatrist murdered her husband. Snapple Theater Center. (Performance - Theater).
2:00 pm	The Fantasticks. The story of a young boy and girl who fall madly in love at the hands of their meddling fathers, but soon grow restless and stra… Snapple Theater Center. (Performance - Musical).
2:30 pm	I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. Four actors take on the role of twenty different characters as the face the trials and tribulations of dealing with the opposite… Westside Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy).
3:00 pm	ARTEK Early Music. ARTEK (The Art of the Early Keyboard) presents a special pre-season concert. The program will include works by Vivaldi, J.S. Ba… Immanuel Lutheran Church. (Arts - Concerts). 212-967-9157
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
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
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).
6:00 pm	Carcass. Carcass "Exhumed To Consume 2008" with special guests Necrophagist and Aborted. Nokia Theatre. (Arts - Concerts).
7:00 pm- 9:00 pm	Artmosphere. "Artmosphere" is a display, a live piece of art, a simultaneous participation of all disciplines with the involvement of the vis… Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. (Performance - Theater). 561-299-3100
7:00 pm	Stomp. This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Orpheum Theatre. (Performance - Theater).
7:00 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
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
7:30 pm	August: Osage County. When their patriarch vanishes, the Weston clan must return to their three-story home in rural Oklahoma to get to the heart of th… Music Box Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
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).
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 Country Girl. The play is about a down-on-his luck alcoholic actor and his unhappy wife, whose fortunes look to change when he is offered a ro… Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Xanadu. A new production of the musical Xanadu featuring the hit songs "Magic", "Xanadu", "Party All Over the World" and "I'm Alive" - a… Helen Hayes Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	The 39 Steps. This Olivier Award winning comedy is adapted from the Alfred Hitchcock film by Patrick Barlow and is staged with four cast membe… Cort Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 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).
8:00 pm	Hairspray. When big-haired overweight Traci Turnblad wins a spot on a local TV dance show she becomes an overnight teen celebrity vying for… Neil Simon Theatre. (Performance - Theater).
8:00 pm	The Phantom of the Opera. The unforgettable tale of a mysterious figure haunting the Paris Opera House. Majestic Theatre. (Performance - Musical).
8:00 pm	Rent. This Tony Award winning musical tells the story of young artists, living in NY's East Village, as they struggle with the tough r… Nederlander Theatre. (Performance - Musical).
8:00 pm	Boeing-Boeing. An architect living in Paris has been successfully juggling three flight attendant fiancees with his housekeeper reluctantly pla… Longacre Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Spring Awakening. Spring Awakening depicts a dozen young people and how they make their way through the complicated, confusing, and mysterious tim… Eugene O'Neill 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).
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	Avenue Q. Set in NY on Avenue Q, which is described as the only place one can live when they are just out of college, out of a job or brok… Golden Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	Gypsy. Musical fable suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. Starring Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines, and Laura Benanti. Directed by m… St. James Theater. (Performance - Musical). 212-239-6200
8:00 pm	I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. Four actors take on the role of twenty different characters as the face the trials and tribulations of dealing with the opposite… Westside Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy).
8:00 pm	Hattie...What I Need You To Know!". Hattie McDaniel, the first Black to ever win an Oscar. Come experience the electrifying performance of Vickilyn Reynolds in thi… Apollo Theater. (Performance - Musical).
8:00 pm	Bingo. Three friends, Honey, Vern and Patsy, will do just about anything to get to their Bingo game, including drive through a hurrican… St. Luke's Church. (Performance - Musical). 212-246-3540
8:00 pm	Monty Python's Spamalot. Based on the screenplay by the creators of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Kni… Shubert Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 800-432-7250
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	Fools in Love. This musical is a Rock 'n Roll remake of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' will have you tapping your feet to the sounds of classics f… Manhattan Ensemble Theatre. (Performance - Musical).
8:00 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). 646-329-6502
8:00 pm	Perfect Crime. Perfect Crime, is about a small-town detective determined to prove that an affluent psychiatrist murdered her husband. Snapple Theater Center. (Performance - Theater).
8:00 pm	The Fantasticks. The story of a young boy and girl who fall madly in love at the hands of their meddling fathers, but soon grow restless and stra… Snapple Theater Center. (Performance - Musical).
8:00 pm	My First Time. My First Time is a new play in the style of The Vagina Monologues, featuring four actors in hysterical and heartbreaking stories… New World Stages. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-840-3335
8:30 pm	Poole Party!. Comedy-variety show featuring stand-up, musical, improvisational and interactive comedy. $10 cover with a two-drink minimum. Don't Tell Mama. (Performance - Comedic).
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).
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).
11:00 pm	Poole Party!. Comedy-variety show featuring stand-up, musical, improvisational and interactive comedy. $10 cover with a two-drink minimum. Don't Tell Mama. (Performance - Comedic).

Retail Events

Sports

11:00 am	US Open Tennis Championships: Session 24. Men's Semifinals. This year's US Open is sure to be exciting. Arthur Ashe Stadium. (Sports - Tennis). 718-760-6200
3:55 pm	New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies. MLB Baseball Game. Shea Stadium. (Sports - Pro Baseball). 718-507-TIXX
7:00 pm	US Open Tennis Championships: Session 25. Women's Singles Final. This year's US Open is sure to be exciting. Arthur Ashe Stadium. (Sports - Tennis). 718-760-6200

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