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The EventGuide FRIDAY December 12, 2008 The Arts| Call | Cirque du Soleil 'Wintuk'.  A cast of 50 performers weaves exciting circus arts, breathtaking theatrical effects and unforgettable songs into a seasonal sto
WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden. (Performance - Theater). | | 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 | Dividing the Estate. The play is a comedy about a family that must confront its past as it prepares for its future. Schedule varies, please check ah
Booth Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 212-239-6200 | | Call | Equus.  Equus tells the story of a deeply disturbed 17-year-old boy, and the psychiatrist who attempts to treat him. Schedule varies, p
Broadhurst Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 | | Call | Radio City Christmas Spectacular.  This annual show has been a welcome tradition since 1933. The show entertains audiences of over 1 million in its 8-week run and
Radio City Music Hall. (Performance - Theater). 212-247-4777 | | 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 | 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 | Objective Suspense. Colin Gee, a former principal clown with Cirque de Soleil, creates a series of intimate performance experiences inspired by Alex
The Whitney Museum of American Art. (Performance - Theater). 800-944-8639 | | Call | A Touch of Poet. A Touch of Poet by Eugene O'Neill. The play centers around Con Melody, once a landed gentleman in Ireland, now an innkeeper in A
14th Street Y Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-352-3101 | | Call | HA! HA! HA!-liday Spectacular. America's favorite puppeteer, Taylor Mason, brings his all age
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HA! Comedy Club NYC. (Performance - Comedic). 212-501-2089 | | 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 | 3:00 pm- 6:00 pm | Holiday Print Show. An exhibition of hand-pulled prints by resident artists, as well as prints contributed by community artists and selected artists
Studio 889. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 718-620-2824 | | 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 | | 7:00 pm | Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera. Richard Wagner. Libretto: Richard Wagner. Sung in German with met Titles in English, German and Spanish. Metropolitan Opera House. (Arts - Opera). | | 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 | | 7:30 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). | | 7:30 pm | The Dances of Two Worlds Two Women. The program includes Love Elegy, a portrait of a courtesan struggling with unrequited love. Dressed in flamboyant Kimonos, Kas
Tribeca Performing Arts Center. (Performance - Dance). 212-220-1460 | | 7:30 pm | Tzadik Label Music Series IV: A Tribute To Teiji Ito. This first ever, large-scale tribute honoring Teiji Ito (the late Japanese American experimental music composer of stage and fil
Japan Society. (Arts - Concerts). 212-715-1258 | | 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 | 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 | 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 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra.  Trans-Siberian Orchestra performing live in concert. Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. (Arts - Concerts). | | 8:00 pm | A Man for All Seasons. A timeless exploration of politics, religion and power, based on the fascinating true story of English Chancellor Sir Thomas Mor
American Airlines Theater. (Performance - Theater). 212-719-1300 | | 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 | Stomp.  This international percussion ensemble used everyday objects to create amazing sounds and rhythms. Orpheum Theatre. (Performance - Theater). | | 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 | 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 | RockStarsNYC. The newest Off-Broadway Theater event to stage dive into the intensified rock concert experience combining dance & live rock n r
Polly Esther's NY. (Performance - Theater). 212-714-ROCK | | 8:00 pm | All My Sons.  Inspired by a true story about a successful business man who knowingly sold the government defective airplane parts during World
Schoenfeld Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 212-239-6200 | | 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 | 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 | | 8:00 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- 10:00 pm | NuDance Festival. Three great nights of new dance works. Ten exceptional choreographers. An intimate evening sharing the choreographic process.
The Riverside Theatre. (Performance - Dance). | | 8:00 pm | Edit Kaldor: Point Blank. Edit Kaldor invites the 19-year-old Nada to present her incredibly large collection of photographs: specifically 75,000. For ye
Performance Space 122. (Performance - Theater). 212-477-5829 | | 8:00 pm | 'Tis the Season - Come Celebrate with Schola Cantorum on Hudson. Acclaimed 40-voice a cappella choral ensemble performs holiday music celebrating Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. Dr. Deborah Si
St. John's in the Village Episcopal Church. (Arts - Concerts). 201-918-3011 | | 8:30 pm | Lewis Forever: Freak the Room. Lewis Forever is three sisters and a brother, a director, two dancers and a musician; a family living half in New York and half
Performance Space 122. (Performance - Theater). | | 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 | 10:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Vanna White Is Alive & Well In Southern California. The story of one woman's lasting (and baffling) fame and our nation's ongoing ambivalence regarding the use of torture in the na
The New Dixon Place. (Performance - Theater). 212-219-0736 | 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). |
Community| Call | Self Defense. Gotham Jiu Jitsu offers one-on-one self defense sessions at various gyms throughout the city. Please contact us to find out if
. (Community - Safety Awareness). 646-284-1461 | | Call | New York Pole Dancing. Intro to Pole Dancing classes. Also $5, $10, & $20 class packages available. Classes run 7 days a week. New York Pole Dancing. (Educational - Class). 917-628-7449 | | Call | NY Waterway Skyline Cruise Tour. This 90-Minute Skyline Cruise offers views of several NY attractions including the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Uni
New York Waterway Tours. (Educational - Boat Tour). 800-533-3779 | | Call | Handwritten Copy of J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard on Display. View one of only seven original copies of the book, created, hand-written and illustrated by J.K. Rowling, on display at The New
The New York Public Library. (Community). | | Call | Samsung's Holiday Sweepstakes!. Enter for a chance to win the Holiday Hook-Up Sweepstakes! Register in-person at the Samsung Experience now through January 3,
Samsung Experience. (Community). | | Call | Climate Change: The Threat to Life and a New Energy Future. An examination of one of the most pressing issues of our time-the massive, human-induced warming of Earth, a phenomenon that cou
American Museum of Natural History. (Educational - Science & Nature). 212-769-5200 | 10:00 am- 6:00 pm | The Book Show. An exhibition of books by students in the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department. Based on personal experiences, the works
Visual Arts Gallery. (Community). | | 11:30 am | Ground Zero Museum Private Tours. Exhibit displays 100 of Gary Marlon Suson's most notable photographs as well as artifacts from the recovery, items worn by recov
Ground Zero Museum Workshop, NYC. (Educational - Walking Tour). 212-209-3370 | 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm | Ground Zero Museum Self-Guided Tours. The Ground Zero Museum Workshop Tours exhibit 100 of Gary Marlon Suson's most notable photographs as well as artifacts from the
Ground Zero Museum Workshop, NYC. (Educational - Walking Tour). | 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm | OSLIC Voice Spa. Learn to use a voice that seduces and words that charm from certified OSLIC Instructors. Get what you need just using your spee
Oslic Voice Spa. (Educational - Class). | 6:00 pm- 10:30 pm | WGIRLSNYC 4th Annual Hope for the Holidays Event. Enjoy sponsored Bar from 6-7:30pm, live music, DJ and dancing! With your support we will deliver gifts for 200 children on the
Cafe Deville. (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit). | 6:00 pm- 10:00 pm | What is Real: Documentary Photography and the Symposium: Politics of Truth. Join photographers, curators, historians, and journalists in a two-day panel discussion to explore a range of questions and ethi
International Center of Photography. (Community - Panel Discussion /Forum). 212-857-0001 | 8:00 pm- 9:30 pm | Meditation Gathering - Satsang and Kirtan. Gathering of spiritual seekers from all traditions, gathering for spiritual chanting, and meditation in the presence of an enlig
Ramakrishnananda Classic Yoga Society. (Community - Self Help). |
Dining SpecialsFor Children| Call | Dear Edwina. Daryl Roth Productions announces with pride the off-Broadway premiere of the Zina Goldrich amd Marcy Heisler musical, Dear Edwin
The DR2 Theatre. (Kid's Theater). 212-239-6200 |
MiscellaneousNightlife| Call | Full Frontal Fridays at SBNY. World Class Circuit DJ's will be in each week from 10pm until 5am. SBNY Splash Bar New York. (Nightlife - Gay & Lesbian). | | Call | Blues, Jazz, & Rock. Jazz, Blues & Rock Club Crawl in Greenwich Village. Call for reservations & meeting place. $20 includes admission to all clubs
. (Nightlife - Pub Crawl). 212-696-6617 | | Call | All the Drag with the Asian Dragdolls. Witty drag queens from New York team up with Asian "dragdolls" from Singapore, Japan, India, China, Hawaii, Indonesia, and the P
Lucky Cheng's. (Nightlife - Adult theme). 212-861-2438 | | Call | Island Vibe Fridays at Rockwells. Caribbean afterwork Friday's. Come and wind down with the upscale Caribbean crowd, the best in Soca, Dancehall, Kopa, Salsa and
Rockwells Bar & Lounge. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 347-693-2827 | | Call | Drink, Dine, Dance. Drink, Dine, Dance and Smike Hookah every Friday and Saturday. Featuring DJ Amir, Belly Dancer, Club Dancer and Psychic Reader. Club Tuts. (Nightlife - Parties). 212-961-7507 | | Call | Birthday & Open Bar Parties. It's your birthday!!! Party it up Southern Hospitality style, where the birthday guy/gal drinks for free all night! The birthd
Southern Hospitality BBQ. (Nightlife - Parties). 212-249-1001 | 1:00 am- 6:00 am | Rapt. Located inside the Vitality Lounge, Rapt is an after-hours drum'n'bass, jungle, hip hop club featuring guest DJ's, an oxygen bar
Vitality Lounge. (Nightlife - Parties). 212-358-9822 | | 3:00 am | Amateur Burlesque at Webster Hall. Bare what you dare and show the world what they're missing at Webster Hall NYC's Great American Amateur Striptease contest. Ladi
Webster Hall. (Nightlife - Adult theme). | 9:00 am- 4:00 pm | Insatiable Fridays. Come to Spring & Lafayette to experience a great party in the heart of it! To top it off, we're recruited Celebrity DJ Dre to s
France Origine (Fr.Og). (Nightlife - DJ). 212-785-3745 | 5:00 pm- 12:00 am | Salsa Groove. An after work happy hour Salsa Party. It's the only Salsa party happening on Friday nights so we get a diverse vibrant crowd see
S.O.B.'s - Sounds of Brazil. (Nightlife - Dance). | 5:00 pm- 4:00 am | Indulge Afterwork Fridays. Network & socialize with mature professionals after a long work week for an evening of food, drinks, dancing and fun at this sex
Vesta. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 212-629-1786 | 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm | Lew Anderson All-American Big Band. On Fridays enjoy the big sound of Lew Anderson's All American Big Band. Birdland Jazz Club. (Nightlife - Live Music). | | 7:30 pm | National Comedy Theatre Improv. Nationally acclaimed improv comedy show that is appropriate for all audiences. Similar in style to Drew Carey's 'Whose Line is
National Comedy Theatre. (Nightlife - Comedy). | | 7:30 pm | Times Square - Stand Up Comedy Shows. New York's Busiest Comedy Club located in the Heart of Times Square. All shows are 90 minutes long and feature 4-6 Comedians see
HA! Comedy Club NYC. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-977-3884 | 8:00 pm- 9:30 pm | Wonder GirlZ. 'Pussycat Dolls meets Charlie's Angels' is the best way to describe Wonder GirlZ. Emmy nominated choreographer Brian Thomas, 'BT
The Supper Club. (Nightlife - Dance). 917-250-5075 | | 8:00 pm | Eight is Never Enough. Now in it's 4th year, Eight is Never Enough comedy troupe continues to dazzle audiences of all ages through interactive improv,
Joe Franklin's Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-592-4435 | | 8:00 pm | Disco Hustle Fridays. 8-9pm disco and hustle dance lessons, 9pm DJ Joe. Dance the night away with disco and hustle. Dress to Impress. 2 drink minim
The West Gate Lounge. (Nightlife - Dance). | | 8:00 pm | Improv at Laugh Factory. NYC's #1 Improv Comedy Show features hilarious musical parodies and scenes based on audience suggestions and participation. Tal
Laugh Factory. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-568-6560 | | 9:00 pm | I Need A Drink. Bring in the weekend with the dynamic Drum & Bass stylings of David 'Swingsett' of ISM Records. The crowd is a rare cross-secti
Fun. (Nightlife - Theme Night). | | 9:00 pm | Karaoke at Rubber Monkey. Karaoke set-up in the Performance Lounge, with a mix of R&B, hip-hop and house going on down below. Rubber Monkey. (Nightlife - Karaoke). | | 9:00 pm | Nightly Stand Up Comedy. Every night The Broadway Comedy Club features comics who have appeared on Letterman, The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, Mad
Broadway Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-757-2323 | 9:00 pm- 12:00 am | Steamy Sultry Salsa Social. NYC's hotest Salsa Dance Party. Every Friday night from 9:00-12:00 am; very well attended; all ages and all levels of dancers, f
Lorenz Latin Dance Studio. (Nightlife - Dance). | 9:00 pm- 2:30 am | Live Funk/R&B at Club Groove. Features live music seven nights a week. Club Groove. (Nightlife - Live Music). | | 9:45 pm | National Comedy Theatre Improv. Nationally acclaimed improv comedy show that is appropriate for all audiences. Similar in style to Drew Carey's 'Whose Line is
National Comedy Theatre. (Nightlife - Comedy). | | 10:00 pm | Burlesque Show at Webster Hall. Amateur Burlesque hosted by Shane Savant
. Webster Hall. (Nightlife - Theme Night). | | 10:00 pm | Friday Night Party at LQ. The hottest party to hit Friday Nights is at LQ. More than a 1000 people come party in the spacious venue every week. A mix of
LQ. (Nightlife - Parties). | | 10:00 pm | Comedy Showcase. Comics at the New York Comedy Club have appeared on the Tonight Show, Letterman, MTV, Comedy Central, Saturday Night Live, and m
New York Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-696-5233 | | 10:00 pm | Late Night Party. Open bar for ladies 10:30-11:30pm. Ladies free till midnight, Men free till 11:30pm. Reduced after on guestlist. Music by DJ
Vesta. (Nightlife - DJ). 212-629-1786 | 10:00 pm- 3:00 am | Rock & Roll Dueling Piano Show. All request sing a long featuring your favorite Rock & Roll Hits. Popular requests include Billy Joel, Elton John, AC/DC, Bon Jo
Sweet Caroline's Dueling Piano Bar. (Nightlife - Live Music). 212-977-3884 | 10:00 pm- 4:00 am | Ladies Night Fridays. Ladies drink for 1/2 price every Friday from 10pm-close only at The Village Pourhouse!. The Village Pourhouse. (Nigthlife - Ladies Night). 212-979-BEER | | 10:00 pm | Ladies Night. Ladies Night. Ladies drink half price. Southern Hospitality BBQ. (Nigthlife - Ladies Night). 212-249-1001 | | 10:00 pm | Friday Nights. Drink Specials: 2 for 1 Drinks 10-11pm, Bottle Specials: 2 Bottles of Grey Goose $5 (or Buy 3, get the 4th Bottle Free), Morroca
Katra. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 917-299-3321 | | 11:00 pm | Nightly Stand Up Comedy. Every night The Broadway Comedy Club features comics who have appeared on Letterman, The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, Mad
Broadway Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-757-2323 | | 11:45 pm | Comedy Showcase. Comics at the New York Comedy Club have appeared on the Tonight Show, Letterman, MTV, Comedy Central, Saturday Night Live, and m
New York Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-696-5233 | | 11:45 pm | Seymour Swan Comedy Show. This outstanding Comedy Show has been pounding the laugh's out for twenty years! Featuring funny man Seymour Swan. Mention this
New York Comedy Club. (Nightlife - Comedy). 212-696-5233 | 12:00 am- 4:00 am | Manhattan Haitian Dance Party. Featuring the music of Haitian culture called Konpa. It is an infectious mid-tempo Caribbean sound that is danced with a partner
S.O.B.'s - Sounds of Brazil. (Nightlife - Dance). |
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