Thursday, October 30, 2025
Theater Thursday - Malapert Love
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Where-To-Go Wednesday - Dress, Dreams & Desire: Fashion & Psychoanalysis
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Tips for Tuesday - Books: Bringing Song and Dance to the Screen: Directors of Golden Age Musicals of Hollywood & Sonora; Movie: Beneath the Light
We may have been given complimentary copies and/or access for review purposes to any books, products, and/or any other visual or audio media mentioned below. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own.
Books: Bringing Dance to the Screen: Directors of Hollywood's Golden Age Musicals
&
Sonora
Today, we recommend Sonora by Jenni L. Walsh. This book is the novelization of the true story of Sonora Webster Carver, who dove with the horses in Atlantic City from the 1930s through the 1970s. Her story was also previously told in the 1991 movie Wild Horses Can't Be Broken. The book offers a more in-depth look into her story and is based more on her actual autobiography and therefore, is truer to life. It takes Sonora from a brave young lady answering a newspaper ad and setting out on her own for a life of adventure to an equally courageous woman continuing to engage in the job she loves despite the added danger of a serious handicap.
The book is both inspiring and deeply affecting. It is romantic as well, detailing the love story that develops between Sonora and her boss, Al. Although their romance is extremely slow-burning, which may bother some people, it is really sweet and builds nicely, making the eventual payoff feel even more satisfying. There are also plenty of heartwarming family vibes, both real and found. Plus, the story is fast-paced and exciting. If you want to vicariously experience a daring life of adventure, this book is a great choice.
Movie: Beneath the Light
Today, we are recommending Beneath the Light. A young man with a mysterious past gets a job at a lighthouse on an isolated island. He begins to experience strange apparitions and is convinced he knew the lighthouse keeper's daughter, even though she died tragically the year he was born. This film moves along at a fairly slow pace, but the conclusion is exciting and completely unexpected. It is also violent and gory and completely inappropriate for young children or anyone who has an issue with that sort of thing.
And that's our view. Bringing Song and Dance to the Screen: Directors of Golden Age Musicals of Hollywood was published on October 16. Sonora was published today. Beneath the Light is now available digitally for purchase or rental.
Tune in tomorrow for Where-To-Go Wednesday.
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Monday, October 27, 2025
More Theater Monday - Sally Spectre the Musical
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Sunday Scoop Week of 10/26/25 What's Happening This Week and More
F) What Else is Happening This Week
In New York
Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC) has announced that applications are now open for its flagship Theater of Change workshop, a program in partnership with the Center for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia Law School. The workshop invites New York–based directors, performers, playwrights, dramaturgs, and composers who are interested in using their artistry for social change to apply.
Now entering its eighth year, the Theater of Change blends artistry, law, policy, and community engagement to create impactful artistic projects. This year’s workshop will include partnerships with the HALT Solitary Campaign to address the harmful impacts of solitary confinement and explore alternative solutions, as well as with the Inheritance Theater Project to examine ongoing gentrification and displacement in Hoboken and their impacts on affordable housing.
Artists, law students, and directly impacted community leaders will collaborate to develop performance pieces that enhance these advocacy efforts. Participants will gain effective advocacy skills by learning how to combine community narratives and policy analysis with high-quality artistry.
PROGRAM DETAILS
• Workshop Dates: January 30 - February 9, 2025
• Location: Columbia Law School
• Application Deadline: November 30, 2025
• How to Apply: Visit theaterofchange.org/
From Thursday, October 30th through Sunday, November 2nd, the festival will showcase 80+ features and shor
FULL LINEUP & TICKETS: LUDUS or AMTtheater.
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19) Crossing the Line Festival
L’Alliance New York is proud to announce the upcoming production of By Heart in association with BAM as part of the 2025 Crossing The Line Festival on Monday, November 3 and Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM. The performance takes place at the Florence Gould Theater, L'Alliance New York, 55 East 59th Street, New York, NY, 10022. Tickets start at $15. For more information and to reserve tickets, click here.
Returning to Crossing The Line after his directorial work on last year’s Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists, Tiago Rodrigues presents another internationally acclaimed performance—only this time, he’s directing his audience. Ten audience members come together onstage for an act of collective memorization, learning a Shakespearean sonnet by heart. The results are, according to a New York Times Critic’s Pick review, “miraculous … [a] communal act of translation,” performed while Rodrigues offers direction and commentary on the transformative personal and political dimensions of memorization.
20) Irish Repertory New Works Festival
Irish Repertory Theatre New Works Fall Festival 2025, will run November 3-11, 2025 on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage at Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd St).
Irish Repertory Theatre’s New Play Development Program includes table reads, staged readings, workshops and commissions from voices that fulfill Irish Rep’s mission and tell stories of Irish and Irish-American people of all ethnicities, genders, abilities, and orientations. The New Works Fall Festival returns this November with four new play readings spotlighting voices writing new work that fulfills this mission. This program enables Irish Rep to hear new work aloud with an audience, and discover new plays and musicals for possible future production.
Each reading will begin at 7pm. Tickets to all readings are $20, For more information or to purchase tickets, visit irishrep.org.
21) MexFest
Flushing Town Hall will celebrate Día de los Muertos, Mexican art and culture, and community resilience with its inaugural MexFest.
The festival includes an exhibition of work from a range of artists that will be open to the public October 15 through November 30, and a Saturday, November 1st celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) that include participatory arts workshops, story-gathering activities of remembrance, and musical concert featuring Linda EPO and Mariachi Tapatio de Alvaro Paulino.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
From now until October 30th, Flushing Town Hall invites community members to contribute mementos of their loved ones to add to the community ofrenda (altar). Ofrendas can include flowers, photos, and other small objects that celebrate the memory of another person. Mementos can be dropped off at Flushing Town Hall on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 11am-4pm until October 30th.
ABOUT THE EXHIBIITION:
At MexFest, and also from October 15-November 30, 2025, visitors to Flushing Town Hall can experience MexFest 2025: Día de los Muertos | Rituales de Resiliencia Exhibition, a multidisciplinary arts exhibition honoring Día de los Muertos. The exhibition includes works by local artists Blanka Amezcua, Raul Martinez, & Gabriel Garcia Roman, among others.
ON DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS:
On Saturday, November 1, FTH hosts a free, celebratory evening program from 6PM - 7:30PM where visitors can:
Create colorful papel picado, a traditional Mexican craft
Tell their stories and testimonials of grief and loss during a writing workshop and film.
Share words to remember a loved one on a community mural.
Contribute to a community altar with an ofrenda, or offering, in memory of a lost loved one.
And at 7:45PM FTH will present a Global Mashup: Celebrate Mexico featuring performances from Linda EPO and Mariachi Tapatio de Alvaro Paulino. The concert brings together two distinct New York-based Mexican music bands, during which guests can enjoy dedicated sets from each band, a combined jam session where both bands perform together, and a dance lesson. Queens native Linda EPO is a dynamic singer and pianist known for her vibrant energy and stage presence, whose transcendent performances blur cultural boundaries. Alvaro Paulino Jr., Musical Director of Mariachi Tapatío de Alvaro Paulino, is a fifth-generation mariachi musician who was proclaimed by the State of New York as “The Northeast's Finest Mariachi.”
Tickets to the Global Mashup can be purchased at the Flushing Town Hall website.
Tue Nov 4 – 7pm
Wed Nov 5 – 7pm
Thu Nov 6 – 7pm
Sat Nov 8 – 2pm & 7pm
Sun Nov 9 – 2pm & 7pm
Thu Nov 13 – 7pm
Fri Nov 14 – 7pm
Sat Nov 15 – 2pm & 7pm
Sun Nov 16 – 2pm & 7pm
In New Jersey
24) American Theater Group Presents
Our Town Post-Performance Talkback
Thornton Wilder Society Executive Director Mary English to Participate
American Theater Group (ATG) will present a Talkback session
entitled “The Enduring Legacy of Our Town” following the Thurs. Oct 30 th 7pm performance of Our Town at the DMK Theater at the new Union Arts Center. The event will be moderated by ATG Producing Artistic Director James Vagias who will be joined by the Thornton Wilder Society Executive Director Mary English and accompanied by Director Merete Muenter and members of the cast. All are welcome to attend and reservations are not necessary.
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25) P I X A R P U T T
THE WHIMSICAL 18-HOLE MINI GOLF COURSE EXPERIENCE
IS ROLLING INTO PARAMUS
OPENING FOR PLAY AT GARDEN STATE PLAZA ON OCTOBER 29!
A HOLE-IN-ONE FOR FAMILIES, DATE-NIGHTS, AND PIXAR FANS
OF ALL AGES!
PIXAR PUTT, the ultimate whimsical pop-up 18- hole mini golf course experience featuring favorite moments from Disney and Pixar’s most beloved films is teeing up an East Coast residency at the popular Garden State Plaza (1 Garden State Blvd) in Paramus, New Jersey, just a short drive from New York City. Presented by Bailey St. Entertainment and TEG Life Like Touring, this fan-favorite experience will open on October 29 for a limited run and open weekdays from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm and weekends from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. “Pricing for children and adult tickets start at $30.00. There are special family 4 packs with pricing starting at $26.00, as well as The Ultimate Putt Party for Birthdays and special occasions.” For the perfect date night, girls night out, etc. join us for Pixar Putt After Dark — an adults-only experience (18+) every Friday and Saturday from 7:00 PM until close. Advance bookings are strongly encouraged. For all information and tickets go to www.pixarputt.com
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26) Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre
Announces
October Open Rehearsal
October 29, 2025 at 6PM | 412 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre announces its October open rehearsal, scheduled for October 29, 2025 at 6PM at 412 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10013. Join the artists and board of Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre for an intimate look at the creative process of their developing work, Exposed. The free open rehearsal will be followed by a wine and cheese reception.
The Full Theatrical Premiere of Exposed is slated for April 2027 at New York Live Arts. Exposed explores a raw relentlessness human drive to climb — physically, emotionally, and spiritually and the vulnerability, vision, and courage required to transcend and rise. Throughout the piece, the dancers will transform the stage into a dynamic playground of semi-transparent steps and screens that conceal, distort, confound, beckon, and demand resilience. The dancers move from being constrained and hidden in the maze of obstacles to an unburdening, soaring with a potential of growth.
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Tuesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue
American Classical Orchestra
Thomas Crawford, conductor
Chloe Fedor, Augusta McKay Lodge, Aisslinn Nosky, and Edson Scheid, violinists
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins in B Minor, RV 580
Tomaso Albinoni: Violin Concerto Op. 10 No. 12 in B-flat Major
Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Concerto in E Minor
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello: Violin Concerto in G Major, Bre9
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
In the early 17th century, Italy enjoyed a flourishing industry of building string instruments, paired with an abundance of skilled musicians to play them. Composers of the era were motivated to write works that pushed the limits of technique. Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins was part of a group of 12 concerti published under the title L’estro armónico, and performed by the students of a music school for orphaned girls, where Vivaldi taught. Albinoni wrote nine collections of instrumental works during his lifetime, including 59 concerti. His Concerto Op. 10 No. 12 in B-flat Major was written for five parts: a solo violin, two violins, viola, cello, and harpsichord. A gifted violinist in his own right, Tartini was critical of composers who wrote both instrumental and vocal music. His Concerto in E Minor is an example of the nearly 350 works he wrote, almost exclusively for instruments. Little is known about composer and violinist Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello prior to his arrival in 1715 as a violinist for the Elector of Bavaria in Germany, where he was eventually named Oberkapellmeister by Duke Karl Eugen. His Violin Concerto in G Major is performed by Chloe Fedor, principal violin of the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Apollo’s Fire. Bach was a fan of Vivaldi and very interested in his Italian style of concerto writing. His Concerto for Two Violins reflects certain Italian Baroque characteristics, such as its three-movement structure (fast – slow – fast). The four solo Baroque violinists in this performance showcase the “...plush, seductive tone’’ (New York Times) of Chloe Fedor; a frequent concertmaster of the ensemble Les Arts Florissants, Augusta McKay Lodge; Aisslinn Nosky, concertmaster of Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society; and Edson Scheid, who “amazes with his seemingly superhuman technique...” (Fanfare Magazine).
Tickets are available at aconyc.org, or by calling ACO at (212) 362-2727, ext.4.
28) Halloween Celebration at the American Museum of Natural History on Friday, October 31, 2025
Guests of all ages are invited to join the Museum for a day of live demonstrations,
games, treat stops, and more this Halloween
Highlights of the Celebration include:
- Museum-wide treat stops
- Hands-on crafts including an opportunity to decorate a treat bag
- Exciting live performances from magician Magical Monty
- A chance to get up close and personal with creepy-crawlies during live animal demonstrations
- Costume contests for different age groups, with winners selected throughout the day
General Museum admission is required to attend the Halloween Celebration. Tickets to the Museum’s Halloween Celebration can be purchased online at amnh.org/calendar/halloween-
As an added treat, the Museum will host complimentary screenings of the classic Halloween film Hocus Pocus at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm in the LeFrak Theater. Screenings will be available to all Museum visitors, including visitors attending the Halloween Celebration.
American Museum of Natural History (200 Central Park W.)
10/31 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM
More than a theatrical work or dance performance, Martha@BAM—The 1963 Interview is an act of artistic resurrection. At the heart of the performance is Martha Graham, the visionary choreographer who changed the course of modern dance during the first half of the 20th century. Making their BAM debut, Richard Move embodies Graham in all her complexity and elegance, faithfully recreating an interview held on stage at the 92nd Street Y on March 31, 1963, in which she discussed the meaning and method behind her most iconic roles. Appearing opposite Move is Tony Award-winning actress and playwright Lisa Kron, portraying dance critic and interviewer Walter Terry.
A highly regarded choreographer and performer in their own right, Move was already known for their uncanny performances as Graham when the 92nd Street Y’s Harkness Dance Center presented them with a recording of the 1963 interview. Joined by Kron and two former Graham company dancers, Catherine Cabeen and PeiJu Chien-Pott, demonstrating Graham’s dance vocabulary, Move lovingly re-enacts the historic event, bringing to life the passionate presence of an iconic American artist.
30) Brooklyn Children's Museum Honors Ancestors with Día de los Muertos Celebration
Community comes together to remember loved ones through dance, art, storytelling, and a shared ofrenda
On November 1, Brooklyn Children's Museum invites families to celebrate Día de los Muertos, honoring the lives and memories of those who have passed. The Day of the Dead festival brings together Mexican and Guatemalan traditions through dance, storytelling, kite-making, and a community ofrenda where families gather to remember their loved ones.
At the heart of the festival sits a community ofrenda designed by Brooklyn-based artist Benjamin Rojas (Mincho Vega) and artists Johann and Adalhi Armendáriz-Mittnacht. Families can leave offerings, share photographs, and add their own tributes to loved ones at this collaborative altar that grows during the course of the day.
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company brings traditional Mexican folkloric dance to life with vibrant costumes and rhythms, while Karina Onofre presents bilingual puppet shows about Día de los Santos celebrations in Guatemala. Artist Yadira De La Riva leads storytelling sessions that teach children about ofrendas and honoring ancestors. Throughout the day, DJ Farbeon spins Latin, World, Soul, Funk, House, and Hip Hop.
Families can craft giant barrilete kites with Mayan artist Ixmucane Artisan in the ColorLab studio, learning about this Guatemalan tradition of honoring and communicating with ancestors. On the rooftop, an arts and crafts marketplace showcases local Latinx artists while Taqueria El Patron serves food throughout the day.
In addition to the November 1 celebration, the Museum will present a Corn Dance Workshop with Cetiliztli Nauhcampa on Thursday, October 30 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Dancers will perform the corn harvest cycle through traditional Aztec ceremonial dance as a prelude to the weekend's festivities.
BCM's Celebrate Día de los Muertos festival runs from 10 am to 5 pm and is included with regular museum admission ($15 per person, free for members). For tickets and more information, visit www.brooklynkids.org/programs/
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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
10/31 - 11/1
32) THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY INVITES FAMILIES TO GATHER IN CELEBRATION
OF DÍA DE MUERTOS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2025, FROM 4PM TO 7PM
On Saturday, November 1st, The Green-Wood
Cemetery invites neighbors of all ages to its annual Día de Muertos Family Celebration, an afternoon featuring live music, dance performances, crafts, family-friendly activities, and food from local vendors.
Observed throughout Mexico and parts of Latin America, Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a celebration of life and death rooted in Indigenous Mesoamerican tradition. Communities honor ancestors through food, music, and ofrendas, altars adorned with offerings to the departed.
Throughout the event, visitors are invited to contribute to Reposo y Recuerdo (Rest and Remember), a large-scale community altar by artist Laura Anderson Barbata in Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel. The immersive installation fills the space with handwoven hammocks crafted in collaboration with Mexican artisans, cascades of colorful papel picado and paper marigold garlands, hand-painted calaveras (skulls), and a space for visitors to contribute personal offerings. The altar is on display from October 11th through November 16th.
The event will feature:
Performances by Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, an all-ages folkloric dance group; Mariachi group Mariachi Huella Mexicana; and spiritual dancers Cetiliztli Nauhcampa; as well as a reading by Luisa Navarro, author of Mexico’s Day of the Dead, and a live DJ set.
Storytime and a bookmobile with Sunset Park Library.
Food from local vendors, including Maria’s Bistro, Siempre, Don Paco, and La Snackeria. With generous support from Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Ponce Bank, free snacks from our vendors will be offered starting at 4pm while supplies last, followed by food available for purchase.
Reposo y Recuerdo, a community altar inside Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel. Experience artist Laura Anderson Barbata’s large-scale, immersive ofrenda. Decorate a paper skull, write a message on a ribbon to add to the altar, or bring your own keepsake or photograph to contribute.
Craft stations, including:
Design your own crown or Catrín hat, inspired by a stylish skeleton associated with Día de Muertos. Decorate the iconic holiday emblem with colorful paper flowers, ribbons, and sparkles fit for a celebration of life. This activity will be led by sponsor Anthem Health and co-led by Department of Transportation staff.
Decorate a plantable marigold seed skull, a bioplastic calavera that can bloom into real marigolds at home, with Genspace.
Make your own paper barrilete (kite), inspired by the Guatemalan tradition of sending messages to loved ones through the sky.
Bring a 4x6 photo and decorate a frame to keep or place on our community ofrenda, an activity sponsored by Family Health Centers, NYU Langone.
Contribute to a community alebrije (a folk art figure) made by students at Sunset Park High School, helping bring the fantastical creature to life with bright colors and bold patterns.
Snap a photo with our Trolley de Muertos, a Green-Wood favorite decorated for the holiday!
And more hands-on fun for all ages.
A mascotas (pets) ofrenda in honor of pets that have been lost.
The event is free, but registration is recommended so Green-Wood can gauge attendance.
Greenwood Cemetary (500 25th St.)
11/1 4:00 to 7:00
MORE INFORMATION AND PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION:
https://www.green-wood.com/
33) THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION CONCERT OF
SEAWIFE
ALL ORIGINAL BAND MEMBERS REUNITING FOR
ONE NIGHT ONLY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3 at 8pm
AT THE BOWERY ELECTRIC
FEATURING
THE LOBBYISTS
TOMMY CRAWFORD, ELOÏSE EONNET, ALEX GRUBBS, WILL TURNER, DOUGLAS WATERBURY-TIEMAN, & TONY AIDAN VO
AND LAURA DADAP
After a multi-year hiatus, The Lobbyists reunite from all corners of America for a very special, one-night-only 10th anniversary concert of their critically acclaimed Drama Desk-nominated concert-play, SeaWife.
The reunion concert will take place at the Bowery Electric on Monday, November 3, 2025. Doors open at 7pm, and the show begins at 8pm. Tickets are available now and can be purchased by clicking here.
SeaWife tells the tale of Percy, a young sailor who learns the bloody trade of the whaler and experiences the haunting reverberations of man’s greed. Featuring an electrifying folk rock score, SeaWife promises soulful ballads, lush harmonies, and the most glorious of nautical adventures.
35) 2025 TONY® AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST MUSICAL
“OPERATION MINCEMEAT”
ANNOUNCES HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST
WINNER AND PRIZES ANNOUNCED FROM THE STAGE
DIRECTLY AFTER THE SHOW
ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
Operation Mincemeat announced today a Halloween costume contest for all audience members in attendance at the performance on Friday, October 31. Upon arrival, the Operation Mincemeat team will take photos of patrons in their costumes as they enter the theater (bonus points may be awarded for Mincemeat-themed outfits) and a winner will be announced by the cast directly following the performance from the stage during curtain call. The winner will receive: an overnight stay at the CIVILIAN Hotel, a voucher for dinner for two at Bond45, a bouquet of flowers provided by Starbright Floral Design, an assortment of chocolates from Hershey's Chocolate World Times Square and an Operation Mincemeat vinyl signed by the cast.
Tickets for the Halloween performance can be found at Telecharge.com or by phone at 212-239-6200.
ICONS OF CULTURE brings together innovators, creators, and game changers for a series of conversations about shaping culture and influencing the way we live, work, and play.
ICONS OF CULTURE schedule is as follows:
THE LINEUP: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29
5pm: Free performance with Natalie Tenenbaum on the Lobby Stage.
6pm: Artist and designer Es Devlin moderated by photographer and artist Dario Calmese.
7pm: Free performance with FEMME on the Lobby Stage.
8pm: Activist and model Christy Turlington Burns moderated by journalist William Norwich.
THE LINEUP: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
5pm: Free performance with Camille Trust on Lobby Stage.
6pm: Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish moderated by CNN Host and NYT Bestselling author Van Jones.
7pm: Free performance with SOPHIETHEHOMIE with The Source on Lobby Stage.
8pm: Actress, advocate, director and producer Lucy Liu moderated by “Happy Sad Confused” host Josh Horowitz.
THE LINEUP: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
5pm: Free performance with Alita Moses on Lobby Stage.
6pm: Authors Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill moderated by actress Busy Philipps.
7pm: Free performance with Miranda Joan on Lobby Stage.
8pm: Actress and playwright Danai Gurira moderated by The Public Theater’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis.
As part of ICONS OF CULTURE, PAC NYC will also present the US premiere of ES DEVLIN: CONGREGATION. Her acclaimed interactive work will be on view for a limited time at PAC NYC on a Pay-What-You-Wish basis during hours the center is open October 29 – November 1. Throughout the week, PAC NYC will also host an exciting mix of curated live performances in the lobby. All lobby performances are free and open to the public.
On Tuesday, October 28 PAC NYC will honor and celebrate legendary fashion designer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg as the 2025 PAC NYC ICON OF CULTURE during a special gala event. For over 50 years, von Furstenberg has had an extraordinary impact on fashion and design, while also serving as a mentor and tireless advocate for girls and women around the world. Her influence across industries and around issues will be recognized this fall. As a first this year, Andreas C. Dracopoulos, Co-President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), has also been named the inaugural ICON OF IMPACT.
For the first festival in 2024, PAC NYC brought together over a dozen icons from across the cultural spectrum including ALOK, Misty Copeland, The Dogist, Alex Edelman, Michael Imperioli, Ally Love, Marcus Samuelsson, Questlove, Chloe Bennet and Charles Yu in partnership with Gold House, and John David Washington in a special Little Gold Men Live! in partnership with Vanity Fair. Last year PAC NYC honored MTV co-founder Tom Freston as the first PAC NYC ICON OF CULTURE with an energizing show to highlight Mr. Freston’s career and philanthropic efforts. Participants included Will Arnett, Mike Bloomberg, U2’s Bono and The Edge, Fab Five Freddy, Christy Turlington, St. Vincent, Oprah Winfrey, and more.
More information and tickets available at www.pacnyc.org
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37) Statue of Liberty Celebrates Birthday
and More
And with Lady Liberty’s birthday coming up on Tuesday, October 28, it’s a rare chance to sing happy birthday to Lady Liberty with lighter crowds
Once you’re on the islands guests can explore the incredible exhibits and stories at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, as well as the Statue of Liberty Museum.
You can check out @statuecruises on Instagram to inspire your next trip and secure a ticket at https://www.
RAMY YOUSSEF:
WORKING OUT MATERIAL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 AT 7:30PM
AT THE TOWN HALL
The Town Hall is thrilled to announce Ramy Youssef: Working Out Material. This new event, part of The Town Hall Presents series, will take place on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7:30pm at The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY).
Ramy Youssef returns to New York after a sold-out, blockbuster tour for a one-night-only performance at The Town Hall. Ramy continues to workshop his newest hour along with new, unheard material. Come experience Ramy live at The Town Hall in the intimate Ramy Youssef: Working Out Material.
Artistic Director Melay Araya says, “The Town Hall is so excited to present Ramy in this special one-night-only program. He’s one of the most exciting and vital voices in the world—a global comedy phenomenon—but he’s also our hometown hero. We’re honored to have him take our stage and can’t wait to hear what he’s been thinking and dreaming up over the last several months.”
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
A SPECTACULAR NIGHT OF
QAWWALI, SUFI, AND GOSPEL MUSIC
FEATURING
USTAD FAREED AYAZ &
ABU MUHAMMAD QAWWAL BROTHERS
DAMIEN SNEED AND CHORALE LE CHATEAU
THURSDAY OCTOBER 30 AT 7PM
AT THE TOWN HALL
The Town Hall and Vagabond Media (Nusrat Durrani and Shazia Choudri) announced today details for the upcoming musical event For the Love of God! a spectacular night of Qawwali, Sufi, and Gospel music. For the Love of God! will take place on Thursday October 30 at 7PM at The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY). Tickets are available now at www.thetownhall.org/events.
For the Love of God! is a musical collaboration like no other—uniting the soaring fire of Pakistan’s powerhouse Ustad Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwal Brothers with the ecstatic power of gospel genius Damien Sneed and his Chorale Le Château. Here, South Asian Qawwali meets Southern Gospel in a rapturous conversation across faiths and continents. Born in Black churches and Sufi shrines, these soul-shaking traditions fuse blues, spirituals, and sacred poetry. Carried by legends like Mahalia Jackson, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Abida Parveen, this gathering becomes a transcendent experience—where music becomes prayer, and devotion becomes a joyous sound.
DISNEY AND PIXAR’S
COCO IN CONCERT
LIVE TO FILM
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2025 AT 2PM & 7PM
The Town Hall recently announced today details for the second annual Day of the Dead screening of Disney and Pixar’s beloved Coco in Concert Live to Film, featuring the film’s musical score by Oscar® and Grammy®-winning composer Michael Giacchino performed live along to the film by The Sinfonietta, the acclaimed all-women orchestra founded by Macy Schmidt, and Flor de Toloache, an all-female mariachi band based in New York City and founded by Mireya I. Ramos and Shae Fiol. Shelbie Rassler will conduct, and Pulitzer Prize-winner and Kennedy Center Honoree Tania León will be making a guest conducting appearance. The Town Hall will present two screenings on Saturday November 1, 2025 at 2pm and 7pm at The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY).
The event will also feature face painting, an interactive Ofrenda, and other activities for families to enjoy before the screenings.
Coco tells the story of Miguel (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez), a young boy who dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt), despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music. Following a mysterious chain of events and desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. Along the way, he meets a charming trickster named Héctor (Gael García Bernal) and together they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history. The presentation is licensed by Disney Concerts and produced by Overture Global Entertainment.
For futher information or to purchase tickets to these and other upcoming Town Hall Events, visit www.thetownhall.org/events.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
50th Anniversary Spectacular Tour
Starring Original Cast Members
Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell and Patricia Quinn
Monday, November 3, 2025 at 7:30PM
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running theatrical release in film history, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with original cast members Barry Bostwick (the iconic Brad Majors), Nell Campbell (the effervescent Columbia) and Patricia Quinn (the incomparable Magenta) at Town Hall on Monday, November 3 at 7:30PM. Audiences will have an opportunity to meet stars from the movie; participate in a costume contest; and interact with a live performance by the local Shadow Cast. They will be performing scenes from the movie ‘live’ on stage while the full un-edited film is shown behind them.
Tickets to this event are available at www.ticketmaster.com
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Works & Process Presents
The Santa Fe Opera
U.S. Premiere of
Lili Elbe by Tobias Picker
Libretto by Aryeh Lev Stollman
at Guggenheim New York
Monday, October 27, 2025 at 7pm
Works & Process presents The Santa Fe Opera’s U.S. Premiere of Lili Elbe, by composer Tobias Picker and librettist Aryeh Lev Stollman, on Monday, October 27, 2025 at 7 PM at Guggenheim New York in the Peter B. Lewis Theater, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased here.
Composer Tobias Picker and librettist Aryeh Lev Stollman present selections from Lili Elbe—the first full-scale opera about a transgender person composed for a trans opera singer in the title role—which will have its American premiere at The Santa Fe Opera in 2026. The opera tells the true story of Lili Elbe, a celebrated Danish painter who, with the steadfast support of her wife, Gerda, became one of the first to undergo gender-affirmation surgery nearly a century ago. Members of the production’s creative team will discuss their process and excerpts will be performed. American Heldenbaritonistin Lucia Lucas will take on the title role.
The Works & Process presentation of Lili Elbe will include a moderated discussion and excerpts of the music with Picker, Stollman, director James Robinson, Lucia Lucas, and soprano Sylvia D'Eramo, who performs the role of Lili Elbe’s wife Gerda Wegener.
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Works & Process Presents
San Francisco Ballet and The Joffrey Ballet
in Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin
at Guggenheim New York
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 7pm
Works & Process presents San Francisco Ballet and The Joffrey Ballet in Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 7 PM at Guggenheim New York in the Peter B. Lewis Theater, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128. For more information, visit here.
San Francisco Ballet artistic director Tamara Rojo CBE, The Joffrey Ballet's Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater MBE, and San Francisco Ballet Shelby and Frederick Gans music director and principal conductor Martin West come together to discuss their co-production and first co-commission between the two companies, Eugene Onegin, featuring an original score by Ilya Demutsky. Explore how this world premiere plans to bring new depth to Alexander Pushkin’s classic, where a single choice alters the course of a life.
The program includes selected excerpts performed by San Francisco Ballet company dancers Joseph Walsh and Katherine Barkman and The Joffrey Ballet company dancer Victoria Jaiani. Continue the conversation at a post-performance reception in the rotunda.
San Francisco Ballet will present the world premiere of Possokhov's Eugene Onegin at the War Memorial Opera House from January 23 to February 1, 2026, followed by a presentation by The Joffrey Ballet at the Lyric Opera House from June 4 to 14, 2026.
LAUNCHES
SEASON SIX OF
SPONSORED BY
THE DRAMATISTS
GUILD FOUNDATION
HOSTED BY TONY AWARD HONOREE
CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON
WITH GUESTS
GRETCHEN CRYER
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST
KRISTOFFER DIAZ
GRAMMY AWARD & TWO-TIME TONY AWARD NOMINEE
AMANDA GREEN
TONY AWARD WINNER, TWO TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER, &
THREE-TIME PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST
DAVID HENRY HWANG
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER & TWO-TIME TONY AWARD WINNER
BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST
LLOYD SUH
AND
DRAMATISTS GUILD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS
RALPH SEVUSH
NOW STREAMING ON ALL MAJOR PODCAST PLATFORMS
The Dramatists Guild of America announced today season six of The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, sponsored by the Dramatists Guild Foundation and hosted by Tony Award honoree Christine Toy Johnson (A Little More Blue). Following a two-year hiatus, the first episode of TALKBACK is now available to stream at broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/
Over the course of seven episodes, this latest season will feature conversations with highly esteemed writers including Dramatists Guild President, Grammy Award nominee, and two-time Tony Award nominee Amanda Green (Mr. Saturday Night); Guild Vice President and two-time Tony Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Purpose, Appropriate) who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2025; Guild Secretary, Tony Award nominee, and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz (Hell’s Kitchen); Guild Executive Director of Business Affairs Ralph Sevush; and Guild Council members Gretchen Cryer (I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road); Tony and two-time Grammy Award winner David Henry Hwang (Yellowface) who’s a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist; and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lloyd Suh(The Far Country).
Each discussion will cover a variety of important topics including pay equity and compensation, new play development’s evolving landscape, modern marketing techniques every writer can adapt, owning the work’s value, expanding community involvement, and more.
Triumph Over Evil: Battle of the Exorcists Hits
U.S. Theatres Nationwide on October 30
New Film from Fathom Entertainment and Goya Producciones Shows Ways
To Fight the Rise of Evil and Features Never-Before-Seen Commentary from
World-Renowned Vatican Exorcist Fr. Gabriele Amorth and is Endorsed by the International Association of Exorcists
Who is the devil, and how does he operate? What are his weapons? How do you protect yourself and loved ones from demonic attacks? What is an exorcism? Triumph Over Evil: Battle Of The Exorcists is a new docudrama that aims to answer these and other questions. Arriving in U.S. theatres on October 30 for one-night only, a Fathom Entertainment and Goya Producciones release, this is the first authoritative documentary to delve into the various aspects of demonic possession and exorcism while showcasing the escalation and significance as well as the role of Catholic priesthood and Mary, the Mother of God, in the battle against evil.
Tickets are on at Fathom Entertainment, with select theatres also offering the docudrama in Spanish. Watch the official trailer here.
The powerful docudrama was the idea of a former atheist and Italian film director Giovanni Ziberna and his wife Valeria Baldan, the directors and founders of Sine Sole Cinema, whose conversion story after years of being anti-Catholic makes this release even more remarkable. Ziberna and his wife experienced transformative conversions that helped them to better understand God, Satan and spiritual battle that led them into the Roman Catholic Church and to create a documentary on exorcism. Ziberna was invited to assist in the ministry of exorcism, where he served as a first-hand witness. This experience further proved the reality of this ministry that contradicted everything previously depicted by Hollywood.

















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