Hit up the Highline Ballroom for live 80’s music and DJ’s playing the newest hits at “The Rewind Show.” Bring your wallet, though. From the party’s Facebook page: “Every Saturday night, the Highline Ballroom will operate as a high-end night club to let you experience the Rewind Show.” 431 West 16th St., New York, NY 10011. Learn more.
Meet castmembers on the one of the most popular shows on Broadway: Wicked. As part of the “Behind the Emerald Curtain” Tour, you’ll get introduced to actors Anthony Galde and Sean McCourt. You’ll see original costumes, props, wigs and the incredible effects that go into each and every show. Your guided tour will take you through the Behind the Emerald Curtain Museum, and, before you leave, you’ll get an exclusive 20-minute Q&A with castmembers of the show. Only at the Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st St., New York, NY 10019. Find tickets ($30).
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of P.T. Barnum, Barnum’s FUNundrum! is a special tour of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. It features more than 130 performers from six continents. See your favorites, plus new acts like pirates, mermaids and two-tiered trampolines. Show up early for a free preshow. Find Tickets, Madison Square Garden, 7th Ave & 32nd Street, New York, NY 10001.
Based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire entitled “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” is a story about the witches of Oz before Dorothy arrives from Kansas. With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell), Wicked tells tale of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West and her former best friend, Glinda, the Good Witch. Elphaba, born with emerald green skin and a fiery spirit befriends Glinda who is beautiful and popular while both are attending Shiz University.
The friendship starts shows cracks as Elphaba and Glinda’s personalities begin to form. Their disagreements on the Wizard’s ruling of Oz, their vastly different personalities and a rivalry over the same love interest threatens to upset the order at their university. Appropriate for children ages 8 and up. Find tickets for the show at the Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st St., New York, NY 10019.
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FEATURED: Nada Surf is an alternative rock band from New York formed in the earl nineties by friends Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca. Ric Ocasek, former frontman for the Cars heard their music and agreed to produce the band’s album High/Low and the band has released 5 albums since then. Find Tickets.