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Stage & screen

Comedy, theatre and film — shows with a curtain or a projector.

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Jay Jurden

Jay Jurden, a new Hulu special, a sharp hour at the Bell House.

Sat Nov 7
The Bell House↗
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The 22nd New York City Short Film Festival

22nd edition, two screenings, $15 for students — the kind of festival programming you can actually walk into without a plan.

Sat Nov 7
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space↗
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Strange Confessions: A New Play Reading

A staged reading of a new play about a writer who hasn't left her apartment in years, set in Riverside Park.

Sat Nov 7
102nd Street Field House (in Riverside Park)↗
music
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BLACKOUT NYC

Live a cappella in Chelsea, no instruments, all voices.

Sat Nov 7
Chelsea Table & Stage↗
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Aladdin

Sherri's playing the Genie at New Amsterdam, and the listing actually tells you which shows she misses so you don't plan around a...

Sat Nov 7
New Amsterdam Theatre↗
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Johnny O'Clock

1947 noir, small theater, three casino films running as a set — the kind of double bill you only find in the Lower East Side.

Sat Nov 7
Spectacle Theater↗
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Come + Sing: Broadway Finales

Two Broadway finales, one community choir, and a free sing-along dedicated to Gavin Creel.

Sun Nov 8
Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium↗
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Historic New York: Lenape Folktales

Rangers tell Lenape stories on a walk through Snug Harbor, and you're invited to bring a folktale of your own to trade.

Sun Nov 8
Visitor Information Booth (in Snug Harbor Cultural Center)↗
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The Mad Songs of Fernanda Hussein

A three-part documentary collage mixing Gulf War history, archival propaganda, and Iraqi concert footage.

Sun Nov 8
Spectacle Theater↗
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A Ghost in Your Ear

Headphones on, lights low: A Ghost in Your Ear turns Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre into a sound studio where the story starts escaping the page.

Tue Nov 10
Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre↗
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Pre-Existing Condition

Pre-Existing Condition at Greenwich House Theater.

Tue Nov 10
Greenwich House Theater↗
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A Ghost in Your Ear

Headphone horror in a tiny Minetta Lane theatre, fresh off a sold-out London run.

Wed Nov 11
Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre↗
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Slam Frank

Slam Frank at the Orpheum — the late room where the lineup changes faster than you can read it.

Wed Nov 11
Orpheum Theatre NYC↗
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A Ghost in Your Ear

Headphone horror in a tiny Minetta Lane theater, straight out of an acclaimed London run — headphones on, lights down.

Thu Nov 12
Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre↗
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Pre-Existing Condition

A new play at Greenwich House, and nobody's talking about it yet.

Thu Nov 12
Greenwich House Theater↗
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Slam Frank

Slam Frank at the Orpheum. Weird name, historic room. Worth a look.

Thu Nov 12
Orpheum Theatre NYC↗
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Flight to Hell

A flying casino, parasites, and 2003 Italian sci-fi horror at 10pm at the Spectacle.

Thu Nov 12
Spectacle Theater↗
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The Mummy Theme Park

The Mummy Theme Park: an Italian sci-fi horror about theme parks run by microchipped mummies, midnight at the Spectacle in a two-film...

Fri Nov 13
Spectacle Theater↗
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A Ghost in Your Ear

A Ghost in Your Ear puts you in headphones in a sound studio while a ghost story slowly stops being a story.

Fri Nov 13
Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre↗
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