 | The Pittman Painters |
(Manhattan Theatre Club, 311 West 43rd St. 8th Floor, Studio One, New York, NY 10017) (Varies) Direct from a sold-out engagement at London’s National Theatre, this fascinating new play by Tony Award winner Lee Hall comes to Broadway with its entire original London cast. Based on the triumphant true story of a group of British miners who discover a new way to express themselves and unexpectedly become art-world sensations!
($57+) Event Website This event runs September 14 - December 13
 | Next Wave Festival |
(Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217-1486) (Varies) This Festival is dedicated to emerging artists at the forefront of their disciplines alongside modern masters who continue to innovate.
Event Website This event runs September 21 - December 19
 | Jean Miotte: Spirit of Defiance |
(Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011) (open Tu - Sa 11am to 6pm Th 11am to 8pm closed Su) Miotte’s artistic influences include performance, choreography, jazz music and Ballet, and of these his most seminal influence is Ballet. In London in 1948 he did set design and saw the work of Balanchine, the Diaghilev Ballet and Margot Fonteyn. Being exposed to this variety of art was of profound inspiration to him. Dance is the universal language of non-verbal communication, evident through performance. Miotte would experiment with gesture through painting and hone lyrical movement in his own art. ($8, $4)
This event runs November 30, 2009 - December 30, 2010
 | King Tut NYC |
(Discovery Times Square Exposition, 226 West 44th St, New York, NY 10036) (Su-Th 10am-8pm, Fr & Sa to 9pm) Behold the legendary treasures of King Tut. For the first time in a generation, revel in the splendor of the ancient Egyptian world as you view a dazzling array of possessions unearthed from his tomb, along with antiquities representing his family and contemporaries. Through 10 galleries and 130 artifacts, New York City will experience the world of the pharaohs like never before
($27.50) Event Website This event runs April 23, 2010 - January 2, 2011
 | Nortorious and Notable: 20th Century Women of Style |
(Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029) (Varies) Highlights 80 prominent New York women who used their style, talent, or wealth to capture the attention of society and the media. The exhibition features a runway of original attire—much of it created by the most important designers of their times—and an impressive selection of jewelry crafted from the dawn of the 20th century to its close.
($10) Event Website This event runs September 14, 2010 - January 3, 2011
 |  | Angels in America. |
(Signature Theatre Company, 555 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036) (Varies) Set in late 1985 and early 1986, as the first wave of the AIDS epidemic in America is escalating and Ronald Reagan has been elected to a second term in the White House, this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play's two parts, Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, bring together a young gay man with AIDS and his frightened, unfaithful lover; a closeted Mormon lawyer. Angels in America is an epic exploration of love, justice, identity and theology, of the difficulty, terror and necessity of change.
($20 till December 21) Event Website This event runs September 14, 2010 - January 30, 2011
 | The Devine Sisters |
(SoHo Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, New York, NY 10013) (Varies) The story of St. Veronica’s indomitable Mother Superior (author Charles Busch) who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. Along the way, she has to deal with a young postulant who is experiencing “visions,” sexual hysteria among her nuns, a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from the Mother House in Berlin, and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows.
($60) Event Website This event runs September 12, 2010 - February 2, 2011
 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown |
(Lincoln Center, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023) (Varies) Previews October 2nd opens November 4th. Stars Patti Lupone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Laura Benanti and Sherie Rene Scott.Based on Pedro Almodóvar's internationally acclaimed 1988 film. it's a story about women and the men who pursue them... finding them, losing them, needing them, and rejecting them.
($36+) Event Website This event runs October 2, 2010 - February 28, 2011
 | Houdini: Art and Magic |
(The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10128) (Closed Wednesday) Harry Houdini captivated the world with his astonishing feats. Stunning period posters, unusual theater ephemera, and dramatic historic photographs of Houdini’s performances are complemented by contemporary art works by artists inspired by Houdini such as Matthew Barney
($12) Event Website This event runs October 29, 2010 - March 27, 2011
 | Spiderman Turn Off the Dark |
(Foxwoods Theater, 214 West 43rd St, New York, NY 10019) (Varies) Previews November 14th Opens December 21st. Drawing from over 40 years of Marvel comic books for inspiration, Spiderman - Turn Off The Dark, spins a new take on the mythic tale of Peter Parker, a teenager whose unremarkable life in Queen's is turned upside down - literally - when he's bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to the ceiling.
Event Website This event runs November 14, 2010 - June 1, 2011