West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
With the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie gracing its stage since it opened in 1981, Blue Note is one of NYC's premier jazz…
Must-see entertainment in New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania
New York City
This tavern, and music and teaching space, at the fringes of Carroll Gardens and Red Hook is a fun, DIY kind of affair, where the beer's cold and you can…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
This legendary, intimate comedy club beneath the Olive Tree cafe in the West Village features a cast of talented regulars (Colin Quinn, Judah Friedlander,…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
This art-house cinema in NYU land has a solidly curated lineup of new indies, cult classics and foreign films. Catch shorts, documentaries, mini festivals…
Upper West Side & Central Park
Founded in 1937, this traveling company presents a classic selection of ballets at the Metropolitan Opera House every spring (generally in May), with a…
Philadelphia
One of the finest music conservatories in the world, the Curtis only accepts exceptionally gifted students into its tuition-free programs. If you attend…
South Philadelphia
Great cabaret, club nights and other events all happen here. Shows could be a tryout of a new musical, male queer 'boylesque', or, on rare occasions,…
Midtown
The Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre is a state-of-the-art, dual-theater venue where the Roundabout Theatre Company stages works by emerging…
Queens
The biggest and best known of a handful of fringy comedy clubs in the neighborhood, Creek and the Cave has two stages, a Mexican restaurant (mains $12 to …
East Village & Lower East Side
Opened by indie rocker Ken Rockwood, this breadbox-size concert space has three stages and a rapid-fire flow of bands and singer-songwriters. If cash is…
Upper West Side & Central Park
Every summer the Public Theater heads here to present its fabulous free productions of Shakespeare in the Park, which founder Joseph Papp began back in…
Midtown
Set behind the facades of two century-old Broadway houses is this state-of-the-art theater opened in 1997 as part of the New 42nd St revitalization…
Midtown
The expansive Minskoff Theatre has been hosting shows, pageants and events since 1973. It currently is the home to Disney's The Lion King.
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
This is one of New York's finest off-Broadway companies, wowing audiences and critics with its annual trio of sharp, innovative new works. Kathleen Turner…
East Village & Lower East Side
Founded in 1980 as Performance Space 122, this cutting-edge theater once housed in an abandoned public school now boasts state-of-the-art performance…
Midtown
The venerable Shubert Theatre is best known for holding the longest-running-show-on-Broadway award: A Chorus Line performed 6137 times before ceding its…
Midtown
Several performance series have found an extraordinary home at this landmark Anglican church, where the fine acoustics add a special touch to choir, cello…
East Village & Lower East Side
This quirkily decorated, dimly lit basement bar has been hosting excellent live music every evening (no cover) for the past 25 years – a true NYC original…
New York City
The Peter Jay Sharp Building, a 1908 beaux-arts masterpiece that is the main building of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, houses this 2000-seat venue for…
SoHo & Chinatown
This nonprofit cinema shows an astounding array of independent films, revivals and career retrospectives from greats such as Orson Welles. Showings often…
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
Aglow in red neon, this bustling comedy club serves up top-notch laughs at dirt-cheap prices. The string of nightly acts ranges from stand-up and improv…
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
Rocking since 1978, Irving Plaza has seen them all: the Ramones, Bob Dylan, U2, Pearl Jam, you name it. These days it’s a great in-between stage for…
Upper West Side & Central Park
The Walter Reade boasts some wonderfully wide, screening room–style seats. Every September/October it hosts the New York Film Festival, featuring plenty…
Midtown
This unassuming gay bar on the western fringes of Hell's Kitchen is home to some of the best drag shows in town, with top queens from NYC and beyond…
Philadelphia
One of Philly's most exciting and original contemporary theater companies, Pig Iron shows can be bizarre combinations of vaudeville, clowning and silence,…
SoHo & Chinatown
Part bar, part cabaret and performance venue, intimate Joe's serves up both emerging acts and top-shelf performers. Past entertainers have included Patti…
Upper West Side & Central Park
Symphony Space is a multidisciplinary gem supported by the local community. It often hosts three-day series that are dedicated to one musician, and also…
Philadelphia
Home to U Penn's radio station, WXPN, this former factory is one of Philly's premier live-music venues. There are upstairs and downstairs performance…
Philadelphia
A former tombstone store, then producer Diplo's studios, this eclectic space now has an equally eclectic program of cult movie nights, live-music shows,…
Jersey Shore
Dozens of pinball machines in mint condition, from mechanical 1950s games to modern classics such as Addams Family. Play all you like, for a single price.
Philadelphia
The city's most active and prestigious arts institution, this modern concert hall, designed by Rafael Viñoly, hosts the Philadelphia Orchestra, the…
Buffalo
For something a bit different, catch the Queen City Roller Girls in action at the purpose-built roller-derby track, the focus of this entertainment…
Chinatown & Center City East
A top local theater company since 1973, Wilma has staged a number of avant-garde productions and regularly hosts premiers of new works. Its 296-seat…
Midtown
This is the theatre where, in 1964, a little-known band called the Beatles made their famous American debut. The building, now owned by CBS, was the site…
Midtown
The landmark 1920s Ambassador Theatre is curiously built kitty-corner on the lot, enabling the small space to have more seating. It's currently the venue…
Philadelphia
Known as the Grand Old Lady of Locust St, the gas lamps on the front of this renovated 1857 opera house set the tone for the gorgeous baroque interior. It…
New York City
The Brooklyn Nets in the NBA (formerly the New Jersey Nets) hold court at this high-tech stadium. Basketball aside, Barclays also stages boxing,…
Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Hudson Valley
Architecture buffs will want to drop by to view this Frank Gehry–designed building, whose spectacularly modern metal waves make for a great contrast to…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Cabaret, comedy and campy dance moves are par for the course at the legendary Duplex, on song since 1950. Pictures of Joan Rivers line the walls, and…
Midtown
This massive complex in Hell's Kitchen is the main HQ for all things CBS, as well as a number of side stations and places that rent broadcasting space…
