Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best date night in New York City on Sunday night, Sep 20: 47 picks, refreshed weekly.
47 picks · checked Sep 7
Broadway theaters (various), Theater District, ManhattanLast call on 2-for-1 Broadway: Wicked, Hadestown, Oh, Mary! and 20-plus more at half price before the fall window slams shut this weekend.
Broadway theaters (various), Theater District, ManhattanLast call on 2-for-1 Broadway: Wicked, Hadestown, Oh, Mary! and 20-plus more at half price before the fall window slams shut this weekend.
Upper East Side, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSimon Stone's North American premiere resets Chekhov's last play in present-day Seoul, performed in Korean with English captions inside a transparent glass house in the Armory's Wade Thompson Drill Hall.
Upper East Side, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSimon Stone's North American premiere resets Chekhov's last play in present-day Seoul, performed in Korean with English captions inside a transparent glass house in the Armory's Wade Thompson Drill Hall.
St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, Theater District, ManhattanCeline Dion hijacks a Titanic museum tour and retells the whole film through her own back catalogue — four Tony nominations, closing in September.
St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, Theater District, ManhattanCeline Dion hijacks a Titanic museum tour and retells the whole film through her own back catalogue — four Tony nominations, closing in September.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanThe China Dance Lotus Award-winning dance drama MULAN makes its New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater for four performances only, staged on a 15-meter revolving stage.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanThe China Dance Lotus Award-winning dance drama MULAN makes its New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater for four performances only, staged on a 15-meter revolving stage.
BAM Fisher, 321 Ashland Place, Fort Greene, BrooklynElizabeth Marvel and Gabby Beans re-enact the verbatim Senate testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Anita Hill in a gripping documentary play at BAM.
BAM Fisher, 321 Ashland Place, Fort Greene, BrooklynElizabeth Marvel and Gabby Beans re-enact the verbatim Senate testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Anita Hill in a gripping documentary play at BAM.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanCharlie Ahearn's 1983 graffiti-and-hip-hop landmark screens as part of Film Forum's series marking the New York Transit Museum's 50th anniversary.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanCharlie Ahearn's 1983 graffiti-and-hip-hop landmark screens as part of Film Forum's series marking the New York Transit Museum's 50th anniversary.
Midtown, ManhattanThe choreographer takes over MoMA's Marron Atrium as a daily workspace, dancing with a rotating cast during museum hours - and s turning the room over to anyone who wants it.
Midtown, ManhattanThe choreographer takes over MoMA's Marron Atrium as a daily workspace, dancing with a rotating cast during museum hours - and s turning the room over to anyone who wants it.
Fifth Avenue, Sunset Park, BrooklynHowrealisreal at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFifteen blocks of Sunset Park's Fifth Avenue go car-free for one of Brooklyn's bigger fall street fairs, right through the neighborhood's pan-Latin commercial strip.
Fifth Avenue, Sunset Park, BrooklynHowrealisreal at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFifteen blocks of Sunset Park's Fifth Avenue go car-free for one of Brooklyn's bigger fall street fairs, right through the neighborhood's pan-Latin commercial strip.
Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
Van Cortlandt Park Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, BronxVan Cortlandt Park Alliance opens its fall outdoor movie season on the Parade Ground with a free screening of Babe. Music and movie-themed crafts start at 5:30 p.m., with the film at last light.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynA guided crawl through Industry City's food halls and makers inside the converted Bushwick Terminal warehouses on the Sunset Park waterfront.
Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynA guided crawl through Industry City's food halls and makers inside the converted Bushwick Terminal warehouses on the Sunset Park waterfront.
Industry City (Fort Hamilton stage), Sunset Park, BrooklynIndustry City's Sunday Sessions close the weekend with free live jazz and blues at Fort Hamilton — cocktails, courtyard air and no cover.
Industry City (Fort Hamilton stage), Sunset Park, BrooklynIndustry City's Sunday Sessions close the weekend with free live jazz and blues at Fort Hamilton — cocktails, courtyard air and no cover.
Greenwich Village, ManhattanFilm Forum runs a one-week engagement of the new 4K restoration of Charles Burnett's 1983 South Central drama, supervised by Burnett himself.
Greenwich Village, ManhattanFilm Forum runs a one-week engagement of the new 4K restoration of Charles Burnett's 1983 South Central drama, supervised by Burnett himself.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe campy cult film becomes a glittering Broadway musical comedy of vanity, immortality and dueling divas at the Lunt-Fontanne.
August Wilson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe found-footage horror franchise becomes a stage haunting at the August Wilson, with illusions by the designer behind Harry Potter's magic.
August Wilson Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanThe found-footage horror franchise becomes a stage haunting at the August Wilson, with illusions by the designer behind Harry Potter's magic.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJocelyn Bioh's Ghanaian boarding-school pageant comedy hits Broadway. Catch its first full weekend of previews with Patina Miller and Denée Benton.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJocelyn Bioh's Ghanaian boarding-school pageant comedy hits Broadway. Catch its first full weekend of previews with Patina Miller and Denée Benton.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer keep a 1911 Pittsburgh boardinghouse in August Wilson's revival, now down to its last bows.
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTaraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer keep a 1911 Pittsburgh boardinghouse in August Wilson's revival, now down to its last bows.
Booth Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAyo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in the Pulitzer-winning Proof — Thomas Kail's revival is in its closing stretch.
Booth Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAyo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their Broadway debuts in the Pulitzer-winning Proof — Thomas Kail's revival is in its closing stretch.
Lena Horne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHenry VIII's six wives take the mic as a pop girl group at the Lena Horne, trading beheadings for Tudor-remix power ballads.
Lena Horne Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHenry VIII's six wives take the mic as a pop girl group at the Lena Horne, trading beheadings for Tudor-remix power ballads.
Westside Theatre, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanBroadwaySpain · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHoward Ashman and Alan Menken's man-eating plant musical plays a tiny Hell's Kitchen house where Audrey II fills most of the stage.
Westside Theatre, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanBroadwaySpain · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHoward Ashman and Alan Menken's man-eating plant musical plays a tiny Hell's Kitchen house where Audrey II fills most of the stage.
Minskoff Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulie Taymor's puppet-and-mask staging still opens with the Circle of Life procession coming up the aisles of the Minskoff.
Minskoff Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJulie Taymor's puppet-and-mask staging still opens with the Circle of Life procession coming up the aisles of the Minskoff.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanShane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEric Rohmer's 1981 comedy The Aviator's Wife opens at Metrograph in a new digital restoration, part of the theater's Rohmer x 3 series.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanShane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEric Rohmer's 1981 comedy The Aviator's Wife opens at Metrograph in a new digital restoration, part of the theater's Rohmer x 3 series.
New Amsterdam Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAladdin plays the restored New Amsterdam Theatre, where Friend Like Me remains the loudest eleven o'clock number in town.
New Amsterdam Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAladdin plays the restored New Amsterdam Theatre, where Friend Like Me remains the loudest eleven o'clock number in town.
Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, QueensJamaica Performing Arts Center hosts three nights of the Making Moves Dance Festival, packing multiple companies into ten-dollar evening showcases.
Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, QueensJamaica Performing Arts Center hosts three nights of the Making Moves Dance Festival, packing multiple companies into ten-dollar evening showcases.
Lyric Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNineteen years after the books end, Albus Potter meddles with a Time-Turner in a play whose illusions are done live, in front of you.
Lyric Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNineteen years after the books end, Albus Potter meddles with a Time-Turner in a play whose illusions are done live, in front of you.
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