Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Manhattan on Saturday night, Sep 19: 99 picks, refreshed weekly.
99 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.
Morningside Park to Columbia University campus, Morningside Heights, ManhattanThe beloved free lantern procession turns 15: handmade illuminated lanterns float from Morningside Park up to Columbia's campus for one night.
Morningside Park to Columbia University campus, Morningside Heights, ManhattanThe beloved free lantern procession turns 15: handmade illuminated lanterns float from Morningside Park up to Columbia's campus for one night.
Recente, East Village, ManhattanTwo bartenders from Dante's World's Best Bar years opened their first restaurant, a coastal Italian aperitivo bar with a courtyard garden. Weekend brunch begins this month.
Recente, East Village, ManhattanTwo bartenders from Dante's World's Best Bar years opened their first restaurant, a coastal Italian aperitivo bar with a courtyard garden. Weekend brunch begins this month.
Lynn F. Angelson Theater, East Village, ManhattanChekhov's first staged play gets a 100-minute overhaul from a Chekhov scholar, with Sam Underwood as the man everyone keeps trying to save.
Lynn F. Angelson Theater, East Village, ManhattanChekhov's first staged play gets a 100-minute overhaul from a Chekhov scholar, with Sam Underwood as the man everyone keeps trying to save.
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, Battery Park City, ManhattanFree three-night light-art festival on the Battery Park City waterfront: 15+ large-scale installations, projection mapping, DJs, food trucks and a Saturday silent disco.
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, Battery Park City, ManhattanFree three-night light-art festival on the Battery Park City waterfront: 15+ large-scale installations, projection mapping, DJs, food trucks and a Saturday silent disco.
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.
ARTECHOUSE NYC, Chelsea, ManhattanARTECHOUSE premieres a bioluminescent deep-ocean projection piece in the century-old boiler room under Chelsea Market, opening on the Saturday of this weekend.
ARTECHOUSE NYC, Chelsea, ManhattanARTECHOUSE premieres a bioluminescent deep-ocean projection piece in the century-old boiler room under Chelsea Market, opening on the Saturday of this weekend.
Morningside Park: West 113th St Picnic Area, ManhattanMorningside Park's community festival fills the West 113th Street lawn with music and neighborhood spirit where Harlem meets Morningside Heights.
Morningside Park: West 113th St Picnic Area, ManhattanMorningside Park's community festival fills the West 113th Street lawn with music and neighborhood spirit where Harlem meets Morningside Heights.
Madison Square Park, Flatiron, ManhattanThe artist serves his mother's ginger tea in cups he threw himself, with live drumming and spoken word on the Cherry Lawn. You keep the cup.
Madison Square Park, Flatiron, ManhattanThe artist serves his mother's ginger tea in cups he threw himself, with live drumming and spoken word on the Cherry Lawn. You keep the cup.
David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanElectro-soul collective Britton & The Sting make their Lincoln Center debut with LOVE FIRE, a free show that turns concert into ritual.
David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanElectro-soul collective Britton & The Sting make their Lincoln Center debut with LOVE FIRE, a free show that turns concert into ritual.
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanGustavo Dudamel leads the NY Philharmonic in Prokofiev and John Adams at Geffen Hall — the most electric podium hire in classical music, at home.
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanGustavo Dudamel leads the NY Philharmonic in Prokofiev and John Adams at Geffen Hall — the most electric podium hire in classical music, at home.
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.
Roxy Cinema New York, Tribeca, ManhattanElvis and Ann-Margret burn through Sin City on a 35mm print, paired with a new experimental short about the architecture book that made Vegas respectable.
Roxy Cinema New York, Tribeca, ManhattanElvis and Ann-Margret burn through Sin City on a 35mm print, paired with a new experimental short about the architecture book that made Vegas respectable.
Mulberry Street, Little Italy, ManhattanWCBS broadcasts live from Mulberry Street for three hours on the feast's first Saturday.
Mulberry Street, Little Italy, ManhattanWCBS broadcasts live from Mulberry Street for three hours on the feast's first Saturday.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBen Schwartz packs the Beacon for a fully improvised night — surprise famous friends, zero script and pure Jean-Ralphio energy throughout.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBen Schwartz packs the Beacon for a fully improvised night — surprise famous friends, zero script and pure Jean-Ralphio energy throughout.
Claire Tow Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMfoniso Udofia's world-premiere play weaves ancestor to AI, dream cycle to IVF cycle, in LCT3's intimate rooftop Claire Tow Theater.
Claire Tow Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMfoniso Udofia's world-premiere play weaves ancestor to AI, dream cycle to IVF cycle, in LCT3's intimate rooftop Claire Tow Theater.
Palladium Times Square, Times Square, ManhattanThe NY Salsa All-Stars pack Palladium Times Square with a full-orchestra salsa dura night — New York's own genre, played by its living keepers.
Palladium Times Square, Times Square, ManhattanThe NY Salsa All-Stars pack Palladium Times Square with a full-orchestra salsa dura night — New York's own genre, played by its living keepers.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanDIY punk hero Jeff Rosenstock headlines the Pier 17 rooftop — cathartic singalongs with the Brooklyn Bridge and harbor as the backdrop.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, Seaport, ManhattanDIY punk hero Jeff Rosenstock headlines the Pier 17 rooftop — cathartic singalongs with the Brooklyn Bridge and harbor as the backdrop.
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanWynton Marsalis leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra through Marsalis and the Masters — big-band jazz royalty above Columbus Circle.
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanWynton Marsalis leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra through Marsalis and the Masters — big-band jazz royalty above Columbus Circle.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanWalter Hill's all-night run from the Bronx to Coney Island, on 35mm, starting near midnight on a Saturday.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanWalter Hill's all-night run from the Bronx to Coney Island, on 35mm, starting near midnight on a Saturday.
Riverside Park South: 70th Street Pier Plaza, ManhattanThree DJs, three channels, one pier over the Hudson — the free Quiet Clubbing party at Pier I where headphones replace the sound system.
Riverside Park South: 70th Street Pier Plaza, ManhattanThree DJs, three channels, one pier over the Hudson — the free Quiet Clubbing party at Pier I where headphones replace the sound system.
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