This Week’s Picks! Stay Up with Patrick Stewart, Catch a Con’s Return to Chicago and More

Hey, you, sweating on the treadmill to get that perfect beach bod. You know the summer is pretty much over, right? You tried. Now it’s time for a well-deserved rest. Let us help. There’s a new off-Broadway show about an Elvis impersonator’s career change, an old favorite’s return to a Broadway staple, and a concert that will satisfy your 1980s nostalgia pangs. Get ready for this week’s picks!


Curl Up with Patrick Stewart
August 18 on CBS
Patrick Stewart is pretty much a walking good time, whether he’s on the Broadway stage, social media or hanging out with BFF Ian McKellen. So he’s a perfect guest for a talk show, especially one as fun as The Late Late Show with James Corden. So skip your usual eight hours sleep to see our favorite bald-pated actor, now starring in the comedy series Blunt Talk, wax eloquent—and provide water cooler conversation starters.


Head to a Drag Show
Begins August 20 at Lucille Lortel Theatre
How does an Elvis impersonator, residing in the Florida panhandle no less, make ends meet when responsibility rears its head? He turns to the world of drag! The financial imbroglio economists have been tackling for ages is finally resolved thanks to The Legend of Georgia McBride. Dave Thomas Brown (Heathers) stars as the drag newbie in Matthew Lopez’s comedy, which begins previews today. Click for tickets!


Go Back to the Future in Midtown
August 21 at 54 Below
If you’re a fan of Back to the Future—and who isn’t?—you have two options this week. You can watch the movie for the 15,802 time or you can see a concert inspired by the awesome soundtrack. Headlined by two appropriate choices—Mitchell Jarvis and Justin Sargent of Rock of Ages—54 Sings Back to the Future features Broadway talent taking the film’s signature songs for a spin. Great Scott! Click for tickets.


Behold Backstage Drama on the Big Screen
August 21 in theaters and video on demand
You’re flattering us, Hollywood. Really. You send your biggest movie stars to the Great White Way. And you can’t stop making movies about Broadway. First, there was Birdman and now She’s Funny That Way, a madcap comedy involving a Broadway director, his call girl-turned-actress, his wife, the call girl’s therapist, and others (believe it or not). Directed by Peter Bogdonavich, the film stars Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn, and Imogen Poots.


Catch a Convict’s Return
Begins August 22 at Ambassador Theatre
Even with Rumer Willis sidelined with an injury, Chicago still has plenty of reasons to recommend it. Come on now. You don’t spend almost 20 years on Broadway by accident. The latest asset: the return of Carly Hughes! The Great White Way vet will reprise her role of Velma Kelly through September 4 as Amra-Faye Wright takes a brief hiatus from the fishnets. Click for tickets!