This Week’s Picks! Catch the Return of Al Pacino, Get a New View & Sing Along to A Chorus Line

Hey, you, plotting your apple-picking trip! You know you can buy them in the grocery store, right? And unless you plan on baking through Christmas, there is no point to acquiring four-dozen apples. Thankfully, we have less aggravating and far more enjoyable options. There’s a new play from David Mamet, an old favorite from Arthur Miller and Billy Elliot on PBS. Get ready for this week’s picks!


Let Kelly and Jarrod Educate You
October 20-23 at Feinstein’s/54 Below
If you were talking to Jarrod Spector and Kelli Barrett, you’d ask way better questions than, “What’s it like being married to another artist?” Yet, the two newlyweds are asked that so often that it’s the basis of a new show. The standout performers try to provide an answer via songs from married musical duos—from Alan and Marilyn Bergman to Beyoncé and Jay-Z—in “This is Dedicated: Music’s Greatest Marriages.” Click for tickets!


Enjoy a Glengarry Reunion at China Doll
Starts October 21 at Schoenfeld Theatre
A new David Mamet play is a big deal. But when it starts the peerless Al Pacino—who nailed Rick Roma in the movie version of Glengarry Glen Ross—you get tickets at any cost. Dinner with your boss, a date with the super-cute neighbor across the hall, your cousin’s plumber’s niece’s sweet 16. Forget all that. You’re headed to see China Doll, which runs through January 31. Click for tickets!


Take in A View from the Bridge
Starts October 21 at Lyceum Theatre
Mark Strong is a classic “that guy” whom you have enjoyed in countless movies (Sherlock Holmes, Tinker Tailor Solider Spy). Well, you’re going to remember him now. Strong stars in the acclaimed West End transfer and Broadway revival of A View from the Bridge. Arthur Miller’s classic drama explores a Brooklyn longshoreman’s (Strong) rage over his niece’s romance with a recent immigrant. Click for tickets!


Savor One Singular Sensation Repeatedly
Available October 23
The theme of rejection, uncertainty, and unemployment make A Chorus Line (celebrating its 40th anniversary) a perfect candidate for a revival. Until then, we’re going to have to bide our time. No, we don’t mean putting on a workplace version. Tim from HR in tights is a waking nightmare. Instead, available on CD and (fittingly) vinyl, is a remastered edition of the original Broadway recording that features eight bonus track demos.


Spend Your Weekend with Billy Elliot
October 23 on PBS
Finding theater-related content on television requires as much effort as looking for a new job. It’s a frustration endeavor that ends up with a grown man screaming catchphrases over sports highlights. Thank God for PBS. Today, TV’s smart, dignified representative delivers the goods as Great Performances presents Billy Elliot the Musical Live from the West End. What makes it special? Well, one of the original Billys (Liam Mower) returns, along with “25 current and former Billys.” Yeah!