This Week’s Picks! Save the Band Geeks, Get Classy with Cheyenne Jackson & Do Your Best Carole King Impression

Hey, you, building a bonfire out of old Christmas cards in your living room! Stop. First, it’s dangerous—and we’re pretty sure it’s illegal. Second, there are way better uses of your time. There’s Cheyenne Jackson classing it up, Kristin Chenoweth doing her thing with the ladies from The Talk, and a new Eponine in Les Miz. Bundle up for this week’s picks!


Shake It Up with Cheyenne Jackson
Begins January 13 at Café Carlyle
If you’re lucky (and you haven’t succumbed to your temptation for discounted Duane Reade chocolate Santas) you have some holiday money left. Why not treat yourself to a nice night out and make your nana proud? We have the perfect opportunity: Super-talented Broadway hunk Cheyenne Jackson begins a lengthy stint through January 23 at Café Carlyle. Click for tickets!


Say Bonjour to a New Eponine
Beginning January 13 at the Imperial Theatre
Sometimes the best Broadway stories happen behind the scenes. Erin Clemons’ national tour debut was in Les Miserables—she was an understudy for Eponine and served in the ensemble. Then, she landed on the Broadway show doing the same. Now, she's succeeding Nikki M. James as Eponine through February 8. If that doesn’t bring tears to your eyes, you’re made of stone—or you need to see Les Miz again. Click for tickets!


Star in Beautiful...No, Seriously
January 16 at Ripley Grier Studios
Winter, spring, summer and fall, you've been rocking out to the Beautiful cast recording in the car, practicing your New York accent and doing "The Locomotion" blindfolded. Congratulations, you're finally ready to audition to play Carole King! The production is holding open calls to find the next headliner for the hit Broadway musical. And don't worry, if you don't live in the Big Apple, you can channel your inner natural woman in Seattle on January 24, Orlando on February 7, Pittsburgh on February 21 and Chicago on February 28.


Talk It Up with Kristin Chenoweth
January 15 on CBS
Until James Corden takes over The Late Late Show (yay!), CBS has to fill an hour of late-night programming. Thankfully, instead of infomercials for 14-karat gold face cream, a rotation of guest hosts is keeping Corden’s seat warm. This week, it’s the ladies of The Talk, who welcome the one-and-only Kristin Chenoweth as a guest. So stay up and let the On the Twentieth Century babe crack you up. Sleep is overrated anyway.


Strike up the Band with Lindsay Mendez
January 18 at 54 Below
Show choirs have Glee. A cappella groups have Pitch Perfect. Sadly, high school marching bands have lacked kickass representation...until now. The musical Band Geeks tells the story of a plucky marching band leader who unites his crew to save the tuneful tribe from the school’s axe. Best of all, it stars Ben Platt, Lindsay Mendez, and other Broadway favorites who are far more talented and good-looking than you were in high school. Click for tickets!