This Week’s Picks! See the Divine Jim Parsons, Greek Out with John Turturro & Drink Coffee with Kristin Chenoweth

Hey, you, getting for a run outside—stop it! Sunshine, cool breezes, and all that junk will last for months. Your time is much better spent taking in all the fun that Broadway has to offer. We’ve got shows headlined by Jim Parsons and John Turturro, the return of a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, and Kristin Chenoweth on morning TV. Brace yourself, guys. Here come this week’s picks!


Rise & Shine with Kristin Chenoweth
May 5, check local listings
It’s been quite a stretch for Kristin Chenoweth with the announcement of her Tony nomination and co-hosting gig. Now, she gets to grab a complimentary coffee mug from Live with Kelly and Michael. Anyway, we expect the Oklahoma magpie to share some backstage stories from On the Twentieth Century and dish some Tony Awards gossip—while matching Kelly Ripa’s energy level. So, grab your own cup of coffee and start your morning off bright.


Pick The Flick
Begins May 5 at the Barrow Street Theatre
Winning the Pulitzer Prize has big perks. You get 25 percent off potato skins at Applebee’s and you can refer to yourself as “prize-winning” without getting mocked. Also, your work gets a second life. That’s the case with Annie Baker’s The Flick, the 2014 Pulitzer winner for drama centered at a run-down Massachusetts movie theater. It begins another off-Broadway run directed by Sam Gold (Fun Home), featuring the whole cast reprising their roles. Click for tickets!


Go Greek with John Turturro
Begins May 6 at New York City Center
Any title featuring an exclamation point is 15 percent better. Any project starring John Turturro is 32 percent more entertaining. Both “facts” collide in the Encores! production of Zorba! This revival Kander & Ebb’s 1968 musical details the adventures of the titular jack-of-all trades (Turturro) and an American intellectual (Santino Fontana, y’all!) in Crete. Oh, and Marin Mazzie leads the Greek chorus! Nothing this good can last forever. You have until May 10. Click for tickets!


See Jim Parsons’ God Complex
Begins May 7 at Studio 54
Jim Parsons is a sitcom god. On the stage, however, the Broadway veteran and The Big Bang Theory star is the God. In An Act of God, scripted by former Daily Show writer David Javerbaum, the big man himself answers humanity’s biggest questions over a 90-minute conversation. Maybe we’ll finally learn why every packed subway car has at least one dude taking up three seats. Christopher Fitzgerald and SNL alum Tim Kazurinsky co-star. Click for tickets!


Have “Some Enchanted Evening” with Mom
May 10 at Birdland
Mother’s Day follows the same dreary routine: Lukewarm brunch at an overcrowded restaurant, a card with tepid sentiments, and last-minute flowers bought at a gas station. Time to break the cycle! Daniel Reichard, Jersey Boys’ original Bob Gaudio, spends the evening singing selections from the best of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s immense catalogue. Even better, he’s joined by the awesome Laura Osnes, fresh from her run in Chicago’s Carousel. Get on this. Mom is counting on you. Click for tickets!