This Week’s Picks: Tune In For Tony Time with Kristin & Alan, the Sweet Sounds of Something Rotten! & More

Hey, you, storing your clothes in the refrigerator! We know you’re hot, but really now. You ever try washing French dressing out of your work clothes? There are ways to distract yourself from the heat. Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered, though not literally. There’s a Les Miz star’s solo show, Mary-Louise Parker starring in a new play and...oh right, THE FREAKIN’ TONYS! Check out this week's picks below.


Watch Marius Storm Midtown
June 1 at 54 Below
After you’ve battled through your weekly case of the Mondays, reward yourself with something beyond a hot bath and quiet sobbing. Les Miz and Peter Pan Live! star Chris McCarrell makes his 54 Below solo debut! What can we expect? “Anything and everything from Top 40 to unplugged folk songs to new takes on Sondheim… and even some audience interaction and special Broadway guests.” Tearful tub time can wait until next week. Click for tickets!


See the Emcee Host His Own Show
Begins June 2 at Cafe Carlyle
Yeah, we also miss seeing Alan Cumming onstage every night in Cabaret, but that gives the versatile performer time for other projects—including a new concert. Through June 13, our favorite Scottish import that isn’t an alcoholic beverage performs Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs. Give Cumming credit for launching a show right before co-hosting the Tonys. That is some downright wunderbar multi-tasking. Click for tickets!


Bring Something Rotten! Home
Available June 2
The glow of success—one that only multiple Tony nominations can provide—envelops Something Rotten! (Translation: it may be a smidge difficult to get a ticket.) Fear not, friends and enemies of Shakespeare! The original cast recording comes out today, so you can belt along to Christian Borle, Brian D’Arcy and the rest of the terribly talented cast. Maybe you’ll be inspired to create a whole new theater genre. (Hey, it wouldn’t be the first time.)


Hop Aboard Heisenberg
Begins June 3 at Manhattan Theatre Club
The new drama from Curious Incident playwright Simon Stephens looks at what unfurls when the beautiful Clare (Tony winner Mary Louise-Parker) kisses a much-older man (Denis Arndt) on the neck at a London train station. In real life, if Mary-Louise Parker barely nodded in our general direction, our eyes would roll around like slot machines before we blacked out. Thankfully, you can expect a more layered, thoughtful approach here. Click for tickets!


Tune In to the Tony Awards!
June 7 on CBS
Football fans have the Super Bowl. Movie buffs have the Oscars. Tonight, you beautiful Broadway babies, is yours as Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming host the Tonys! So assemble your tastiest snacks and most profitable office pools! Unleash your snark and unleash your Twitter fingers from their holsters! Bask in the talent, savor the speeches, and revel in the knowledge that what the rest of America covets is in your backyard.