This Week Picks! See the Buff Bottoms of Broadway, Go Inside the Mind of Jim Parsons & More

Hey, you, trying to jimmy open a fire hydrant to beat the increasing heat! First off, don’t do that. Second, we’re pretty sure a spork is not the right tool for the job. A much better, less sweaty use of your time is available. We’ve got a seminar on everything Fantasticks, a new play featuring a former Broadway.com vlogger, and the return of Broadway Bares. Get ready for this week’s picks!


Sing Standards with Tony Danza
Begins June 16 at Cafe Carlyle
A year ago, if we asked if you were down for Tony Danza performing selections from the American Songbook, your response would have been a confused stare. But after his exquisite work in Jason Robert Brown’s Honeymoon in Vegas, you swoon at the idea. Here you go! Danza, fresh from his Broadway triumph, begins a two-week stint (through June 27) at Cafe Carlyle with Tony Danza: Standards and Stories. Click for tickets!


Commit to Significant Other
Begins June 18 at Laura Pels Theatre
Wicked’s Lindsay Mendez is one of our favorites, so we’re very excited to see her in a show. This time around, it’s the new comedy-drama Significant Other about a single New Yorker (Gideon Glick) who finds it increasingly difficult to hang out with his trio of girlfriends as they get married—and his Mr. Right remains missing. Tony nominee Barbara Barrie also stars. Click for tickets!


See Jim Parsons Do Studio Work
June 18 on Bravo
Jim Parsons, currently on Broadway in An Act of God, visits Inside the Actor’s Studio, which provides a meaty forum for the talented comedian to talk about his theater days in Houston, his personal life, and other eye-openers. You’re bound to walk away having learned something. Or you can hone your Lipton impression (“Bernard Pivot!”). It’s totally up to you!


Go Down Fantasticks Memory Lane
June 20, The Theater Center
The Fantasticks is a New York institution, so it’s easy to forget how that designation was earned. Time for a reminder! The Theater Center is hosting Everything You Always Wanted To Know About The Fantasticks But Were Afraid To Ask, an all-day affair that features appearances by writer and director Tom Jones, previous cast members, author Robert Viagas (The Amazing Story of The Fantasticks), and a matinee performance of the long-running musical. Click for tickets!


Behold Buff Broadway Bods
June 21 at the Hammerstein Ballroom
Broadway Bares returns to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS with its 25th edition, “Top Bottoms of Burlesque,” a tautly choreographed piece of—oh, let’s be honest, when it’s Broadway Bares, it doesn’t matter what songs they do. In fact, why are we even still writing this? Well, we could include our grocery list: Milk. Gin. Peanut butter cups. Oh, forget it, go off and have a good time staring at lithe bodies. We’ll see you next week. Click for tickets!