This Week’s Picks! Watch a Supersized Aaron Tveit, Sing Along with Jane Lynch & More
Hey, you, heading out to that massive, out-of-town water park! Why bother? The cost of travel, snacks, and admission will top your student loan. Besides, you live in the most entertaining city in the world. Open the door for options galore, including Jane Lynch showing her musical side, Alice Ripley’s tribute to Stephen Sondheim and a new play from A.R. Gurney. Here come this week’s picks!
Stay Up Late with NPH
August 12 on CBS
This is really shaping up to be Neil Patrick Harris’s year: hosting the Oscars, guest-judging America’s Got Talent, and now getting ready to host his own variety show Best Time Ever. Let’s see if NPH can continue that legendary roll tonight as he stops by The Late Late Show with James Corden, which is an ideal incubator for a memorable moment if ever there were one. So tune in, OK?
Spend Wednesday in the Club with Alice
August 12 at 54 Below
Stephen Sondheim’s contributions to Broadway are so extensive that tributes to the man should be held hourly. But that would be a significant drain on the city’s time and resources, so they have to be parsed out. Savor tonight’s “All Sondheim,” where Tony winner Alice Ripley performs selections from the American musical giant’s repertoire and “revisits classic Sondheim characters she’s played.” Click for tickets!
Watch Aaron Tveit’s Close-Up
Premieres August 14 in theaters and video on demand
Seeing a Broadway show is an unforgettable experience, but it’s work. You’ve got to buy tickets, navigate MTA’s gropers and gawkers, and deal with tourists clogging the sidewalks in parade route formation. How can you support the Great White Way while wearing sweats? We have an answer. Aaron Tveit stars in the thriller, Big Sky, which hits theaters and video on demand today. The film’s cast also includes Kyra Sedgwick, Frank Grillo, and Bella Thorne.
Donate Your Time to Love & Money
Starts August 15 at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
If we were A.R. Gurney, we’d be reminding everyone we wrote Love Letters at every opportunity and bragging about the mega-stars that have appeared in it. But Gurney is quietly prolific. His new play Love & Money tells the story of a wealthy widow (Maureen Anderman) who is all set to donate her possessions—until a young man (Gabriel Brown) arrives looking for his inheritance. Click for tickets!
See Jane Lynch Sing
August 16 to 19 at Joe’s Pub
Yeah, we’re still bummed over the departure of Sue Sylvester—and Glee—from our television lives. But there’s plenty of good news ahead. Jane Lynch is starring in another series this fall (Angel from Hell). Here’s what’s really, super-duper important: the fiercely funny lady is coming to NYC! Lynch brings her new musical comedy, See Jane Sing, for a four-night run at Joe’s Pub. Viva life! Click for tickets!