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Tuesday Aug. 19, 2025

Eli Leonard & Sarah Shtern 1

9 – 10:15 pm

Good Showbiz

SOHO PLAYHOUSESoho

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9:30 – 10:30 pm

54 Below DUELS Volume I: The Genre Game

54 BelowMidtown Manhattan

Wednesday Aug. 20

Eli Leonard & Sarah Shtern 1

9 – 10:15 pm

Good Showbiz

SOHO PLAYHOUSESoho

Thursday Aug. 21

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

7 pm

Disney Descendants/Zombies Worlds Collide Tour

Ages: All
Family
Music
Theater

Madison Square GardenMidtown Manhattan

FINALIZED POSTERS

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Schreiber Shorts 2025: It Happened to Me

Theater

Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York TheatresManhattan

Friday Aug. 22

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

7 – 8:30 pm

Kingdom Rhythm

Rehoboth Open Bible ChurchBrooklyn

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7 – 9 pm

TALE: NYC’s Finest Storytelling

The Red RoomLES

7 – 9 pm

Stand-Up Comedy – Dan Perlman: Live in Queens

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7:30 – 10 pm

CEMETERY CINEMA™ presents: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS

Sideshows by the SeashoreBrooklyn

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Schreiber Shorts 2025: It Happened to Me

Theater

Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York TheatresManhattan

Cast of of Destination Undefined with director Yibin Wang-photo by Doug Holt Photography-web12

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Destination Undefined

Theater

Theatre 154West Village

8 – 10:30 pm

Legally Blonde

Theater

The Mary Louis AcademyJamaica Estates

Bedtime Stories

8 – 9:30 pm

Bedtime Stories: A Dreamy Experience

Dance
Music

The Hidden Jewel Box TheaterThe Theater District

8:30 – 10 pm

UG! Comedy Show

One and OneEast Village

Hero

9 – 11 pm

Unreal Magic: A Night of mind-bending illusion

Theater

SOHO PLAYHOUSESoho

Saturday Aug. 23

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

11 am – noon

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

Cast of of Destination Undefined with director Yibin Wang-photo by Doug Holt Photography-web12

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Destination Undefined

Theater

Theatre 154West Village

Broadway Magic Hour with Jim Vines and Carl Mercurio

2 – 3 pm

Broadway Magic Hour

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Theater

Broadway Comedy Clubnew york

Mr. Vernon Watercress – Nate Puppets

2 – 3 pm

An Evening with Mr. Vernon Watercress and Friends!

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

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2 – 4 pm

Schreiber Shorts 2025: It Happened to Me

Theater

Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York TheatresManhattan

4 – 6 pm

UNREHEARSED: The Comedy of Errors and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Barefoot Shakespeare Co.

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Summit Rock, Central ParkUpper West Side

BASIL COLLAGE

6 – 7 pm

A POT OF BASIL, OR THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND

The RATBrooklyn

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7 pm

The Royal Pyrate

Waterfront MuseumBrooklyn

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Schreiber Shorts 2025: It Happened to Me

Theater

Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre @ A.R.T./New York TheatresManhattan

Cast of of Destination Undefined with director Yibin Wang-photo by Doug Holt Photography-web12

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Destination Undefined

Theater

Theatre 154West Village

Mr. Vernon Watercress – Nate Puppets

8 – 9 pm

An Evening with Mr. Vernon Watercress and Friends!

Teatro SEA at The Clemente CenterLower East Side

8 – 10:30 pm

Legally Blonde

Theater

The Mary Louis AcademyJamaica Estates

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