Things to do in NYC

Friday May 23, 2025

All day

Lower East Side Festival of The Arts

Art
Community

Theater for the New CityEast Village

7 – 8:30 pm

CRACKED OPEN

LGBTQ+
Theater

Theatre RowManhattan

7 – 9 pm

Alexandria: Off-Broadway

Theater

Dixon PlaceNew York, NY

7 – 9 pm

MADDIE: A New Musical

Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

Jaclyn Bethany and Lin Gathright in Outraged Hearts photo by Craig Mulcahy edit

7:30 – 9:30 pm

OUTRAGED HEARTS: INTERIOR: PANIC and THE PRETTY TRAP

LGBTQ+
Theater

Houghton Hall Arts CommunityManhattan

7:30 – 9:30 pm

O.K.!

Art
Comedy

INTARHell’s Kitchen

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7:30 – 9 pm

TANGO NIGHTS – Ajkun Ballet Company and the National Ballet of Kosovo

Art
Attractions

Ajkun Ballet Company at Theater at St. JeanNew York City

8 – 10 pm

Micro-Theater 16th Season – Directors Showcase

En Español
Theater

Teatro SEALower East Side

8 – 10:30 pm

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

Art
Comedy

James Earl Jones TheatreManhattan

8 – 10 pm

The Cabaret Burlesque at Culture Lab LIC

Dance
Theater

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

8:30 – 10 pm

UG! Comedy Show

Comedy
Food & Drink

One and OneEast Village

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Things to do in NYC

Friday May 23, 2025

Lower East Side Festival of The Arts

CRACKED OPEN

Alexandria: Off-Broadway

MADDIE: A New Musical

OUTRAGED HEARTS: INTERIOR: PANIC and THE PRETTY TRAP

O.K.!

TANGO NIGHTS – Ajkun Ballet Company and the National Ballet of Kosovo

Micro-Theater 16th Season – Directors Showcase

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

The Cabaret Burlesque at Culture Lab LIC

UG! Comedy Show

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