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Saturday Aug. 16, 2025

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

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

GW PIC

5 – 6:30 pm

Ghost Writer, An Abolitionist’s Tale Premieres at Broadway Bound Theatre Festival

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7 – 8:30 pm

The Animals Speak

The Wild ProjectNew York City

Anne of a Thousand Faces – Banner

7:30 – 8:30 pm

‘Anne of a Thousand Faces’ Premieres at Gene Frankel Theatre Festival – Aug 6–16

Gene Frankel TheaterNoHo

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8 – 10 pm

Beyond Perfection The Musical

Theater

8 – 10:30 pm

Legally Blonde

Theater

The Mary Louis AcademyJamaica Estates

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9 – 10:15 pm

The Legend of You

The RATBrooklyn

Sunday Aug. 17

Clashing Steel

All day

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

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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2 – 4 pm

Beyond Perfection The Musical

Theater

3 – 5:30 pm

Legally Blonde

Theater

The Mary Louis AcademyJamaica Estates

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6:30 – 8 pm

U.S. Premiere of Campy, Queer Comedy UNSEX’d

Under St MarksManhattan

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7 – 8:30 pm

The Animals Speak

The Wild ProjectNew York City

How Was It 7pm

7 – 8 pm

How Was It? Storytelling Show

Theater

QED AstoriaAstoria

Tuesday Aug. 19

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

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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

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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7:30 – 10 pm

CEMETERY CINEMA™ presents: THE MAN WHO LAUGHS

Sideshows by the SeashoreBrooklyn

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

8 – 10:30 pm

Legally Blonde

Theater

The Mary Louis AcademyJamaica Estates

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

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