Highlights this weekend include Disney On Ice at Barclays, “The Fire This Time” festival at The Apollo and Brooklyn native Omar Epps back on the big screen in “Moses The Black.”
Family
“Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party”
Barclays Center — 620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn (Downtown)
Through Feb. 1. Various showtimes.
With the bone-chilling temps this weekend, there may be no better time to catch Disney on Ice. This year’s show features beloved Disney characters, world-class ice skating, aerial acrobatics and music to sing along to.
The interactive show features Mickey Mouse and friends on an adventure to save Tinker Bell from the pirates by using Captain Hook’s treasure map. Along the way, they must fill up the magic meter and find missing items across the worlds of “Coco,” “Moana,” “Frozen,” “Toy Story” and “Beauty and the Beast.” The family is invited in to help with the search
Tickets start at $25 (plus fees).
Theater
The Fire This Time Festival
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria — 233 West 125th St., 3rd Floor, Manhattan (Harlem)
Through Jan. 31. Various showtimes.
The 17th season of the festival features Tony winner Nikiya Mathis (“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”) as a member of the underfunded Black Superhero League in Preston Crowder‘s satire “Black to Save the Day.”
Directed by Ken-Matt Martin, the humorous work is just one of many 10-minute plays showcasing the works of African and African-American playwrights.
Malik Childs, Naomi Lorrain, Victor Musoni and Kareem Lucas also star in plays created by Teniia Micazia Brown, Mo Holmes, Naomi Lorrain, DeLane McDuffie, and Donathan Walters, whose works tackle family secrets, community, caretaking and relationships.
Mathis, who also works as a wig designer for Broadway and off-Broadway productions such as “Liberation,” “Purpose” and “Death of a Salesman,” cut her teeth as an actor in acclaimed plays by Lynn Nottage, Dominique Morisseau and Tarell Alvin McCraney.
The NYU Tisch School of the Arts alum plays seasoned superhero Sista Steel, a take-no-prisoners community activist forced to choose between community loyalty and personal gain by her fame-hungry ex after neutralizing the campy, villainous gentrifier.
Tickets start at $51.65.
Opera
“Heartbeat Opera: Manon!“
The Space at Irondale—85 South Oxford St., Brooklyn (Fort Greene)
Through Feb. 15. Various showtimes.
The New York City-based production company — known for its daring, stripped down takes of classic operas — has breathed new life into Jules Massenet‘s 1884 French comedy about love, glamour and reinvention.
Directed by Rory Pelsue, this 100-minute revival of “Manon” is an English adaptation written by Jacob Ashworth and Pelsue. Emma Grimsley stars in the titular role as a young girl pulled between power and true love. The “Phantom of the Opera” star is joined by a cast of Broadway and opera crossover artists, including Matt Dengler, Jamari Darling, and Justin Lee Miller in the Sara Gettelfinger-choreographed production.
“It’s very daring to do Manon in English, with a brand new libretto and arrangement, and without supertitles,” Ashworth told The Daily News. “We’re hoping it will feel more like a Golden Age musical than an opera.”
Tickets start at $35, discounts available.
Film
“Moses The Black”
Regal Union Square — 850 Broadway, Manhattan (Union Square)
Various showtimes.
Omar Epps is back on the big screen in a drama written and directed by Yelena Popovic and executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The “Love and Basketball” star portrays a recently imprisoned gang leader in war-torn Chicago who’s on a road to redemption after receiving from his late grandmother a prayer card of Saint Moses the Black, an Ethiopian monk from Egypt during the 5th-century. “The Day of the Jackal” star Chukwudi Iwuji portrays the Christian martyr.
The cast includes rappers Wiz Khalifa, Quavo and Skilla Baby and Hall of Famer boxer Deontay Wilder (in his major acting debut).
Art
“The Winter Show”
Park Avenue Armory—643 Park Ave., Manhattan (Upper East Side)
Through Feb. 1. Various times.
“5,000 years of art, antiques and design,” including furniture, jewelry, rare books, sculpture and Old Master paintings, are all housed under one roof for the annual fair.
Highlights this year include Nicholas Hilliard’s newly identified 1592 cabinet miniature “Lady Arbella Stuart,” Charles K. Warren’s 1887 drawing “George Augustus Butler,” Christo and Jean-Claude’s 1989 mixed-media piece “Wrapped Horse” and Donald Claflin 1960’s era “Dagger Brooch” created for Tiffany & Co.
All ticket proceeds from the event benefit the East Side House Settlement, which provides education and workforce development to underprivileged communities in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.
Tickets start at $45.
Free
Mr. Pink Guided Walking Tour
Flatiron North Plaza —23rd and Broadway, Manhattan (Flatiron)
Saturdays through Feb. 28, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
“Mr. Pink,” the Pepto Bismol-hued sculpture series created by French artist Philippe Katerine, has taken over parts of the city for a walking public art installation rooted in “cuteism.”
10 larger-than-life versions of the whimsical character, made of resin and inflatable materials, have popped up at nine different locations as part of the Flatiron NoMad Partnership‘s annual Winter Glow program.
At each location, visitors can find a QR code to scan. At some spots, they can take selfies and even hug him. The public is encouraged to participate in a 90-minute journey hosted by Like A Local Tours and receive special prizes for completing the path with special stops along the way.
Free with registration.
Family
Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!
Kings Theater—1027 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn (Flatbush)
Sun. Feb. 1. 1 p.m.
Disney isn’t the only game in town this weekend for the kids. The live production of Netflix’s most watched kids series hits Brooklyn this Sunday.
The story follows Gabby, a young girl who lives in a magical dollhouse with her feline friends, as she uncovers a special acorn that needs the magical touch of a rainbow to grow. The show features puppets and earworms such as “Hey Gabby,” “You Can’t Spell Meow Without Me” and “Sprinkle Party.”
Tickets start at $35.99
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