Highlights this weekend include Wyclef Jean‘s debut at the Blue Note, the 60th anniversary celebration of “The Sound of Music” and streetwear designer April Walker bringing the runway to the roller skating rink.
Also, there’s the new installment of the Spark Theatre Festival NYC and a free Al Hirschfeld exhibit at the Algonquin Hotel.
Music
Wyclef Jean
Blue Note Jazz Club — 131 West 3rd St. Manhattan (Greenwich Village)
Through Sept. 14. 8 p.m. and 10: 30 p.m.
Wyclef Jean makes his debut at the longstanding jazz venue with a string of shows that he describes as a journey from his high school days as a jazz prodigy leading to the present day, where he remains an influential figure in hip hop internationally.
The 55-year-old Haitian, who cofounded The Fugees before becoming a Grammy Award-winning solo artist, said the “simple jazz setup” will feature accompaniment from musicians he has known since playing in church as teenagers.
Fans can look forward to a treasure trove of hits from the self-proclaimed “Original Genre Blender” — known for collaborating with everyone from Bono and Santana to Mary J. Blige and Shakira. But he’s looking forward to previewing some new tracks from his forthcoming album, “Quantum Leap.”
“All I could do is tell you that I’m in the zone again, and it’s just amazing to be in chapter two,” Jean told The Daily News.
Tickets start at $65.00 (plus fees, with $20 minimum)
Film
“The Sound Of Music 60th Anniversary Celebration“
AMC Empire — 234 West 42nd St., Manhattan (Times Square)
Through Sept. 17. Various times.
Fathom Entertainment’s Big Screen Classics series partnered with 20th Century Fox to re-release Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” in restored and remastered 4K version on the big screen across the country for the diamond anniversary of the enduring Hollywood classic.
Angela Cartwright — who starred in the film with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer is excited the movie is getting another chance to reach new audiences
“I think there is a generation, maybe two, that have not seen it on the big screen, and it’s such an incredible experience,” she told The Daily News. “[Seeing it] in this 4k … is going to make those mountains just feel like they’re right there. I think it’s amazing.”
Though her most famous movie role was as the bookish Brigitta von Trapp in the beloved musical, the 73-year-old actress also starred in “The Danny Thomas Show” and “Lost In Space.” She said there’s two things that keep fans coming back to the movie.
“I think the music can’t be underrated,” Cartwright shared. “It is incredible music, and people have grown up with these songs, and they’re easy to sing, and bring a lot of joy when people sing them. But the other part, I think, is family. I think they can relate to Julie and the seven kids and even the captain.”
Tickets are $22.69.
Art
“Strokes of Genius: Hirschfeld at the Algonquin”
Algonquin Hotel — 59 West 44th St, Manhattan (Midtown)
Through Sept. 20. Daily from 12 to 7 p.m.
One of the most historic hotels in New York City has opened its doors to showcase legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld’s drawings of theater composer//lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated Broadway musicals to coincide with this week’s release of “Hirschfeld’s Sondheim.”
The deluxe oversized 11 x 14-inch poster book features more than 50 works depicting musicals, plays and films including “West Side Story,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” and “Sunday in the Park with George.” Sondheim muse Bernadette Peters wrote the introduction of the book.
For the first New York City gallery exhibition of Hirschfeld’s work in more than a decade, over two dozen of his works adorn the walls of the hotel’s fabled Oak Room supper club. Theater fans can view a special display of Sondheim-related etchings, lithographs and giclées. Subjects Julie Andrews in “Putting it Together,” “Judy Garland at The Palace” and backstage etchings of Ethel Waters, Carol Burnett, Gershwin and more.
Free.
Skate
“Vinyl Nights Rink to Runway with April Walker & the Fly Girls”
Xanadu Roller Arts — 262 Starr St., Brooklyn (Bushwick)
Fri. Sept. 12. 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
For New York Fashion Week 2025, event planner Rebecca Lynn is bringing the runway to the skating rink with streetwear designer April Walker of Walker Wear fame. The Brooklyn native and the Fly Girls will host a night celebrating “Fly ’90s” music and fashion.
DJs Misbehaviour, Quinnette and Jazzy Joyce will spin for the female-focused event at Bushwick’s hottest roller skating destination.
Tickets are $32.17.
Dance
“Spark Theatre Festival NYC“
The Chain Theatre — 312 West 36th St., Manhattan (Midtown)
Through Sept. 28. Various times.
The award-winning Emerging Artists Theatre recently kicked off its biannual three-week festival, which has served as an incubator for emerging talent.
This year, 60 new pieces — including musicals, plays, solo performances, dance and sketch comedy — will be showcased in workshop productions and fully produced shows.
Highlights include Robert Mark Burke‘s “Dawned” (Sept. 12), a new work from Rachel Calabrese and Emmy Wildermuth titled “But If We Fall” (Sept. 13), the premiere of Brooklyn’s Variety Pack Collective‘s new dance piece “Dedos Libres” (Sept. 20) and Jake Lipman’s solo show “Learning Curves.”
Tickets start at $20.
Fashion
“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”
The Metropolitan Museum of Art — 1000 5th Ave, Manhattan (Upper West Side)
Through Oct. 26. Various times.
Fashion Week is the perfect time to check out The Met exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” which focuses on menswear and suiting. Especially for free before it closes next month.
Inspired by guest curator Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,” the exhibit explores the history of men’s tailoring in the context of Black dandyism “as both a concept and an identity signifier.”
The show’s launch was tied into the theme of the 2025 Met Gala.
Featuring over 200 pieces of clothing, photographs, fine art, historical texts and artifacts and designs from the likes of Ozwald Boateng, Virgil Abloh, Dapper Dan, Sergio Hudson, Christopher John Rogers, and LaQuan Smith, “Superfine” is the Met’s first exhibit to focus on menswear since 2003.
Tickets are pay what you wish for New York residents. Other discounts available.
Free
“Rock ‘n’ Roll Reparations Live”
David Rubenstein Atrium — 1887 Broadway, Manhattan (Upper West Side)
Sat., Sept. 13. 7:30 p.m.
Black Rock Coalition‘s director of operations Jared Michael Nickerson is producing this one-night-only set of performances culled from the organization’s groundbreaking “Rock ‘n’ Roll Reparations” compilation series.
Guitar virtuoso Marcus Machado will handle the musical direction for performances of powerful songs that represent, as Lincoln Center tells: “what rocknroll+ can do in the hands of the artists whose people gave birth to it!”
Free.
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