Highlights this weekend include Dianne Reeves‘ return to love at Lincoln Center, Tony Danza‘s 54 Below tribute to Frank Sinatra and Gregory Porter‘s 14th annual Valentine’s Day Concert at Carnegie Hall.
Music
Dianne Reeves
Frederick P. Rose Hall—Broadway & West 60th St., Manhattan (Upper West Side)
Fri. Feb. 13 and Sat. Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Tis the season for jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves to take the main stage at Jazz at Lincoln Center with her all-star band for the 12th consecutive year of Valentine’s Day shows.
“Lincoln Center always makes me feel like I’m home,” the five-time Grammy Award winner told The Daily News. “It’s like, ‘Hey girl, welcome back.’ And I mean, that’s from the people in the back all the way to the audience in the front … it just always just feels like a cool way to really start the year.”
Known for her signature songs “Never Too Far” and “Better Days,” alongside killer interpretations of countless jazz standards (including “My Funny Valentine”), Reeves, 69, didn’t reveal the set list ahead of the weekend, but guaranteed the audience will be pleased with what she has in store.
“I’m doing all kinds of different things …there’s some things that people know, but there’s other things, other love songs that I’m putting in,” she explained, adding: “It’s always an experience, and the year before there’s always something that inspires the performance. And you know, given the times that we’re in, I want to just make a space for everybody that just feels open and receiving and kind and loving and, you know, and safe.”
Tickets start at $51.
Cabaret
“Tony Danza: Sinatra & Stories”
54 Below—254 West 54th St., Manhattan (Midtown)
Through Feb. 13. 7:30 p.m.
Tony Danza is back at the cabaret hotspot under Studio 54 with a new show paying homage to “Ol’ Blue Eyes.” The Brooklyn native will mix personal anecdotes with music from the Sinatra Songbook for a show he described to The Daily News as “homage to the greatest entertainer of all time, as far as I’m concerned.”
“I mean, I’m Italian, I’m biased, but I just think he’s the greatest,” he quipped.
The 74-year-old TV veteran known for “Taxi,” “Who’s the Boss” and most recently “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” continues to prove he’s a renaissance man. Accompanied by his “swinging four-piece,” Danza plans to tap dance, play the ukulele and belt out at least 20 standards such as “Come Fly With Me,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry.”
“It’s really a fun show,” he shared. “You know, somebody asked me to describe my shows and basically, what I try to do is harken back to the TV variety shows that I grew up on where they had a host, and then a whole bunch of different acts. Well, I’m the host, and I’m also all the acts. That’s how I approach it.”
Tickets start at $84.50.
Celebrate
“Gregory Porter Annual Valentines Day Show”
Carnegie Hall—57th St. and 7th Ave., Manhattan (Midtown)
Sat. Feb. 14, 8 p.m.
Two-time Grammy winner Gregory Porter is taking a break from his worldwide “Love Is King” tour to return to the city that launched his career for his annual musical celebration of love.
In its 12th year, the one-night-only concert has become a tradition for the baritone who got his “stamp of approval” at Harlem’s St. Nick’s Pub. The show has played at Kings Theatre and Town Hall before its current home at Carnegie Hall.
“I think it’s been extraordinary for me actually,” he told the Daily News about doing the Valentine’s Day event. “I guess the way you become kind of somewhat of an institution in one way or another, just by continuing, by consistency.”
He added: “If there’s a message that I can get out about the Valentine’s Day show it that it’s the story of love, the full story of love. And if you come with a broken heart, even if you come in with nobody, come on, I have something for you.”
Tickets start at $38.50.
Film
“Looking for Ms. Keaton”
Walter Reade Theater—165 West 65th St., Manhattan (Upper West Side)
Through Feb. 19. Various times.
Film at Lincoln Center kicks off its Diane Keaton retrospective this weekend, featuring 15 films from the late actress’ prolific career, most being shown in 35mm.
The weeklong retrospective will include films like “Looking for Mr. Goodbar,” “Annie Hall,” “Something’s Gotta Give” and “The Godfather” trilogy.
Tickets are $18.
Art
“Covet Thy Neighbor”
The Locker Room—253 Church St,, Manhattan (Tribeca)
Through Feb. 28. Weds – Sun, 1-7 p.m.
Paris-based contemporary artist Marguerite Wibaux has made her solo New York City exhibition debut with a series of provocative miniature paintings, sculptures, and religious objects blurring the line between sacred and profane.
The French fashionista, who worked for luxury brands like Cartier, Givenchy, Armani, and Carolina Herrera, takes an unfiltered, unapologetic, feminist approach to her work, which spans multiple media. “Femme Fontaine,” a functioning stoneware fountain with a nude figure collapsed into the basin, is among the highlights.
Free.
Burlesque
“Fire & Fury Burlesque”
The Loft at City Winery NYC—25 11th Ave., Manhattan (Meatpacking District)
Fri. Feb. 14, 9:30 p.m.
The Brooklyn-based Fire & Fury burlesque production company returns to City Winery with a spicy Valentine’s Day-themed show in a cozy, inclusive, cabaret-style atmosphere.
Performers include Audrey Love, Miss Frankie Eleanor, Lilin and two visiting headliners: Simone Delmar from New Orleans and Goldi Fox from Philadelphia.
Host Rex Halligan plans to demonstrate his expertise at the “no-rules, DIY aspect of performance art.”
Tickets start at $36.
Outdoors
Free Valentine’s Day Ice Skating Outing
Wollman Rink— 830 Fifth Ave., Manhattan (Midtown)
Sat. Feb. 14, 12- 6 p.m.
Now that the first three episodes of Ryan Murphy‘s latest series “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” has dropped, FX/Hulu is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a free day of ice skating in Central Park.
The 9-part series, based on the whirlwind romance of the late power couple, is set against one of New York City’s most storied backdrops. Ice skaters (18 years old and over) are invited to come out for complimentary ice skating and a fully transformed rinkside Chill Lounge themed as a Valentine’s retreat replete with a flower shop, Swedish candy cart and café offering hot chocolate and sweet treats.
Free.
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