'Evita, ' 'Ghost' and other NYC Picks

Michael Cerveris and Elena Roger as Juan and Eva Peron in a scene from the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's EVITA at the Marquis Theatre in Manhattan. (March 10, 2012) Credit: Richard Termine
THEATER
'EVITA'
WHAT Eva Perón sings again in Broadway's first revival of the 1979 musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Ricky Martin plays Ché, with Argentine star Elena Roger as Eva and Michael Cerveris as hubby Juan.
WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway
INFO $75-$155, 877-250-2929, evitaonbroadway.com
'GHOST'
WHAT This adaptation of the 1990 movie comes from London with music by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics.
WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St.
INFO $65-$150, 877-250-2929, ghostonbroadway.com
'THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS'
WHAT Tyler Perry wrote, directed and produced this family comedy, which stars Palmer Williams Jr., and Cassi Davis from Perry's "House of Payne."
WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 and 7:30 p.m., Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway
INFO $39.60-$132.95, 866-858-0008, tylerperry.com
FILM: 'We Have a Pope'
WHAT After being elected to the Church's highest office, Cardinal Melville (Michel Piccoli) decides he doesn't want the job. Director Nanni Moretti, one of Italy's foremost comedic filmmakers, stars as the shrink who tries to diagnose the problem.
WHEN | WHERE Opens Friday at IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave.
INFO $13, 212-924-7771, ifccenter.com
-- Rafer Guzmán
ART: 'John Chamberlain: Choices'
WHAT This career retrospective for Chamberlain, who died in December, brilliantly shows off one of our best sculptors. There's a major fun factor: His hulking metal pieces were frequently made of smashed-up cars, and they dazzle on the museum's famous spiral ramp.
WHEN | WHERE Through May 13; museum closed Thursday. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave.
INFO Adults $15, 212-423-3500, guggenheim.org
-- Ted Loos
MUSIC: Anoushka Shankar
WHAT Daughter of Ravi, half-sister of Norah Jones, sitar prodigy Anoushka Shankar takes over the City Winery this weekend.
WHEN | WHERE Friday through Sunday at 8 p.m., City Winery, 155 Varick St.
INFO $45-$65, 212-608-0555, citywinery.com
-- Kevin Amorim
NIGHTLIFE: The Freedom Party
WHAT The party gets moving with a number of DJs and various styles -- funk, classic R&B, house, '80s pop and more. Bonus: The Roots' ?uestlove is Friday night's special guest.
WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 11, Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St.
INFO $20, 212-505-3474, lepoissonrouge.com
-- Kevin Amorim
FOOD: Brasilina
WHAT Many of the ethnic restaurants in Hell's Kitchen are just so-so, but this Brazilian place brings an elevated touch to its menu, like the sizzling picanha steak platter with delicately chiffonaded collard greens. Order a Cupid's Julep from the inventive cocktail list.
WHEN | WHERE Lunch and dinner. 836 Ninth Ave.
INFO $28 average entree, 212-969-9970, brasilinany.com
-- Ted Loos
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