Our picks for the best in the city this weekend. 
 Theater 
 "THE TRAIN DRIVER": Athol Fugard directs the New York premiere of his drama, based on a true story about South Africa, that explores the bonds between strangers. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 7:30, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd St. 
 INFO $25, 212-244-7529, <a href="http://signaturetheatre.org" target="_blank">signaturetheatre.org</a> 
 "CORIOLANUS": The Drilling Company continues its <a href="/topics//Shakespeare_in_the_Park">Shakespeare in the Park</a>(ing) Lot with Shakespeare's tragedy as an election fable. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday nights at 8, Municipal Parking Lot, corner of Ludlow and Broome streets. 
 INFO Free, 212-873-9050, <a href="http://shakespeareintheparkinglot.com" target="_blank">shakespeareintheparkinglot.com</a> 
 "GETTING THE BUSINESS": Victor L. Cahn's "farce noir" involves an executive with more than work on his mind and his ambitious new assistant. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday nights at 8, Sunday at 3 p.m., Clurman Theatre, 410 W. 42nd St. 
 INFO $19.25, 212-239-6200, <a href="http://telecharge.com" target="_blank">telecharge.com</a> 
 Film 
 "THE SEARCHERS": <a href="/topics//John_Ford">John Ford</a>'s stunning 1956 western, starring <a href="/topics//John_Wayne">John Wayne</a> as a near-psychotic Indian-hunter searching for his kidnapped niece (<a href="/topics//Natalie_Wood">Natalie Wood</a>), screens this weekend in a new digital restoration. 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m., <a href="/topics//Museum_of_the_Moving_Image">Museum of the Moving Image</a>, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria 
 INFO Free with $12 museum admission, 718-777-6888, <a href="http://movingimage.us" target="_blank">movingimage.us</a> 
 Art 
 "WEEGEE: MURDER IS MY BUSINESS": Only a couple more weeks are left to appreciate the gripping, gritty, black-and-white photos of Weegee (formerly <a href="/topics//Weegee">Arthur Fellig</a>), who documented New York's mean streets of the 1930s and 1940s. 
 WHEN | WHERE Through Sept. 2, closed Mondays, International Center for Photography, 1133 Sixth Ave. 
 INFO $12, 212-857-0000, <a href="http://www.icp.org/" target="_blank">icp.org</a> 
 Dining 
 BARBUTO: Chef Jonathan Waxman has mastered the casually upscale West Village vibe. The pollo al forno is deservedly legendary, and the space's garage-door walls open -- instant sidewalk dining. 
 WHEN | WHERE Dinner, lunch/brunch daily; 775 Washington St. 
 INFO Average entree $24, 212-924-9700, <a href="http://barbutonyc.com" target="_blank">barbutonyc.com</a> 
 Music 
 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL: Don't wait: <a href="/topics//Chris_Carrabba">Chris Carrabba</a> plays a solo acoustic show. 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 7:30 p.m., <a href="/topics//Music_Hall_of_Williamsburg">Music Hall of Williamsburg</a>, 66 N. Sixth St., Brooklyn 
 INFO $30, 800-745-3000, <a href="http://ticketmaster.com" target="_blank">ticketmaster.com</a> 
 Nightlife 
 BACK TO THE EIGHTIES SHOW: Like, oh, my God! The '80s are back with Rubix Kube playing all the hits from the Reagan years. 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 11:30 p.m., Canal Room, 285 W. Broadway 
 INFO $17 advance, $20 at door, 866-468-7619, <a href="http://ticketweb.com" target="_blank">ticketweb.com</a> 
 Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzman, Ted Loos and Kevin Amorim.

Our picks for the best in the city this weekend. Theater "THE TRAIN DRIVER": Athol Fugard directs the New York premiere of his drama, based on a true story about South Africa, that explores the bonds between strangers. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 7:30, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd St. INFO $25, 212-244-7529, signaturetheatre.org "CORIOLANUS": The Drilling Company continues its Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot with Shakespeare's tragedy as an election fable. WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday nights at 8, Municipal Parking Lot, corner of Ludlow and Broome streets. INFO Free, 212-873-9050, shakespeareintheparkinglot.com "GETTING THE BUSINESS": Victor L. Cahn's "farce noir" involves an executive with more than work on his mind and his ambitious new assistant. WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday nights at 8, Sunday at 3 p.m., Clurman Theatre, 410 W. 42nd St. INFO $19.25, 212-239-6200, telecharge.com Film "THE SEARCHERS": John Ford's stunning 1956 western, starring John Wayne as a near-psychotic Indian-hunter searching for his kidnapped niece (Natalie Wood), screens this weekend in a new digital restoration. WHEN | WHERE Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria INFO Free with $12 museum admission, 718-777-6888, movingimage.us Art "WEEGEE: MURDER IS MY BUSINESS": Only a couple more weeks are left to appreciate the gripping, gritty, black-and-white photos of Weegee (formerly Arthur Fellig), who documented New York's mean streets of the 1930s and 1940s. WHEN | WHERE Through Sept. 2, closed Mondays, International Center for Photography, 1133 Sixth Ave. INFO $12, 212-857-0000, icp.org Dining BARBUTO: Chef Jonathan Waxman has mastered the casually upscale West Village vibe. The pollo al forno is deservedly legendary, and the space's garage-door walls open -- instant sidewalk dining. WHEN | WHERE Dinner, lunch/brunch daily; 775 Washington St. INFO Average entree $24, 212-924-9700, barbutonyc.com Music DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL: Don't wait: Chris Carrabba plays a solo acoustic show. WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 N. Sixth St., Brooklyn INFO $30, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com Nightlife BACK TO THE EIGHTIES SHOW: Like, oh, my God! The '80s are back with Rubix Kube playing all the hits from the Reagan years. WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 11:30 p.m., Canal Room, 285 W. Broadway INFO $17 advance, $20 at door, 866-468-7619, ticketweb.com Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzman, Ted Loos and Kevin Amorim.

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