NYC Weekend Picks: Nathan Lane is back on Broadway
Jonny Orsini and Nathan Lane in Douglas Carter Beane's new play "The Nance," at the Lyceum Theatre. Credit: Joan Marcus
Our picks for what to do in the city this weekend.
Theatre
"THE LAST FIVE YEARS" The first New York revival of Jason Robert Brown's two-character 2002 musical about an overwhelmed couple in New York.
WHEN | WHERE 8 Friday night, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday at Second Stage Theatre, 305 W. 43rd St.
INFO $80-$90, 212-246-4422, 2st.com
"THE NANCE" Nathan Lane stars as a vaudevillian playing a stereotyped gay character in Douglas Carter Beane's new play.
WHEN | WHERE 8 Friday night, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday at Lyceum Theatre, 149 W. 45th St.
INFO $37-$132, 212-239-6200, telecharge.com
"THE CALL" A white couple tries to adopt an African child in Tanya Barfield's new play.
WHEN | WHERE 7:30 Friday night, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at Playwrights Horizons, 416 W. 42nd St.
INFO $60, 212-279-4200, playwrightshorizons.org
Film
"DIAL M FOR MURDER" A mystery-thriller in 3-D? It's already been done, by Alfred Hitchcock. His 1954 classic, starring Grace Kelly and Ray Milland, plays for one week in a digital restoration from the original camera negative.
WHEN | WHERE Through April 4 at Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St.
INFO $12.50, 212-727-8110; filmforum.org
Art
"JAY DEFEO: A RETROSPECTIVE" Mostly known for her monumental painting "The Rose" in the Whitney's collection, the museum has now organized a full-scale retrospective of the work of DeFeo (1929-89). She may finally get the larger recognition she deserves.
WHEN | WHERE Through June 2, closed Monday and Tuesday, Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Ave.
INFO $18, 212-570-3600, whitney.org
Food
SUSHI YASUDA Only a block from Grand Central Terminal is a serene sushi outpost that takes fish very seriously. Diners can trust the chefs to deliver freshness; the $24 lunch specials are a way to sample a menu that can add up quickly.
WHEN | WHERE Weekday lunch; dinner Monday through Saturday, 204 E. 43rd St.
INFO Sushi $4-$10, 212-972-1001, sushiyasuda.com
Music
A STATE OF TRANCE 600: THE EXPEDITION NYC Trance. Dance. Whatever you're into. DJ Armin Van Buuren brings his Expeditionary army of music makers, including Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz and more.
WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 8 p.m., Madison Square Garden
INFO $40-$125, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com
Nightlife
FLOATING KABARETTE! Get your circus on. And your burlesque and cabaret, too. And just to be clear: This is for the 21 and older crowd.
WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 10:30 p.m., Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St., Brooklyn
INFO $20, 866-468-7619, ticketweb.com
Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzman, Ted Loos and Kevin Amorim.
