Our picks for the best in the city this weekend. 
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 "CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF"&nbsp;<a href="/topics//Scarlett_Johansson">Scarlett Johansson</a> is Maggie the Cat in this revival of <a href="/topics//Tennessee_Williams">Tennessee Williams</a>' steamy drama. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., <a href="/topics//Richard_Rodgers">Richard Rodgers</a> Theatre, 226 W. 46th St. 
 INFO $95-$155, 877-250-2929, <a href="http://catonahottinroofbroadway.com" target="_blank">catonahottinroofbroadway.com</a> 
 "PICNIC"&nbsp;<a href="/topics//Maggie_Grace">Maggie Grace</a>, <a href="/topics//Ellen_Burstyn">Ellen Burstyn</a> and <a href="/topics//Mare_Winningham_(musician)">Mare Winningham</a> co-star in this revival of <a href="/topics//William_Inge">William Inge</a>'s 1953 drama about a young drifter and a Labor Day picnic. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., <a href="/topics//American_Airlines">American Airlines</a> Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. 
 INFO $42-$137, 212-719-1300, <a href="http://roundabouttheatre.org" target="_blank">roundabouttheatre.org</a> 
 "THE HOLIDAY GUYS IN HAPPY MERRY HANU-MAS"&nbsp;The multitalented <a href="/topics//Marc_Kudisch">Marc Kudisch</a> and Jeffry Denman are the self-proclaimed holiday guys in this irreverent seasonal show. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8:30, Saturday at 5 and 8:30 p.m., Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m., York Theatre at St. Peter's, 619 Lexington Ave. at 54th Street 
 INFO $59.50, 212-935-5820, <a href="http://yorktheatre.org" target="_blank">yorktheatre.org</a> 
 Film 
 "DJANGO"&nbsp;This vivid 1966 Spaghetti Western inspired <a href="/topics//Quentin_Tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a>'s "Django Unchained," which arrives in theaters <a href="/topics//Christmas">Christmas</a> Day. The gunslinging title role is played by blue-eyed <a href="/topics//Franco_(musician)">Franco</a> Nero, who, at 71, makes a cameo appearance in the new movie. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday through Dec. 27 at 10 p.m., <a href="/topics//Film_Forum">Film Forum</a>, 209 W. Houston St. 
 INFO $12.50, 212-727-8110, <a href="http://filmforum.org" target="_blank">filmforum.org</a> 
 Art 
 "RISE AND FALL OF APARTHEID"&nbsp;ART: 'Rise and Fall of Apartheid' 
 It's the last chance to see this extensive and well- documented look at 60 long years of apartheid in South Africa through the lens of the country's leading photojournalists, documentarians and artists. 
 WHEN | WHERE Through Jan. 6, closed Mondays, International Center for Photography, 1133 Sixth Ave. 
 INFO $14, 212-857-0000, <a href="http://icp.org" target="_blank">icp.org</a> 
 Food 
 BEMELMANS BAR&nbsp;There's no classier place to have a drink during the holidays than the bar in the Carlyle Hotel, surrounded by the whimsical murals by "Madeline" author <a href="/topics//Ludwig_Bemelmans">Ludwig Bemelmans</a>. Order a Manhattan and grab a mini-burger. There's a $15-$25 cover charge after 9:30 p.m., when the live music begins. 
 WHEN | WHERE Daily from 5:30 p.m., 35 E. 76th St. 
 INFO Average bar entree $25, 212-744-1600 
 Music 
 THE BOGMEN&nbsp;The Long Island alt-rockers ("Suddenly" is a classic) play a big-city gig -- maybe this will nudge the guys back into the studio or the clubs. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 7, <a href="/topics//Best_Buy">Best Buy</a> Theater, 1515 Broadway 
 INFO $39.50, 800-745-3000, <a href="http://ticketmaster.com" target="_blank">ticketmaster.com</a> 
 Nightlife 
 THE FREEDOM PARTY&nbsp;DJ Herbert Holler, DJ <a href="/topics//Cosi,_Inc.">Cosi</a> and DJ Marc Smooth spin everything from hip-hop to new wave to merengue to electro. Since it's called the Freedom Party, we guess you're free to dance to anything. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 11, Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. 
 INFO $15 women, $20 men; 212-505-3474, <a href="http://lepoissonrouge.com" target="_blank">lepoissonrouge.com</a> 
 Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzman, Ted Loos and Kevin Amorim.

Our picks for the best in the city this weekend. Theater "CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF" Scarlett Johansson is Maggie the Cat in this revival of Tennessee Williams' steamy drama. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 W. 46th St. INFO $95-$155, 877-250-2929, catonahottinroofbroadway.com "PICNIC" Maggie Grace, Ellen Burstyn and Mare Winningham co-star in this revival of William Inge's 1953 drama about a young drifter and a Labor Day picnic. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. INFO $42-$137, 212-719-1300, roundabouttheatre.org "THE HOLIDAY GUYS IN HAPPY MERRY HANU-MAS" The multitalented Marc Kudisch and Jeffry Denman are the self-proclaimed holiday guys in this irreverent seasonal show. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 8:30, Saturday at 5 and 8:30 p.m., Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m., York Theatre at St. Peter's, 619 Lexington Ave. at 54th Street INFO $59.50, 212-935-5820, yorktheatre.org Film "DJANGO" This vivid 1966 Spaghetti Western inspired Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," which arrives in theaters Christmas Day. The gunslinging title role is played by blue-eyed Franco Nero, who, at 71, makes a cameo appearance in the new movie. WHEN | WHERE Friday through Dec. 27 at 10 p.m., Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. INFO $12.50, 212-727-8110, filmforum.org Art "RISE AND FALL OF APARTHEID" ART: 'Rise and Fall of Apartheid' It's the last chance to see this extensive and well- documented look at 60 long years of apartheid in South Africa through the lens of the country's leading photojournalists, documentarians and artists. WHEN | WHERE Through Jan. 6, closed Mondays, International Center for Photography, 1133 Sixth Ave. INFO $14, 212-857-0000, icp.org Food BEMELMANS BAR There's no classier place to have a drink during the holidays than the bar in the Carlyle Hotel, surrounded by the whimsical murals by "Madeline" author Ludwig Bemelmans. Order a Manhattan and grab a mini-burger. There's a $15-$25 cover charge after 9:30 p.m., when the live music begins. WHEN | WHERE Daily from 5:30 p.m., 35 E. 76th St. INFO Average bar entree $25, 212-744-1600 Music THE BOGMEN The Long Island alt-rockers ("Suddenly" is a classic) play a big-city gig -- maybe this will nudge the guys back into the studio or the clubs. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 7, Best Buy Theater, 1515 Broadway INFO $39.50, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com Nightlife THE FREEDOM PARTY DJ Herbert Holler, DJ Cosi and DJ Marc Smooth spin everything from hip-hop to new wave to merengue to electro. Since it's called the Freedom Party, we guess you're free to dance to anything. WHEN | WHERE Friday night at 11, Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. INFO $15 women, $20 men; 212-505-3474, lepoissonrouge.com Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzman, Ted Loos and Kevin Amorim.

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