Our picks for what to do in the city this weekend. 
 Theater 
 QUEEN OF THE NIGHT This loose adaptation of "The Magic Flute" is described as "a fusion of theater, music, circus, cuisine, design and nightlife." 
 WHEN | WHERE Tuesday-Sunday at 7:30 p.m. (through Feb. 9), Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel, 235 W. 46th St. 
 INFO $125-$450; 212-764-5500, <a href="http://queenofthenightnyc.com" target="_blank">queenofthenightnyc.com</a> 
 "TYSON VS. ALI" This world premiere kicks off the annual multievent Coil Festival; the PS 122 series runs through Jan. 19. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday night at 7:30, 3LD Art &amp; Technology Center, 80 Greenwich St. 
 INFO $20, 212-352-3101, <a href="http://ps122.org/coil-2014" target="_blank">ps122.org/coil-2014</a> 
 'OUTSIDE MULLINGAR' 
 WHAT Pulitzer-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley ("Doubt") looks for romance in this story about two introverts from rural Ireland, played by Debra Messing and Brian F. O'Byrne. 
 WHEN|WHERE Friday and Saturday night at 8, Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St. 
 INFO $67-$125, 212-239-6200, <a href="http://manhattantheatreclub.org" target="_blank">manhattantheatreclub.org</a> 
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 Music 
 DARLENE LOVE The Crystals singer is sure to sparkle in a night filled with hits like "He's a Rebel." 
 WHEN | WHERE Tomorrow at 8 p.m., B.B. King Blues Club &amp; Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. 
 INFO $45 advance, $50 day of; 212-997-4144, <a href="http://bbkingblues.com" target="_blank">bbkingblues.com</a> 
 JEFF DANIELS Yes, cranky anchorman Will McAvoy of HBO's "The Newsroom" writes his own songs and performs some at this Broadway supper-club cabaret. Expect such titles as "If William Shatner Can, I Can Too" and "Have a Good Life (Then Die)." 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday night at 8 and 11, 54 Below, 254 W. 54th St. 
 INFO $40-$55 cover (plus $25 food and drink minimum), 866-468-7619, <a href="http://54below.com" target="_blank">54below.com</a> 
 Compiled by Linda Winer and Daniel Bubbeo.

Our picks for what to do in the city this weekend. Theater QUEEN OF THE NIGHT This loose adaptation of "The Magic Flute" is described as "a fusion of theater, music, circus, cuisine, design and nightlife." WHEN | WHERE Tuesday-Sunday at 7:30 p.m. (through Feb. 9), Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel, 235 W. 46th St. INFO $125-$450; 212-764-5500, queenofthenightnyc.com "TYSON VS. ALI" This world premiere kicks off the annual multievent Coil Festival; the PS 122 series runs through Jan. 19. WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday night at 7:30, 3LD Art & Technology Center, 80 Greenwich St. INFO $20, 212-352-3101, ps122.org/coil-2014 'OUTSIDE MULLINGAR' WHAT Pulitzer-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley ("Doubt") looks for romance in this story about two introverts from rural Ireland, played by Debra Messing and Brian F. O'Byrne. WHEN|WHERE Friday and Saturday night at 8, Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m., Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St. INFO $67-$125, 212-239-6200, manhattantheatreclub.org _____ Music DARLENE LOVE The Crystals singer is sure to sparkle in a night filled with hits like "He's a Rebel." WHEN | WHERE Tomorrow at 8 p.m., B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St. INFO $45 advance, $50 day of; 212-997-4144, bbkingblues.com JEFF DANIELS Yes, cranky anchorman Will McAvoy of HBO's "The Newsroom" writes his own songs and performs some at this Broadway supper-club cabaret. Expect such titles as "If William Shatner Can, I Can Too" and "Have a Good Life (Then Die)." WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday night at 8 and 11, 54 Below, 254 W. 54th St. INFO $40-$55 cover (plus $25 food and drink minimum), 866-468-7619, 54below.com Compiled by Linda Winer and Daniel Bubbeo.

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