Our picks for what to do in the city this weekend. 
 Theater 
 "BIG FISH" Musical adaptation of the 2003 movie about a son's journey and a dying father, starring Norbert Leo Butz, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St. 
 INFO $57.75-$151.75, 877-250-2929, <a href="http://bigfishthemusical.com" target="_blank">bigfishthemusical.com</a> 
 "BRONX BOMBERS" The mystique of the Yankees through the decades is explored in this new play by Eric Simonson ("Lombardi"). 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m.; the Duke on 42nd Street, 229 W. 42nd St. 
 INFO $70, 212-279-4200, <a href="http://primarystages.org" target="_blank">primarystages.org</a> 
 "YOU NEVER CAN TELL" David Staller directs George Bernard Shaw's forward-thinking 1897 comedy of sexual politics. 
 WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday night at 8, Sunday at 2 and 8 p.m., Pearl Theatre Company, 555 W. 42nd St. 
 INFO $35-$60, 212-563-9261, <a href="http://pearltheatre.org" target="_blank">pearltheatre.org</a> 
 Music 
 SARAH BRIGHTMAN The "Phantom of the Opera" star will be hitting the high notes as she performs songs from her new album, "Dreamchaser." 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 8 p.m., Radio City Music Hall 
 INFO $55-$265, 800-745-3000, <a href="http://ticketmaster.com" target="_blank">ticketmaster.com</a> 
 Food 
 THE MEATBALL SHOP The meatballs and sandwiches at the Chelsea outpost, one of five NYC locations, are all rock-solid, and the customizable menu (you can pick sauces, sides, cheeses) makes ordering easy. 
 WHEN | WHERE Lunch and dinner daily, 200 Ninth Ave. 
 INFO $7 for four meatballs, 212-257-4363, <a href="http://themeatballshop.com" target="_blank">themeatballshop.com</a> 
 Nightlife 
 MICHAEL JACKSON MASHUP NIGHT Easy as ABC, DJs A Plus D and Lobsterdust will get you on the floor and dancing to mashups of the King of Pop's hits. 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 11 p.m., Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. 
 INFO $10-$20, 212-505-3474, <a href="http://lepoissonrouge.com" target="_blank">lepoissonrouge.com</a> 
 Movies 
 "CHARLOTTE'S WEB" Fans of E.B. White's classic story will have to choose between two film versions playing on separate screens at BAM: The 1973 cartoon by Hanna-Barbera and the 2006 live action-animation hybrid starring Dakota Fanning. 
 WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 11 a.m. at BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn 
 INFO $9 adults, $7 children 12 and younger. 718-636-4100, <a href="http://bam.org" target="_blank">bam.org</a> 
 Art 
 PHOTOVILLE More than 45 huge shipping containers house this photography "village," the site of dozens of exhibitions, lectures, workshops and screenings over 10 days. A food and beer garden provides sustenance if you're suffering from image overload. 
 WHEN | WHERE Through Sept. 29 at Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park. 
 INFO Free, 718-215-9075, <a href="http://photovillenyc.org" target="_blank">photovillenyc.org</a> 
 Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzmán, Daniel Bubbeo and Ted Loos.

Our picks for what to do in the city this weekend. Theater "BIG FISH" Musical adaptation of the 2003 movie about a son's journey and a dying father, starring Norbert Leo Butz, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman. WHEN | WHERE Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St. INFO $57.75-$151.75, 877-250-2929, bigfishthemusical.com "BRONX BOMBERS" The mystique of the Yankees through the decades is explored in this new play by Eric Simonson ("Lombardi"). WHEN | WHERE Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m.; the Duke on 42nd Street, 229 W. 42nd St. INFO $70, 212-279-4200, primarystages.org "YOU NEVER CAN TELL" David Staller directs George Bernard Shaw's forward-thinking 1897 comedy of sexual politics. WHEN | WHERE Friday and Saturday night at 8, Sunday at 2 and 8 p.m., Pearl Theatre Company, 555 W. 42nd St. INFO $35-$60, 212-563-9261, pearltheatre.org Music SARAH BRIGHTMAN The "Phantom of the Opera" star will be hitting the high notes as she performs songs from her new album, "Dreamchaser." WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 8 p.m., Radio City Music Hall INFO $55-$265, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com Food THE MEATBALL SHOP The meatballs and sandwiches at the Chelsea outpost, one of five NYC locations, are all rock-solid, and the customizable menu (you can pick sauces, sides, cheeses) makes ordering easy. WHEN | WHERE Lunch and dinner daily, 200 Ninth Ave. INFO $7 for four meatballs, 212-257-4363, themeatballshop.com Nightlife MICHAEL JACKSON MASHUP NIGHT Easy as ABC, DJs A Plus D and Lobsterdust will get you on the floor and dancing to mashups of the King of Pop's hits. WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 11 p.m., Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. INFO $10-$20, 212-505-3474, lepoissonrouge.com Movies "CHARLOTTE'S WEB" Fans of E.B. White's classic story will have to choose between two film versions playing on separate screens at BAM: The 1973 cartoon by Hanna-Barbera and the 2006 live action-animation hybrid starring Dakota Fanning. WHEN | WHERE Saturday at 11 a.m. at BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn INFO $9 adults, $7 children 12 and younger. 718-636-4100, bam.org Art PHOTOVILLE More than 45 huge shipping containers house this photography "village," the site of dozens of exhibitions, lectures, workshops and screenings over 10 days. A food and beer garden provides sustenance if you're suffering from image overload. WHEN | WHERE Through Sept. 29 at Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park. INFO Free, 718-215-9075, photovillenyc.org Compiled by Linda Winer, Rafer Guzmán, Daniel Bubbeo and Ted Loos.

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