Sunday Evening Broadway Shows

ON BROADWAY

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE
124 W. 43RD ST.
NEW YORK, NY
Date/Time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Running time: 2 hours and 20 minutes, including one intermission.
“Beautiful tells the story of Carole King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history.” – Playbill.com

The Book of Mormon

EUGENE O’NEILL THEATRE
230 W. 49TH ST.
NEW YORK, NY
Date/Time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission.
“A pair of mismatched Mormon missionaries, one serious and dedicated and the other socially awkward yet well meaning, are sent to Uganda to convert citizens to the Mormon religion. When they arrive in Africa, the missionaries find a community grappling with poverty, AIDS and violence.” – Playbill.com

Cats

NEIL SIMON THEATRE
250 W. 52ND ST.
NEW YORK, NY
Date/Time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes, including one intermission.
“Based on T.S. Eliot’s book of poems, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” Cats immerses the audience in the world of nocturnal “Jellicle Cats.” Eliot’s poems are brought to life as the felines dance and sing about their unique characteristics before gathering for the Jellicle Ball at which one among them is chosen to ascend to the supernatural “Heaviside Layer.”” – Playbill.com

Chicago

AMBASSADOR THEATRE
219 W. 49TH ST.
NEW YORK, NY
Date/Time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Running Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes with one 15 minute intermission.
“Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.” – Playbill.com

The Little Foxes

SAMUEL J. FRIEDMAN THEATRE
261 W. 47TH ST.
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM Running time: not available.

“Southern belle Regina Giddens and her brothers scheme to outwit Regina’s husband Horace, who opposes their attempts to profit from a cotton factory in partnership with a Chicago businessman, in Lillian Hellman’s look at the power of money to destroy lives.” – Playbill.com

The Play That Goes Wrong

LYCEUM THEATRE
149 W. 45TH ST.
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Running time: 2 hours, with one intermission
“The Play That Goes Wrong follows the antics of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, who are trying their very best to stage a production of a 1920s murder mystery. As the show’s title might suggest, this is not as easy as it sounds with everything that can go wrong doing just that. Despite the setbacks, the actors of CPDS struggle bravely to reach the final curtain.” – Playbill.com

School of Rock – The Musical

WINTER GARDEN THEATRE
1634 BROADWAY (AT W. 50TH ST.)
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 6:00 PM
Running time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission.
“Dewey Finn, a failed wannabe rock star, decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind- blowing rock band. While teaching these pint-sized prodigies what it means to truly rock, Dewey falls for the school’s beautiful but uptight headmistress, helping her rediscover the wild child within.” – Playbill.com

Significant Other

BOOTH THEATRE
222 W. 45TH ST.
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Running time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission.
“Meet Jordan Berman. He’s single. And he has a date with a co-worker to see a documentary about the Franco-Prussian war. At least, he thinks it’s a date. Significant Other follows Jordan and his three closest friends as they navigate love, friendship and New York in the twenty-something years.” – Playbill.com

OFF BROADWAY

The Artificial Jungle

CLURMAN THEATRE @ THEATRE ROW
410 WEST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM
“A campy send-up of the suspense-thriller genre, especially movies like The Postman Always Rings Twice, Little Shop of Horrors and Double Indemnity. In the play, pet shop owners Chester and Roxanne hire the mysterious drifter Zachary Slade to help out around the store. When Zachary and Roxanne begin an affair and plot to murder Chester in the piranha tank- the fur begins to fly. (Comedy)” – Playbill.com

Attack of the Elvis Impersonators

LION THEATRE @ THEATRE ROW
410 WEST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:30 PM
“When the soul of Elvis returns to Earth and inhabits the body of the most famous rock star in history, he instructs his disciples that to bring peace to the planet we must all unite as one — and to do that the entire human race must impersonate Elvis. Satirizing everything from idol worship to faith healing in the name of Elvis, ATTACK OF THE ELVIS IMPERSONATORS will make you howl (like a canine) as it converts you to Hound Dog, the new religion of peace.” – Playbill.com

Avenue Q

NEW WORLD STAGES STAGE III
340 WEST 50TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Running time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission.
“Singing puppets and their human neighbors tackle life’s most vexing issues – including love, sex, money, race and how to tell your roommate he’s gay. The place is New York City, and the street is Avenue Q, the only address you can afford when you’re fresh out of college, or out of a job, or just trying to find your way in life. A new musical for grown-ups. Contains mature language and situations; not intended for children.” – Playbill.com

Bella: An American Tall Tale

PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS/MAINSTAGE THEATER
416 WEST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:30 PM
“All aboard for a Western musical adventure the likes of which you’ve never experienced. As a wanted woman of mythic proportions looks to begin life anew out west, Bella takes us on the trip of a lifetime to escape her scandalous past and bounce into the arms of her awaiting Buffalo Soldier. Rowdy, wild, and hilarious, Kirsten Childs (Bubbly Black Girl…) infuses this tall tale with soulful tunes and madcap antics aplenty. Giddy-up to our get-down!” – Playbill.com

Blue Man Group

ASTOR PLACE THEATRE
434 LAFAYETTE ST.
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 8:00 PM
“Blue Man Group is comedy, theater, rock concert and dance party all rolled into one. This wildly popular phenomenon delivers an unforgettable multi-sensory experience.” – Playbill.com

Church & State

NEW WORLD STAGES STAGE V
340 W 50TH ST, NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:30 PM
“Church & State is a fast-paced, seriously funny take on faith, politics, and “The Twitter.” It’s three days before Charles Whitmore’s Senate reelection and he’s decided to finally tell the public exactly what’s on his mind, no filter. What could possibly go wrong?” – Playbill.com

The Cost of Living

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB STAGE I
131 W. 55TH ST., NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM
“Cost of Living is the story of four very different people, in four very different circumstances, each trying to get by. Eddie, an unemployed truck driver, reunites with his ex-wife Ani after she suffers a devastating accident. John, a brilliant and witty doctoral student, hires over-worked Jess, a caregiver. As their lives intersect, Majok’s play delves into the chasm between abundance and need and explores the space where bodies — abled and disabled — meet each other.” – Playbill.com

Cry Havoc

THE NEW OHIO THEATRE
154 CHRISTOPHER STREET,
(BETWEEN GREENWICH STREET AND WASHINGTON STREET IN THE WEST VILLAGE),

NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM
“After six years in the army, Wolfert found himself at a performance of Richard III that changed his life forever. In Cry Havoc, the writer and performer examines his own experiences pre and post-service, using lines from some of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches.

Through his own personal insights as he explores our societal neurosis of war, and questions, is there room for improvement in the way in which we reintegrate our Vets back into society? The military recruits citizens and trains them to kill, but what does the ’de-cruit’ process look like? How do we re-learn to live together?” – Playbill.com

Derren Brown: Secret

ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY/LINDA GROSS THEATER 336 WEST 20TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM

“Be part of the startling world of mind-reading, suggestion and psychological illusion at the hands of UK phenomenon, Derren Brown. This spellbinding theatrical experience challenges us – in the most jaw-dropping way – to take a closer look at the stories and beliefs that guide our lives. In the UK, Derren Brown’s critically acclaimed shows have played sold out runs in the West End and been awarded two Olivier Awards.” – Playbill.com

Expecting Isabel

THE BARROW GROUP
321 WEST 36TH STREET, (3RD FLOOR)
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 8:00 PM
“Miranda and Rick want to have a baby. But are they ready? And who knew it took so many people — fertility experts, support groups, adoption counselors — to conceive.” – Playbill.com

The Fantasticks

THE THEATER CENTER/ THE JERRY ORBACH THEATER 210 WEST 50TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:30 PM

“This chamber musical tells the deceptively simple story of a boy, a girl, and their fathers — who plot to get them together by keeping them apart. Score includes “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” and “Try To Remember.”” – Playbill.com

Gently Down the Stream

PUBLIC THEATER/MARTINSON HALL
425 LAFAYETTE STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:30 PM
“Beau, a pianist expat living in London meets Rufus, an eccentric young lawyer, at the dawn of the internet dating revolution. After a life spent recovering from the disappointment and hurt of loving men in a world that refused to allow it, Beau is determined to keep his expectations low with Rufus. But Rufus comes from a new generation of gay men who believe happiness is as much their right as anyone else’s, and what Beau assumed would be just another fling grows into one of the most surprising and defining relationships of his life. A remarkably moving, brilliantly funny love story, Gently Down the Stream reflects the triumphs and heartbreaks of the entire length of the gay rights movement, celebrating and mourning the ghosts of the men and women who led the way for equality, marriage and the right to dream.” – Playbill.com

The Golden Apple

NEW YORK CITY CENTER
131 WEST 55TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM
“Helen of Troy as a bored housewife? Ulysses as a dashing hero of the Spanish-American War? The whimsical and toweringly ambitious 1954 musical The Golden Apple does all that and more, reshaping the myths of The Iliad and The Odyssey into an all-American fable that conjures up the days when pie-baking contests were cutthroat and lovers eloped in hot air balloons. Despite its brief run, John Latouche and Jerome Moross’ “opera for Broadway” was hailed by critics and introduced the classic torch song “Lazy Afternoon.” Encores! is delighted to present the ultimate cult musical to a new generation.” – Playbill.com

In & Of Itself

DARYL ROTH THEATRE
101 E. 15TH ST.
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM “Identity is an illusion.

In & Of Itself explores new ways of seeing the unseeable. As memories from yesterday, inexplicable events witnessed today and secrets imagined for tomorrow are blended together, creating a perpetual paradox of a show.” – Playbill.com

Joan of Arc: Into the Fire

PUBLIC THEATER/NEWMAN THEATER
425 LAFAYETTE STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 8:30 PM
“Once upon a time, there was a girl who talked to God. She built a nation, and they burned her for it. An exploration of the electrifying, meteoric rise of Joan of Arc through the lens of a one-of-a-kind rock musical concert.

Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe winner David Byrne explores the electrifying, meteoric rise of Joan of Arc through the lens of a one-of-a-kind rock musical concert.” – Playbill.com

Kate Bornstein: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us

LA MAMA / THE CLUB
74A EAST 4TH STREET, NEW YORK
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 6:00 PM
“Join trans trailblazer Kate Bornstein as she re-envisions the gender system in an evening of her favorite anecdotes, trials, and tribulations, and inspiring tales of advocacy. Kate Bornstein: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us combines stand-up comedy with theatrical monologue.”

My Eyes Went Dark

59E59 THEATERS
59 E 59TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:15 PM
“An electrifying drama inspired by true events about a Russian architect driven to revenge after losing his family in a plane crash.” – Playbill.com

Not That Jewish

NEW WORLD STAGES STAGE IV
340 W 50TH ST
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 8:00 PM
“From her show business family in the Bronx, to a WASP wedding, to her first step on a comedy club stage and life as a single mom, Monica Piper shares the milestones and moments that shaped her life with the same signature wit found in her writing on, “Roseanne”, “Mad About You”, and her Emmy Award winning work on “Rugrats”.” – Playbill.com

Perfect Crime

THE THEATER CENTER/ ANNE L. BERNSTEIN THEATER
210 WEST 50TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:30 PM
“Murder mystery about a psychiatrist who is accused of killing her husband by a detective who can’t quite pin the murder on her. The complication is that the psychiatrist and the detective are in love.” – Playbill.com

The Profane

PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS/PETER JAY SHARP THEATER 416 WEST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK
NEW YORK, NY
Date/time: Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM

“Safe in the liberal fortress of Manhattan, Raif Almedin is a first-generation immigrant who prides himself on his modern, enlightened views. But when his daughter falls for the son of a conservative Muslim family in White Plains, he discovers the threshold of his tolerance. In Zayd Dohrn’s sharp and timely tale, two families are forced to confront each other’s religious beliefs and cultural traditions, and to face their own deep-seated prejudice.” – Playbill.com