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Events on May 8th For New York, NY 10112

Big Shot: A Tribute to Billy Joel at B.B. King Blues Club

B.B. King Blues Club (New York City, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 8:00pm (Doors at 6:00pm)
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $12.50*
Rated: 3.5 stars
The six-piece band Big Shot plays "The Piano Man's" hit songs in a tribute so spot-on that Billy Joel himself said, "They had a hard time convincing me that it wasn't me." Big Shot is comprised of musicians who have worked for Billy Joel and his band, or have appeared in Joel's Broadway musical, Movin' Out. Let the show put you in a "New York State of Mind"!  Learn More

See New York City by Sailboat on a 2-Hour Harbor Cruise Outdoor Events

Classic Harbor Line-Pier 59 (New York City, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 1:00pm
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 3:30pm
Full Price: $40.00   Our Price: $22.00*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Experience New York City in a brand new way, with a 2-hour cruise of New York Harbor aboard the Adirondack, an 80-foot sailboat. Passengers will take in the famous Manhattan skyline as it was meant to be seen: from the water - plus spectacular views of Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge.  Learn More

Sunset Sail on the Schooner Adirondack Outdoor Events

Classic Harbor Line-Pier 59 (New York City, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 6:00pm
Full Price: $50.00   Our Price: $28.00*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Bring a picnic and enjoy a beautiful 2-hour sunset sail on the Schooner Adirondack, including free beverages (beer, wine, soda and champagne). Relax on the elegant, 80-foot, 1890's-style pilot schooner and take in the sights, including the New York City skyline, Battery Park, Ellis Island, and the Statue of Liberty.  Learn More

Jazz Violinist Regina Carter at Birdland

Birdland (New York, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 8:30pm
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: $15.00*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Time magazine calls violinist Regina Carter "wonderfully listenable, probingly intelligent and, at times, breathtakingly daring." The most recent in a long line of important and eclectic jazz artists from Detroit, Carter is as likely to explore that city's rich musical history through the music of Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye as she is through Tin Pan Alley and classical music.  Learn More

On the Rocks with Danny Leary - A Musical Comedy Variety Show

The Duplex (New York, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 9:30pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: FREE - $5.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
How do you make a perfect Thursday? You take two parts comedy, add a twist of musical comedy and a splash of cabaret and serve it "On the Rocks with Danny Leary!" Every Thursday at the Duplex, comedian Danny Leary hosts the best of the city's nightclub entertainers. His show boasts an exciting array of top-shelf stand-ups you'll recognize from Comedy Central, VH-1 and late night TV, plus show tunes from renowned cabaret and Broadway stars.  Learn More

High-Energy Martial Arts Stunt Show JUMP

The Union Square Theatre- New York City (New York City, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $65.00   Our Price: $32.50*
Rated: 3.1 stars
For the last five years, JUMP has been wowing audiences all over the world, from London to Tokyo. Don't miss your chance to see this international sensation right here in New York City! It's one part silent comedy, one part kung-fu flick and one part gymnastic display. See the kind of action you'd see in Jackie Chan and "The Matrix" movies — live onstage.  Learn More

Sunday in the Park with George at Studio 54

Studio 54 (New York City, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $121.25   Our Price: $61.25*
Rated: 3.3 stars
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical now comes to Broadway at Studio 54. Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell will reprise their Olivier Award-winning performances as George and Dot. A timeless love story inspired by the life of painter George Seurat, the production recreates the world of Seurat's painting "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."  Learn More

Mark Twain's Blues, a Play with Songs, at DR2 Theatre

DR2 Theatre (New York, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $40.50   Our Price: $20.25*
Rated: 1.0 stars
Why was America's great humorist so unhappy at the end of his life? Because he'd always felt ashamed of selling out the ending of his Great American Novel. Now an older Huck Finn and ex-slave Jim come back to give him hell for it. In Mark Twain's theatrical re-imagining, they all sing what they could not say — and get that ending right at last.  Learn More

Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Ethan Coen's Almost an Evening

Bleecker Street Theatre (New York City, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $76.25 - $76.52   Our Price: $38.75*
Rated: 3.1 stars
In this evening of theatre from Ethan Coen (one-half of the famous Coen brothers filmmaking duo), three short plays—Waiting, Four Benches and Debate—unsuccessfully tackle important questions. This "boisterous and fun" production (Entertainment Weekly) features a top-notch cast, including Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham ("Amadeus") and Tony Award nominee Johanna Day (Proof).  Learn More

Ferron at the Highline Ballroom, with Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion

HighLine Ballroom (New York City, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
The Highline Ballroom presents an unusual double bill. Veteran Canadian folk singer Ferron, who's accumulated a fervent cult following over thirty years for her relentlessly introspective songs, performs with local indie rock singer Bitch and her band, The Exciting Conclusions. Bitch recently produced Ferron's latest album, and the two have been touring the country together.  Learn More

Camelot: Starring Gabriel Byrne and Christopher Lloyd, Presented by New York Philharmonic

Avery Fisher Hall (New York, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $140.00 - $250.00   Our Price: $70.00 - $125.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
"If Ever I Would Leave You," "The Lusty Month of May," "I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight," and the rest of Lerner and Loewe's unforgettable music from Camelot receive the royal treatment in this semi-staged production with full cast, costumes, sets and the New York Philharmonic right on stage. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Marin Mazzie, Fran Drescher, Christopher Lloyd and more.  Learn More

Shlomo: New Musical About "Singing Rabbi" Shlomo Carlebach

Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (New York City, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 2:00pm
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $75.00   Our Price: $37.50*
Rated: 3.5 stars
Shlomo is a new musical about "The Singing Rabbi" Shlomo Carlebach, who escaped from Nazi Germany to America, and became a folk music star, sharing stages with musicians including Bob Dylan and Nina Simone. The score features over 40 tunes by the beloved and controversial rabbi, who traveled the world from his hippie commune in San Francisco, spreading a message of love and joy.  Learn More

Violinist and Author Eugene Drucker: Literary Aspirations and Inspirations

Leonard Nimoy Thalia-Symphony Space (New York City, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $13.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
Eugene Drucker, violinist of the renowned Emerson Quartet, presents a uniquely personal world-premiere event, reading from his acclaimed first novel, The Savior, about a Jewish violinist forced to perform concerts before prisoners of a Nazi labor camp in the waning days of World War II. Mr. Drucker will perform historical musical works relevant to the story, as well as selections from a new composition set to Shakespearean texts, joined by Escher Quartet and bass-baritone vocalist, Andrew Nolen.  Learn More

Orientalism: The Roots of Modernism — A Lecture at the New York Historical Society

The New York Historical Society (New York City, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 6:30pm
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: $9.00*
Rated: 3.3 stars
Architectural historian and PBS host Barry Lewis gives a lecture on "Orientalism" in architecture. In New York, beginning in the 1850s, with works that included Central Park, proto-modern architects—who were influenced directly and indirectly by Arabic notions of design—forged a modern architecture that is still evident in the city today.  Learn More

Jazz Singer Ayelet Rose Gottlieb: Song Cycle Mayim Rabim/Great Waters at P.S. 122

Performance Space 122 (New York, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: 1.0 stars
Jazz vocalist Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, whose 2004 album Internal-External was chosen as "Best Debut of 2004" by All About Jazz, performs her song cycle Mayim Rabim/Great Waters, based on erotic poetry from the Bible, and presented in a multimedia production. Gottlieb's music incorporated avant-garde and traditional Jewish and Middle Eastern influences; the album version of Mayim Rabim was released by John Zorn's Tzadik label in 2006 to much critical acclaim.  Learn More

The Aspern Papers: Poignant Drama Based on Henry James Story

Turtle's Shell Theater (New York City, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: $9.00*
Rated: 4.0 stars
The tale of an American scholar in 1880's Venice who goes to great lengths in order to secure the private letters of a famous poet, Henry James' The Aspern Papers was one of the author's personal favorites. See this new theatrical adaptation of the classic novella at the Turtle's Shell Theater.  Learn More

Stand-Up 101 with Jordan Carlos (The Colbert Report

Comix (New York, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $16.26   Our Price: $8.00*
Rated: 2.0 stars
Jordan Carlos brings the freshest faces of comedy and the nation's hottest headliners to the stage at Comix. Jordan has appeared on Spike TV, VH-1, FOX, and numerous national commercials, but may be best known as Allan, Stephen Colbert's black friend on TV's The Colbert Report.  Learn More

Funny For Fido II: Comedy Benefit at Stand-Up NY

Stand-Up NY Comedy Club (New York, NY)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
Stand-Up NY presents Funny For Fido, a pair of comedy shows to benefit New York's homeless dogs. All profits go to benefit no-kill animal shelters. The early show is headlined by Pete Correale (Letterman, Sirius Satellite Radio's "Breuer Unleashed"), while the late show features Dave Attell (Comedy Central's Insomniac, HBO special Captain Miserable). Both shows also feature comics Rich Vos (Last Comic Standing), Jay Oakerson (Comedy Central Presents), Wil Sylvince (Def Comedy Jam), and host Justin Silver.  Learn More

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