tuesday

thru 2/12: nyc winter outing reservations are now open: enjoy cool savings on dining, broadway shows, attractions, and more during the annual nyc winter outing. running thru 2/12, this season’s promotions include restaurant week (prix-fixe meals at hundreds of restaurants across all five boroughs), broadway week (2-for-1 tickets to select broadway shows), and nyc must-see week (2-for-1 tickets to attractions, museums, performing arts, and tours across all five boroughs). >>

tues 12:30pm: ice theatre of new york: 2025-26 city skate pop-up performances: ice theatre of new york’s annual ice dance performance series returns to public outdoor skating rinks for the fall-winter season. today: bryant park (midtown). free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): brooklyn books + booze: hear established and up-and-coming authors of different genres read from their current works every third tuesday of the month at barrow’s intense tasting room (industry city). tonight’s lineup caitlin rozakis, amanda cockrell, michael swanwick, and ellen kushner. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: ‘first light’ edition: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, a night where astronomy enthusiasts gather at a local bar for talks by professional scientists and educators—plus themed games and other cosmic fun. tonight: a look back on some astronomy firsts, from the first light we can observe of our universe to personal astro stories with james baldwin (cuny), amara mccune (nyu), and kat troche (aaa). somethin’ else in dekalb market hall (downtown brooklyn), free admission. >>

tues 7pm: ginny hogan: low maintenance: comedian and writer ginny hogan (betches, the new yorker) workshops new material and jokes about motherhood, red flags, protein, football, the male loneliness epidemic, and more at grove 34 (astoria). free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): the broad squad: kendra cunningham presents a monthly comedy variety show featuring a female-fronted lineup and tarot readings. tonight’s lineup: mel deluca, zack didonato, ellen karis, vicky kuperman, and francesca van horn. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission ($10 suggested donation). private tarot readings are $5/card. >>

tues 7pm (tuesdays thru 2/24): union pool’s fouth annual free tuesdays: union pool’s annual free tuesday concert series is back for another winter season, continuing tonight with georgia maq and girlpuppy. >>

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wednesday

weds 7pm: junk journal hang and zine trade: seasoned zine fans and newbies alike are welcome to hang and create junk journals at purgatory (bushwick). supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own to share. free admission. >>

weds 7pm: the friends of attention: attensity!: d. graham burnett, alyssa loh, and peter schmidt of the friends of attention present their new book, attensity! a manifesto of the attention liberation movement, a rallying cry to fight the commodification of human attention and re-enchant the world. presented by greenlight bookstore, the strother school of radical attention, and the new york philosophy club at st. joseph’s university (clinton hill). $5 admission, $30 ticket option includes a copy of the book >>

weds 7pm (monthly): adam wade: live in new york: 20-time moth story slam winner adam wade returns to under st. marks theater with a storytelling show featuring three to four different stories from his extensive catalog (no two shows will be the same) and a different special guest who’ll kick things off. under st. marks theater (east village), sliding scale admission. >>

weds 7pm: top shelf stories: julia whitehouse serves up an evening of carefully crafted storytelling at ucb (east village). tonight’s show features guests kate greathead, tunu thom, david drake, and laura canty-samuel, plus one open mic slot reserved for an audience member. hosted by julia whitehouse. $10 adv, $15 day of. >>

weds 7:30pm: we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur team up to bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (south slope), with stand-up by joe pontillo, bob gurnett, gabbie watts, and ash mehta. free admission. >>

weds 8pm: isabel hagen tries out new material: comedian and classical violist (fallon) works out new material at this evening filled with jokes and music. littlefield (gowanus), $15. >>

weds 8pm (biweekly): flash comedy: have a picture-perfect night of laughs at the flash comedy show, where the hosts snap free polaroids of you and your friends to take home. hosted by claire parker (celebrity memoir book club), audrey black (cracked), and temi adeoye, tonight’s show features lee robinson, mailk el, woodlief, jonnea herman, dvontre coleman, tina sieben, and claire parker. mood ring (bushwick), $12. >>

weds 8pm: brooklyn horror society: near dark: brooklyn horror society’s dry january series, featuring movies set in the desert to help you think of warmer weather, closes with katherine bigelo’s near dark (1987) at gowanus metal bar lucky 13. free admission. >>

weds 9pm: what’s the worst that could happen? a standup comedy show: the audience, with the help of a lineup of comedians, choose new year’s resolutions that everyone can commit to at the latest iteration of will purpura and ilana rubin’s comedy show. halyards (gowanus), free admission (rsvp for a chance at a free drink). >>

thursday

thurs thru 1/29: 28th annual squash tournament of champions: watch world-class squash professionals and future olympians go head-to-head at a glass-enclosed court in grand central terminal’s vanderbilt hall. $20+ for seats, with limited free standing room spots. >>

thurs 7pm: nyc magic ensemble: expect the unexpected as the nyc magic ensemble presents a night of magicians and mentalists at young ethel’s (south slope). $10 (a limited number of 2-for-$15 tickets are also available). >>

thurs 8pm: rob cantrell: 1972 till infinity (special taping): open minded gen-x brooklyn comedian dad rob cantrell processes the last 50 + years of his life with jokes, storytelling and a deep appreciation for music. with special guests joyelle nicole johnson (npr) and matt koff (the daily show). littlefield (gowanus), $15. >>

thurs 8pm doors: landline comedy at wild east brewing co.: landline comedy serves up pints of hoppy humor straight from the barrel cellar at wild east brewing co. (gowanus). tonight’s lineup includes liz miele (comedy central), lizabank campagna (don’t tell comedy), gracie canaan (under cover comic), sam doctor, and brett hiker. hosted by andre medrano. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>

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Theatre for a New Audience Presents
THE TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Ash K. Tata

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If you are 30 years old or under OR a full-time student of any age, you can purchase a $20 New Deal ticket (up to $95 value). Choose your seat, choose ticket type New Deal (change from Standard), and use promo code NEWDEALSKINT. ONE ID PER TICKET, FOR OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – SEE BELOW.

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If you’re eligible for the New Deal, join us at New Deal Night on Thursday, February 19! Buy your $20 New Deal ticket for the 7:00PM performance of The Tragedy of Coriolanus and stay for a free post-show talkback followed by a party at Fulton Hall with complimentary food and drinks and wonderful opportunities to connect with other artists and theatregoers.

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Time: Just After Now. Setting: Rome and Antium

When the political landscape rapidly shifts, food becomes unaffordable, and class revolt erupts, who should lead?

Is there a place for Coriolanus (McKinley Belcher III)—a celebrated war hero and uncompromising aristocrat who refuses to hide his contempt for the newly empowered plebeian citizens?

The Tragedy of Coriolanus, directed by Ash K. Tata in their Off-Broadway debut, places Coriolanus and his fearsome mother Volumnia (Roslyn Ruff) in a media-saturated world where screen violence meets real bloodshed.

Company: Barzin Akhavan (Cominius), Kevin Alicea (Adrian), McKinley Belcher III (Caius Martius Coriolanus), Jack Berenholtz (Nicanor), William DeMeritt (Sicinius Velutus), Meredith Garretson (Virgilia), Pomme Koch (Senator/Lieutenant/Aedile), Merlin McCormick (Young Martius), Jason O’Connell (Menenius Agrippa), Emma Ramos (Valeria), Roslyn Ruff (Volumnia), Mickey Sumner (Tullus Aufidius), Zuzanna Szadkowski (Junius Brutus), Sarin Monae West (Titus Lartius).

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Polonsky Shakespeare Center: 262 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217

* Each New Deal ticket holder must be 30 years of age and under, or a full-time student. A valid ID proving eligibility must be presented for each ticket purchased. IDs must be presented at entry beginning two hours prior to curtain. Failure to show proof of age or student ID will result in a surcharge for a full price ticket.

** $65 ticket discount offer expires 3/1/2026. Full price up to $95. Subject to availability. All internet and phone orders are subject to a handling fee. The offer may be discontinued at any time. Not valid for previous purchases.

Box Office hours are Monday–Saturday, 1–7pm and it can be reached at 646-553-3880 or tickets@TFANA.org.

Face masks are encouraged, but not required.

Click here to learn more about our policy on refunds and exchanges.

Special support for audio and video components of this production is provided by 4Wall Entertainment.

Endowment support for the production of The Tragedy of Coriolanus is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation Fund for Classic Drama.

The production is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

Deloitte and Bloomberg Philanthropies are the 2025-2026 Season Sponsors.

Principal support for Theatre for a New Audience’s season and programs is provided by Alan Beller and Stephanie Neville, Robert E. Buckholz and Lizanne Fontaine, The Charina Endowment Fund, Constance Christensen, The Hearst Foundations, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Jerome L. Greene Foundation Fund at the New York Community Trust, The SHS Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and The Thompson Family Foundation.

Theatre for a New Audience’s season and programs are also made possible, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom; Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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friday

thru 5/31: 45 years of pac-man exhibit: the paley center celebrates 45 years of chasing ghosts and chomping dots with a new exhibition filled with arcade cabinets, installations, rare artifacts, and fun facts that trace the history of pac-man in the arcade and pop culture. the paley center for media (midtown), included with regular museum admission ($20 general, $16 seniors/students/teachers/veterans/first responders). >>

thru 1/29: the lord of the rings trilogy 25th anniversary screenings: peter jackson’s trilogy, based on j.r.r. tolkien’s books and starring elijah wood, sean astin, ian mckellen, and viggo mortensen, returns for a limited engagement at select theaters. various prices. >>

thru 1/22: sunset boulevard: get ready for your close-up at film forum. the greenwich village art-house cinema is presenting the u.s. premiere of a new 4k restoration of billy wilder’s sunset boulevard (1950), starring william holden, gloria swanson, and erich von stroheim. film forum (south village), $17. >>

thru mon: commemorating martin luther king, jr. day: honor the life and legacy of martin luther king, jr. with performances at the apollo theater and brooklyn academy of music, volunteering events with the nyc parks department, and more. >>

thru sun: best of the african diaspora international film festival 2025: a curated selection of films from the adiff returns for three days of screenings at teachers college at columbia university (morningside heights). $15 general, $13 seniors/students. >>

thru sun (7:30pm): 11th annual new ear festival: the annual festival of avant-garde music, spoken word, video, and dance returns to fridman gallery (les) for four evenings. $20-30. >>

fri 6pm-midnight: new year new-to-you night out: swap clothes, shop a vintage and secondhand market, drink-and-draw, and more at brooklyn roots collective’s new year new-to-you night out in east williamsburg. free admission with rsvp for a limited time, separate tickets required for drink + draw. >>

fri 7pm (monthly): kweendom: come out for the kweendom lgbtq+ comedy and storytelling show, featuring performances by david mills, jonnea herman, chewy may, matthew baum, and freya herself. hosted by bobby hankinson. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission (donations are welcome and will benefit immigration equality). >>

fri 7pm: succession and the city: a parody: grab your cosmos and your corporate ambition for this interactive staged reading that answers the question: what happens when the ladies of sex and the city meet the dysfunctional roy family of succession? caveat (les), $15.67 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

fri 7pm: bach by candlelight: house of time, an ensemble dedicated to performing both well-known and underperformed music from the 17th through 21st century on period instruments, presents its annual bach candlelight concert at the lounge at hudson view gardens (hudson heights). $25 general, $15 students. >>

fri 7:30pm (monthly): best night ever comedy show: audrey black and akshay sampath (cracked) host a night of stand-up at el santo taqueria (east williamsburg / bushwick). tonight’s lineup features myq kaplan, alex murdoch, yedoye travis, moss perricone, ismael loutfi, and subhah agarwal. $10 adv, $16 day of. >>

fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s performers include aasif mandvi (evil), kenyon adamcik (siriusxm), sabeen sadiq (netflix is a joke), jonathan van halem, shaun anthony, jade bronte, and cameron phoenix. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 9:30pm: three-day champion: three-day champion is a comedic storytelling podcast wrapped inside game show where comedian contestants are asked, ‘if you were a three-day champion on a game show, what three stories about yourself would you choose to tell?’ hosted by christine walters with guests asher perlman (the new yorker cartoonist), negin farsad (fake the nation), peter grosz (at home with amy sedaris), and dan taberski (host of missing richard simmons). caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘3daychampion2026’ (reg. $24-25). >>

fri 11:30pm: come out and play: 90s + 20000s alt night: dance the night away to 90s and 00s grunge, pop-punk, alternative, and pop at the spare room at the gutter (williamsburg). free admission. >>

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saturday

sat thru 1/31: happy 80th birthday, dolly!: nitehawk cinema and alamo drafthouse celebrate dolly parton’s 80th birthday with screenings of 9 to 5, the best little whorehouse in texas, rhinestone, and steel magnolias, with limited book giveaways and themed performances before select shows. various prices.

sat + sun (11am-6pm sat, 11am-5pm sun): cul de sac presents: sweat: a sauna + sound pop up: an east village park turns into an open-air bathhouse for a full-body reset. drop into 25-minute guided or unguided sauna + cold plunge sessions, and sink into soundscapes from two djs, with hot broth, snacks, tea, and hydration from local vendors to keep you going. la plaza cultural community garden (east village), $20. >>

sat 2pm: the open mic for short films: filmmakers share narrative short films on the big screen at this new community showcase for creators and cinephiles alike. stick around after the screenings to meet the filmmakers and fellow film lovers. telos haus (east williamsburg), $15. >>

sat 5pm (monthly): how was it? storytelling show: matt storrs hosts an evening of engaging, hilarious, and unforgettable stories at qed (astoria). tonight’s lineup: tracey starin, rima roy, kelli dunham, sophie brown, michelle carlo, and brian bouche. $5 admission. >>

sat 6pm: scream scene horror hangout: scream scene’s latest horror hangout presents a screening of john landis’ 1981 comedy horror classic an american werewolf in london at pine box rock shop (bushwick). stick around at the bar after the movie to chat with other horror fans. free admission. >>

sat 7pm: asian af variety show: the asian af asian american variety show presents a night of stand-up, sketch comedy, improv, and storytelling at ucb theatre (east village). hosted by improv team joy f*ck club. $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

sat 7:30pm: open to work: an unemployed comedy show: laugh at linkedin, layoffs, and late-stage-capitalism at amanda melhuish and ryan montesi’s open to work comedy show. tonight’s lineup includes marcela onyango, jamie linn watson, shiv shanks, charlie girard, nat towsen, alexis lambright, and jt anderson. friends and lovers (crown heights), $10. >>

sat 8pm: fun gutter: a party, show, and general check-in hosted by sasha von didkovsky, featuring standup from rachel coster, shaunak godkhindi, and greg nussbaum, plus an interview with illegal reptile expert tom marsan, and more. a bar crawl follows the show. the cobra club (bushwick), free admission ($10 suggested donation at the door). >>

sunday

sun 1-5pm: cloud city book swap: bring used books to donate, take new-to-you books home. leftover books will be donated to housing works. cloud city (williamsburg), free admission. >>

sun 6pm (monthly): you are not alone: an uplifting show about depression: improvisers and artists that battle depression and mental illness in their day-to-day lives create scenes inspired by personal experiences, showing how laughter can be the best medicine. hosted by aaron gold and michael serpe. magnet theater (chelsea), $10. >>

sun 7:30pm (monthly): good god comedy show: audience members can anonymously share their craziest, cringiest, most scandalous secrets for the hosts to read aloud at this stand-up comedy variety show. tonight’s lineup: aasif mandvi, caroline baniewicz, marcus monroe, akeem woods, and dvontre coleman. hosted by brittany carney and naomi karavani. union hall (park slope), $10 adv, $15 door. >>

sun 8pm (monthly): beanie babe comedy: the standups and the stuffed animals are full of beans at this comedy show, where a donation will get you a vintage beanie baby to take home. featuring rose vineshank (hard times), richard sarvate (siriusxm), will purpura (pbs), tess tregellas (betches), and sheba mason. hosted by rebecca kaplan. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission (donations optional). >>

sun 8pm (monthly) disasterpiece movie night: nukie: from the weird to the wondrous, disasterpiece unearths bad movies for a watch party complete with drinking games, trivia, pizza, and more. tonight: m. night shyamalan’s the happening (208). wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>

sun 8:30pm: solving your problems with chloe troast: comedian and actress chloe troast (snl) and her comedy pals team up to tackle the audience’s problems through improv. proceeds will be donated to local mental health charities. ucb (east village), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

monday

mon thru 1/23: children’s book drive: in anticipation of its children’s book fair on january 25, the marlene meyerson jcc manhattan (uws) is accepting donations of new and gently used books for children up to age 13. >>

mon 7pm: the book of red flags: dating signs they aren’t it: just in time for galentine’s day, comedian, actor and writer jenny gorelick and illustrator margalit cutler unpack dating disasters and warning signs from their new book the book of red flags: dating signs they aren’t it, in conversation with girls rewatch podcast co-host amelia ritthaler at strand bookstore’s rare book room (union square). $10 admission, $24.95 ticket option includes a signed copy of the book. >>

mon 7pm (monthly): and scene: anything could happen when actors and improvisors share the stage at ‘and scene,’ where the actors know their lines ahead of time and the improvisers make up their parts with no prior knowledge of the scenes. featuring andrew barth feldman (no hard feelings), pej vahdat (poker face), mckaley miller (dexter: resurrection, and more. $14.64 with promo code ‘andskint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

mon 7:30pm: dirty little secrets improv show: see your secrets turned into comedy gold at the dirty little secrets show, where your anonymously-submitted secrets serve as inspiration for improv performers. the wara theatre (east village), $14.64 with promo code ‘skintsecrets’ (reg. $23.18). >>

mon 8:30pm: the sober show: improv comedy based on your drunk stories, performed by sober improvisers. ucb (east village), $15. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 30+ ongoing events: nyc winter outing reservations (restaurant week, broadway week, nyc must-see week), janartsnyc, ice skating, art shows, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint