This Week’s Picks! Board Sting’s Ship, Solve a Curious Mystery & Rock Out Broadway-Style

Hey, you, with the pumpkinblast triple latte! Stop being a cliché. Don’t you know how much fun is out there that doesn’t involve squash? There’s Lena Hall and Lauren Worsham taking their bands for a spin, the opening of a highly anticipated new drama, and smart people talking about Tennessee Williams. They’re all part of this week’s picks!


Talk Tennessee with Lahr & Kushner
September 29 at the 92nd Street Y
Books absolutely rule. They’re fun, entertaining, and if they’re big enough you can use one to reach the cookie jar on the top shelf. They also lead to great events such as tonight’s, where New Yorker drama critic John Lahr talks about his new biography of Tennessee Williams (Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh) with another playwright you may know: Tony Kushner (Angels in America). Click for tickets!


Board The Last Ship
Starts September 29 at the Neil Simon Theatre
Rock icon, surprisingly good actor, dreamy yoga enthusiast. Sting isn’t lacking for laurels. It’s time to add another: Broadway musical composer. In The Last Ship, inspired by Sting’s childhood, a man returns to his English seafaring town to find that its heart and soul, the shipyard, is facing hard times. The workers then build a towering representation of the shared dream that has defined their existence. Take three guesses what it is. Click for tickets!


Investigate a Curious Incident
Starts October 5 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Christopher, a super-intelligent (and socially impaired) teenager is wrongfully accused of killing his neighbor’s dog. When he investigates who committed the act, he learns more about his life than he can possibly comprehend. Get psyched, folks. This thoughtful drama was an acclaimed hit in the U.K., and we predict big things for newcomer Alex Sharp, who plays Christopher. Click for tickets!


Rock on with Lena Hall & Lauren Worsham
October 5 at the Mercury Lounge
The last thing any of us wants do away from work is work. Thankfully, Broadway stars don’t possess that aversion. Tonight, bands fronted by two favorites share the bill: Lena Hall’s The Deafening and Lauren Worsham’s Sky-Pony. The Deafening captures “the Bowery’s big, bad seventies sound” while Sky-Pony offers “ lush, lyrical, often cheeky indie-pop with a healthy dose of theatrics.” Why can’t our jobs be this kickass? Click for tickets!


Celebrate a Len-gendary Birthday
October 5 at 54 Below
There are a few famous Lens: You’ve got Len Dawson, Hall of Fame quarterback, and the late ‘90s group behind this tune. On the Great White Way, there is only one: Len Cariou, who has enchanted audiences for nearly 50 years in everything from Sweeney Todd to A Little Night Music. So join Betty Buckley, James Earl Jones, and Nathan Lane in showing how much Broadway Loves Len: Cariou at 75. Click for tickets!