THE GERSHWIN PRIZE

BURT BACHARACH & HAL DAVID THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM   A star-studded tribute to the songwriting team who penned such classic tunes as “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” “What The World Needs Now is Love,” “Walk on By” and “Alfie.” Composer Bacharach and lyricist David’s...

SCHEDULE 5/17 – 5/23

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SCHEDULE 5/10 – 5/16

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MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!

THE REICHENBACH FALL Sherlock, Series II SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 @ 10:00PM   While Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch, The Last Enemy, War Horse, The Hobbit) accrues unwanted accolades and press in gratitude for his mystery-solving prowess and John pointlessly counsels humility, the insane criminal mastermind Jim Moriarty (Andrew Scott, Lennon Naked) is busy plotting the crime of the century. But...

GREAT PERFORMANCES

AT THE MET THE ENCHANTED ISLAND FRIDAY, MAY 18 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM The Enchanted Island is a contemporary take on the 18th-century tradition of operatic “pasticcios” (pastiches), in which new librettos were combined with music from various compositions to create entirely new theatrical pieces. The tradition was particularly popular in London, where Handel was a prominent practitioner. The...