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On Saturday, December 9, The Met will host In Our Time: A Year of Architecture in a Day, a symposium devoted to the most exciting and critical spatial projects of 2017. The event will bring together international architects, artists, curators, theorists, and filmmakers who were selected to present one new project whether a building, a book, an artwork, or an exhibition considered to be among the most engaging and relevant of the past year.

The trio of soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, mezzo Joyce DiDonato and tenor Joseph Calleja promised a fine evening of singing for the Met's new NORMA and, for the most part, there wasn't much to quibble about. Too bad Sir David McVicar--and his design team--couldn't come up with something a little bolder, a little braver, a little more inventive than wandering trees and a giant lair that looked like an igloo in the off season to anchor its new production.

Coming in March, PianoFight is proud to present The Last Five Years, the beloved, instant off-broadway hit that's as hilarious and as it is heart-wrenching. This romantic comedy tells a NYC love story in two timelines -- his songs tell the story forwards, while hers tell it in reverse, back to the day they first meet. The score is pumping, memorable, funny, and touching. It's one of those shows where every song feels like a hit.

Set your clocks and pop your popcorn... the Oscars are just TWO days away! While the annual salute to Hollywood's best and brightest has never been as 'full-on Broadway' as, say, that other theatrical celebration typically held in June, we can't deny that recent ceremonies have contained a bit more theatrical glitz than not, thanks in no small part to the rising popularity of the movie musical.  With Lin-Manuel Miranda among the roster of nominees, and Pasek and Paul's global phenom LA LA LAND poised to take home Oscar gold, there's no doubt that trend will continue throughout this Sunday's ceremony. (And trust me, we Broadway buffs couldn't be happier!)  So, to celebrate… we've compiled a list of the most prominent 'Broadway-fied' Oscar moments of the last decade, featuring Tony winners, big Broadway numbers, and a whole lotta that aforementioned flash. Take a walk down memory lane, and relive these seven glorious moments went Oscar 'went Broadway.' 

Tenor Vittorio Grigolo always seems most at home on stage when he's living close to the edge--portraying a character who's losing control (or about to) of his emotions. It was true earlier this season as Romeo, in Gounod's ROMEO ET JULIETTE at the Met opposite Diana Damrau and, in 2015, as Chevalier Des Grieux in Massenet's MANON, also with Damrau. (Might as well add Offenbach's Hoffmann to the mix.) Well, Massenet's back at the Met with WERTHER, also starring the gorgeous, sultry-voiced mezzo Isabel Leonard and all should be well with the world, with Grigolo as the poet who's losing his head (and mind) over a woman who can't (or won't) reciprocate. And yet…

One painting does not make an exhibit.  With the help of 50 other institutions and collectors from around the world  the MET has assembled a host of preparatory drawings, paintings by peers including Paul Signac, an early work by Pablo Picasso and some Honore Daumier's, as well as vintage posters and film footage enriching the allure in an attempt to spell out and reveal  the themes addressed in the Circus Sideshow painted by Georges Seurat from 1887-8 in a unique post-impressionist style. 

She is not to be missed. Arlene Wolff who took an over-50-year break from a promising showbusiness career to go into politics and business, has returned to dazzle audiences with a hunger to entertain that has only increased with time. 

In January 2017, The Met Breuer will present the first major retrospective in the United States of the Italian painter, sculptor, and installation artist Marisa Merz (born Turin, Italy, 1926). Marisa Merz: The Sky Is a Great Space will bring together five decades of work to explore Merz's prodigious talent and influence.

She is not to be missed. Arlene Wolff who took an over-50-year break from a promising showbusiness career to go into politics and business, has returned to dazzle audiences with a hunger to entertain that has only increased with time. 

In additional to launching their Inaugural Winter Season of Plays this week the Peterborough Players continues their Arts on Screen Season this weekend with two performances.

She is not to be missed. Arlene Wolff who took an over-50-year break from a promising showbusiness career to go into politics and business, has returned to dazzle audiences with a hunger to entertain that has only increased with time. 

She is not to be missed. Arlene Wolff who took an over-50-year break from a promising showbusiness career to go into politics and business, has returned to dazzle audiences with a hunger to entertain that has only increased with time. 

On the heels of Friday's release of William Michael Morgan's highly anticipated debut album Vinyl, the breakout star notches his first No. 1 on country airplay with the album's lead single, “I Met A Girl.”

When last seen at the Met , baritone Simon Keenlyside showed off his suave vocalism and superior acting skills in operas based on Shakespeare: He was elegant and intelligent in HAMLET by Ambroise Thomas and a charismatic Prospero in Thomas Ades's THE TEMPEST. He could have picked up on any of those traits and translated them into a memorable Don Giovanni. Instead, he turned in a well-sung but low-key performance that didn't quite pull the opera together.

JayCee Driesen presents 'A Tribute To Barbra Streisand' tonight July 9, 2016 7:00p at The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street between 5th and 6th Ave., New York, N.Y.

JayCee Driesen presents 'A Tribute To Barbra Streisand' on Saturday July 9, 2016 7:00p at The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street between 5th and 6th Ave., New York, N.Y.

Printed works for or about children are the focus of the installation Printing a Child's World, which opened May 27 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and runs through October 16, 2016. 

With over 5 million hits on YouTube, Sandy and Richard return to the Metropolitan Room with their seasoned, sassy, San Francisco-style, all-comedy, all-original blend of satire, parody, politics and song -- 'A Tastefully Raunchy Evening With Sandy And Richard Riccardi.'

Celebrating more than 50 years of world renowned superstar Liza Minnelli's show-stopping performances, HATS OFF TO LIZA - A MUSICAL CELEBRATION will fete the icon and living legend through music, song and dance at The Metropolitan Room today, May 13, 2016.

With over 5 million hits on YouTube, Sandy and Richard return to the Metropolitan Room with their seasoned, sassy, San Francisco-style, all-comedy, all-original blend of satire, parody, politics and song -- 'A Tastefully Raunchy Evening With Sandy And Richard Riccardi.'

A MEXICAN AFFAIR comes to The Metropolitan Room in May! Join us today, May 6th, 2016 for a one-night-only performance at the classy and intimate cabaret space, located at 34 West 22nd St in Manhattan.

Celebrating more than 50 years of world renowned superstar Liza Minnelli's show-stopping performances, HATS OFF TO LIZA - A MUSICAL CELEBRATION will fete the icon and living legend through music, song and dance at The Metropolitan Room on Friday, May 13, 2016.

A MEXICAN AFFAIR comes to The Metropolitan Room in May! Join us on Friday, May 6th, 2016 for a one-night-only performance at the classy and intimate cabaret space, located at 34 West 22nd St in Manhattan.

MADAMA BUTTERFLY was never my favorite Puccini until the current production conceived by Anthony Minghella. Before, Butterfly always seemed too submissive, Pinkerton too brutish and their child, well, too cute. Now—particularly with the current cast, headed by the magnificent Kristine Opolais as the young geisha and the dashing Roberto Alagna as the clueless Pinkerton, her American husband--seemed to put my past reservations to rest. The result was a magnificent performance, from beginning to end.

Metropolitan Room presents 'A night of global JAZZ' tonight, January 15th, 2016 at 9:30 to 11:30 PM, featuring Oscar Penas, Uri Gurvich and Petr Cancura.