{"title": "Cause Celebre Productions Presents: The People Versus Lenny Bruce", "start": "2026-10-30T14:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T16:00:00-04:00", "place": "New York Society for Ethical Culture Hall", "address": "West 64th Street 2, New York", "price": "", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "50.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cause-celebre-productions-presents-the-people-versus-lenny-bruce-tickets-2003004125258?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/biographical", "society/law"], "description": "A thought-provoking stage play, The People Versus Lenny Bruce, followed by a Q&A discussion. It is presented by Cause Celebre Productions and the New York Society for Ethical Culture, written by Susan Charlotte and directed by Antony Marsellis, based on the case of lawyer Marty Garbus. The play tells the heart-breaking but humorous story of Lenny Bruce and his New York trial, and of his lawyer Marty Garbus, who tried to save Bruce from the system and from himself. The cast includes Johnny Anthony, Timothy Doyle, Dan Grimaldi, Ian Lithgow, Roberta Wallach and Jack Wetheral.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/cause-celebre-productions-presents-the-people-versus-lenny-b-54348/", "official_url": "https://ethical.nyc/events/cause-celebre-lenny-bruce/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ee5cdac7736c10dd8a98c5ade6746b03dcbee0f26c7ea7bd8fe0f002229fbc28-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-30T14:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T16:00:00-04:00", "place": "New York Society for Ethical Culture Hall", "address": "West 64th Street 2, New York", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "A Few Good Men", "start": "2026-10-08T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2027-01-10T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Vivian Beaumont Theater", "address": "West 65th Street 150, 10023 New York", "price": "USD 134", "price_from": "134.00", "price_to": "134.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.todaytix.com/nyc/shows/47264-a-few-good-men", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "A Few Good Men is a Broadway play, a courtroom drama full of secrets and cover-ups about the quest for truth. 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The story follows Miriam and David, whose teenage son's sudden disappearance years earlier remains unsolved, as their blended family must figure out how to go on and relearn how to live through the ups and downs of ordinary days in their altered world. The cast features Lauren Ambrose, Jaspal Binning, Brittany Bradford, Jack DiFalco, Marjan Neshat, Tom Riley, Nina Ross, Hadi Tabbal and Elizabeth Yeoman.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-unbelievers-66880/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/111caac7c347366fd17dbe51f84be9f73197bc38c8d27d706df78dc1c8a97064-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Waiting for Lefty", "start": "2026-10-15T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-22T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Classic Stage Company", "address": "East 13th Street 136, 10003 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "59.00", "price_to": "399.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.classicstage.org/choose-seats/?wii=102926", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "A stage production of Clifford Odets' 'Waiting for Lefty' at Classic Stage Company, with previews beginning that evening. Directed by Steven Pasquale in his directing debut, with original music by Yeller Tooth and choreography by Susan Misner, it transforms the theater into a Depression-era union hall where exploited New York taxi drivers must decide whether to strike while waiting for their leader. The cast includes Tala Ashe, Raffi Barsoumian, Austin Durant, Greg Hildreth, Adam Kantor, Doireann Mac Mahon, Zach McNally, Sahar Milani, Cameron Scoggins, and Henry Stram.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/waiting-for-lefty-51992/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/03dd5d9b160673fb19a64395243dea6f9672af523cb01132233ef8046112edd0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Every Story is a Love Story Book Launch", "start": "2026-11-02T19:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Judson Memorial Church", "address": "Thompson Street 239", "price": "", "price_from": "29.00", "price_to": "29.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "A book launch for \"Every Story is a Love Story,\" the new book by Imbolo Mbue, held in the Judson Meeting Room. 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Adapted by Joe Landry from the story by Philip Van Doren Stern and directed by Jerry Zaks, it is performed in the style of a 1940s radio play, with the cast taking on all the characters and even making the sound effects. Andrew Rannells, Megan Hilty, Tituss Burgess, Harry Hamlin, and Lisa Rinna star in the story of George Bailey, whose kind-hearted sacrifices push him to the edge until he realizes how he has touched the lives of everybody around him. 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Greta, a longtime donor with strong progressive views, meets Tanner, a young ACLU fundraiser hoping to secure a significant gift from her. In her Upper West Side apartment, the fundraising pitch turns into a gripping clash between two generations, as shared beliefs give way to surprising disagreements.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-ask-54199/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/274b84fc6a597903f3009c509b97e3c077122ddd0158ca2ec0db28361a3cd81a-2000.webp"}]}