New York City - Entertainment

This world-famous multi-purpose hall is regularly the arena for sports events, circuses, shows on ice... and concerts. more

Concerts as well as award shows, e.g. the MTV Video Music Awards, take place at the hall inside Rockefeller... Center, able to host 5,933 people. If you cannot get hold of tickets, you may participate in the one-hour Stage Door Tour (info: phone 212-247-4777.) more

The "Met" is the superlative opera house, and not only because of its size. The brilliant James Levine... has been the Music Director here for many years and it has been host to world-famous operas with the world's greatest singers. The first rate American Ballet also sometimes dances here. On a Metropolitan Opera Guild Backstage Tour available from October to June you get a chance to look behind the curtains. more

Amateur shows, stand-up comedies and cabaret are held in this famous theatre in Harlem which served as... a springboard for Afro-American stars such as James Brown and Stevie Wonder. more

The hippest place for artists to meet in Williamsburg: theatre, films, live techno and hip-hop music... and a cool bar mean that the nights here are varied. more

The New York Philharmonic (http://nyphil.org) performs at Avery Fisher Hall, which offers seats for 2,742... people. The orchestra is considered to be one of the five best in the world and is led by Alan Gilbert since 2009. more

One can enjoy chamber music in a special atmosphere. The concert hall is located on board of a ship.... 220 concerts are organized each year by Bargemusic and every month one concerts takes place for free. more

The cultural center invites you on a trip to Brooklyn to watch theater plays, concerts or guest performances... of the Metropolitan Opera. The BAM Rose Cinemas are affiliated with the Sundance Institute and show sophisticated film art. more

At this theater, which has been around since 1926, Hollywood greats like Meryl Streep, Glenn Close,... Gene Hackman or Dustin Hofmann have performed. Theater productions and musicals, such as the recent "Rock of Ages", are part of the program. more

The Duplex has been offering first-class cabaret for more than 50 years. Barbara Streisand or Woody Allen... have stood on this stage. Every Friday at 11.30 pm, Broadway singers perform at the weekly "Musical Theater Songfest." more

The musicals "Hair" and "A Chorus Line" made the theater famous. Today many avant-garde productions are... shown. Free performances titled "Shakespeare in the Park" take place in the Summer at Central Park. more

The Kitchen is a center for dance, performance and video art that offers aspiring as well as established... artists room for their creativity and innovations. Readings also take place here. more

The name has guaranteed musical quality for many years and is one of the top locations for jazz connoisseurs... in New York City. more

High-class classical music, but also pop concerts take place at Carnegie Hall. Especially the Isaac-Stern... auditorium is known for its fantastic acoustics. It can host up to 2,800 people. more

Manhattan Theatre Club has changed, since the 1970s, from an Off-Broadway-Theater into one of the leading... theaters in the US. Some plays are also shown at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street, Tel. 212-239-6200). more

The internationally reputed dance troupe perform works by Ailey, Judith Jamison and other contemporary... choreographers. more

Comedy stars like Jerry Seinfeld or Dave Chappelle have performed here. One needs a good command of English... though in order to understand this stand-up comedy. The room is very small, so be sure to make reservations ahead of time. more

It is one of the largest marathons in the world. 40,000 runners participate each year. The competition... that takes place every year on the first Sunday of November begins on Staten Island, continues in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx before ending in Manhattan. Whoever does not feel like running might want to hang around Central Park where the happy and exhausted participants arrive in the end. more