Name: Uptown Showdown: Aliens Vs. Robots
Start: 2026-06-11T19:00:00
Location: Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space

Symphony Space

Join two of Ireland’s most celebrated traditional musicians for a night steeped in the beauty, spirit, and soul of Irish music. Longtime members of the internationally renowned group Lúnasa, this duo brings breathtaking skill, warmth, and chemistry to the stage in a performance filled with dazzling tunes and intimate stories.

Revelry: Kevin Crawford and Cillian Vallely

Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space

Join internationally acclaimed guitarist Stéphane Wrembel—hailed by The New York Times as “perhaps the most creative improviser in Gypsy jazz today”—for a thrilling tribute to the legendary Django Reinhardt. Featuring an exciting lineup of world-class musicians and surprise guests, each evening offers a unique program blending virtuosic artistry with deep reverence for Reinhardt’s legacy, with Wrembel leading these joyous celebrations of unforgettable music.

Stéphane Wrembel's Django a Gogo

Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space

One great playwright rewrites another, as George Bernard Shaw imagines a far more rational, refreshingly feminist ending for Shakespeare’s Cymbeline. In the same vein as Shaw’s final work Shakes versus Shav—a 10-minute Punch and Judy show in which the two bards debate who’s the better writer—Shaw tries to improve upon “one of Shakespeare’s finest later works” that nonetheless “goes to pieces” in Act V. The reading will feature Shakespeare’s original play, with Shaw’s reimagined final act, giving us a seamless experience of the two singular geniuses.

Cymbeline, Refinished

Are our future overlords coming from a distant galaxy or built in a basement lab? Join us for an out-of-this-world comedy debate as extraterrestrials take on artificial intelligence. Beam yourself in for a night of sci-fi silliness and futuristic fun!