Fun Things to Do in NYC in April 2025

Matteo Lane April 5 at 8 p.m. at Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan; msg.com. A man of many talents, Matteo Lane used to live in Italy working as a painter and an opera singer before he returned to Chicago to start his comedy career. Since moving to New York City … Read more

Olga Smirnova, a da Vinci of Ballet, Settles Into a New Life, New Rep

Smirnova now often looks to pare movement back, she said, praising “the power of stillness” onstage. James Bonas, a British stage director who adapted “Macbeth” with Pickett, compared Smirnova’s “clarity and simplicity” to that of great theater performers. “In ballet, acting can have a painted-on quality, but she understands the idea of inhabiting a character … Read more