Ghost and goblins come out to play this Halloween WEEK AHEAD!

The witches of Wicked turn eight… BC/EFA celebrates a Hedwig Hallows Eve… Christmas is a nightmare with the Wyeth family of Other Desert Cities…and the murderous duo Bonnie & Clyde hoof-it on the Main Stage

Happy Halloween, Playbilians!
Blake

Saturday, October 29

GO (FREE)→ The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, hosts a special Halloween weekend screening of the 1986 movie musical “Little Shop of Horrors.” The Alan Menken and Howard Ashman-scored flick tells the tongue-and-cheek story of a flower shop worker (Rick Moranis) who helps his fledgling shop on Skid Row get out of the red thanks to the addition of a man-eating plant. The museum continues its Halloween celebration with screenings of other thrillers like “The Shining,” “Alien” and a special 80^th anniversary screening of “Frankenstein,” as well as a special horror makeup tutorial with special effects makeup artist Mike Marino (added $15 admission fee). There’s also a brilliant exhibition about the life and work of Jim Henson at the museum at the moment. (Through Oct. 30, free with museum admission, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, NY 11106, info)

Sunday, October 30

GO→Wicked, Stephen Schwartz’s blockbuster musical about those famous witches from Oz, hosts Wicked Day, in celebration of the show’s 8^th anniversary on Broadway. Immediately following the Oct. 30 matinee, cast members will perform a special concert that will be made available at 9 PM ET on Facebook for fans around the world. (Gershwin Theatre, 222 W. 51^st St., btwn. Broadway & 8^th Ave., info)

Monday, October 31

GO→ Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS hosts a one-night-only benefit performance of the gender-bending rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. David Brian Colbert will star as Hedwig, a transsexual glam rocker who comes to America after a botched sex-change operation. John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s musical debuted Off-Broadway in 1998 and has since become a cult classic spawning many revivals and a film version in 2001. (8 PM, New World Stages, 340 W. 50^th St., btwn. 8^th & 9^th Aves., info/tickets)

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