GO? Broadway-bound in ‘10, Michael Feinstein, plays a double header with Tony Award winning legend, Barbara Cook. (Feinstein’s at the Loews Regency, $250-$500 per person with a $100 food/drink minimum, call 212-339-4045 for tickets)
GO? Fela!’s resident band, Antibalas, will bring the eclectic, energetic sound that heats up the stage at the O'Neill eight times a week to Brooklyn. Includes free champagne and party favors. (The Knitting Factory Brooklyn, 361 Metropolitan Avenue, $25, info/tickets)
GO? Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneer, Chuck Berry takes to the stage at BB Kings Blues Club for a New Years Eve concert. The song list includes Berry classics like “Johnny B. Goode”, “Maybellene” and “Memphis." (B.B. King Blues Club, 237 West 42nd Street, $98-$140, info/tickets)
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GO? Drag fabulousness, Hedda Lettuce, hosts a special viewing of Valley of the Dolls and after midnight New Years Eve Ball Celebration. Hedda gives a whole new meaning to “going green” for the New Year! (Chelsea Cinema, West 23 street between 7th and 8th Avenues, $22, info/tickets)
GO? The New York Philharmonic, under the baton of Musical Director, Alan Gilbert, pairs up with Grammy winner, Thomas Hampson, for a New Year’s show that promises the songs of Aaron Coplan and Broadway standards from the likes of Gershwin and others. (7:30pm, Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, $67-$257, info/tickets)
GO? Broadway baby, Liz McCartney, plays the Laurie Beechman this New Year’s Eve. Showtunes will be aplenty as will songs made famous by the late Rosemary Clooney. (Laurie Beechman Theatre, $35 with $25 food/drink minimum, 407 W. 42nd St, call 212.868.4444 or click here for tickets)
GO? New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players promise to ring in 2010 with laughs, all the champagne you can drink and, of course, lots of Gilbert & Sullivan. Plus, the show comes with a full 25-piece orchestra. (Peter Norton Symphony Space (8pm, 2535 Broadway at 95th Street, $70-90, call (212) 864-5400. Or click here for tickets)
WATCH? Homebound this NYE? Here’s what tunes will be on the tuner.
PBS: "Live From Lincoln Center": The next best thing to seeing this show live. Alec Baldwin hosts this New Year’s Eve special airing of the aforementioned New York Philharmonic show. (8 pm on PBS)
NBC: "NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly": Includes performances by the cast of Hair as well as Green Day, Fela! producer Jay-Z and Rihanna. (10pm on NBC)
ABC: “Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest”: Includes performances from Jennifer Lopez, Chris Daughtry, The Black Eyed Peas and Selena Gomez. (10pm on ABC)
FOX: “Billboard's New Year's Eve Live": Host Carmen Electra ushers in the New Year live from Sin City with performances by "American Idol" alums Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta and others. (11 pm on Fox)
CNN: “New Year's Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin”: Cooper hosts live coverage from Times Square and co-host Kathy Griffin reports live from Las Vegas with Lance Bass, last seen on Broadway in Hairspray. (11pm on CNN)
