Monday, November 3, 2025

This week at Lincoln Center Presents

Lincoln Center Presents
Briana Maia performs at the Atrium

Briana Maia performs at the Atrium. Photo by Sachyn Mital.

Blink and you'll miss it

The transition from fall to winter is famously fast. If you're looking for ways to make the most of these in-between days, catch a few one-night-only events before they're gone. Find yourself at a multi-medium holiday performance, a talkback with acclaimed artists, and a spectacular queer variety show, all for FREE.

Get in the FAST TRACK line for free

Free Fast Track tickets give you priority entry to events at the David Rubenstein Atrium until 10 minutes before showtime. Fast Track reservations open every Monday at noon for that week's events.


This week at Lincoln Center Presents:

A woman in festive attire stands in front of a mic and a band

A Joyful Noise For The Holidays

Season One, Episode 3

Thursday, November 6 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium + via Livestream
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track

Surrounded by songs, celebrated guests, and exceptional newcomers, Suzan-Lori Parks & The Joyful Noise will help you tune up in time for the holidays!

Jeanine Tesori; Tazewell Thompson, photo by Fabian Obispo; Susan Sturm; Bryonn Bain

Reimagining Justice

Blue in Dialogue with What Might Be

Friday, November 7 at 6:30 pm
Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall
FREE: General Admission

Jeanine Tesori, Tazewell Thompson, Susan Sturm, and Bryonn Bain lead an evening of performance and discussion inspired by the opera Blue.

A black and grey tiled background with two cartoon avatars, bubble tea, and a rainbow flag

Boba Gays Take Lincoln Center Again!

Friday, November 7 at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium
FREE: General Admission + Fast Track

Alex Kim and Kenny Park Yi, the Boba Gays, return to Lincoln Center to celebrate queer Asian excellence at this raucous queer variety show!


Take in the view

Lincoln Center fountain at night

Whether you're early to a show or just in the neighborhood, there's nothing like an autumnal stroll through campus. Grab a fall drink at the Lobby Bar at David Geffen Hall or at the Independent Cafe in the Atrium to keep you warm on your walk. See you there!

Saturday, November 1, 2025

This month at Lincoln Center



This Month's Highlights

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November 7 & 8 at 7:30 pm

Join Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista for a weekend of rhythm, color, and creativity, as he's joined by Trey Anastasio of Phish on Friday and Grammy-winning vocalist Cassandra Wilson on Saturday.

A woman with blonde hair wearing a white dress lying on a marble slab

Marty Sohl / Met Opera

November 10–29

Strauss's elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to the Met stage in a production by legendary director Otto Schenk that "is as beautiful as one could hope" (The New York Times). 

A man in a yellow t-shirt laying on his side in front of a projected version of Hamlet

Tuesday, November 11 at 6:00 pm

Join Toshi Reagon, Nona Hendryx, and DJ Bill Coleman as we collectively learn to sing disco songs that will drive the party all night long as part of FREE year-long events at the David Rubenstein Atrium. 

A woman sitting on a plush bench holding a cello

November 13, 14, & 16

Violinist Nicola Benedetti performs the jazz-influenced concerto written for her by composer and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Also on the program, Stravinsky's Petrushka. Code STRAVINSKY35 for 35% off.

A woman in overalls talking to a man in a black t-shirt

Suzanne Farrell in Jewels. Photo by Martha Swope / © The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Friday, November 14 at 7:00 pm

Former New York Times dance critic Alastair Macaulay joins Robert Greskovic to present a selection of live film footage of the ballerina Suzanne Farrell in George Balanchine's choreography.

A man in a yellow t-shirt laying on his side in front of a projected version of Hamlet

November 17, 20, & 22

Experience Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel" accompanied by Juilliard Orchestra with conductor Patrick Furrer and director Kevin Newbury.

A man in a yellow t-shirt laying on his side in front of a projected version of Hamlet

Tuesday, November 18 at 7:00 pm

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs Ravel's complete published solo piano works, a landmark artistic achievement that will go down in CMS history.

Ballet dancers in white outfits on stage

Courtesy of NEON

Opens November 26

A thrillingly unpredictable, shape-shifting epic set in Recife during the late 1970s, starring a magnetic Wagner Moura as a man on the run from his past.

Ballet dancers in white outfits on stage

Photo © Erin Baiano

November 28–January 3

Bask in the glow of NYCB's famed Christmas tree, get swept away in swirling snow, and meet all the characters in a production that has delighted audiences for generations.


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