Expert recommendations of the top dance, theater, and classical music performances.
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New York City Center
Dance, from the Kirov Ballet to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Also home to Manhattan Theater Club productions, "possibly the best contemporary plays in New York."—Hillary Frey, culture editor, New York Observer. 130 W. 55th St.; tel. +1 212 581 1212. www.nycitycenter.org
Carnegie Hall
Best of the old, an elegant 1891 space—with impressively lush sound—that's hosted the top classical names as well as pop greats, including the Beatles in 1964. Best seats for seeing orchestra: side boxes. 57th St. and 7th Ave.; tel. +1 212 247 7800. www.carnegiehall.org
Performance Space 122
This former school now has two performance spaces and a mission: find, nurture, and showcase the brightest talents in dance, music, film, and video. Ticket prices start at $20. 150 First Ave.; tel. +1 212 477 5288. www.ps122.org
Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center's home of the New York Philharmonic. For the best sound, "get the cheapest, top-of-the-house seats."—Jed Feuer, band member, Bipolar. 63rd St. and Columbus Ave.; tel. +1 212 721 6500. www.lincolncenter.org
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Just under 300 seats. Where the Lincoln Center Theater stages its off-Broadway style plays—"practically a retreat from the chaos of the vast Lincoln Center complex."—Hillary Frey. 150 W. 65th St.; tel. +1 212 239 6200. www.lincolncenter.org and www.lct.org
Feinstein's at Loews Regency
The menu's pricey (dine elsewhere), and there's a drink minimum on top of the ticket price. But it's worth it: Sit five feet from the likes of Mary Wilson—of the Supremes—tattling on her dream-girl life. "An intimate venue with a local, classy crowd; screams 'old New York'"—Hillary Frey. 540 Park Ave.; tel. +1 212 339 4095. www.feinsteinsatloewsregency.com
