{"id":286165,"date":"2026-07-03T20:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/286165\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T20:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:10:17","slug":"frank-dilellas-theater-picks-dog-day-afternoon-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/286165\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank DiLella\u2019s theater picks: ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the many entertainment choices New York City has to offer, it can be difficult to make a choice. Look no further. \u201cOn Stage\u201d host Frank DiLella has curated a list of \u201cmust-see\u201d shows this week, directing you to the best of Broadway, off-Broadway and beyond.<\/p>\n

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“Dog Day Afternoon”\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Emmy-winner Jon Bernthal is currently starring in the screen-to-stage adaptation of the 1975 Sidney Lumet film \u201cDog Day Afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show centers around the true story of a botched bank robbery that took place in Brooklyn. Bernthal plays Sonny, a role made famous on screen by Al Pacino.<\/p>\n

Check out tickets here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Music City”<\/p>\n

On the off-Broadway front, check out “Music City” \u2014 now playing at St. Luke\u2019s Theatre.<\/p>\n

“Music City” features a score by chart-topping country songwriter JT Harding. In the show, audiences follow two singer-songwriters from Nashville just trying to catch a break. <\/p>\n

Check out tickets here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n“Birthright”<\/p>\n

Over at MCC on 52nd Street, “Birthright” by Tony Award-winner Jonathan Spector follows a group of friends who first connect on a Birthright trip to Israel in 2006.<\/p>\n

Spanning nearly two decades, it explores identity, friendship and what it truly means to belong.<\/p>\n

Check out tickets here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n“Matthew Morrison: SHOW UP”<\/p>\n

A 54 Below, “Glee” alum Matthew Morrison takes center stage July 9 through July 11.<\/p>\n

He promises to leave you with a sense of \u201cwonder about your own life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out tickets here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the many entertainment choices New York City has to offer, it can be difficult to make a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[37876,472,25,4982,37877,37878,9,24,12,63,2141,134,136,135,27,200],"class_list":["post-286165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-adolfo-mena-cejas","tag-app-arts-entertainment","tag-app-top-stories","tag-arts","tag-frank-dilella","tag-franks-theater-picks","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-nyc","tag-on-stage","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news","tag-top-stories","tag-vod"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}