Stranger, smaller-room, and in-the-know Scope NYC picks for Tuesday, June 30.
The Broadway's lineup reads like a handmade performance-party ecosystem, with enough names on the bill to feel like a real scene handoff.
Wonderville's playtest night is exactly the kind of local oddity that hides in plain sight: part games lab, part bar hang, part neighborhood experiment.
Spectacle is the right scale for a title this oblique, a microcinema detour for viewers who want the movie night to stay a little unresolved.
C'mon Everybody wrapping Hairspray in a drag-night frame gives the movie-musical slot a live queer bar charge instead of plain nostalgia.
Anthology's later Mare's Nest screening sits squarely in the archive-weirdo lane, with a title that keeps its meaning just out of reach.
Low Cinema taking on late-period Wall Street has a funny, specific aftertaste, especially in a room built for off-center repertory choices.
The Tank is a natural home for a title this proudly budget-chaotic, a tiny-theater wager with more personality than polish.
A 10 p.m. Spectacle slot called History Lessons has the right late, oddball charge for people chasing the rougher edge of the film calendar.
Mezzrow turning over to vinyl near midnight feels less like a concert than a listening-room afterimage for the crowd that refuses to end the jazz night cleanly.
A Smalls jam just before midnight is built for the musician-heavy crowd, where the best moments are likely to feel found rather than advertised.