Stranger, smaller-room, and in-the-know Scope NYC picks for Saturday, October 24, 2026.
After Alex is fired, her improvised bad-date rescues become a side hustle—until a call from someone trying to escape a cult turns the scheme into a real emergency.
Sandra Oh stars in National Theatre Live’s filmed Molière adaptation as Alice, a novelist whose blunt honesty sets off a backlash; Symphony Space screens it at 2 p.m.
Charlie Rinehart-Jones’s ensemble play follows a group of longtime friends back to their lake as they struggle to console one of their own after a parent’s death.
Bosco’s Black Parade pairs drag and burlesque at Saint Vitus, bringing theatrical performance into the metal venue’s famously loud neighborhood.
Xanadu’s Halloween Vinyl Nights turns the rink into a zombie skate, with Thriller dancers and DJs Misbehaviour, Rizzskates and Cindy Kim.
Sarah Kane’s Crave plays at East Village Basement, where the late-night performance suits the drama’s fractured, restless voices.
Switch n’ Play brings Slash n’ Spray to Littlefield for a drag-forward night from the Brooklyn collective.
Cubeye6 plays Ornithology, a Brooklyn jazz-club booking for listeners who want a small-room set away from the city’s larger weekend bills.
Brooklyn Art Haus stages The Rocky Horror Picture Show as a 360-degree event with a live shadow cast and a post-show DJ dance party.
William Friedkin’s 1973 horror landmark screens at 11:40 p.m. in IFC’s Waverly Midnights: Every Day Is Halloween series.