Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Friday, October 23, 2026.
John Dwyer’s Osees play Warsaw with Brigid Dawson, giving this Brooklyn double-night run a dose of fast, fuzzed-out psych rock.
Poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa and novelist Megan Nolan meet at Strand to discuss Said the Dead, an evening for readers interested in how literature listens to the past.
Beck’s Ride Lonesome tour lands at Brooklyn Paramount with Ioanna Gika opening; Ticketmaster lists doors at 7 and the show at 8.
Hania Rani leads a new work with Sinfonia Varsovia, joined by drummer Valentina Magaletti and saxophonist Jack Wyllie for Unsound’s final Lincoln Center night.
ABT’s fall season brings Balanchine’s Ballet Imperial to the Koch Theater on Friday, with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2 driving the ballet’s grand classical scale.
Mfoniso Udofia’s new play follows a Black woman across encounters with her younger self and possible daughter, testing how art, ancestry and AI shape a life.
Dorothée Munyaneza and Kadidi Company bring a dance-and-music work built from silenced voices to New York Live Arts for two nights only.
Sydnee Washington tapes My Black Barbie Story at Bell House, with the live show shaped as a special rather than a standard stand-up set.
Friko brings its taut, guitar-forward indie rock to Music Hall of Williamsburg; the official venue listing puts the show at 8 p.m. and marks it 18+.
Thundercat shares the Kings Theatre bill with TiaCorine, pairing his elastic bass-led funk with a sharp change of pace from the rising rapper.