JAN 2017 JAN ® TOAST TO 2017 CHAMPAGNE BARS CHAMPAGNE YEAR IN JANUARY SPORTSJANUARY LINE-UP Preview NYC Monthly JAN2017 NYCMONTHLY.COM VOL. 7 NO.1 PATRAVI TRAVELTEC DLC AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT · THREE TIME ZONES CHRONOGRAPH · DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON COATING 1118 Kings Highway · Brooklyn · NY 718.375.1818 CONTENTS FEATURES MUSEUMS 16 Winter Art 16 Here's To 2017 Stills, Portraits, and a New York Connection A Year in Preview 18 Exhibits Calendars DINING & DRINKS Must-see Exhibits in January 18 Bring the Heat LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Warm Up This Winter with a Spicy Meal 20 Brand New Day 20 Raise a Glass to the New Year Ring in the New Year with Live Music Get Bubbly at a Champagne Bar to Ring in 2017 24 Live Entertainment Calendar SHOPPING Must-see Concerts in January 24 Boots with Fur ATTRACTIONS Pumped Up Kicks for Cold Weather 26 January Attractions Can't Miss Attractions in January BROADWAY 26 Stories In The City SPORTS The Lives of New Yorkers Take Center Stage 26 January Sports Calendar of Can't Miss Sporting Events 4 NYCMONTHLY.COM CONTENTS INTERVIEWS 16 Carla Hall Star of "The View" Brings her Southern Charm & Chow to NYC 18 John Slattery Celebrated Actor Returns to Broadway in an American Classic 20 Alan Menken Hit Hometown Composer Scores Powerful New Musical 24 Judah & The Lion Eclectic Nashville Band Electrifies Major Tri-State Venues IN EVERY ISSUE 16 Top 10 Things ON THE COVER: To Do in January WINTER WONDERLAND photo by Cory Schloss Images 18 Broadway Listings It's January and New Yorkers are once again finding themselves pulling out their parkas as the anniversary of last year's record- Musicals, Plays breaking Winter Storm Jonas approaches. While the city was being blanketed in 27.5 inches of snow, the brave ones bundled up and headed out. Stone Street became a winter wonderland 20 Dining Listings as its famed taverns offered refuge from the cold. We may not be Steak, Italian, Asian, able to predict another massive snowstorm for this January, but American, Seafood & Sushi we can guarantee another good time on Stone Street no matter the weather, which is why it ranks as one of our Top Ten picks 24 for the month. For the full list, turn to page 12. Museum Listings Art, Culture 26 Shopping Listings Department Stores, Luxury, Apparel & Accessories, Jewelry & Watches, Specialty & Theme 28 LIKE US & Fold Out Map FOLLOW US! Manhattan, Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan © 2015 NYC Monthly NYC Monthly magazine makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information it publishes, but cannot be held responsible for any consequences arising from errors or omissions. All rights reserved. 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No. 7,007,507) • © 2016 Pandora Jewelry, LLC • All rights reserved WELCOME TO THE ISSUE Happy New Year from New York City Monthly magazine LIVE A TRUE NEW YORK LEGEND. s we say goodbye to 2016 and excitedly turn our attention to 2017, I want to first say thank you Afor picking up our January issue... because it is a great one. Typically the first issue of the year tends to be lighter than warm weather issues, but this year we have a January edition that is packed. With feature stories on the hottest restaurants, newest stores, headlining concerts, and major sporting events to kick off '17, our writers have curated an incredible array of what will make NYC pop this month. Start off with2017 A Year in Preview (page 14) to give you an overview of what they are highlighting across all areas of entertainment in the city. Then check out the Cocktails feature (page 26) in which they hand picked some of the best champagne bars in NYC, perfect for celebrating the New Year in style. We move onto the Concerts monthly overview and calendar (page 38) which is chock full of major name artists this month including Kings of Leon playing the Garden, Eric Church playing Barclays, Judah and the Lion opening for 21 Pilots at Barclays, and not to be outdone.... Billy Joel at the Garden on the 11th. For Broadway fans, we have a special double treat for you! In addition to our monthly theater feature we have two exclusive interviews.... John Slattery, the brilliant actor of Mad Men fame, chatted with us about starring in the revival of The Front Page (page 54) and Alan Menken, the Grammy, Tony, and Academy Award winning composer, talked with us about his new Broadway musical A Bronx Tale. And I haven't even mentioned the incredible new museum exhibition openings, huge sporting events like the kick off to the Pro Bull Rider's season at MSG, or the shopping focus on winter boots. A Manhattan icon, the legendary ‘21’ Club is a celebratory So from all of us at NYCM, thank you for picking up our new issue and for starting off 2017 with destination of those in the know, featuring sumptuous American us. We are overwhelmed for what's in store in the Big Apple in the new year ahead, and we look cuisine, a Grand Award-winning wine list and impeccable service. forward to bringing you the coolest and best of the city each month. Cheers to the New Year and being in the greatest city in the world. Enjoy! Join us for drinks by the fireplace, dinner before the theatre or a celebration for two to two hundred. Sincerely, Ron 21 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10019 RON SPEARS RESERVATIONS 212 582 7200 PRIVATE EVENTS 212 582 1400 PUBLISHER 21CLUB.COM [email protected] 21C January Monthly ad NYC Monthly .indd 1 12/4/15 9:36 AM 10. Butterflies and Bees A Fighter’s Gallery of Art Boxing and…watercolors? Believe it – like peanut butter and jelly or spaghetti and meatballs, they go together. And so do unlikely friends Muhammad Ali and LeRoy Neiman, who collaborated on both boxing and paintings over the course of their decades-long relationship, with Neiman illustrating some of the greatest moments of Ali’s career and teaching him to do the same. This exhibition Muhammad Ali, LeRoy Neiman, and the 9. Let’s Dance Art of Boxing includes works from Neiman alongside Ali’s own, with portraits, DWTS Live! at Radio City sketches of critical matches, and more to Who wouldn’t want to see 24-karat star Laurie Hernandez capture the imaginations of boxing fans showing off her hardware? The Olympic gold medalist and and art lovers alike. (New York Historical Season 23 Mirrorball Champion headlines Dancing with Society, 170 Central Park West) the Stars Live! (1/17), a national tour of the wildly popular television show. There’s nowhere better to catch every spin than New York’s iconic Radio City Music Hall, where pro finalists will accompany Hernandez through ballroom and modern dances from the hit show that range from sizzling group performances to romantic duets, contemporary numbers, and original pieces. (Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Ave.) 1. City Ski Lodge Skyscrapers + Snow-Capped Peaks Dreaming of the Italian Alps on the horizon, 8. Downtown Destination rather than the towers of Manhattan? What 2. Love All Sip and Snack on Stone Street about…both? A trip to Baita at Eataly, the pop- Tennis Comes to Brooklyn…in January? Even on the coldest evening in up alpine restaurant on the 14th floor of Mario Since its debut a few years back, Brooklyn’s January, happy hour is sure to be Batali’s behemoth ode to the Old Country, will 7. Sing Us a Song at MSG Barclays Center has hosted its fair share of in full swing on Stone Street, the set you straight. The retractable roof offers views power players – but until now, never power “Sellin’ [Tickets] Out (Billy’s Song)” tough-to-find but totally worth it of the skyline, while the menu is a taste of the serves. The venue’s first-ever tennis event, What can we say that hasn’t been said about Billy Joel? pedestrian alley where Wall Street mountains: hearty beef shanks and – giggity – the the PowerShares QQQ Cup (1/7), will His unprecedented residency at Madison Square Garden goes to unwind.