"ADRIFT IN MACAO": Christopher Durang's madcap musical parody of film noir. Primary Stages at 59E59, 59 E. 59th St., between Madison and Park avenues; (212) 279-4200. Opens...more >

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(Reviews by Clive Barnes) "THE APPLE TREE": 2 1/2 STARS For superstar Kristin Chenoweth, an effective vehicle - but so's a crosstown bus. Three one-act musicals by...more >

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"AVENUE Q": 3 STARS John Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St., between Broadway and Eighth Avenue; (212) 239-6200. "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST": 2 1/2...more >

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"ABSOLUTE CLARITY": A young is woman obsessed with jazz. Players Theater, 115 MacDougal St., at Minetta Lane; (212) 352-3101. Closes Feb. 25. "ALTAR BOYZ"...;more >

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The following listings are subject to change. It is best to call ahead before going to any event. DAVID BROMBERG: The folkie's first studio album since 1990 is "Try Me One More...more >

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BIRDLAND: Today and tomorrow: John Tchicai Quintet, Lionel Loueke Trio. Sunday: Chico O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band. 315 W. 44th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues; (212)...more >

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TODAY: New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, 11 a.m. The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, 8 p.m. Pianist Jonathan Irving at Bargemusic, 7:30 p.m. "Eugene Onegin" at the...more >

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92nd STREET Y: Sunday at 3 p.m., Magbana Drum and Dance showcases Guinean dance and music, mixing traditional and contemporary West African movement with modern dance, martial arts and world...more >

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ANTHROPOLOGY FILM ARCHIEVES: "Seminal Cinema: Films from Wallace Berman & the Semina Circle." Today at 8 p.m.: Taylor Mead's "My Home Movies" (1964) and Andy...more >

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ALGONQUIN: Today and tomorrow: Maude Maggart. 59 W. 44th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues; (212) 467-7444. CARLYLE HOTEL: Today and tomorrow: Rita Moreno. Tuesday through March...more >

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CAROLINES: 1626 Broadway, between 49th and 50th streets; (212) 757-4100. COMEDY CELLAR: 117 MacDougal St., between Bleecker and Third streets; (212) 254-3480. COMIX: 353...more >

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MEET THE OSCARS: An exhibition of 50 golden statuettes will be on display at Times Square Studios Monday through Feb. 24 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free. 1500 Broadway, at 44th Street; oscars.org...more >

By BARBARA HOFFMAN

If these old bones could only talk - ah, but they do! Or so it seems at the American Museum of Natural History's newest exhibit, where skeletons, fossil artifacts, graphics and undusty dioramas...more >

By V.A. MUSETTO

Mick Jagger found satisfaction as an actor in "Performance'' (1970), directed by Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell. Jagger plays a fading rock star whose London house is invaded by an...more >

By BILLY HELLER

Ernestine Anderson has heard a lot of music in her lifetime. The influences she's picked up in her 78 years started with Bessie Smith - whom she heard on the radio, and sang along with, at age 3...more >

By JAMES GARDNER

Guggenheim Museum, Fifth Avenue at 89th Street; (212) 423-3500. Through April 16. THIS show's title is deceptive. These are emphatically not those photos of cute tots that...more >

By MELISSA JANE KRONFELD

NEW JERSEY - AARON LEWIS of Staind goes acoustic and solo tonight and Saturday night at 9 in Borgata's Music Box. Tickets: $50. Comedian BILL REGAN performs Saturday at 8 p...more >