MUSIC / PERFORMANCE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 (also SEPTEMBER 26 & OCTOBER 3 & 10)
7:00 PM

Joe's Pub, The Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street, Noho, Manhattan

$25
https://www.publictheater.org/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/Joes-Pub/2018/J/John-Kelly/?SiteTheme=JoesPub

When John Kelly started doing this tribute to Joni Mitchell, he dressed up as her:  flowing blonde hair, flowing dresses, the full Joni.  Now, he does it dressed as himself.  Which puts more of the focus on the astonishing interpretative acuity of this greatest of performance artists.  Not to mention the astonishing songwriting abilities of that greatest of singer-songwriters.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  While I'm tossing superlatives like confetti, let me say this:  Szechuan Mountain House is the best Sichuan restaurant in Manhattan.  The menu is extensive, and mostly consists of things you don't see in every cornershop.  Preparation is superb.  The only downside is that, as you'd expect, it's very hard to get in.