Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in Grand Army Plaza

Just found out about this event, and since it sounds a little weird I thought it might appeal to the DH crowd. Apparently it takes place in the GAP arch--how cool is that?

The Bass Saxophone

In wartime Czechoslovakia occupied by Nazis, young jazz lovers risk their lives to play prohibited swing music ("decadent judeo-negroid music"). One of the young men, the author's perennial alter ego, Danny, is an aspiring saxophone player and a would-be womanizer, who collects serial rejections from scores of the beautiful girls he woos. One day, in front of the town's decrepit old hotel, Danny catches a glimpse of a bass saxophone, an instrument more legendary than real, as it is being unloaded for a traveling German dance orchestra. Attracted by the "brass monster" Danny is drafted to carry the instrument into the dilapidated labyrinthine hotel, where he meets a bizarre Wehrmacht band of crippled and malformed musicians. The freak band entices him to jam with them, mixing kitchy Mittle-European musical trash with Danny's beloved, forbidden Swing tunes. In a transcendental moment of human togetherness, the "inferior race" youth jams with the motley crew of German Army musicians, blotting out the war reality for one memorable night.
Limited seating. Donation requested for guaranteed SmartTix reservations. Not accessible, sorry, audience walks up 83 steps of a steep spiral staircase during performance.

Friday, October 28, through Sunday, November 13. More info at http://czechmarionettes.org/.