The cast of FX's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" will be live at the Beacon Theatre on September 16th, performing their musical "The Nightman Cometh." Based on the fan-favorite episode, "The Nightman Cometh" is a full-length musical featuring cast members Rob McElhenney (Mac), Charlie Day (Charlie), Glenn Howerton (Dennis), Kaitlin Olson (Sweet Dee), and Danny DeVito (Frank) with special appearances by Mary Elizabeth Ellis (The Waitress) and Artemis Pebdani (Artemis). Following the performance, there will also be a screening of new episodes from the upcoming season of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" on FX.

Tickets for that show are on sale now. It's part of a September tour that takes the show to both coasts. A clip of "The Nightman Cometh" live, with dates, below...

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Castanets @ Central Park Summerstage (more by Toby Tenenbaum)

tonight in NYC
* DANCE
* Julianna Barwick @ Sycamore
* Japandroids, Slim Twig @ Pianos
* Francis and the Lights @ Joe's Pub
* Japanther, Ninjasonik @ Whitney Museum
* Drunkdriver, Total Abuse @ Market Hotel
* Wakey! Wakey!, Casey Shea @ Gramercy Theatre
* Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy) @ Bowery Ballroom
* Pollution, Bukkake Boys, The Choke @ Don Pedros
* The Golden Filter, Nomi (DJ) @ Tribeca Grand Hotel
* Subhumans, Witchhunt, The A-heads @ Knitting Factory
* Radio Happy Hour w/ Michael Showalter @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
* Castanets, M.A. Turner, Babies @ Silent Barn
* Forro in the Dark, Nation Beat, Red Baraat Festival @ The Yard
* pow wow!, the Sundelles, more @ Nellie's Lawn in Prospect Park
* Wakey!Wakey!, Casey Shea, Pearl and the Beard @ Gramercy Theatre
* Willie Mae Rock Camp For Girls Showcase Concert @ Bowery Ballroom
* Midsummer's Night Swing w/ Big 3 Palladium Orchestra @ Lincoln Center
* Parts and Labor, Fiasco, Big Bear, Child Bite, Birdcage @ Market Hotel
* The Friggs, Jesse Bates & His Flying Guitars, The Vondells @ Union Hall
* Skeletons, Our Brother the Native, Religious Girls, Extra Life @ Ash's Place
* Celebrate Brooklyn w/ They Might Be Giants (kids show) @ Prospect Park Bandshell
* NY Eye & Ear Fest w/ Blacklist, Martial Carternal, John Wiese, Freshkills, more @ 92YTribeca
* Dark Star Orchestra & Keller Williams, Pete Francis & Barefoot Truth @ Beach at Governors Island
* NY Ear & Eye Fest: "Women of NYCinema" w/ Sarah Lipstate, Liz Wendelbo, Rachel Blackwell & Dirty Churches @ 92YTribeca
* Citysol w/ Dead Prez, DJ Green Lantern, Fiasco, Hi Red Center, So So Glos, Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Outasight, Love Like Deloreans, Schwervon! @ Solar One (set times below)

They Might Be Giants play a free Celebrate Brooklyn show for kids at the Prospect Park Bandshell today. Japanther and Ninjasonik play a family-geared gig at the Whitney Museum.

Citysol Festival at Solar One features sets from Dead Prez, DJ Green Lantern, Fiasco, Hi Red Center, So So Glos, Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Outasight, Love Like Deloreans and Schwervon!. Set times below.

The Beach at Governors Island opens up with a music from Dark Star Orchestra & Keller Williams and Pete Francis & Barefoot Truth.

You can see Rachel Trachtenburg's Homemade World at both of those venues tomorrow.

Skeletons, Our Brother the Native, Religious Girls and Extra Life play Ash's Place in Brooklyn (234 Wythe Ave @ N 4th St).

NY Eye & Ear Fest II goes into its third day with a record fair and concert at 92YTribeca. The "Women of NYCinema" program, also at 92YT features work from Sarah Lipstate, Liz Wendelbo and Rachel Blackwell (with Dirty Churches).

Japandroids played Cameo last night. They play a sold-out show at Pianos tonight with Slim Twig.

Jason Lytle of Grandaddy ends his two-night NYC run at the Bowery Ballroom. Last night it was Union Hall.

Radio Happy Hour at (Le) Poisson Rouge, which kicked off last month with Norah Jones, happens again with Michael Showalter hosting.

pow wow!, The Sundelles, Gutsies and others will play free acoustic music at Nellie's Lawn (off of the park's East Drive) in Prospect Park from 4:30 pm to 9:30ish pm. See the map and hand-drawn flyer below. The event is hosted by The Co-Op.

"Superman and Batman took on New York's Finest last night in an epic Crossroads of the World battle that left the Caped Crusader in cuffs. Stunned Times Square tourists and office workers watched agog as cops struggled to subdue Clark Kent's alter ego without kryptonite." [NY Post]

Ted Leo and Of Montreal appear in a promo for the upcoming season of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, below...

What else?

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