When college sophomore Margot goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that IRL Robert doesn't live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts. Inspired by the most-read piece of fiction ever published in The New Yorker, CAT PERSON is a razor-sharp exploration of the gender divide, the quagmire of navigating modern dating, and the dangerous projections we make in our minds about the person at the other end of our phones. 2h.

Enormous in theme and achievement, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON is a sobering appraisal of America's relationship with Indigenous peoples and yet another artistic zenith for Martin Scorsese and his collaborators. When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one – until J. Edgar Hoover's FBI steps in to unravel the mystery. Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart and Mollie Kyle, this staggering piece of cinema is an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal. R, 2h 26m.

HOCUS POCUS turns 30! You're in for a devil of a time when three outlandishly wild witches return from 17th-century Salem after they're accidentally conjured up by some unsuspecting pranksters! It's a night full of zany fun and comic chaos once the tricky 300-year-old trio sets out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth – but first they must get their act together and outwit three kids...and a talking cat. PG, 1h 35m.

Tim Burton's stunningly original spooky season classic celebrates 30 years! Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloweentown, kidnaps Santa and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry. PG, 1h 15m.

American composer Jake Heggie’s masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, has its highly anticipated Met premiere in a haunting new production. Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer, DEAD MAN WALKING matches the high drama of its subject with Heggie’s beautiful music and a brilliant libretto by Tony and Emmy Award–winner Terrence McNally. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. 2h 55m.

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame. R, 1h 50m.

WORLD PREMIERE GALA Filmmakers Ward Serrill and Rocky Friedman (The Bowmakers) present DANCING WITH THE DEAD, on Port Townsend’s Bill Porter. Porter, who goes by the pen name Red Pine, is a renowned translator of ancient Chinese poetry. The film follows Bill’s adventures as a child of a bank robber, raised in a gilded household, who turned his back on American devotion to materialism and went off to live in monasteries and mountains in Taiwan. He pursued a fascination with Buddhism and poetry and traveled to remote regions of China to rediscover an ancient tradition of mountain hermits vital to Chinese culture. **DANCING WITH THE DEAD will also have an exclusive run at the Rose following the Premiere.** PG-13, 1h 24m.

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam. R. 2h, 32m.

Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera arrives at the Met at long last. Theater luminary and Tony-nominated director Robert O’Hara oversees a potent new staging that imagines Malcolm as an Everyman whose story transcends time and space. An exceptional cast of breakout artists and young Met stars enliven the operatic retelling of the civil rights leader’s life. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. 3h 20m.

Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus – and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle. This spellbinding new production brings the mysterious realm of the Amazon to the Met stage. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. Sung in Spanish with English subtitles. 2h 15m.

Ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille. Daniele Callegari conducts Verdi’s exhilarating early masterpiece. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. 2h 55m.

Acclaimed director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. Sung in French with English subtitles. 3h 25m.

An aspiring toy designer's work visa runs out, and a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast (Tilda Swinton in maximalist, extravagant form) becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream. Imaginative, impressive, and hilarious, PROBLEMISTA is a surreal adventure through the equally treacherous worlds of New York City and the U.S. Immigration system. R, 1h 38m.

This comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way. R. 1h, 24m.

Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of ill-fated love, deadly vendettas, and family strife, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen as the noble Leonora, one of the repertory’s most tormented – and thrilling – heroines. The company’s first new FORZA in nearly 30 years sets the scene in a contemporary world, making extensive use of the Met’s turntable to represent the unstoppable advance of destiny that drives the opera’s chain of calamitous events. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. 4h 5m.

Two singers at the height of their powers – radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim – come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. Sung in French with English subtitles. 3h 10m.

An encore presentation of one of NTL's biggest hits, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller star in the thrilling and deeply disturbing tale of FRANKENSTEIN. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his maker. Met with cruelty wherever he goes, the desperate and vengeful Creature determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Part of the Theatre From London Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. 2h 10m.

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, KING LEAR sees two ageing fathers – one a king, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends. Part of the Theatre from London Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. 4 hrs.

NTL returns: see the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series! Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, FLEABAG is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life. Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg... "Filthy, funny, snarky and touching." – Telegraph Part of the Theatre From London Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. 1h 20m.

Emilia Clarke made her dazzling West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness. A young woman is desperate for fame and a way out. A young man pines after the woman of his dreams. A successful writer longs for a sense of achievement. An actress wants to fight the changing times. In an isolated countryside home, dreams lie in tatters, hopes are dashed, and hearts broken. With nowhere left to turn, the only option is to turn on each other. Part of the Theatre from London Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. 3 hrs.

Arthur Miller’s gripping parable of power and its abuse returns as "THE CRUCIBLE burns bright once more." A witch hunt is beginning in Salem. Raised to be seen and not heard, a group of young women suddenly find their words have a terrible power. As a climate of fear spreads through the community, private vendettas fuel public accusations and soon the truth itself is on trial. Part of the Theatre From London Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. 3h.

Puccini’s bittersweet love story makes a rare Met appearance, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman in his highly anticipated company debut as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess. Maestro Speranza Scappucci conducts Nicolas Joël’s Art Deco–inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife to a dreamy vision of the French Riviera. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. 2h 35m.

Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars as the callous American naval officer Pinkerton, whose betrayal destroys her. Acclaimed maestro Xian Zhang takes the podium to conduct Anthony Minghella’s vivid production. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. The Starlight Room has only 46 seats; advance tickets recommended. The theatre opens at least 30 minutes, and up to 45 minutes in advance. Please arrive early in order to secure your preferred seats, especially for parties of 2 or more. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. 3h.