Street view: National Theatre Live

The popular Broadway classic 42nd Street is a full-tilt extravaganza of singing and dancing that pays homage to the spectacular musicals of the 1930s. The tale of backstage backstabbing between actresses in the play-within-a-play, Pretty Lady, is based on a 1932 novel by Bradford Ropes, as well as its 1933 Hollywood film adaptation. The NT Live production was filmed in 2018, at London’s Theatre Royal, and is directed by Mark Bramble, the show’s original writer. The Lensic Performing Arts Center presents NT Live Online: 42nd Street Wednesday, May 12, through May 18, with daily showtimes at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m., and 8 p.m. Tickets are $15; 505-9881234, lensic.org. — Jennifer Levin

No more small screen: The Violet Crown opens it doors

The Violet Crown Cinema (1606 Alcaldesa St., 505-216-5678, violetcrown.com) opens its doors for public screenings after more than a year. While the cinema will continue to offer private rentals as part of its RSVP Cinema program — which includes new releases and more than 100 JukeBox Cinema options in a variety of genres — a full slate of public screenings of new releases begins on Friday, May 7. Releases include director Guy Ritchie’s action thriller Wrath of Man, which features action movie star Jason Statham; the Japanese anime adventure Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, which broke box office records for an animated release on the first weekend in May; the martial arts fantasy film Mortal Kombat; the documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street; the Best Picture Oscar winner Nomadland; and the adventure drama News of the World, which features Tom Hanks and was filmed in Santa Fe. The cinema reinstates its food and beverage program and will continue to follow COVID-19 protocols to ensure the safety of its employees and guests. Tickets can be purchased in advance at violetcrown.com. — Michael Abatemarco

Deadly deceptions: Assassins

On February 13, 2017, Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, died after exposure to a nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Two young women — Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong — were charged with murder but claimed that they were set up as part of a prank. Director Ryan White’s acclaimed documentary, Assassins (2020), follows the women’s sensational trials to determine the truth. White joins Evans J.R. Revere, a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for East Asia Policy Studies, and Robert R. King of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, for a Zoom webinar about the film and its subjects. The event is part of the Center for Contemporary Arts’ (1050 Old Pecos Trail, 505-982-1338, ccasantafe.org) Living Room Series and takes place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11. Register at ccasantafe.org /living-room-series/2453-assassins ($10). Registrants will receive a link to view the film prior to the Zoom talk. — M.A.