Ring in the New Year (and ring out Ailey's 2017 season) with a festive one-night-only program, featuring highlights from this year's premieres and new productions, special encore performances, PLUS Mr. Ailey's masterpiece, Revelations.

NOTE THE EARLY CURTAIN TIME OF 7:00PM.  The running time of the Special Season Finale is approximately two hours.  The program is scheduled to include:

ACT ONE

• excerpt from Victoria by Gustavo Ramirez Sansano
• excerpt from Cry by Alvin Ailey
• excerpt from Mass by Robert Battle
• Still by Robert Battle*
• excerpt from Shelter by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
• excerpt from Episodes by Ulysses Dove 
• excerpt from Members Don’t Get Weary by Jamar Roberts
• Takademe by Robert Battle* 
• excerpt from Stack-Up by Talley Beatty

* = ENCORE FROM THE DEC 17TH ‘CELEBRATING THE MEN OF AILEY’ PROGRAM
 

ACT TWO

• Revelations by Alvin Ailey 

If you are able to join us for our Special Season Finale on New Year's Eve, please note that streets surrounding the theater will be closed off to traffic on New Year’s Eve by the New York Police Department, due to extra security for the celebration in Times Square. 

Ailey staff members will be available along West 55th Street starting at 6:00pm that evening to help make it quick and easy for you to walk to the theater.  No cars will be permitted to drop you off in front of the theater.

We strongly encourage you to access the theater via 55th Street and 6th Avenue, on the west side of the avenue.

Please do not bring any large bags with you to the theater, as the police will not allow these through the security checkpoints. 

Note: The New York City Police Department has advised us that due to the Annual New Year's Eve event in Times Square, all parking garages will be closed at 11:00am on December 31 from West 38th Street to West 59th Street between 6th and 8th Avenues.  Cars in these establishments will remain there until the garages reopen, after the New Year's Eve clean-up is complete.  There will be no exceptions.

Please allow extra time to get to the theater and check this page for updated information.