Best new events in the world of entertainment this October

The Dandelion Chandelier Luxury Entertainment Calendar highlights notable new events in theater, film, popular music and television in October 2018. For the rest of the Luxury Calendar, click here. And for a list of fantastic new books being published this month, click here.

October can be notable for for horror and Halloween-themed films. But this month in entertainment, instead you’ll find the debut of powerful films like Beautiful Boy and If Beale Street Could Talk and utterly original television like The Romanoffs. 

There’s plenty of drama to behold in the theater, including American Boy starring Kerry Washington and the debut of Eve’s Song at The Public Theater. And also new music from Cat Powers, Kurt Vile, Robyn and Neneh Cherry, and a cool new fashion-oriented podcast. Trick or treat? This month, there’s plenty of both.

Film

The 26th annual Hamptons International Film Festival takes place – Oct 4 – 8

Tom Hardy steps into the role of the fan favorite anti-hero Venom – Oct 5

Receiving its third remake is a Star is Born.  Like the Streisand version from 1976, this one moves the action from movies to the music industry, with Bradley Cooper (also making his directorial debut) taking the role of an alcoholic country singer opposite Lady Gaga (in her first starring role) – Oct 5

The Apollo Theater in Harlem presents the US premier of If Beale Street Could Talk – the story of Tish, a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to prove her lover’s innocence while carrying their first born child to term – Oct 9

La La Land duo Ryan Gosling and Damien Chazelle reunite to explore a different type of star system in the astronaut Neil Armstrong biopic First Man. Claire Foy plays Armstrong’s long-suffering earthbound wife, and Corey Stoll is Buzz Aldrin – Oct 12

A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students who she believes is a child prodigy in The Kindergarten Teacher on Netflix.  Maggie Gyllenhaal stars – Oct 12

Oscar nominees Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet go toe-to-toe in Beautiful Boy.  The film is the adaptation of a pair of acclaimed memoirs from David and Nic Sheff. Chalamet plays a son struggling with a meth addiction; Carell is his caring father, who doesn’t know how to help. Bring tissues – Oct 12

David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption returns to the Ace Hotel in LA and and includes music, lectures, film screenings and group meditation – Oct 13 – 14

The Austin Film Festival returns – Oct 25 – Nov 1

Television

The Man in the High Castle returns to Amazon for season 3 – Oct 5

Dr. Who returns for season 11 on BBC America – Oct 7

Jennifer Garner returns to television on HBO, where she plays a stressed-out wife who tries to keep her cool when planning a camping trip for her husband and his friends in Camping – Oct 14

The Alec Baldwin Show is a spin-off of sorts from his podcast Here’s the Thing. In the weekly ABC variety show, Baldwin will hold court with celebrities and newsmakers such as Jerry Seinfeld and Kate McKinnon Oct 14

Cult favorite Charmed gets the reboots treatment on CW – Oct 14

The Connor family return to the small screen sans Roseanne in The Conners, and Blackish returns for season 5, both on ABC – Oct 16

The Romanoffs on Amazon centers around a group of people convinced they’re descendants of the Russian royal family. Emmy-winning producer Matthew Weiner (of “Mad Men” fame) created this anthology series, in which each of the eight episodes takes place in a new location with a new cast – Oct 22

Theater

Sam Mendes directs The Ferryman at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre – Previews Oct 2, Opens Oct 21

Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale star in American Son at the Booth Theater on Broadway. The production explores the gripping tale of two parents caught in our national divide, with their worst fears hanging in the balance – Previews Oct 6, Opens Nov 4

Just in time for the 75th anniversary of its wartime premiere, Oklahoma! resurfaces as a fresh and daring new work with a seven-piece band playing all new arrangements of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved classics at St. Ann’s Warehouse – Oct 7

Dear Evan Hansen book writer Steven Levenson goes from teenage anxieties to the passions of radical 20-something idealists planning a revolution from a quiet college town in upstate New York circa 1969 in Days of Rage at the Tony Kiser Theater – Previews Oct 9, Opens Oct 30

Mandy Patinkin in Concert at New York Theater Workshop presents the acclaimed actor/singer/storyteller in his most electrifying role: concert performer. From Randy Newman to Stephen Sondheim, from Irving Berlin to Rufus Wainwright, it’ll be a wonderful musical journey – Oct 10

In Apologia at the Laura Pels Theater, Stockard Channing plays a former radical activist of the 1960s who is publishing her memoir, awakening conflict with her two sons (both played by Hugh Dancy) – Oct 16

Filled with dark humor and boiling suspense, Eve’s Song at The Public Theater examines our present racial climate through the eyes of a regular American family – Oct 21

Michael C. Hall stars in Thom Pain (Based on Nothing).  This one-man show follows Thom Pain as he desperately, and hilariously, tries to save his own life or at least make it into something worth dying for – Previews Oct 23, Opens Nov 11

Making its New York premier at the Public Theater is Wild Goose Dreams, the story of two people, from two cultures, forced to choose between family and freedom – Oct 30

Popular Music

Shania Twain performs at The O2 Arena – Oct 2 – 3

Jay-Z and Beyonce close out their wildly popular On the Run II Tour in Seattle at the Centurylink Field – Oct 4

Cat Power drops Wanderer – Oct 5

Eric Clapton heads to Madison Square Garden for two nights – Oct 6 – 7

Austin City Limits Festival returns for two weekends with Paul McCartney, Travis Scott, Arctic Monkeys and Metallica as headliners – Oct 5 -7 and 12 – 14

After a five year break to have children, indie folk singer Phosphorescent releases C’est la Vie – Oct 5

Flight of the Conchords: Live at the London Apollo will make its HBO debut.  The special was directed by Hamish Hamilton and filmed during the duo’s sold out U.K. tour earlier this year, and it’s a mix of both classic and new original songs – Oct 6

Florence + The Machine head to Brooklyn for a show at the Barclays Center – Oct 9

Tracee Ellis Ross hosts the 2018 American Music Awards on ABC – Oct 9

Charming indie rocker Kurt Vile releases Bottle It In – Oct 12

A$AP Rocky and Tame Impala headline the 10th edition of the Treasure Island Music Festival in Oakland – Oct 13- 14

Elton John’s Farwell Yellow Brick Road Tour makes a stop at Madison Square Garden – Oct 18 – 19

Following the release of her first single in 4 years over the summer, counterculture pop icon Neneh Cherry drops her fifth solo album Broken Politics – Oct 19

The Voodoo Music + Arts Experience is a multi-day music and arts festival held in City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana.  This year’s performers include Mumford & Sons, Childish Gambino and Arctic Monkeys – Oct 26 – 28

Swedish singer Robyn has dropped her single Honey, which will appear on her album of the same name, out this month – Oct 26

New Podcasts
ESPN’s 30 for 30 Podcast returns to its classic anthology format this season, featuring stories on Jose Canseco, a protest at the New York City marathon, and the legendary 2003 World Series of Poker – Oct 16

The beloved design podcast 99% Invisible has released a new spin-off called Articles of Interest that tackles a broad range of fashion-related topics: the rise of casual wear, the environmental impact of the textile industry, and the suspicious absence of pockets in womenswear.

The Shadows on CBC is a six part serialized narrative that tells the story of a fictitious love triangle, based on the author Kaitlin Prest’s own experiences, from the perspective of all three participants. The story is built on a mixture of improvisation, written scenes and out-of-studio recordings.

Led and produced by This American Life alum Jane Marie, The Dream on Stitcher is a journey into the world of multi-level marketing that boasts a very wide reach: from family get-togethers to social media feeds to remote Midwestern towns to the White House.

See other October 2018 Events:

— Travel

— Food & Drink

— Planes, Yachts & Autos

— Fitness & Sports

— Fashion & Design

— Entertainment

— The Arts

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