SUNDAY 25

Scottish stage, television and film actor Alan Cumming is in new show I Bought a Blue Car Today, based on Cumming’s experiences living in the United States for the past 10 years. He writes, “The title comes from the naturalization test I took to become a citizen of the U. S. of A. In the test, there is a bit where the man says a sentence and you have to write it down to prove your prowess in English. My sentence was ‘I bought a blue car today,’ which initially I thought was really sweet and child-like, but on closer examination I realized that it’s all about consumerism and gas guzzling which rather brilliantly encapsulates America’s financial and energy crises in one fell swoop.” The show features the music of Frank Sinatra, Dory Previn, Kander & Ebb, Cyndi Lauper and more.

Highline Ballroom, 431 W 16th St bet Ninth and Tenth Aves, NYC, 212-414-5994, 8pm, $25, $35, $100, www.alancumming.com