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After Illinois ratified the ERA in May, only one more state is needed to reintroduce it to Congress.

A gut-punching activist exhibition on Canal Street calls attention to and tries to change this sad fact.
Jerry Saltz314316 Canal Street, through November 10.
SeeThunderbodiesGeneral consternation.Playwright Kate Tarker takes a loopy, satirical look at U.S. imperialism in this off-kilter war play.
Sara HoldrenSoho Rep., through November 18.
SeeJoan TowerAt 80.Composer Joan Tower turned 80 in September, and festivities are still going on.
First, the American Composers Orchestra programs herChamber Dancewith premieres by Valerie Coleman and Alex Temple.
Justin DavidsonZankel Hall, November 2;National Sawdust, November 11.
Matt Zoller SeitzAmazon, November 9.
David EdelsteinFilm Forum, through November 8.
What exactly is happening there?
Why does her character leave the job and seem reluctant to discuss it?
Jen ChaneyAmazon, November 2.
Though dubbed, he makes you believe Mercurys voice is pouring out of him.
D.E.In theaters November 2. Cooper and a handful of other galleries most long gone built this city.
Miraculously, blessedly, its still ultrarelevant today.
J.S.Paula Cooper Gallery, 524 West 26th Street, through November 3.
Boris KachkaEcco, November 6;Books Are Magic,225 Smith Street, Cobble Hill, November 14.
SeeChris StapletonFrom a room to the MSG stage.Sharp songwriterChris Stapletons voicecan melt the coldest heart.
His 2015Travellertook him from Nashville hit-maker to nationwide recognition; last years two-volumeFrom a Roomprovedhis success was no fluke.
Catch him live with Brent Cobb and Marty Stuart.
Craig JenkinsMadison Square Garden, November 2.
Amanda Duarte hosts.14th Street Y Theater, November 12.
Its a mishmash of exotic stereotypes, which director Penny Woolcock wraps in a topical veneer.
J.D.Metropolitan Opera, opens November 14.
Director Garry Hynes and her actors emphasize the plays flights of tragicomic absurdity.
Its a clown show on a tightrope above the abyss.
S.H.Lincoln Center, Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, November 2 through 13.
S.H.The Public, through December 16.
C.J.Panta Rei, November 2.
SeeGray FoyJewel of a show.The graphite-on-paper works by the late artist Gray Foy are magical fantasies.
Theyre a little bit Bosch, a little bit Dali, and all his own glories.
Wendy GoodmanFrancis Naumann Fine Art, 24 West 57th Street, through November 16.
In this context, Ligetis 50-year-oldString Quartet No.
J.D.92nd Street Y, November 9.
Dont worry, though.
I can guarantee they engage in a fewsteamy love scenes.
J.C.Starz, November 4.
J.D.Stanley Kaplan Penthouse, November 10.
Spoiler: It doesnt take.
Edgerton plays the would-be converter, who has wayward impulses of his own.
D.E.In theaters November 2.
C.J.Daptone Records, November 9.