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Big This Week: Tony-winning singer John Lloyd Young at the Space, UNLV Opera Theater’s ‘Sur La Table’ and more

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John Lloyd Young with (left) Tommy Faragher
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  • Film: Nobody

    It’s 2021, and our top action stars are Keanu Reeves, Michael B. Jordan, Carey Mulligan (true, she didn’t throw punches in Promising Young Woman, but she didn’t have to), and now 58-year-old Bob Odenkirk. The Better Call Saul star kicks some major—and convincing!—ass in this John Wick-style thriller about a former government assassin who’s disappeared a bit too thoroughly into the role of a suburban dad. His violent resurrection is shocking, and honestly, all kinds of big, dumb fun. Connie Nielsen, RZA and Christopher Lloyd co-star. Rentable through iTunes, Amazon and Google. –Geoff Carter

  • Opera: Sur La Table

    Enjoy the talents of UNLV Opera Theater, Nevada Conservatory Theatre and the UNLV Film Department from the comfort of your living room couch. A $15 ticket gets you a onetime stream of this self-described “pastiche production,” featuring the female-centered Royal Flush, a new one-act opera about a familial poker game by Frank Pesci. Scenes from beloved operas Carmen, Manon Lescaut, Manon and Le Cid round out Sur la Table. The title refers to the exciting results of women finally taking their well-deserved seat at the proverbial table. Through April 30, 11 p.m. (tickets must be purchased by April 29 at 8 p.m.), unlv.edu/event/unlv-opera-theater-sur-la-table. –C. Moon Reed

  • Show: John Lloyd Young at the Space

    A funny thing happened when Tony-winning Jersey Boys star John Lloyd Young decided to focus his next Las Vegas show—streaming live from the Space—solely on songs requested by fans. “There will be some surprises, but I was more surprised by what didn’t end up on the request list,” he says. “It’s like someone let me out of jail.” Instead of all the big Frankie Valli hits, he’ll be singing gems from the Bee Gees and Little Anthony and the Imperials, and he’ll be having tons of fun improvising with pianist and composer Tommy Faragher and interacting with a live audience. May 1, 6 p.m., $100 in person or $30 livestream. The Space, thespacelv.com. –Brock Radke

  • Music: Sharon Van Etten: Epic Ten

    To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of her sophomore album, 2010’s Epic, somber singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten reached out to friends in the industry to re-create her indelible breakout record. With covers from powerhouses like Fiona Apple, Lucinda Williams, Courtney Barnett, IDLES and even Las Vegas’ own Shamir, Van Etten’s songs are given new weight, reinvisioned as modern classics across genres and generations. –Leslie Ventura

  • TV: Mare of Easttown

    A gruff detective solving a small-town murder mystery is a well-worn series premise (see: Broadchurch, The Sinner, Happy Valley). This seven-episode HBO limited series stars Kate Winslet as Mare Sheehan, a detective in a working-class town in Pennsylvania whose ties to the community, where she has lived her entire life, are in turns complicated and prosaic. Winslet’s weary, lived-in performance—complete with an on-the-nose Philadelphia accent—is reason enough to tune in as you wait for the mystery to play out. HBO. –Genevie Durano

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