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Circle in the Square, 1633 Bway (at 50t>h St)

Cort, 138 W. 48th St., (6th/7th Avs)

Ethel Barrymore, 243 W. 47th St.(Broadway/8th Av)

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Golden, 252 W. 45th St., (Broadway/8th Av)

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Hilton, 213 West 42nd Street (7th/8th Avs)

Imperial, 249 W. 45th St., ((Broadway/8th Av)

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Lyceum, 149 W. 45th St., (Broadway/6th Av)

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Marquis, 1535 Broadway, (45th/46th Sts)

Hirshfeld), 302 W. 45th St., (8th/9thAvs)

Imperial, 249 West 45th Street (Broadway/8th Ave)

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Music Box, 239 W. 45th St., (Broadway/8th Av)

Nederlander, 208 W. 41st St., (7th/8th Avs)

Neil Simon, 250 W. 52nd St., (Broadway/6th Av)

New Amsterdam, 214 W. 42nd St., (7th/8th Avs)

Palace, 1564 Broadway, (46th/47th St)

Plymouth, 236 W. 45 St. (Broadway/8th Av)
Richard Rodgers, 226 W. 46th St (Broadway/8th Av)

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (formerly Biltmore) 261 West 47th Street

St. James Theatre 246 W. 44th St. (7th/8th Avs)

Shubert, 225 W. 44th St. (7th/8th Avs)

Studio 54, 254 West 54th St. (Broadway/6th Av)

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The Addams Family
Lunt-Fontanne Theater 205 West 46th Street www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com
The new musical , based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, will have a pre-Broadway engagement at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre in Chicago and start previews on Broadway 3/04/10 and open 4/08/10. Cast: Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth as Gomez and Morticia, Terrence Mann as Mal Beineke, Carolee Carmello as Alice Beineke, Kevin Chamberlin as Uncle Fester, Jackie Hoffman as Grandmama, Zachary James as Lurch, Adam Riegler as Pugsley, Wesley Taylor as Lucas Beineke and Krysta Rodriguez. Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, direction and design by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch and choreography by Sergio Trujillo. What this version is about: The famously macabre Addams Family is put to the test when outsiders come to dinner, hurling Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Fester, Grandmama and Lurch headlong into a night that will change the family forever. Lighting design by two-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz, sound design by Acme Sound Partnersand puppetry by acclaimed Obie Award-winning puppeteer Basil Twist (Arias with a Twist). For an idea of what to expect, check out a review of the pre-Broadway Chicago run. 12/28/09 update: Director Jerry Zaks has agreed to come aboard and supervise significant changes for the Broadway run.
All About Me
The Henry Miller 123 W. 43rd Street
After several days of a publicity stunt that had Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna Everage feuding about their similarly titled shows, it's been made official that these two "divas" are joining forces to present a combined Dame Edna/Michael Feinstein evening. Jerry Zaks will direct and playwright Christopher durang will be responsible for merging what the publicists would have us believe started out as two separate shows. From 2/22/10; opening 3/18/10). Though the Hnry Miller is a theater owned by the Roundabout Company (one of five), the production is renting the space, making Roundabout the landlord and not the producer. Update: Casey Nicholaw Replaces Zaks as Director so Zaks can focus on his duties with The Addams Family.
A Behanding in Spokane
Christopher Walken
(Photo: Joan Marcus)
A Behanding In Spokane
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 236 West 45th Stree (212) 239-620
John Crowley (A Steady Rain) will direct Martin McDonagh's first play to originate on Broadway. Cast: Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Anthony Mackie and Zoe Kazan. Set and Costume Design: Scott Pask. Lighting Design: Brian MacDevitt . Original Music and Sound Design: David Van Tieghem
Running Time: 90 minutes with no intermission. Monday @8pm, Tuesday @7pm, Wednesday - Saturday @8pm, Wednesday and Saturday @2pm, Sunday 3pm Wednesay and Saturday @2pm, Sunday @3pm. Tickets: $61.50 - $$116.50. From 2/15/10; opening 3/04/10; closing 6/06/10What it's about: A man searching for his missing hand, two con artists out to make a few hundred bucks, and an overly curious hotel clerk, and the rest is up for grabs. Our Review.
American Idiot
St. James Theatre. 246 West 44 St
After a successful run at San Francisco's Berkeley Rep, the show heads to Broadway. From 3/24/10; opening 4/20/10. The Broadway TBA. What it's about: Based on the Reprise Records Grammy Award-winning album of the same name, American Idiot features the music of Green Day and the lyrics of its lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong. The show is directed by Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), who also collaborated with Armstrong on the book. Choreograph by Steven Hoggett (Blackwatch). The Tony-winning composer Tom Kitt (Next to Normal) is the music supervisor, orchestrator and music arranger. Christine Jones (scenic design), Andrea Lauer (costume design), Kevin Adams (lighting design), Brian Ronan (sound design), and Darrel Maloney (video design). What it's about: Follows working-class characters from the suburbs to the city to the Middle East, as they seek redemption in a world filled with frustration.

Billy Elliot
Imperial Theatre, 249 W. 45th St. 212-239-6200
Music, Elton John, book & lyrics by Lee Hall, directed by Stephen Daldry. Based on the 2000 film of the same name. From 9/17/08; opening 11/23/08. Tuesdays 7pm, Wed to Sat 8pm, Wed and Sat at 2pm, Sundays at 3pmTue - Sat at 8pm; Sat at 2pm. Tickets $41.50 - $136.50 Cast: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish, Haydn Gwynne, Gregory Jbara, Carole Shelley, Santino Fontana, David Bologna, Frank Dolce, Stephen Hanna, Joel Hatch, Leah Hocking, Thommie Retter, Erin Whyland. Sets: Ian MacNeil. Lighting: Rick Fisher. Costumes: Nicky Gillibrand. Sound: Paul Arditti. Orchestrations: Martin Koch. Choreography: Peter Darling. News: Will Chase will play Billy's older brother as of July 7, 2009. .
OK for ages 12 and up. Our Review. Replacements: Will Chase began playing Billy's older brother on July 7, 2009, Kiril Kulish, one of the 3 Billy Elliots replaced by Alex Ko the week of October 5t Chicago 
Ambassador, 219 W. 49th St., (Broadway/8th Av), 212/239-6200

The 1975 Kander and Ebb Musical is on the way to joining shows like Cats as a landmark musical. Original revival cast: Bebe Neuwirth, Ann Reinking, Joel Grey, and James Naughton.our review . . .a second review and the London Review. Update: Having passed the decade mark last year (see our feature celebrating the show's and Curtainup's 10th birthdays) , the show has seen a parade of Billy Flynns. The next to to take on the role are Jeff McCarthy and John Schneider— McCarthy from December 7 to January 13, Schneider from January 14 to March 16. Other current stars: Brenda Braxton, Michele DeJean, Aida Turturro, Vincent Pastore, and R.Lowe.
OK for ages 13 and up.
Collected Stories
Manhattan Theater Club at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre 261 West 47th Street
Revival of Donald Margulies drama, to star Linda Lavin, directed by Lynne Meadow. What it's about: chronicles the relationship between two female writers: Ruth Steiner (Lavin), a celebrated New York author with a dry wit and a distinguished career; and her bright-eyed young protégé, Lisa Morrison. As their relationship evolves and the line between fact and fiction starts to blur, their fascinating story comes to an explosive conclusion. From 4/09/10;
Come Fly Away
Marquis Theatre is located at 1535 Broadway(212) 307-4100
Twyla Tharp dance musical set to the tunes of Frank Sinatra. Cast: Keith Roberts and John Selya, who starred in the Alliance Theatre world premiere will repeat their performances on Broadway. The ensemble will feature Kristine Bendul, Colin Bradbury, Alexander Brady, Todd Burnsed, Jeremy Cox, Carolyn Doherty, Amanda Edge, Cody Green, Heather Hamilton, Laurie Kanyok, Meredith Miles, Marielys Molina, Eric Otto, Justin Peck, Joel Prouty, Ashley Tuttle and Ron Todorowski. From 3/01/10; opening 3/25/10. Original masters of Sinatra's voice are backed by a live 19-piece on-stage band. Original arrangements by Nelson Riddle, Billy May and Quincy Jones, as well as newly created arrangements for the production. What it's about: Follows four couples as they fall in and out of love during one song and dance filled evening at a crowded nightclub. The Broadway production will reunite Alliance design team members including set designer James Youmans, lighting designer Donald Holder, costume designer Katherine Roth, as well as music supervisor Patrick Vacciarello (assuming duties for the late Sam Lutfiyya), sound designer Peter McBoyle and orchestrators Dave Pierce and Don Sebesky.
Enron
Broadhurst Theatre
Lucy Prebble's new play, directed by Rupert Goold will begin previews of the Broadway transfer of this British hit befinning 4/08/10; opening 4/27/10. Inspired by real-life events and using music, dance and video, the show explores one of the most infamous scandals in financial history, reviewing the tumultuous 1990s and casting a new light on the financial turmoil in which the world currently finds itself. The play which has been a hit in London where it will transfer to the West End's Noel Coward Theatre in January 2010. U.S. Cast: Norbert Leo Butz as disgraced corporate executive Jeffrey Skilling, Stephen Kunken as Enron's Chief Financial Officer Andy Fastow, Marin Mazzie as the fictional VP Claudia Roe. For what to expect see our London review.
Fela
Lillias White and Kevin Mambo
(Photo: Monique Carboni)
Fela!
Eugene O’Neill Theatre 230 West 49th Street www.FelaOnBroadway.com (212) 239-6200
The critically acclaimed musical based on the life of African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti, idirected and choreographed by Bill T. Jones and with a book by Jim Lewis, and other members of the NYC Afrobeat community, under the direction of Aaron Johnson, will again perform Kuti’smusic live onstage. Joining the cast: Lillas White. From 10/19/09; opening 11/23/09. Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday at 2pm & 8pm, Thursday – Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, Sunday at 3pm (Sunday, January 10 at 2pm) Our Review.

Fences
Cort Theater 138 West 48th Street
First Broadway revival of August Wilson's 1987 Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning play. Kenny Leon sill direct. What it's about: A Pittsburgh trash collector's tense relationship with his star athlete son. Additional casting is set for the first Broadway revival of FENCES, the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by August Wilson, starring two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington and featuring Tony Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee Viola Davis. FENCES, directed by Kenny Leon, will open on Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). The strictly limited 13-week engagement will begin previews on April 14. Tickets are now on sale through Telecharge.com and can be purchased in person at the Cort Theatre box office beginning February 8. Cast: Denzel Washington as Troy Maxson, Viola Davis as Rose Maxson, Chris Chalk as Cory, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Jim Bono, Russell Hornsbyas Lyons and Mykelti Williamson as Gabriel. Casting for the role of Raynell TBA From 4/14/10; opening 4/26/10 for a 14-week engagement. Washington will play Troy Maxson, a Pittsburgh sanitation worker who once dreamed of a baseball career, but was too old when the major leagues finally admitted black players. As he faces off against the racial barrier at work and his own disappointments, Troy also grapples with his son, Cory, over the teenager's hope for a football scholarship and with his wife, Rose (Viola Davis), who confronts Troy over a child he has fathered with another woman. The play originally starred James Earl Jones. God of Carnage
Bernard Jacobs Theatre 242 West 45th Street
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Yasmina Reza play translated by Christopher Hampton. Cast: Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden. Matthew Warchus, who directed the London production, will also helm the Broadway staging. From 2/28/09; opening 3/22/09;closing 7/05/09 extended -- with a 6 week summer hiatus beginning 7/2709 and then re-opening and running until a 11/15/09 closing. Set and costume designer Mark Thompson, lighting designer Hugh Vanstone and sound designers Simon Baker and Chris Cronin with music by Gary Yershon.er and executive director. our review. Yodate Beginning March 2, the second cast (Christine Lahti /Veronica, Annie Potts /Annette, Jimmy Smits/Alan and Ken Stott /Michael) will step aside for yet another cast: Tony nominee Dylan Baker as ‘Alan,' original Broadway cast member and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels as ‘Michael,' Emmy nominee Lucy Liu (as ‘Annette,' and Tony winner Janet McTeer (original cast member of West End production ) as ‘Veronica,
Hair
Gavin Creel and Will Swenson in Hair (Photo: Joan Marcus)
Hair the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. Al Hirschfeld Theatre, West 45th Street.
The Public Theater's Central Park revival , directed by Diane Paulus, has found its Broadway home and will begin previews at the Hirschfeld 3/10/09; opening 3/31/09. Broadway Cast: Sasha Allen (Dionne, White Boys Trio), Caissie Levy (Sheila), Megan Lawrence (Mother), Bryce Ryness (Woof) and Will Swenson (Berger), Gavin Creel (Claude), Lauren Elder (Tribe), Allison Guinn (Tribe), Anthony Hollock (Tribe), John Moauro (Tribe), Ato Blankson-Wood (Tribe), Brandon Pearson (Tribe), Paris Remillard (Tribe), Maya Sharpe (Tribe), Theo Stockman (Hubert, Tribe), Tommar Wilson (Tribe), Jackie Burns (Black Boys Trio, Tribe), Kaitlin Kiyan (Black Boys Trio, Tribe), Nicole Lewis (White Boys Trio, Tribe), Megan Reinking (Black Boys Trio, Tribe), Saycon Sengbloh (Abraham Lincoln, White Boys Trio, Tribe), Steel Burkhardt (Electric Blues Quartet, Tribe), Allison Case (Crissy), Andrew Kober (Margaret Mead, Dad, Tribe), Darius Nichols (Hud) and Kacie Sheik (Jeanie, Tribe). Our Review.
In the Heights tour guide
Javier Muñoz the current Usnavi (Photo: Joan Marcus)
In the Heights
Richard Rodgers, 226 W. 46th St, www.intheheightsmusical.com
The off-Broadway hip-hop hit is now ready for prime time. Holdovers from the original production: Thomas Kail, l director; Andy Blankenbuehler, choreographer; Alex Lacamoire,music director and with Bill Sherman, arranger. As for the cast, Lin-Manuel Miranda, who conceived the show and wrote its hip-hop-infused music and lyrics, will again star as Dominican bodega operator Usnavi. The rest of the cast will include holdovers and some newcomers: Andr?e Burns (as neighborhood salon owner Daniela), Janet Dacal (as salon worker Carla), Robin De Jesus (as Usnavi's cousin, Sonny), Carlos Gomez (as taxi and limo service owner Kevin, Nina's dad), Mandy Gonzalez (as law student and love interest Nina), Christopher Jackson (as limo dispatcher Benny), Priscilla Lopez (as Camila, the limo service co-owner who is Nina's mother), Olga Merediz (as Abuela), Karen Olivo (as shampoo girl and love interest Vanessa) and Seth Stewart (as Grafitti Pete); also Tony Chiroldes, Rosie Lani Fiedelman, Joshua Henry, Afra Hines, Nina Lafarga, Doreen Montalvo, Javier Munoz, Krysta Rodriguez, Eliseo Roman, Luis Salgado, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Rickey Tripp, Michael Balderrama, Blanca Camacho, Rogelio Douglas Jr. and Stephanie Klemons. The design team also returns with scenic design by Anna Louizos, costumes by Paul Tazewell, lighting by Howell Binkley and sound by Acme Sound Partners. From 2/14/08; opening 3/09/07. Tuesday-Saturday at 8 PM, Sunday at 7 PM, with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2 PM. There will be added performances March 17 at 8 PM, and matinees March 5, March 12, March 19 and March 26 all at 2 PM. Update: As of February 16th Javier Muñoz, an understudy and longtime cast member steps into the Lin-Manuel Miranda role of Usnavi, the Domincan bodega owner. mpany, Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St., (Broadway/8th Av)

Jersey Boys, The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
August Wilson (formerly Virginia Theatre), 245 West 52nd Street 212/239/6200
Musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. The musical chronicles the lives of a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invente their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide 51; all before they were thirty. Author/Book: Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice; director: Des McAnuff; lyricist: Bob Crewe; composer: Bob Gaudio Cast: Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito), Daniel Reichard (Bob Gaudio), J. Robert Spencer (Nick Massi) and John Lloyd Young (Frankie Valli) as The Four Seasons. The cast also includes Tituss Burgess, Steve Gouveia, Peter Gregus, Donnie Kehr, Michael Longoria, Mark Lotito, Jennifer Naimo, Dominic Nolfi, Erica Piccininni, and Sara Schmid. From 10/04/05;11/25/05. Running Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, includes 15 minute intermission. Our Review.
OK for ages 13 and up.
La Cage Aux Folles
Longacre Theatre 220 West 48th Street
London's Menier Chocolate Factory reconceived production Stars. From 4/06/09; opens4/18/10. Cast: Kelsey Grammar as Georges and Olivier Award-winner Douglas Hodge as Albin; also A.J. Shively, as Jean-Michel; Veanne Cox as Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud; TRobin de Jesús as Jacob; Christine Andreas as Jacqueline; Elena Shaddow as Anne; Chris Hoch as Francis; Heather Lindell as Colette; Bill Nolte as Tabarro and David Nathan Perlow (White Noise) as Etienne. Set design by Tim Shortall, costume design by Matthew Wright and lighting design by Nick Richings. Orchestrations are by Jason Carr. Wig and makeup design is by Richard Mawbey. For a preview of what to expect see our review of theLondon production.

Lend Me a Tenor
Music Box Theatre 239 West 45th Street 212/239-6200
Ken Ludwig's 1930s screwball comedy revival. Directed by Stanley Tucci. Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Tony Shalhoub, Jan Maxwell, Mary Catherine Garrison, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Jay Klaitz and Brooke Adams, Justin Bartha. From 3/12/10; opening 4/04/10; What it's about: Tito Merelli, the fiery-tempered and world famous Italian superstar arrives in Cleveland, Ohio to make his debut with the local opera and promptly goes missing. Saunders, the show's presenter, conspires to cover for Tito's absence, placate his hot-blooded wife, and distract his most passionate fans. John Lee Beatty (set designer), Kenneth Posner (lighting design), Martin Pakledinaz, (costume design), Peter Hylenski (sound design) and David Loud (musical supervisor). The show premiered on Broadway in 1989 and won several Tonys.

The Lion King
New Amsterdam, 214 W. 42nd St., (7th/8th Aves), 307-4100--As of June 4th the show vacates the New Amserdam and will begin performances at the Minskoff, 200 W. 45th St. (7th/8th Avs) on June 13th.

Stage adaptation of the 1994 Disney animated musical, with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice. Directed by Julie Taymor. Since 10/15/98 -- opened,11/13.  Arts.
our review
OK for ages 8 and up.
Spring-Economy Awareness program on all Disney shows: $15 companion ticket to any theatergoer who buys a regularly priced ticket!
Lips Together, Teeth Apart
Roundabout Theatre American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street
Terrence McNally's comedy directed by Joe Mantello. Cast: Megan Mullally (Chloe Haddock), Patton Oswalt (Sam Truman), Lili Taylor (Sally Truman) and David Wilson Barnes (John Haddock). From 4/09/10; opening 4/29/10; closing 6/20/10 John Lee Beatty (Sets), Tom Broecker (Costumes), Paul Gallo (Lights) and Darron West (Sound). What it's about: A brother and sister and their respective spouses attempt to celebrate the Fourth of July in an elegant Fire Island housewith a gnawing uncertainty that makes their affluent habits and petty prejudices sizzle in the summer sun. Some said Terrence McNally did for the beach house what Chekhov did for the Russian country estate. Tuesday through Saturday evening at 8:00PM with Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00PM.
Angela Lansbury & Catherine Zeta-Jones
Angela Lansbury & Catherine Zeta-Jones
(Photo: Joan Marcus)
A Little Night Music
Walter Kerr Theatre 219 West 48th Street (212) 239-6200
) The revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's musical will come to Broadway under the auspices of Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, the Menier Chocolate Factory, Roger Berlind, David Babani, Andrew Fell and Sonia Friedman Productions. It will be direceted by Trevor Nunn. From11/24/09; opening 12/13/09. Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and Alexander Hanson will star; Aaron Lazar as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm, Erin Davie as Countess Charlotte Malcolm, Leigh Ann Larkin as Petra, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka as Henrik Egerman and Ramona Malloryas Anne Egerman;also Bradley Dean, Marissa McGowan, Betsy Morgan, Karen Murphy, Jayne Paterson and Kevin David Thomas. Additional casting, including the role of Fredrika Armfeldt TBA/ The musical with a score by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler originally opened in 1973 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre and ran for 601 performances. Produced and garnered six Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Lynne Page (Choreography), Caroline Humphris (Musical Supervision), David Farley (Set & Costume Design), Hartley T A Kemp (Lighting Design), Dan Moses Shreier and Gareth Owen (Sound Design), Paul Huntley (Wig Design), Jason Carr (Orchestrations) and Tom Murray (Musical Direction). review.
Valerie Harper
Valerie Harper as Tallulah Bankhead
(Photo: Carol Rosegg)
Looped
Lyceum Theatre 149 West 45th Streetw ww.loopedtheplay.com
Rob Ruggiero directs Matthew Lombardo's play about Tallulah Bankhead starring Valerie Harper. Joining Harper on stage are Brian Hutchison and Michael Mulheren . From 2/19/10; opening 3/14/10. What it's about: The concept has Bankhead called into a sound studio in 1965 to re-record (or "loop"" one line of dialogue for what would be her last film -- the dreadful Die, Die My Darling What ensues is a showdown between an uptight and conservative sound editor, Danny Miller, and the outrageous legend. Adrian W. Jones, costume designer William Ivey Long, wig designer Charles LaPointe, lighting designer Ken Billington, and sound designer Michael Hooker /Peter Fitzgerald Tue at 7, Wed-Fri at 8, Sat at 2 & 8, and Sun. at 3 PM. Our Review.

Mamma Mia!
Winter Garden, 1634 Broadway ( West 50th/51st St.) 632-6200

Based on the songs of ABBA, this musical arrives on Broadway an established hit. Audiences are transported to a mythical Greek Island to share two days in the lives of Donna, a mother about to confront her past, her soon to be married daughter Sophie, and Sophie's three possible fathers. Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (of ABBA), book by Catherine Johnson, directed by Phyllida Lloyd and choreogaphed by Anthony Van Laast. Original Cast: Louise Pitre, Judy Kaye, Karen Mason, Tina Maddigan. From 10/05/01; opening 10/18/01. Performances:Mon - Sat 8pm (eve), Wed & Sat 2pm (mat)-- $20-$90 Our Review. As of 9/22/09, the following will join the cast: John Dossett as Sam Charmichale, Beth Leavel as Donna Sheridan, Patrick Boll, Alyse Alan Louis as Sophie Sheridan, Eric William Morris as Sky, Patrick Boll as Bill Austin, David Andrew Macdonald as Harry Bright, Judy MCLane as Tanya, Alison Briner as Rosie, Halle Morse as Lisa, Amina Robinson as AliRaymond J. Lee as Eddie and Michael Mindlin as Pepper.
OK for ages 13 and up.
Mary Poppins
New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway at West 42nd Street
The beloved P. L Travers Nanny is coming to Broadway from London with 23-year-old Ashley Brown as Mary and Gavin Lee as Bert. Music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Book by screenwriter Julian Fellowes and new songs and additional music & lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Richard Eyre directs.Other cast members: Daniel Jenkins (Mr. Banks), Rebecca Luker (Mrs. Banks), Jane Carr (Mrs. Brill), Mark Price (Robertson Ay), Cass Morgan (Bird Woman), Ruth Gottschall (Miss Andrew), and Michael McCarty (Admiral Boom). Katherine Doherty and Delaney Moro will alternate in the role of Jane Banks. Henry Hodges and Alexander Scheitinger will alternate in the role of Michael Banks. The ensemble will include: Eric B. Anthony, Ann Arvia, Pam Bradley, Kristin Carbone, Brian Collier, Nick Corley, Case Dillard, Nicolas Dromard, James Hindman, Suzanne Hylenski, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Matt Loehr, Michelle Lookadoo, Tony Mansker, Tyler Maynard, Sean McCourt, Vasthy E. Mompoint, Jesse Nager, Kathleen Nanni, Megan Osterhaus, Janelle Anne Robinson, Rommy Sandhu, Phillip Spaeth, Shekitra Starke, Catherine Walker, and Kevin Yee. The choreography is by Matthew Bourne, set and costume design by T Bob Crowley, co-choreography by Stephen Mear, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Steve Kennedy, orchestrations by William David Brohn, and musical supervision by David Caddick. From 10/14/06; opening 11/16/06
Tuesday to Saturday @8pm, Wednesday and Saturday @2pm. Sunday @3pm.Running Time: 2 hours and 45 minutes, including one intermission. Our Review.Spring-Economy Awareness program on all Disney shows: $15 companion ticket to any theatergoer who buys a regularly priced ticket!
OK for ages 8 and up.
Memphis
Montego Glover
Memphis
Shubert Theatre 225 West 44th Street (212) 239-6200 www.memphisthemusical.com
New Joe DiPietro-David Bryan rock musical. Cast: Chad Kimball (Huey Calhoun) and Montego Glover (Felicia Farrell) leading a cast of 28 that includes Derrick Baskin (Gator), J. Bernard Calloway (Delray Jones), James Monroe Iglehart (Bobby), Tony nominee Michael McGrath (Mr. Simmons), and Cass Morgan (Gladys Calhoun). From 9/23/09; opening 10/19/09.The racially fueled musical will be directed by Christopher Ashley and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo (Next to Normal, Jersey Boys). Book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) and a score and lyrics by Bon Jovi's David Bryan.What it's about: In the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated 50's a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun fell in love with everything he shouldn't. The show has had regional engagements at the La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. Scenic Design by David Gallo. Costume Design by Paul Tazewell. Lighting Design by Howell Binkley. Sound Design by Ken Travis. Tuesday through Saturdays at 8 PM, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 PM and Sundays at 3 PM. $41.50-$126.50. Running Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes. Review.

Million Dollar Quartet
Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st Street
Musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together four of the most legendary figures in the history of rock 'n' roll: Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. From 3/13/09; opening 4/10. The show will be directed by Eric Schaeffer with a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux. A Chicago production continues to play at the Apollo Theatre in Chicago. This is a juke box musical in that it features a treasure trove of rock 'n' roll, gospel, R&B and country hits. More details TBA
The Miracle Worker
Alison Pill and Abigail Breslin in the famous "Wah-Wah" scene
(Photo: Joan Marcus)
The Miracle Worker
Circle in the Square Theatre 235 West 50 Street
Kate Whoriskey directs the 50th Anniversary revival of William Gibson's play. Cast: Abigail Breslin and Alison Pill play Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, iconic roles made famous by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke in the Tony Award® winning play and feature film adaptation.; also Elizabeth Franz, Matthew Modine, Jennifer Morrison Tobias Segal, Daniel Orsekes, Michael Cummings, Simone Joy Jones, Yvette Ganier and Lance Chantiles-Wertz . From 2/12/10; opening 3/03/10. What it's about: The story of real-life blind and deaf Medal of Freedom winner Helen Keller, who suddenly lost her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months, and the extraordinary teacher who taught her to communicate with the world, Annie Sullivan. Monday - Saturday evenings at 8p, Wednesday and Saturday matinees; after 3/04: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7pm ,Friday and Saturday at 8p, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2p. Sunday matinees at 3p. Dark Monday. Running Time: 2 hours with intermission (2nd act under half an hour) Our Review.

Next Fall
Patrick Heusinger as Luke & Patrick Breen as Adam
(Photo: Carol Rosegg)
Next Fall
Helen Hayes Theatre 240 West 44th Street www.NextFallBroadway.com 212/239-6200
Theplay by Geoffrey Nauffts which won much praise during its Off-Broadway run will begin a Broadway run 2/16/10; opening 3/11/10. It will have the same cast: Patrick Breen as Adam, Maddie Corman as Holly, Sean Dugan as Brandon, Patrick Heusinger as Luke, Connie Ray as Arlene and Cotter Smith as Butch. Running Time: 2 hours plus intermission. Review Broadway and Off-Broadway Production.
Next to Normal
Booth Theatre 222 West 45th Street (212) 239-6200
The musical which premiered at Off-Broadway at second Stage will move to Broadway . From 3/27/09; opening 4/15/09. Michael Grief, who directed both the Off-Broadway and Arena Stage productions of the Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics) show., will again direct the cast: Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Aaron Tveit, Jennifer Damiano, Adam Chanler-Berat and Louis Hobson. (Ripley, Tveit, Damiano and Chanler-Berat were also in the Second Stage Theatre production.) The producers will close the balcony of the Longacre to create a more intimate feel, which will reduce the seating capacity of 1,100 to 820. The Broadway production will feature set design by Mark Wendland, costume design by Jeff Mahshie, lighting design by Kevin Adams and sound design by Brian Ronan. The creative team also includes Sergiio Trujillo (musical staging), Charlie Alterman (musical direction), Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt (orchestrations) and AnnMarie Milazzo (vocal arrangements). Show times will be Tuesday-Saturday at 8 PM, Saturday at 2 PM and Sunday at 3 and 7:30 PM. Tickets, priced $25-$115 Ireview. Update: Adam Tveit departed January 3, 2010 and Kyle Dean Massey, assumes the part of Gabe as of January 4, 2010,
The Phantom of the Opera
Majestic, 247 W. 44th St. (Broadway/8th Ave), 239-6200 www.thephantomoftheopera.com
Another heavy hitter in the big ticket, big spectacle musical and longevity (Opened 1/26/88) department . Adapted from Gaston Leroux's novel, Phantom's enduring glow is sustained by a Tony Award and a star-studded creative team: Harold Prince director; book by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe); music by Webber; and lyrics by Charles Hart. 
our review. As of January 9, 2006, with performance # 7, 486, the show becomes the longest-running show in Broadway history -- surpassing another Andrew Lloyd Webber hit, Cats, which previously held the record with 7,485 performances.
This ranks at the top of the list teenagers from out of town want to see with parents or with a date. OK for ages 12 and up.
Present Laughter
Lisa Banes & Victor Garber
(Photo: Joan Marcus)
Present Laughter
American Airlines Theatre 227 West 42nd St (212) 719-1300
Victor Garber stars as matinee idol Garry Essendon in return of this Noël Coward favorite, directed by Nicholas Martin. Other Cast members: Harriet Harris, Brooks Ashmanskas, Lisa Banes, Nancy E. Carroll, Alice Duffy, Holly Fain, Pamela Jane Gray, James Joseph O'Neil, Richard Poe, Marc Victor. Alexander Dodge (Set Design), Jane Greenwood (Costume Design), Rui Rita (Lighting Design), Drew Levy (Sound Deisgn). From 1/02/10; opening 1/21/10; closing 3/21/10 Running Time2 hours 30 minutes including 2 intermissions. Tuesday - Saturday @8pm; Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday @2pm. Tickets, $66.50 - $116.50. Our Review.
Promises, Promises
,Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway,
Music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David, book by Neil Simon, directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford. Cast: Kristin Chenoweth, Sean Hayes, Brooks Ashmanskas, Katie Finneran and Tony Goldwyn. The 1968 musical receives its first-ever Broadway revival. What it's about: Based on Billy Wilder's film The Apartment, the story follows a junior executive who allows corporate bigwigs to use his apartment for sexual liaisons, only to find that his office crush is connected to one of the executives. The score includes such tunes as Knowing When to Leave,Where Can You Take a Girl?,You'll Think of Someone, Turkey Lurkey Time, It's Our Little Secret,A Fact Can Be a Beautiful Thing,Wanting Things, Whoever You Are, I Love You,Half As Big As Life, She Likes Basketball. From 3/27/10; opening 4/25/10.
Race
Ethel Barrymore Theatre243 West 47th St.
A new play written and directed by David Mamet: Cast: David Alan Grier, James Spader, Richard Thomas, Kerry Washington. From 11/16/09; opening 12/06/09. Our Review.
Red
Alfred Molina as Mark Rothko (Johan Persson)
Red
Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St. (Broadway/8th Av). 212/239-6200
London's Donmar Theater's production of American playwright John Logan's drama about 20th-century abstract impressionist painter Mark Rothko transfers to Broadway, with — Alfred Molina and Eddie Redmayne recreating their roles as Rothko and his assistant. From 3/11/10; opening 4/01/10;. for a 15-week enagement. Donmar artistic director Michael Grandage will again direct. Red will also feature in the world premiere production at the Donmar in late 2009. The production will be directed by Donmar artistic director Michael Grandage. Logan is the author of the Leopold and Loeb play Never the Sinner.. What it's about: It's 1958 and Rothko has received the art world's largest commission to create a series of murals for The Four Seasons restaurant in the new Seagram building on Park Avenue. Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, and the threatening presence of a new generation of artists, Rothko faces his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting. The production is designed by Christopher Oram, with lighting design by Neil Austin. Composer and sound designer is Adam Cork. Performances are Tuesday–Saturday at 8:00 PM with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2 PM, Sunday at 3 PM. Beginning the week of April 12, Tuesday performances will be at 7 PM. For more of what to expect, read our London critic's review when it played at the Donmar here.
rock of ages
Amy Spanger in Rock of Ages
(Photo: Joan Marcus)
Rock of Ages
Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th Street,<212-307-4100
The off-Broadway rock musical is doing a double transfer: to the screen, and shortly after ending its off-Broadway run (on 1/04/09) to Broadway and run from 3/20/09 and open 4/07/09. With a nod to the economy a large block of orchestra and front mezzanine tickets will be $49.50--and after opening, $99 will be the top price, with lowest at $26.50. The performance schedule will be Monday at 8pm, Tuesday at 7pm, Thursday at 8pm, Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm and Sunday at 3pm & 7pm. The Broadway Cast: American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger (Sherrie), James Carpinello (Stacee Jaxx); also Adam Dannheisser, Mitchell Jarvis , Michele Mais (Roza), Lauren Molina, Paul Schoeffler), Wesley Taylor), Ericka Hunter, Jeremy Jordan, Michael Minarik, Angel Reed, Bahiyah Sayyed-Gaines, Katherine Tokarz, Andre Ward, Savannah Wise, Tad Wilson and Jeremy Woodard . The onstage band, ARSENAL, will comprise music director/ keyboardist Henry Aronson, lead guitarist Joel Hoekstra, drummer Jon Weber, bassist Winston Roye and guitar player David Gibbs, who also wrote the original arrangements. Review.


Sondheim On Sondheim
Roundabout Theatre Company at Studio 54, 254 West 54th Street (212) 719-1300 www.roundabouttheatre.org
A new musical conceived and directed by James Lapine, with music & lyrics Stephen Sondheim. Cast: Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat, Leslie Kritzer, Norm Lewis, Euan Morton & Matthew Scott. From 3/19/10; opening 4/22/10. David Loud (Music Direction) and Dan Knechtges (Musical Staging). The design team includes Beowulf Boritt (Sets), Susan Hilferty (Costumes), Ken Billington (Lights), Dan Moses Schreier (Sound) and Peter Flaherty (Projections). An additional cast member will be announced shortly. From$36.50-$126.50. Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM.
South Pacific
Lincoln Center Vivian Beaumont. Theater, 150 West 65 Street, 212/239-6200, www.lct.org.
Bartlett Sher directs the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical revival, the first Broadway revival since 1949. Cast: Kelli O'Hara as nurse Nellie Forbush and Paulo Szot French plantation owner Emile de Becque and Matthew Morrison as Lt. Cable, Danny Burstein as Luther Billis, Loretta Ables Sayre as Bloody Mary, Sean Cullen as Cmdr. William Harbison, Victor Hawks (Stewpot), Luka Kain (Jerome), Li Jun Li (Liat), Laurissa Romain (Ngana), Thomas G. Waites (Captain George Brackett) and Noah Weisberg (Professor). The ensemble comprises Becca Ayers, Wendi Bergamini, Genson Blimline, Grady McLeod Bowman, Charlie Brady, Matt Caplan, Christian Carter, Helmar Augustus Cooper, Jeremy Davis, Margot de la Barre, Christian Delcroix, Laura Marie Duncan, Mike Evariste, Laura Griffith, Lisa Howard, Maryann Hu, Zachary James, Robert Lenzi, Garrett Long, Nick Mayo, George Merrick, William Michals, Kimber Monroe, Emily Morales, Darius Nichols, George Psomas, Andrew Samonsky and Jerold E. Solomon. From 3/01/08; opening 4/03/08. Musical staging by Christopher Gattelli, sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Scott Lehrer and musical direction by Ted Sperling. The new staging includes the song "My Girl Back Home". aduet between Lt. Cable and Nellie Forbush, which was cut from the original Broadway production but reinstated for the 1958 film adaptation. Note: Laura Osnes who took over the role of Nellie Forbush during Kelli O'Hara's maternity leave, will take on Nellie again as of 1/05/10, after Kelli plays for the last time on 1/03/10. Amd David Pittsinger will return as Emile de Becque from February 2-March while Paulo Szot, who departs for his Metropolitan Opera debut in Shostakovich's The Nose. Szot will return on March 30. Final Update: The show will close 8/22/10 after 1000 performances and 37 previews.
Our Review. Okay for ages 8 and up.
Spider-Man
Hilton Theatre 213 West 42nd Street
Written by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge. Evan Rachel Wood and Alan Cumming will star. Cash flow problems have put definite opening datges on hold What it's About: Drawn from over forty years of Marvel comic books for inspiration, the show spins a new take on the mythic tale of a young man propelled from a modest rowhouse in Queens to the sky-scraping spire of the Chrysler Building, the bustling offices of the Daily Bugle, through the dizzying canyons of Manhattan, to new vistas never before seen. It's the story of teenager Peter Parker, whose unremarkable life is turned upside-down when he’s bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to his bedroom ceiling. The bullied science-geek is suddenly endowed with astonishing powers.
Time Stands Still
Laura Linney
(Photo: Joan Marcus)
Time Stands Still
MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre 261 West 47th Street
Laura Linney stars in New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies' play to be directed by Daniel Sullivan. From 1/05/10; opening 1/28/10; closing 3/14/10--extended, now closing 3/27/10. What it's about: James (Brian d'Arcy James) and Sarah (Laura Linney), are a journalist and a photographer who have been together for nine years and share a passion for documenting the realities of war. But when injuries force them to return home to New York, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life. Also featured: Alicia Silverstone and Eric Bogosian. Running Time: 2 hours with intermission. Our Review.
Vanities
Lyceum Theatre 149 West 45th Street
December 5, 2008 UpdateThe scheduled February 26th opening has been delayed-- not just by a few days but until an unspecified later date. The reason given by lead producer Sue Frost: " the production is being rescheduled for later this season out of responsibility to the investors at this complicated economic time, which makes it very hard to support a new musical on Broadway." New preview and opening dates, and a theatre TBA. Written by Jack Heifner, with music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, directed by Judith Ivey, with musical staging by Dan Knechtges, and starring Lauren Kennedy, Sarah Stiles and Anneliese van der Pol, VANITIES was to have opened on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Lyceum Theatre, 149 West 45th Street.
Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber
Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber
(Photo: Joan Marcus)
View From the Bridge
Cort Theatre 138 West 48th Street 212/239-6200
Revival of Arthur Miller's play directed by Gregory Mosher. Cast headed by Liev Schreiber as longshoreman Eddie Carbone) and Scarlett Johansson, in her Broadway debut as his niece Catherine; also Jessica Hecht (Beatrice, Michael Cristofer (Alfieri,) Morgan Spector (Rodolfo, replacing the originally cast Santino Fontana who was injured during rehearsal of a fight scene), Corey Stoll (Marco). From 12/28/09; opening 1/24/10; closing 4/04/10 for a 14 week limited engagement John Lee Beatty (Scenic Design), Jane Greenwood (Costume Design), Peter Kaczorowski (Lighting Design), and Scott Lehrer (Sound Design),Thomas Shall (Fight Director) Tom Watcon (Hair and Wig Design), Stephen Gabis (Dialect Coach). What it's about: Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman is obsessed with his 17-year-old niece Catherine. When Catherine falls in love with a newly arrived immigrant, Eddie's jealousy erupts in a rage that consumes him, his family, and his world. Review.
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West Side Story
Josefina Scaglione and Matt Cavenaugh (Photo: Joan Marcus)
West Side Story
Palace Theatre 1564 Broadway (212) 307-4100

This new version of the landmark musical will have Spanish interwoven in the dialogue and songs and gang members who are more thug life than thug lite. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Music by Leonard Bernstein, Book and direction by:Arthur Laurents. Jerome Robbins (Original Choreography), Joey McKneely (Choreographic Recreation), James Youmans (Scenic Design), David C. Woolard (Costume Design, Howell Binkley (Lighting Design), Dan Moses Schreier (Sound Design), Patrick Vaccariello (Musical Direction). Cast: Matt Cavenaugh, Karen Olivo, Cody Green, George Akram, Josefina Scaglione, Steve Bassett, Kyle Brenn, Joshua Buscher, Mike Cannon, Kyle Coffman, Joey Haro, Eric Hatch, Curtis Holbrook, Michael Mastro, Danielle Polanco, Jennifer Sanchez, Lee Sellars, Tro Shaw, Ryan Steele, Greg Vinkler, Isaac Calpito, Haley Carlucci, Peter John Chursin, Madeline Cintron, Lindsay Dunn, Yurel Echezaretta, Manuel Herrera,Matthew Hydzik, Marina Lazzaretto, Chase Madigan, Yanira Marin, Mileyka Mateo, Kaitlin Mesh, Kat Nejat,Christian Elan Ortez, Pamela Otterson, Sam Rogers,Michael Rosen, Amy Ryerson, Manuel Santos, Michaeljon Slinger, Tanairi Sade Vazquez. From 2/23/09; opening 3/19/09. Monday to Saturday @8pm, Wednesday and Saturday @2pm; after 3/24: Tuesday @7pm, Wednesday to Saturday @8pm, Wednesday and Saturday @2pm and Sunday @3pm Tickets: Pricing: $46.50 - $121.50. Running time: Two hours and 40 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission Our Review.
Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz
Gershwin, 222 W. 51 St., (Broadway/8th Av) 212-307-4100

A new musical based on the novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire. It takes place in the Land of Oz, and tells the story of many of the characters before Dorothy arrived. Book by Winnie Holzman; music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; directed by Joe Mantello; choreographed by Wayne Cilento. Cast: Kristin Chenoweth, Joel Grey, Idina Menzel, Carole Shelley, Norbert Leo Butz, Michelle Federer, John Horton, Kirk McDonald. Sets, Eugene Lee; lighting, Kenneth Posner; costumes, Susan Hilferty; sound, Tony Meola; musical director, Stephen Oremus; orchestrations, William David Brohn. From 10/2/03; opening 10/30/03. Tue at 7pm; Wed - Sat at 8pm; Wed & Sat at 2pm; Sun at 3pm -- $30 - $100. Running Time: 2 hours and 45 minutes, including one intermission. Our Review.
OK for ages 9 and up.
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