Another opening, another show, another season on Broadway, the dazzling (and dog-eat-dog) industry that grossed $1.02 billion last year. This fall season brings an array of odd couples, women on the verge and the most expensive musical ever on Broadway. Intrigued? Read on.
"Brief Encounter" A multi-media mashup of Noel Coward's play and David Lean's 1945 film weepie hits Broadway by way of London and Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse, where it warmed audiences last winter. Opens Tuesday at Studio 54.
"The Pitmen Painters" "Billy Elliot" writer Lee Hall shifts from that razzle-dazzling musical
about a coal miner's son for an intimate portrait of coal miners who charmed the art world in 1930s Britain. Opens Thursday at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
"Mrs. Warren's Profession" Tony and Emmy winner Cherry Jones ("Doubt," "24") is the enterprising mother who strives to secure a good life for her daughter (Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins). Both actors are good reasons to see this George Bernard Shaw revival. Opens Oct. 3 at American Airlines Theater.
"Time Stands Still" Christina Ricci joins the cast of this timely drama about photographer
(Laura Linney) and journalist (Brian D'Arcy James) in crisis. The play ran last year but was "paused" to allow Linney to shoot "The Big C." Opens Oct. 7 at the Cort Theatre.
"A Life in the Theatre" David Mamet's relatively gentle tale of two actors (one young, one not) stars Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight. Opens Oct. 12 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
"Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" Benjamin Walker, a walking-talking stimulus package, rocks out in this pop-rock musical rendering of Old Hickory's maverick life and dubious legacy. A Public Theater transfer. Opens Oct. 13 at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre.
"La Bête" Direct from London, Tony-winners Mark Rylance ("Boeing-Boeing") and David Hyde Pierce ("Curtains") and "Absolutely Fabulous' " Joanna Lumley get their verse on in this Moliere-inspired comedy. Opens Oct. 14 at the Music Box Theatre.
"Lombardi" The gridiron great comes to life in a drama based on David Maraniss' best seller, "When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi." It stars Dan Lauria. Opens Oct. 21 at Circle in the Square Theater.
"Driving Miss Daisy" Talk about a power couple. Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones play the Southern Jewish woman and African-American man whose lives collide in Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Boyd Gaines co-stars. Opens Oct. 25 at the Golden Theatre.
"RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway" The title pretty much says it. Opens Oct. 26 at the Neil Simon Theater.
"The Scottsboro Boys" John Kander and Fred Ebb's final work uses a minstrel-show format
to tell the story of nine black teens wrongly accused of a crime in the 1930s. Opens Oct. 31 at the Lyceum Theatre.
"Brief Encounter" A multi-media mashup of Noel Coward's play and David Lean's 1945 film weepie hits Broadway by way of London and Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse, where it warmed audiences last winter. Opens Tuesday at Studio 54.
"The Pitmen Painters" "Billy Elliot" writer Lee Hall shifts from that razzle-dazzling musical
about a coal miner's son for an intimate portrait of coal miners who charmed the art world in 1930s Britain. Opens Thursday at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
"Mrs. Warren's Profession" Tony and Emmy winner Cherry Jones ("Doubt," "24") is the enterprising mother who strives to secure a good life for her daughter (Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins). Both actors are good reasons to see this George Bernard Shaw revival. Opens Oct. 3 at American Airlines Theater.
"Time Stands Still" Christina Ricci joins the cast of this timely drama about photographer
(Laura Linney) and journalist (Brian D'Arcy James) in crisis. The play ran last year but was "paused" to allow Linney to shoot "The Big C." Opens Oct. 7 at the Cort Theatre.
"A Life in the Theatre" David Mamet's relatively gentle tale of two actors (one young, one not) stars Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight. Opens Oct. 12 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
"Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" Benjamin Walker, a walking-talking stimulus package, rocks out in this pop-rock musical rendering of Old Hickory's maverick life and dubious legacy. A Public Theater transfer. Opens Oct. 13 at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre.
"La Bête" Direct from London, Tony-winners Mark Rylance ("Boeing-Boeing") and David Hyde Pierce ("Curtains") and "Absolutely Fabulous' " Joanna Lumley get their verse on in this Moliere-inspired comedy. Opens Oct. 14 at the Music Box Theatre.
"Lombardi" The gridiron great comes to life in a drama based on David Maraniss' best seller, "When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi." It stars Dan Lauria. Opens Oct. 21 at Circle in the Square Theater.
"Driving Miss Daisy" Talk about a power couple. Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones play the Southern Jewish woman and African-American man whose lives collide in Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Boyd Gaines co-stars. Opens Oct. 25 at the Golden Theatre.
"RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway" The title pretty much says it. Opens Oct. 26 at the Neil Simon Theater.
"The Scottsboro Boys" John Kander and Fred Ebb's final work uses a minstrel-show format
to tell the story of nine black teens wrongly accused of a crime in the 1930s. Opens Oct. 31 at the Lyceum Theatre.
"Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" Pedro Almodóvar's quirky 1988 movie-turned-musical has the coolest cast in town, led by Sherie Rene Scott ("Everyday Rapture") and Tony winners Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti and Brian Stokes Mitchell. Opens Nov. 4 at the newly renovated Belasco Theatre.
"The Merchant of Venice" The excellent Shakespeare in the Park production with Al Pacino as Shylock and Lily Rabe as Portia arrives in the flesh on Broadway. Tony nominees Christopher Fitzgerald and David Harbour join the cast. Opens Nov. 7 at the Broadhurst Theatre.
"Colin Quinn Long Story Short" The former "Saturday Night Live" star's solo 75-minute trip through the history of the world, which played Off-Broadway, moves to the Big Time. Jerry Seinfeld makes his Broadway debut as director — and that's not just yada yada. Opens Nov. 9 at the Helen Hayes Theatre.
"The Pee-wee Herman Show" Paul ("I know you are but what am I") Reubens. On Broadway. With some familiar bits and friends, like Chairy. Opens Nov. 11 at the newly christened Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
"Elf" A holiday musical based on the Will Ferrell film about a boy raised by Santa's elves who seeks his true identity in New York City. Opens Nov. 14 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
"A Free Man of Color" Jeffrey Wright, mos and Paul Dano head the 25-actor cast in this epic story by John Guare ("Six Degrees of Separation") set in 1801 New Orleans. Opens Nov. 18 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
"Elling" Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare are former asylum roommates who learn what it's like to be in the outside world. Jennifer Coolidge ("Legally Blonde") is one of their discoveries.
Opens Nov. 21 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" It's finally on. Delayed for nearly a year, the rock musical by U2's Bono and the Edge and directed by Julie Taymor ("The Lion King") arrives with a $60 million price tag and Reeve Carney as Peter Parker. Can't wait to see if radioactive spiders are sold in the gift kiosk. Opens Dec. 21 at Foxwoods Theatre.
"The Merchant of Venice" The excellent Shakespeare in the Park production with Al Pacino as Shylock and Lily Rabe as Portia arrives in the flesh on Broadway. Tony nominees Christopher Fitzgerald and David Harbour join the cast. Opens Nov. 7 at the Broadhurst Theatre.
"Colin Quinn Long Story Short" The former "Saturday Night Live" star's solo 75-minute trip through the history of the world, which played Off-Broadway, moves to the Big Time. Jerry Seinfeld makes his Broadway debut as director — and that's not just yada yada. Opens Nov. 9 at the Helen Hayes Theatre.
"The Pee-wee Herman Show" Paul ("I know you are but what am I") Reubens. On Broadway. With some familiar bits and friends, like Chairy. Opens Nov. 11 at the newly christened Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
"Elf" A holiday musical based on the Will Ferrell film about a boy raised by Santa's elves who seeks his true identity in New York City. Opens Nov. 14 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
"A Free Man of Color" Jeffrey Wright, mos and Paul Dano head the 25-actor cast in this epic story by John Guare ("Six Degrees of Separation") set in 1801 New Orleans. Opens Nov. 18 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
"Elling" Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare are former asylum roommates who learn what it's like to be in the outside world. Jennifer Coolidge ("Legally Blonde") is one of their discoveries.
Opens Nov. 21 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" It's finally on. Delayed for nearly a year, the rock musical by U2's Bono and the Edge and directed by Julie Taymor ("The Lion King") arrives with a $60 million price tag and Reeve Carney as Peter Parker. Can't wait to see if radioactive spiders are sold in the gift kiosk. Opens Dec. 21 at Foxwoods Theatre.
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