ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
Daniel Sullivan directs this free Shakespeare in the Park production of the comedy, which runs in repertory with “Measure for Measure.” Previews begin June 11. (Delacorte, Central Park. Enter at 81st St. at Central Park W. 212-539-8750.)
DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY
Doug Hughes directs a musical, with a book by Peter Stone and Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, based on Alberto Casella’s play, in which Death walks among the living. Presented by Roundabout Theatre Company. Previews begin June 10. (Laura Pels, 111 W. 46th St. 212-719-1300.)
THE DEVIL’S MUSIC: THE LIFE AND BLUES OF BESSIE SMITH
Angelo Parra wrote this bio-musical about the blues singer; Joe Brancato conceived and directs. In previews. (St. Luke’s, 308 W. 46th St. 212-239-6200.)
EYES OF BABYLON
Jeff Key wrote and performs this one-man show, which recounts his experience as a gay man in the military. Yuval Hadadi directs, as part of “Americas Off Broadway.” Previews begin June 14. Opens June 21. (59E59, at 59 E. 59th St. 212-279-4200.)
4000 MILES
Daniel Aukin directs a new play by Amy Herzog, in which a grieving young man takes refuge with his elderly grandmother in New York. Mary Louise Wilson and Gabriel Ebert star in the LCT3 production. In previews. Opens June 20. (The Duke on 42nd Street, 229 W. 42nd St. 646-223-3010.)
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
A lecherous judge tries to bring the law between a betrothed couple, in Shakespeare’s hard-edged comedy. The free Shakespeare in the Park production, directed by David Esbjornson, runs in repertory with “All’s Well That Ends Well.” In previews. (Delacorte, Central Park. Enter at 81st St. at Central Park W. 212-539-8750.)
NO CHILD
Nilaja Sun returns to the Barrow Street Theatre with her one-woman show about the American education system. In previews. Opens June 19. (27 Barrow St. 212-868-4444.)
ONE ARM
Moisés Kaufman adapted and directs the Tennessee Williams screenplay, about a young boxer who becomes a hustler after losing an arm. A New Group and Tectonic Theatre Project co-production. In previews. Opens June 9. (Acorn, 410 W. 42nd St. 212-239-6200.)
OTHELLO
The Moose Hall Theatre Company stages Shakespeare’s play about love and betrayal, as part of the Inwood Shakespeare Festival. Opens June 8. (Inwood Hill Park Peninsula, enter at Indian Rd. at W. 218th St. 212-567-5255.)
PHILIPPE PETIT: WIRELESS!
The French high-wire artist tells stories from his life. June 16-18. (Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand St. 212-352-3101.)
THE PLAY ABOUT MY DAD
CollaborationTown brings Boo Killebrew’s story of her father and a Mississippi hurricane, directed by Lee Sunday Evans, to “Americas Off Broadway.” Previews begin June 16. Opens June 21. (59E59, at 59 E. 59th St. 212-279-4200.)
SEX LIVES OF OUR PARENTS
Davis McCallum directs this play by Michael Mitnick, in which a woman who is about to get married must come to terms with her mother’s disturbing past. A Second Stage Uptown production. In previews. (McGinn/Cazale, 2162 Broadway, at 76th St. 212-246-4422.)
SIDE EFFECTS
David Auburn directs the première of Michael Weller’s play, about a wealthy Midwestern couple who put up a good front as their marriage falls apart. Joely Richardson and Cotter Smith star in the MCC production. In previews. Opens June 19. (Lucille Lortel, 121 Christopher St. 212-279-4200.)
SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK
The musical based on the Marvel Comics series, with a score by U2’s Bono and the Edge and a book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, stars Reeve Carney, Jennifer Damiano, and Patrick Page. Taymor directs. In previews. Opens June 14. (Foxwoods, 213 W. 42nd St. 877-250-2929.)
UNNATURAL ACTS
Tony Speciale conceived and directs this play, set in 1920 and based on a true story, in which a Harvard student’s suicide leads to the dismissal of a group of homosexual students. Created by members of the Plastic Theatre. Previews begin June 14. (Classic Stage Company, 136 E. 13th St. 212-352-3101.)