COCK
The Royal Court produced this play by Mike Bartlett, directed by James Macdonald, about a man who breaks up with his boyfriend and falls in love with a woman. In previews. Opens May 17. (The Duke on 42nd Street, 229 W. 42nd St. 646-223-3010.)
THE COMMON PURSUIT
The Roundabout presents a play by Simon Gray, which follows a group of six friends through twenty years of their lives, from college to middle age. Moisés Kaufman directs. In previews. (Laura Pels, 111 W. 46th St. 212-719-1300.)
FEBRUARY HOUSE
Gabriel Kahane wrote the music and lyrics and Seth Bockley wrote the book for this new musical, set in a Brooklyn boarding house that became a bohemian commune for artists. In previews. Opens May 22. (Public, 425 Lafayette St. 212-967-7555.)
FOOD AND FADWA
Lameece Issaq and Jacob Kader wrote this drama, about a young Palestinian woman whose love of cooking is set against the political turmoil of the West Bank. Shana Gold directs. Previews begin May 18. (New York Theatre Workshop, 79 E. 4th St. 212-279-4200.)
MEDIEVAL PLAY
The première of a comedy by Kenneth Lonergan (“This Is Our Youth”), in which two French knights set out on a moral quest during the Papal Schism of 1378. The cast includes Tate Donovan and Josh Hamilton. In previews. (Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd St. 212-244-7529.)
MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!
Signature Theatre Company presents Athol Fugard’s 1989 play, about an idealistic teacher in South Africa who forms a student debate team. Ruben Santiago-Hudson directs. In previews. (Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd St. 212-244-7529.)
OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES
Peter Gethers and Daniel Okrent, the former public editor of the Times, created this revue of Jewish humor, inspired by the Web site oldjewstellingjokes.com. Marc Bruni directs. In previews. Opens May 20. (Westside, 407 W. 43rd St. 212-239-6200.)
POTTED POTTER
Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner perform a two-man parody of all seven “Harry Potter” books, condensed into seventy minutes. Previews begin May 19. (Little Shubert, 422 W. 42nd St. 212-239-6200.)
RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN
Playwrights Horizons premières a play by Gina Gionfriddo (“Becky Shaw”), about two friends from grad school, a successful author and a stay-at-home mom, who envy each other’s lives. Peter DuBois directs. Previews begin May 18. (416 W. 42nd St. 212-279-4200.)
STOREFRONT CHURCH
Atlantic Theatre Company presents the final installment of John Patrick Shanley’s “Church and State” trilogy, which began with “Doubt.” Giancarlo Esposito plays a Bronx borough president who clashes with a local minister. In previews. (336 W. 20th St. 212-279-4200.)
TITLE AND DEED
The U.S. première of a play by Will Eno, about a traveller looking for connection in a far-off country. Directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett. In previews. Opens May 20. (Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd St. 212-244-7529.)
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