THE BAD GUYS
Second Stage Theatre Uptown presents a comedy by Alena Smith, in which a group of childhood friends reunite for a summer barbecue. Directed by Hal Brooks. In previews. (McGinn/Cazale, 2162 Broadway, at 76th St. 212-246-4422.)
CHIMICHANGAS AND ZOLOFT
The Atlantic Theatre Company presents Fernanda Coppel’s play, in which a woman goes on a bender after her fortieth birthday. Directed by Jaime Castañeda. Previews begin May 23. (Atlantic Stage 2, at 330 W. 16th St. 212-279-4200.)
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. Opens May 24. (Laura Pels, 111 W. 46th St. 212-719-1300.)
EMPIRE
The Spiegeltent, an ornate early-twentieth-century Belgian pavilion, returns with this new attraction, featuring circus, cabaret, and burlesque acts. In previews. (Spiegelworld, 265 W. 45th St. 212-239-6200.)
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. In previews. (New York Theatre Workshop, 79 E. 4th St. 212-279-4200.)
HARVEY
The Roundabout revives Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, from 1944, about a man whose best friend is an invisible white rabbit. Jim Parsons, Jessica Hecht, Carol Kane, and Charles Kimbrough star. Scott Ellis directs. In previews. (Studio 54, at 254 W. 54th St. 212-719-1300.)
JUKEBOX JACKIE
Scott Wittman conceived and directs this musical tribute to the drag artist Jackie Curtis, featuring Justin Vivian Bond, Bridget Everett, Cole Escola, and Steel Burkhardt. Previews begin May 24. (Ellen Stewart, 66 E. 4th St. 212-475-7710.)
LOVE GOES TO THE PRESS
The Mint Theatre Company revives the 1946 comedy by Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Cowles, about two female war correspondents stationed on the front lines in Italy during the Second World War. Jerry Ruiz directs. Previews begin May 26. (311 W. 43rd St. 866-811-4111.)
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. Opens May 24. (Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd St. 212-244-7529.)
POTTED POTTER
Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner perform a two-man parody of all seven “Harry Potter” books, condensed into seventy minutes. In previews. (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. In previews. (416 W. 42nd St. 212-279-4200.)
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