Vineyard
Garry Marshall directs the New York première of a comedy by Mike Bencivenga, about Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler and the difficult time they had while adapting “Double Indemnity” for film. Starring Vincent Kartheiser (“Mad Men”) and Larry Pine. In previews.
brownsville song (b-side for tray)
Claire Tow
LCT3 presents a new play by Kimber Lee, about a black seventeen-year-old boy who is killed, leaving his family to grieve and to deal with his senseless death. Sheldon Best stars; Patricia McGregor directs. Previews begin Oct. 4.
Jacuzzi
Ars Nova
Ars Nova presents a new play by the Debate Society, written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, in which two townies take up residence in a chichi Colorado ski house. Directed by Oliver Butler. In previews.
The Real Thing
American Airlines Theatre
Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal make their Broadway débuts, alongside Cynthia Nixon, in this 1982 play by Tom Stoppard, about a love triangle involving a playwright, his wife, and his leading lady. Sam Gold directs. Previews begin Oct. 2.