OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS
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ANYTHING GOES
Sutton Foster and Joel Grey star in Cole Porter’s musical set on a cruise across the Atlantic, with an original book by P. G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse, which has been revised by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman. Kathleen Marshall directs and choreographs the Roundabout Theatre Company production. In previews. (Stephen Sondheim, 124 W. 43rd St. 212-239-6200.)
BABY IT’S YOU!
A new musical with a book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott, directed by Mutrux and Sheldon Epps, based on the story of the pioneering music mogul Florence Greenberg, who discovered the Shirelles and created Scepter Records. Beth Leavel stars. Previews begin March 26. (Broadhurst, 235 W. 44th St. 212-239-6200.)
BENEFACTORS
Keen Company presents this play, written by Michael Frayn in 1985, about the effect of a new job on an architect and the people around him. Directed by Carl Forsman. In previews. (Clurman, 410 W. 42nd St. 212-239-6200.)
BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO
Robin Williams makes his Broadway acting début in a play by Rajiv Joseph, about a tiger (Williams), two American marines, and an Iraqi gardener who encounter one another in Baghdad. Moisés Kaufman directs. In previews. (Richard Rodgers, 226 W. 46th St. 212-307-4100.)
THE BOOK OF MORMON
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of “South Park,” and Robert Lopez (“Avenue Q”) wrote the book, music, and lyrics for this new musical comedy, a satire of American Mormon culture. Parker and Casey Nicholaw direct. In previews. Opens March 24. (Eugene O’Neill, 230 W. 49th St. 212-239-6200.)
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Aaron Tveit, Norbert Leo Butz, Tom Wopat, and Kerry Butler star in this musical adaptation of the 2002 film. With a book by Terrence McNally, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman. Jack O’Brien directs. In previews. (Neil Simon, 250 W. 52nd St. 877-250-2929.)
THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY
Evan Cabnet directs a new play by David West Read, in which the death of a high-school student has unexpected repercussions. Opens March 23. (Black Box, Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, 111 W. 46th St. 212-352-3101.)
GO BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE
Playwrights Horizons presents a comedy written by and starring David Greenspan, about an ancient-Greek chorus boy who is sent on a mission to the Hamptons after spending two thousand years in Purgatory. Leigh Silverman directs. Previews begin March 24. (416 W. 42nd St. 212-279-4200.)
HIGH
Kathleen Turner, Stephen Kunken, and Evan Jonigkeit star in a new play by Matthew Lombardo, about a nun who faces a crisis of faith when she counsels a teen-age drug addict. Rob Ruggiero directs. Previews begin March 25. (Booth, 222 W. 45th St. 212-239-6200.)
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette star in this revival of the 1961 musical, about a young window cleaner who rises in the ranks of the World Wide Wicket Company without actually working. The book is by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, and the music and lyrics are by Frank Loesser; Rob Ashford directs and choreographs. In previews. Opens March 27. (Hirschfeld, 302 W. 45th St. 212-239-6200.)
THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL’S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM WITH A KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES
Michael Greif directs the New York première of a play by Tony Kushner, about an Italian-American longshoreman from Brooklyn whose Communist leanings affect his entire family. The cast includes Michael Cristofer, Linda Emond, and Michael Esper. A Public Theatre co-production with Signature Theatre Company and the Guthrie Theatre. In previews. (Public, 425 Lafayette St. 212-967-7555.)
KASHU-JUKU NOH THEATRE
The Japanese troupe presents three plays: “Yashima,” about a lone dancer; “Boshibari,” a tale of two servants and their master’s forbidden sake; and “Aoi No Ue,” about a mistress who deals in evil spirits. March 24-26. (Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. 212-715-1258.)
MARIE AND BRUCE
Marisa Tomei and Frank Whaley star in the New Group’s revival of Wallace Shawn’s comedy, about a couple with marital trouble. Scott Elliott directs. In previews. (Acorn, 410 W. 42nd St. 212-239-6200.)
THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT
Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock, and Annabella Sciorra star in a world première by Stephen Adly Guirgis, about a couple who have been together since eighth grade, one of whom is currently sober. Anna D. Shapiro directs. In previews. (Schoenfeld, 236 W. 45th St. 212-239-6200.)
MY GIRLFRIEND’S BOYFRIEND
In his new one-man show, Mike Birbiglia recounts the painful history of his love life. Seth Barrish directs. In previews. (Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow St. 212-868-4444.)
ONE NIGHT WITH FANNY BRICE
Chip Deffaa wrote and directs this new musical play, about Fanny Brice’s rise to stardom. In previews. (St. Luke’s, 308 W. 46th St. 212-239-6200.)
THE OTHER PLACE
Laurie Metcalf stars in this thriller by Sharr White, set on Cape Cod, centered on a scientist whose specialty is Alzheimer’s disease. Joe Mantello directs the MCC production. In previews. Opens March 28. (Lucille Lortel, 121 Christopher St. 212-279-4200.)
SISTER ACT
This musical, starring Victoria Clark and Patina Miller, was adapted from the 1992 movie, in which a lounge singer witnesses a murder and must go undercover in a convent. With music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and a book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner; Jerry Zaks directs. Previews begin March 24. (Broadway Theatre, Broadway at 53rd St. 212-239-6200.)
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 and Glen Berger, has extended previews into the summer. The show’s producers have hired Philip William McKinley, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and Paul Bogaev to retool the book, songs, and staging. Reeve Carney, Jennifer Damiano, and Patrick Page star. (Foxwoods, 213 W. 42nd St. 212-239-6200.)
THREE MEN ON A HORSE
TACT presents a revival of the 1935 play by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott, about a greeting-card writer who predicts winning horses. Scott Alan Evans directs. In previews. Opens March 24. (Beckett, 410 W. 42nd St. 212-239-6200.)
TOMORROW MORNING
Tom Mullen directs Laurence Mark Wythe’s musical about falling in—and out of—love, for the York Theatre Company. In previews. (York Theatre at St. Peter’s, Lexington Ave. at 54th St. 212-935-5820.)
URGE FOR GOING
Hal Brooks directs Mona Mansour’s play, about a Palestinian girl coming of age in a Lebanese refugee camp. A Public LAB production. Previews begin March 25. (Public, 425 Lafayette St. 212-967-7555.)
WAR HORSE
Lincoln Center Theatre and National Theatre of Great Britain present this play, based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford, about the relationship between a young man and his beloved horse. Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris direct, in association with Handspring Puppet Company. In previews. (Vivian Beaumont, 150 W. 65th St. 212-239-6200.)
WONDERLAND
This new version of the “Alice in Wonderland” story, with Alice all grown up, has a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, lyrics by Murphy, and music by Frank Wildhorn. Boyd directs. In previews. (Marquis, Broadway at 46th St. 877-250-2929.)