Schedule of Upcoming Broadway Shows

By Playbill Staff
January 8, 2009

This list is updated periodically.

SOUL OF SHAOLIN

• Marquis Theatre
  
• First Preview: Jan. 13
  
• Opening: Jan. 15
  
• Director: TBA
  
• Cast: TBA
  
• Transfer of China on Broadway's story of an orphaned boy's journey featuring Shaolin Kung Fu.

• Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
  
• First Preview: Jan. 2
  
• Opening: Jan. 22
  
• Director: David Grindley
  
• Cast: Mercedes Ruehl, Lily Rabe, Kieran Campion, Austin Lysy and Brenda Pressley
  
• Manhattan Theatre Club's revival of Richard Greenberg's 1960's Catskill-set play centering on a mother and daughter.

• American Airlines Theatre
  
• First Preview: Jan. 6
  
• Opening: Jan. 25
  
• Director: Ian Rickson
  
• Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Cerveris, Paul Sparks, Peter Stormare
  
• Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Henrik Ibsen classic adapted by Christopher Shinn.

• Cort Theatre
  
• First Preview: Jan. 20
  
• Opening: Feb. 5
  
• Director: Adam McKay
  
• Cast: Will Ferrell
  
• Semi-autobiographical solo show to include anecdotes about the comedian and his work.

• Booth Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 3
  
• Opening: Feb. 19
  
• Director: Richard Maltby, Jr.
  
• Cast: Malcolm Gets, Will Chase
  
• New musical by Neil Bartram (score) and Brian Hill (book) about a writer who returns home to eulogize his lifelong friend.

• Nederlander Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 3
  
• Opening: March 1
  
• Director: Des McAnuff
  
• Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo
  
• Cast: Craig Bierko, Oliver Platt, Lauren Graham, Kate Jennings Grant, Titus Burgess, Mary Testa
  
• Revival of the Damon Runyon-based musical by Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows.

• Eugene O'Neill Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 9
  
• Opening: March 9
  
• Director: Moisés Kaufman
  
• Cast: Jane Fonda
  
• Tectonic Theatre Project’s new work about a woman who sets out to uncover the root of Beethoven's obsession with a trivial waltz.

• Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 28
  
• Opening: March 12
  
• Director: Jack O’Brien
  
• Cast: Joan Allen, Jeremy Irons, Marsha Mason, André De Shields, Michael T. Weiss, Aaron Lazar and Margarita Levieva
  
• New play by Michael Jacobs about photojournalist and gallery owner who discover each other.

• Palace Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 23
  
• Opening: March 19
  
• Director: Arthur Laurents
  
• Choreographer: Joey McKneely (recreating Jerome Robbins' work)
• Cast: Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione, Karen Olivo, Cody Green and George Akram
  
• A revival of the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents musical take on Romeo and Juliet.

• Walter Kerr Theatre
  
• First Preview: March 10
  
• Opening: March 29
  
• Director: Michael Parva
  
• Cast: Tovah Feldshuh
  
• Transfer of Off-Broadway drama centering on an unsung heroine during the German occupation of Poland.

• Al Hirschfeld Theatre
  
• First Preview: March 6
  
• Opening: March 31
  
• Director: Diane Paulus
  
• Choreographer: Karole Armitage
  
• Cast: Gavin Creel
  
• Transfer of Public's Shakespeare in the Park production of the James Rado-Gerome Ragni-Galt MacDermot rock musical.

• Lyceum Theatre
  
• First Preview: March 13
  
• Opening: April 2
  
• Director: Terry Kinney
  
• Cast: Marin Ireland, Steven Pasquale and Thomas Sadoski
  
• Transfer of MCC Theatre's production of Neil LaBute's new drama focusing on the obsession with physical beauty.

• Brooks Atkinson Theatre
  
• First Preview: March 20
  
• Opening: April 7
  
• Director: Kristin Hanggi
  
• Choreographer: Kelly Devine
• Cast: TBA
  
• Transfer of Off-Broadway's new musical featuring the pop music of Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx, Pat Benatar and more.

• Shubert Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 26
  
• Opening: TBA
  
• Director: Michael Blakemore
  
• Cast: Angela Lansbury, Christine Ebersole, Jayne Atkinson, Rupert Everett, Deborah Rush and Simon Jones
  
• Revival of Noel Coward's comedy about a novelist and the ghost of his first wife.

• Belasco Theatre
  
• First Preview: March 19
  
• Opening: April 16
  
• Director: Bartlett Sher
  
• Cast: TBA
  
• Lincoln Center Theater revival of August Wilson's 1911-set drama.

• Theatre: TBA
  
• First Preview: March 30
  
• Opening: April 19
  
• Director: Phyllida Lloyd
  
• Cast: Janet McTeer, Harriet Walter, Michael Countryman, John Benjamin Hickey, Brian Murray
  
• Transfer of the London revival of Friedrich Schiller's classic about the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots.

• Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
  
• First Preview: April 7
  
• Opening: April 29
  
• Director: Daniel Sullivan
  
• Cast: David Hyde Pierce
  
• Manhattan Theatre Club's revival of Samson Raphaelson's comedy centering on a playwright inspired by a new muse.

• Marquis Theatre
  
• First Preview: April 7
  
• Opening: April 30
  
• Director: Joe Mantello
  
• Choreographer: Andy Blankenbuehler
  
• Cast: Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty and Marc Kudisch
  
• New musical based on the Patricia Resnick-penned film featuring new songs by Dolly Parton.

• Studio 54
  
• First Preview: April 10
  
• Opening: April 30
  
• Director: Anthony Page
  
• Cast: Bill Irwin, Nathan Lane, John Goodman and David Strathairn
  
• Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Samuel Beckett's existential tale about two clowns and two passersby.
  IN THE WORKS

  THE ADDAMS FAMILY

  • Attached: Andrew Lippa (Music and lyrics), Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (book), Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Director/designers), Elephant Eye Theatrical (Producer)
    
  • New musical comedy inspired by the macabre characters of illustrator Charles Addams.

  ANGELS
  • Attached: Ken Lai (book, music and lyrics) and Marcus Cheong (book and lyrics), Rich Fowler (Director), Robert Cuccioli, Jessica Grové and Nicholas Rodriguez (Actors), Marcus Cheong, Frank Monteleone, Dale Smith (Producers)
    
  • New musical based on the epic Milton poem "Paradise Lost."

  BETTY BOOP
  • Attached: David Foster (Music), Oscar Williams and Sally Robinson (Book), Ostar Productions (Producer)
    
  • New musical based on the classic cartoon character.

  BIG TIME
  • Attached: Douglas Carter Beane (Book), Douglas J. Cohen (Music and Lyrics), Christopher Ashley (Director), Robert Ahrens (Producer)
    
  • New musical about down-on-their-luck lounge singers on a U.N. cruise ship that is held hostage by terrorists.

  BRIGADOON
  • Attached: Rob Ashford (Director), John Guare (New Book), Ostar Productions and Liza Lerner (Producers)
    
  • Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical centering on two Americans journey in Scotland.

  BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS/ BROADWAY BOUND
  • Attached: Emanuel Azenberg (Producer)
    
  • Revivals of Neil Simon's coming-of-age comedies to run in repertory.

  BRUCE LEE: JOURNEY TO THE WEST
  • Attached: Bartlett Sher (Director), Elephant Eye Theatrical (Producer), Dou Dou Huang (Choreographer)
    
  • A new David Yazbek-David Henry Hwang musical centering on the martial arts movie star.

  CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
  • Attached: Marc Shaiman (Music, Lyrics), Scott Wittman (Lyrics), Terrence McNally (Book), Jack O'Brien (Director), Jerry Mitchell (Choreographer)
    
  • New musical based on the film of the same name.

  DANCIN'
  • Attached: Graciela Daniele (Director, Choreographer), Roundabout Theatre Company (Producers)
    
  • Revival of the musical revue featuring the work of Bob Fosse.

  DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS
  • Attached: Robert Falls (Director), Brian Dennehy (Actor), Jeffrey Richards (Producer)
    
  • Transfer of the Goodman Theatre staging of the Eugene O'Neill drama.

  DIRTY DANCING
  • Attached: Josef Brown, Amanda Leigh Cobb and Britta Lazenga (Actors), Eleanor Bergstein (Concept, Book), James Powell (Director), Kate Champion (Choreographer), Jacobsen Entertainment in association with Lionsgate and Magic Hour Productions (Producers)
    
  • New stage show (currently touring) based on the film of the same name.

  FATHER OF THE BRIDE
  • Attached: Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman (Book)
    
  • New musical based on the film of the same name.

  THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES
  • Attached: Michael Mayer (Director)
    
  • Joanna Murray-Smith's new drama centering on a feminist author who suddenly gets writer's block.

  FENCES
  • Attached: Suzan-Lori Parks (Director)
    
  • Revival of August Wilson's drama about a former Negro League baseball player who is now a garbage man.

  FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF
  • Attached: India.Arie (Actor), Shirley Jo Finney (Director), Hinton Battle (Choreographer), Whoopi Goldberg and DreamTeam Entertainment Group (Producers)
    
  • Revival (with revisions) of Ntozake Shange's work centering on seven women.

  GODSPELL
  • Attached: Daniel Goldstein (Director), Christopher Gattelli (Choreographer), Gavin Creel, Diana DeGarmo, Joshua Henry (Actors), Adam Epstein (Producer)
    
  • Revival of the Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak musical based on "The Gospel According to St. Matthew."

  GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
  • Attached: Kenny Leon (Director), Todd Kreidler (adaptation) Jeffrey Finn Productions (Producer)
    
  • New play based on the film of the same name.

  HOUDINI
  • Attached: Danny Elfman (Music), David Yazbek (Lyrics), Kurt Andersen (Book), Jack O'Brien (Director)
    
  • New musical centering on the magician and master escape artist.

  LEAP OF FAITH
  • Attached: Alan Menken (Music), Glenn Slater (Lyrics), Janus Cercone (Book), Taylor Hackford (Director)
    
  • New musical based on the film of the same name.

  MERRY-GO-ROUND
  • Attached: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (Music and Lyrics), Paul Butler and Fred Fox, Jr. (Book), Andy Belling (Director), Larry Sousa (Choreographer), Bob Mackie (Costumes), Jack Stein & JNS Entertainment(Producers)
    
  • New musical about a troubled young man whose estranged father helps him travels back in time on the magical title device.

  NERDS://A MUSICAL SOFTWARE SATIRE
  • Attached: Erik Weiner and Jordan Allen-Dutton (Book, Lyrics), Hal Goldberg (Music), Jerry Zaks(Director)
    
  • New musical comedy following computer techies Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

  NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
  • Attached: Harry Connick, Jr. (Actor), Joe DiPietro (book), Broadway Across America (Producer)
    
  • New musical comedy with George and Ira Gershwin songs about a Long Island playboy.

  ONCE
  • Attached: John N. Hart, Jr., Jeff Sine and Fred Zollo (Producers)
    
  • New musical based on the film of the same name.

  PURE COUNTRY
  • Attached: Steve Dorff (Music, Lyrics), John Bettis (Lyrics), Rex McGee and Peter Masterson (Book), Peter Masterson (Director), Sean Curran (Choreographer)
    
  • New musical based on the film of the same name.

  ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS
  • Attached: Peter Ackerman (book) Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen (score), Casey Nicholaw (Director, Choreographer), Barry Brown, Bruce Charet, Dennis Mastro, Dennis Farina and Billy Campbell (Producers)br>
  • A re-thinking of the 1964 Warner Brothers film of the same name.

  RUSSIAN ON THE SIDE
  • Attached: Mark Nadler (Performer and Creator), Mark Waldrop (Director), Michael Alden and Karen Lotman (Producers)br>
  • One-man “comedy-in-music adventure” featuring the great American songbook music and gossip about its composers.

  UNTITLED MANDELA/APARTHEID MUSICAL
  • Attached: Zindzi Mandela (Book), Welcome Msomi (Creator), Routh/Frankel/Baruch/Viertel Group and PSE Broadway LLC (Producers)
    
  • A new musical about South Africa's struggle for freedom from apartheid.

  VANITIES
  • Attached: Judith Ivey (Director), Dan Knechtges (Choreographer), Lauren Kennedy, Sarah Stiles and Anneliese van der Pol (Actors), Junkyard Dog Productions and Bartner/Jenkins Entertainment in association with Demos Bizar Entertainment (Producers)
    
  • New musical by Jack Heifner (book) and David Kirshenbaum (music and lyrics) based on the 1976 comedy.

  WAITING FOR GODOT
  • Attached: Garry Hynes (Director), Elizabeth I. McCann, Seattle Repertory Theatre and Joey Parnes (Producers)
    
  • Transfer of the Seattle Rep revival of the Samuel Beckett classic.

  WHITE NOISE
  • Attached: Ryan J. Davis (Conceiver), Joe Drymala (book and score), Ben Cohn and Sean McDaniel, Rick Crom, Glen Kelly, Laurence O'Keefe, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and Eric Svejcar (additional songs), Sibling Theatricals, Inc. and Holly Way & Co. (Producers)
    
  • New musical, seen at the 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival, centering on sibling songwriters.

  WISHFUL DRINKING
  • Attached: Tony Taccone (Director), Carrie Fisher (Actor), Jonathan Reinis (Producer)
    
  • Fisher's auto-biographical solo show based on her life and career.

  THE WIZ
  • Attached: Des McAnuff (Director),
    
  • Re-imagined production of the Charlie Smalls-William F. Brown musical based on L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."