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| The 39 Steps Play, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 West 44th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 1 hour 47 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission Alfred Hitchcock's classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated as the smash hit Olivier Award Winning Best New Comedy. This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women. This wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Open Ended Run 9 to 5: The Musical Musical, Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster Marquis Theatre, 211 West 45th Street (Between Broadway and 46th Street) Three women depose their smarmy boss and begin making woman-friendly changes in the workplace. Based on the 1980 hit movie. Performances: Tues 8:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Open Ended Run Altar Boyz Musical, Off-Broadway Tickets at Telecharge New World Stages / Stage 4, 340 West 50th Street Between 8th and 9th Avenues Running Time: 90 minutes, with no intermission Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Open Ended Run The Amish Project Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Smarttix Rattlestick Theatre, 224 Waverly Place A fictional exploration of true events, The Amish Project is the story of a schoolhouse shooting in an Amish community, and the path of forgiveness and compassion forged in its wake. Imbued with poetry and humor, The Amish Project investigates a community grappling with loss and faith. Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Closes 07/12/09 Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at TicketCentral Clurman Theater, 410 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe is an original play with music, inspired by Moliere's great comic classic and informed by the gloriously unorthodox ministries of Reverend Ike, Daddy Grace, and Rasputin. Set within a fabulously theatrical Harlem Renaissance-era "church", the play explores the outrageously creative criminal mind of the title character through a series of songs, dances, sermons and feats of divine inspiration. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 3:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Closes 07/19/09 Avenue Q Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Golden Theatre, 252 West 45th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes, with one intermission Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Tues 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Closes 09/13/09 Billy Elliot Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 2 hours 30 minutes, with one intermission Based on the wildly successful feature film that captured hearts and minds worldwide, Billy Elliot is the funny, heartwarming tale of a young boy with a dream, and a feel-good celebration of his triumph against the odds. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Open Ended Run Blithe Spirit Play, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Shubert Theatre, 225 West 44th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Rupert Everett, Christine Ebersole, Jayne Atkinson and Angela Lansbury star in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, directed by Michael Blakemore. It’s the wickedly funny comedy about a successful novelist haunted by his biggest fan -- his deceased first wife. What happens when his once-beloved won’t take "til death do us part" for an answer? What happens when his new wife finds out they’re not alone anymore? Can anyone conjure up a solution? Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Closes 07/19/09 Blue Man Group: Tubes Theatrical Event, Off-Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster Astor Place Theatre, 434 Lafayette Street Running Time: 2 hours Open Ended Run Burn the Floor - Ballroom Dance Concert Theatrical Event, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Longacre Theatre, 220 West 48th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes, with one Intermission Burn the Floor, the electrifying Latin and Ballroom dance spectacular that has thrilled audiences in over 30 countries, will make its Broadway debut in a limited 12-week engagement in one of Broadway's most intimate venues, bringing audience members thisclose to the action and passion of the dancers. From Harlem's hot nights at The Savoy, where dances such as the Lindy, Foxtrot and Charleston were born, to the Latin Quarter where the Cha-Cha, Rumba and Salsa steamed up the stage, Burn the Floor takes audiences on a journey through the passionate drama of dance. The elegance of the Viennese Waltz, the exuberance of Jive, the intensity of the Paso Doble - audiences will experience them all, as well as the Tango, Samba, Mambo, Quickstep, and Swing. It's Ballroom dance with a sexy 21st century edge. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Previews begin 07/25/09, Opening 08/02/09, Closes 10/18/09 Added Performance: Sunday - July 26 @ 7pm, Sunday - August 2 @ 6:45pm (opening night) No Performance: Saturday - July 25 @ 2pm, Sunday - July 26 @ 3pm, Sunday - August 2 @ 3pm Bye Bye Birdie Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Henry Miller’s Theatre, 124 West 43rd Street After a 48 year absence, Roundabout Theatre Company will present the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller’s Theatre. TICKET INFORMATION: ***Tickets will be available exclusively to American Express Cardmembers beginning Wednesday, June 3. Ticket prices range from $86.50 - $136.50. ***Public on-sale begins Friday, June 19. ***To become a Roundabout subscriber visit www.roundabouttheatre.org or call Roundabout Ticket Services (212)719-1300. Performances: Tues 8:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm Previews begin 09/10/09, Opening 10/15/09, Closes 01/10/10 Added Performance: Friday - November 27 @ 2pm, Monday - December 21 @ 8pm, Sunday - December 27 @ 7:30pm, Sunday - January 3 @ 7:30pm Time Change: Thursday - October 15 @ 7pm (opening night), Tuesday - December 1 @ 7pm, Wednesday - December 2 @ 7pm, Thursday - December 3 @ 7pm, Friday - December 4 @ 7pm Saturday - December 5 @ 7pm, Tuesday - December 8 @ 7pm, Wednesday - December 9 @ 7pm, Thursday - December 10 @ 7pm, Friday - December 11 @ 7pm No Performance: Thursday - November 26 @ 8pm, Thursday - December 24 @ 7pm, Friday - December 25 @ 8pm, Thursday - December 31 @ 8pm Chicago Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Ambassador Theatre, 215 West 49th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 2 hours 30 minutes, with one intermision Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Tues 7:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Box Office Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10AM - 8PM. Sunday: Noon - 6PM (open until curtain when there is a 7PM performance) Open Ended Run Coraline Musical, Off-Broadway Tickets at Theater Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher Street (Between Bleecker and Bedford Streets) Running Time: 2 hours, with one intermission Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 7:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Closes 07/05/09 Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at TicketCentral Beckett Theater, 410 West 42nd between 9th & 10th Avenues The fault lines are exposed when a seemingly picture-perfect Fifth Avenue family faces the harshest of realities – the death of their daughter. A father turns to work to drown his sorrow, while his wife drifts into a haze of pills and booze. When their surviving child Avril inexplicably drops out of her prestigious New England boarding school, her roommate Juliana arrives for a visit, determined to lure her back. Acting as a catalyst and witness, Juliana exposes the gaping cracks in the family’s Upper East Side façade, forcing its three surviving members to engage with one another and the tragedy they share. Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse is a tale of love, loss, and acceptance from Carole Gaunt, award-winning author of the memoir, Hungry Hill. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm Closes 07/25/09 There will be no 8pm performance on Saturday, July 4th, with additional performances set for Sunday, June 21 at 7pm, Monday, June 22 at 7pm, and Sunday, July 5 at 7pm. Dreamgirls Musical, Off-Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell (7th Avenue) & Frederick Douglass Blvd (8th Avenue) Performances: Mon 7:00 pm, Tues 8:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 2:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Opening 11/07/09, Closes 12/05/09 The Fantasticks Musical, Off-Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster Snapple Theater, 210 West 50th Street The Fantasticks, the world’s longest-running musical, is a captivating and simple romantic comedy about a boy and girl who fall in and out of love at the hands of their meddling fathers. The audience uses its imagination to follow the narrator, El Gallo, as he creates a world of moonlight and magic, and then pain and disillusionment, until the boy and girl find their way back to one other. The score, which includes “Try To Remember,” “They Were You” and “Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” is as timeless as the story itself. Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm, Sun 7:15 pm Open Ended Run Flamingo Court Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Telecharge New World Stages / Stage 5, 340 West 50th Street Between 8th and 9th Avenues Running Time: 1 hour 35 minutes, with no intermission. Ten characters, five actors, life in three condos, Flamingo Court follows the nosy and endearing residents of Flamingo Court, a South Florida apartment complex. Each apartment reveals a new story and a new lesson: Sex lives after sixty. Where there's a will, there's a relative. And love heals all wounds...at any age. Performances: Wed 2:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Open Ended Run For Lovers Only (Love Songs Nothing But Love Songs) Revue, Off-Broadway Tickets at Telecharge New World Stages / Stage 5, 340 West 50th Street Between 8th and 9th Avenues Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes with one intermission For Lovers Only (Love Songs Nothing But Love Songs) is a fully staged and choreographed, musical revue of approximately 100 well known love songs woven into a fast moving entertainment. Performed by 5 marvelous singers, with a small band, For Lovers Only (Love Songs Nothing But Love Songs) will have you laughing, crying and cheering (as the audience at the workshop of this new musical did) for the sheer talent of the performers and the breathtaking joy, in music, of familiar love songs. Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 9:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Open Ended Run Fuerza Bruta: Look Up Theatrical Event, Off-Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 East 15th Street at 20 Union Square East, between 15th and 16th Streets Performances: Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 7:00 pm, Sat 10:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Open Ended Run God of Carnage Play, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Jacobs Theatre, 242 West 45th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 90 minutes, with no intermission God of Carnage deals with the aftermath of a playground altercation between two boys and what happens when their parents meet to talk about it. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Open Ended Run Hair Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 West 45th Street (Between 8th and 9th Avenues) With a score including such enduring musical numbers as "Let the Sunshine In," "Aquarius," "Hair" and "Good Morning Starshine," Hair depicts the the birth of a cultural movement in the 60's and 70's that changed America forever: the musical follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people who advocate a lifestyle of pacifism and free-love in a society riddled with intolerance and brutality during the Vietnam War. As they explore sexual identity, challenge racism, experiment with drugs and burn draft cards, the "tribe" in Hair creates an irresistable message of 'hope' that continues to resonate with audiences 40 years later. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm, Sun 7:30 pm Open Ended Run Hamlet Play, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West 44th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 3 hours 10 minutes, include on 15 minute intermission The King of Denmark is dead. Consumed with grief, Prince Hamlet determines to avenge his father's apparent murder, with devastating consequences for his family and the Kingdom. Michael Grandage directs Jude Law as Hamlet in Shakespeare's iconic revenge tragedy. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 7:30 pm, Th 7:30 pm, Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Previews begin 09/12/09, Opening 10/06/09, Closes 12/06/09 Added Performance: Friday - November 27 @ 2pm Times Change: Tuesday - September 15 @ 7:30pm, Tuesday - September 22 @ 7:30pm, Tuesday, September 29 @ 7:30pm, Tuesday - October 6 @ 6:30pm (opening night) No Performance: Saturday - September 12 @ 2pm, Wednesday - September 16 @ 2pm, Thursday - November 26 @ 7:30pm Haunted House Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Smarttix Irish Arts Center, 553 West 51st Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues Running Time: 90 minutes with no intermission The Dunn's operate the third oldest ride in New Jersey, The Haunted House, a past-its-prime fun house at the Jersey shore. When San Francisco tech geeks Lucy and Moses descend on the Dunn's to conduct an interview, two very different worlds collide. Performances: Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm Opening 07/09/09, Closes 08/08/09 Hiding Behind Comets Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Theater Spoon Theater, 38 West 38th St. 5th Floor Running Time: 90 minutes with no intermission Although twin brother and sister, Troy and Honey, share an unusually strong bond, they seem as different as night and day. One late summer evening, a stranger wanders into their family-owned bar. When he starts asking personal questions, it soon becomes clear that his visit to this small-town dive has not been purely coincidental. The extent of his journey, it’s underlying motivation and the past horrors that have directed it provide a roller coaster of surprises that keep audiences on the edge of their seat until the plays final moments. Please, no one under the age 14 will be admitted without a parent. Performances: Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 8:00 pm Previews begin 07/08/09, Opening 07/11/09, Closes 07/26/09 Imelda: A New Musical Musical, Off-Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Julia Miles Theater, 424 West 55th Street between 9th & 10 Avenues Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes, with one Intermission Told with fast moving scenes, songs and dance, Imelda is an involving portrait of an ambitious woman who wanted to put her country as an equal player on the world stage, spanning the pivotal years after Philippine Independence from 1940’s to 1980’s. Musical highlights include: "A Beautiful Place": sung by Imelda, where she envisions how bright her future and her country can be; "To Raise a Butterfly": sung by Marcos and Ninoy with opposing views of Imelda; and "Myself My Heart" sung by Corazon Aquino after the assasination of her husband. Performances: Tues 7:30 pm, Wed 11:00 am, Wed 7:30 pm, Th 7:30 pm, Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 2:30 pm, Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Previews begin 09/22/09, Opening 09/30/09, Closes 10/17/09 In the Heights Musical, Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 West 46th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) IN THE HEIGHTS the new Broadway musical nominated for 13 Tony Awards. A quintessential New York musical about a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan. The music pulses with the hopes and dreams of three generations as they struggle to forge an identity in a neighborhood on the brink of transition. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Open Ended Run Jersey Boys Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge August Wilson Theatre, 245 West 52nd Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes, with one 15 minute intermission. Jersey Boys is the new Broadway musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. The musical chronicles the lives of a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide 51; all before they were thirty. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Box Office Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10am - 8pm, Sunday: Noon - 6pm Open Ended Run Lansky Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Telecharge St. Luke’s Theatre, 308 West 46th Street Running Time: 90 minutes, with no intermission Lansky, The Story of the Brains Behind the Mob is the American premiere of a new play about Meyer Lansky, the infamous ganster and gambler and complicated man who masterminded some of the most ingenious wealth managenent systems for his gangland brethren. And, like so many ambitious first generation Americans had to wonder if his ill-gotten gains were going to send him to hell or up the river. The play also deals with Lansky's little-known efforts to become an Israeli citizen and uses his life story as a crucible to explore Jewish identity and the choices first-generation Americans made in order to achieve wealth and success. This tour-de-force stars the legendary American and Israeli star Mike Burstyn who was recently seen in New York in On 2nd Avenue, for which he received his second Drama Desk nomination. Mr. Burstyn has been acclaimed on and off Broadway in Barnum, Jolson, and The Tale of the Allergist's Wife and is the recipient of 3 Israeli "Oscars." The play is directed by Joseph Bologna who is best known for his classic comedies such as Made For Each Other and Lovers & Other Strangers written with his wife, Renee Taylor (Mom on TV's "The Nanny") Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm Open Ended Run A Lifetime Burning Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at TicketCentral 59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison. If you had the power to revise your past, what would you change? Who would you be? In A Lifetime Burning, trust fund darling Emma imagines what her life would have been like had she come from a less privileged background. Trouble is, she chronicles her alternate life in a new tell-all “memoir” that was sold for a hefty advance. When Emma is exposed, will her sister, Tess, stand by her? Or will Emma’s deceit destroy their already fractured relationship? This dark comedy brings up questions of legacy, loyalty and what it means to belong. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Previews begin 07/28/09, Opening 08/11/09, Closes 09/05/09 The Lion King Musical, Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 2 hours 45 minutes, with one intermission Performances: Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 1:00 pm, Sun 6:30 pm Open Ended Run The Little Mermaid Musical, Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 West 46th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Performances: Tues 8:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Closes 08/30/09 Lyric is Waiting Play, Off-Broadway Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street Running Time: 90 minutes with no intermission A mysteriously sad tale, Lyric is Waiting follows a young, passionate couple’s as they struggle to contain their love that will either be their salvation or their untimely destruction. Racing against the dawn, the couple, a sexy Librarian and Bigfoot, survive break-ups, mental breakdowns, a stint with Catholicism, food issues, and an unnatural obsession with a Nirvana song. Michael Puzzo’s Lyric is Waiting is a fast paced, darkly comic drama that explores the question, “When we play the hero, who are we really saving?” Tickets can be purchased by calling 212.727.2737 Performances: Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Previews begin 07/30/09, Opening 08/02/09, Closes 08/22/09 Mamma Mia! Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway (Between West 50th and 51st Streets) Running Time: 2 hours 30 minutes, with one intermission Performances: Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Box Office Hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm Sunday: Noon - 7pm Open Ended Run The Marvelous Wonderettes Musical, Off-Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Westside Theatre Upstairs, 407 West 43rd Street (Between 9th and 10th Avenues) Running Time: 2 hours, with one intermission The Marvelous Wonderettes is a cotton-candy colored, non-stop musical blast from the past! Featuring your favorite songs from the ‘50s and ‘60s ("Mr. Sandman," "Stupid Cupid," "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me," "Heatwave," and many, many more!), The Marvelous Wonderettes takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes – Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts and voices to match! You’ve never had this much fun at a prom and you will never forget The Marvelous Wonderettes! Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Tues 8:00 pm, Wed 3:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 3:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Open Ended Run Mary Poppins Musical, Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 West 42nd Street (Between 7th and 8th Avenue) Performances: Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 1:00 pm, Sun 6:30 pm Open Ended Run Mary Stuart Play, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West 44th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 2 hours 45 minutes including intermission The critically acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of Mary Stuart comes to Broadway, starring its celebrated original leads, Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter. For a Queen to stand, a Queen must fall. Written by Friedrich Schiller in 1800, Mary Stuart is a thrilling account of the extraordinary relationship between England’s Elizabeth I and her rival cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. It will mark McTeer’s first Broadway appearance since her Tony Award-winning performance in A Doll’s House in 1997 and Walter’s first Broadway role since the RSC’s All’s Well That Ends Well in 1983. The production features a new version by Peter Oswald and is directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Open Ended Run Memphis: A New Musical Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Shubert Theatre, 225 West 44th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 2 hours 30 minutes, with one intermission From the rockin’ dance halls of Memphis, Tennessee comes this hot and bothered new Broadway musical with heart, soul and energy to burn. Set in the turbulent south in the 1950s, it is the story of Huey Calhoun, a white radio DJ whose love of good music transcends race lines and airwaves. Get ready to experience all the exuberance and the emotion... the beauty and the controversy... of a wondrous, defining time in our history. You’re tuning in to Memphis, so turn up that dial! Performances: Tues 8:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Previews begin 09/23/09, Opening 10/19/09 Beginning October 26: Tuesday @ 7pm, Wednesday - Saturday @ 8pm, Wednesday & Saturday @ 2pm, Sunday @ 3pm Dates & Times Exceptions Added Performance: Sunday - October 4 @ 7pm, Sunday - October 11 @ 7pm, Monday - October 19 @ 6:30pm (opening night), Sunday - October 25 @ 7pm, Friday - November 27 @ 2pm, Monday - December 21 @ 8pm, Sunday - December 27 @ 7pm, Monday - December 28 @ 8pm, Sunday - January 3 @ 7pm Time Change: Sunday - October 4 @ 2pm, Sunday - October 11 @ 7pm, Sunday - October 25 @ 7pm @ 2pm, Sunday - December 27 @ 2pm, Sunday - January 3 @ 2pm No Performance: Wednesday - September 23 @ 2pm, Wednesday - September 30 @ 2pm, Wednesday - October 7 @ 2pm, Thursday - November 26 @ 8pm, Thursday - December 24 @ 8pm, Friday - December 25 @ 8pm, Thursday - December 31 @ 8pm, Friday - January 1 @ 8pm Mother Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Theatermania Wild Project, 195 E. 3rd Street, between Ave. A & B MOTHER is set in an upscale resort in West Virginia where an eccentric family gathers for their annual New Year's holiday. The get-together turns out to be far from traditional when matters of infidelity, sibling rivalry, copious bottles of bubbly, and even attempted kidnapping come to call -- all in the hotel dining room. Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm Previews begin 07/08/09, Opening 07/15/09, Closes 08/01/09 My First Time Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Telecharge New World Stages / Stage 5, 340 West 50th Street Between 8th and 9th Avenues Running Time: 90 minutes, with no intermission May be inappropriate for 17 and under. (This play tells true stories of real people and when, where, and why they lost their virginity, therefore parental discretion is advised. However, the Producers would like you to know that the average person’s first sexual experience in the US is 15.8. Minimal graphic language and no nudity.) Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.) Performances: Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm Open Ended Run Naked Boys Singing! Revue, Off-Broadway Tickets at Telecharge New World Stages / Stage 4, 340 West 50th Street Between 8th and 9th Avenues Running Time: 90 minutes with no intermission Performances: Fri 10:30 pm, Sat 6:00 pm Open Ended Run Next to Normal Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Booth Theatre, 222 West 45th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 2 hours and 20 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission Next to Normal is a contemporary musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis. With provocative lyrics, and an electrifying score of more than 30 original songs, Next to Normal shows how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family's world intact. Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Tues 7:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm, Sun 7:30 pm Open Ended Run The Norman Conquests - Trilogy Play, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Circle in the Square, 1633 Broadway (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue - at 50th Street) Alan Ayckbourn’s comic trilogy of plays, The Norman Conquests, will come to Broadway directly following its sold out critically acclaimed run in London. The production, the latest success for The Old Vic Theatre Company under the artistic leadership of Kevin Spacey, will play for 16 weeks only. The Norman Conquests comprises three full length plays – Table Manners, Living Together and Round and Round the Garden – which are ingeniously written to be enjoyed individually or as a trilogy, in any order. The action is simultaneous and each exit in one play turns out to be an entrance in another. Set in the dining room (Table Manners), living room (Living Together) and garden (Round and Round the Garden) of an English country house, The Norman Conquests follows six characters – assistant librarian Norman, his wife, in-laws and the local vet – from Saturday night through Monday morning. We watch as desperate lothario Norman attempts to seduce his sister-in-law Annie, charm his brother-in-law’s wife Sarah and woo his estranged wife Ruth, during a disastrously hilarious weekend of eating, drinking and misunderstanding. With his characteristic compassionate humor, Ayckbourn explores the disappointments bubbling beneath the surface as his characters’ dreams of love and fulfillment go amiss. Open Ended Run The Norman Conquests - Part 1 Table Manners Play, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Circle in the Square, 1633 Broadway (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue - at 50th Street) Running Time: Table Manners: 2 hours and twenty minutes Open Ended Run The Norman Conquests - Part 2 Living Together Play, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Circle in the Square, 1633 Broadway (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue - at 50th Street) Running Time: Living Together: 2 hours and 10 minutes Open Ended Run The Norman Conquests - Part 3 Round and Round the Garden Play, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Circle in the Square, 1633 Broadway (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue - at 50th Street) Running Time: Round and Round the Garden: 2 hours and 15 minutes Open Ended Run Our Town Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Smarttix Barrow Street Theater, 27 Barrow Street at 7th Avenue; 1 block south of Christopher Street Performances: Tues 7:30 pm, Wed 7:30 pm, Th 7:30 pm, Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 2:30 pm, Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2:30 pm, Sun 7:30 pm Box Office Hours: Monday - Sunday 1:00pm-Curtain Open Ended Run Perfect Crime Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster Snapple Theater, 210 West 50th Street A secluded mansion. A would-be murderess. The perfect crime. Margaret Brent is an accomplished Connecticut psychiatrist—and potential cold-blooded killer. When her wealthy husband turns up dead, she gets caught in the middle of a terrifying game of cat and mouse with a deranged patient and the handsome but duplicitous investigator assigned to the case. Perfect Crime is the longest-running play in the history of New York City theater. Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm, Sun 7:15 pm Open Ended Run Perfect Wedding Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Theater Bleecker Street Theatre, 45 Bleecker Street just East of Lafayette Street PERFECT WEDDING is a hilarious bedroom farce about a bridegroom who wakes up on his wedding morning in his honeymoon suite to find a gorgeous - and naked - girl in bed beside him! In post bachelor party hangover, he can't remotely remember her, and the bride is about to arrive at any moment. The chaos that ensues reaches nuclear proportions, creating a play that is both riotous comedy and touching love story. Performances: Wed 7:00 pm, Th 7:00 pm, Fri 7:00 pm, Sat 7:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Previews begin 07/08/09, Opening 07/12/09, Closes 08/02/09 The Phantom of the Opera Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Majestic Theatre, 245 West 44th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Running Time: 2 hours 30 minutes, with one intermission Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm Box Office Hours: Monday-Saturday: 10am - 8pm Sunday: Noon - 6pm Open Ended Run Pre-Disposal Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Smarttix Access Theater, 380 Broadway, 4th Floor at the corner of White Street, just below Canal Street Pre-Disposal takes place on a hot Bed-Stuy morning; three young men meet all looking for something different. One is looking for someone to confide in, another is looking for a story to tell and the third is looking for an opportunity. Pre-Disposal is a savage comedy about race, terror and the role of art in an unforgiving part of the world. Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm Previews begin 07/08/09, Opening 07/13/09, Closes 07/25/09 Pure Confidence Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at TicketCentral 59E59 Theaters - Theater A, 59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Closes 07/03/09 The Rivalry Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Theater Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street In 1858, two extraordinary men shared a podium to debate issues that would rock the world. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, the nation's most charismatic orators, tackled these historic debates with a fervor and an energy which hypnotized the nation. Using their passionate words, playwright Norman Corwin opens the world of the past with searing intensity and offers a play as trailblazing as the real life characters who inhabit it. In this year of the historic election of President Barack Obama corresponding to the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln the topics addressed in THE RIVALRY have never been more timely or more brilliantly brought to life. Performances: Wed 3:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 3:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Closes 07/19/09 Rock of Ages Musical, Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 West 47th Street In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA’s most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the ‘80s. It’s ROCK OF AGES, an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Bon Jovi, Foreigner and many more. Don’t miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on. Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm Open Ended Run Ruined Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Theater New York City Center, 131 West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues Set in a small mining town in Democratic Republic of Congo, this powerful play follows Mama Nadi (Tony Award-winner Adriane Lenox), a shrewd businesswoman in a land torn apart by civil war. But is she protecting or profiting by the women she shelters? How far will she go to survive? Can a price be placed on a human life? Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Closes 09/06/09 Shrek Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway at 53rd Street This fall, the most beloved swamp-dwelling ogre of all time will make his Broadway debut in Shrek the Musical. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Open Ended Run South Pacific Musical, Broadway Tickets at Telecharge Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 150 West 65th Street (Between Broadway and Amsterdam) Running Time: 3 hours, with one intermission. The landmark musical’s first Broadway revival ever! The curtain rang down on Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific in 1954 after five years of extraordinary acclaim and countless awards including nine Tonys and a Pulitzer. Considered by many the finest musical ever written, the songs include “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Younger than Springtime,” “Bali Ha’ i,” “Nothing like a Dame” and “A Wonderful Guy.” Bartlett Sher directs the new production with two-time Tony nominee Kelli O’Hara as Nellie Forbush and acclaimed Brazilian baritone Paulo Szot in his Broadway debut as Emile De Becque. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Open Ended Run Added Performance: Friday - November 28 @ 2pm, Monday - December 22 @ 8pm, Friday - December 26 @ 2pm No Performance: Thursday - November 27 @ 8pm, Wednesday - December 24 @ 2pm, Wednesday - December 24 @ 8pm Stomp Theatrical Event, Off-Broadway Orpheum Theatre, 126 Second Avenue at 9th Street Running Time: 90 minutes, with no intermission Schedule and Tickets: 212.477.2477 Open Ended Run Stunning Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Theater Duke On 42nd Street, 229 West 42nd Street (Between 7th and 8th Avenues) Set in the insular Syrian-Jewish community in Midwood, Brooklyn STUNNING tells the story of Lily, a teenager newly married to a much older man, whose sheltered life is disrupted when Blanche enters her life. Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Tues 8:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm Closes 07/11/09 Sweet Storm Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at TicketCentral Kirk Theater, Theatre Row Studios, 410 West 42nd Street at 9th Avenue In 1960 Florida during a ferociously approaching storm, Ruthie and Bo, two newlyweds, enter their honeymoon suite in the sky, a treehouse which is a romantic gesture from the young groom to his bride. Yet Bo’s expectations of living happily ever after in the sky are soon grounded by Ruthie's realization that marriage comes with many unforeseen – and frightening - challenges. The two lovers struggle to fortify themselves against forces both inside and outside. This is a funny, powerful, and intimate love story to challenge our perceptions of marriage, faith, and love. Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm Closes 07/26/09 Special performances: 7pm Sunday 7/5; Wednesday 7/1 matinee at 2pm with no performances 7/3, 7/4 & 7/12 eve. The Temperamentals Play, Off-Broadway Tickets at Smarttix TBG Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor "The Temperamentals" tells the story of two men - the communist Harry Hay and the Viennese refugee and designer Rudi Gernreich - as they fall in love while building the first gay rights organization in the United States pre Stonewall. The play weaves together the personal and political to tell a relatively unknown chapter in gay history. It explores the love between two complex men, as their impossible dream of forming such an unheard of organization becomes a reality in this perilous, unpredictable world. "The Temperamentals" is an intimate portrayal of the men who created history and the epic struggles they overcame. The characters consist of the actual men who founded the Mattachine Society (Harry Hay, Rudi Gernreich, Chuck Rowland, Bob Hull, and Dale Jennings), as well as other prominent figures of the time. Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm, Sun 8:00 pm Closes 08/23/09 No show Sun 6/28 3 pm mat & July 4th and a special mat. Sat 6/27 & Wed 7/1 at 3 pm. The Toxic Avenger Musical, Off-Broadway Tickets at Telecharge New World Stages / Stage 1, 340 West 50th Street Between 8th and 9th Avenues Running Time: 90 minutes, with no intermission The Toxic Avenger is set in the mythical town of Tromaville, Exit 13B off the New Jersey Turnpike. Melvin Ferd the Third, an aspiring earth scientist, is determined to clean up the town’s burgeoning toxic waste, until he is tossed into a vat of radioactive goo and emerges as New Jersey’s first superhero: a seven-foot mutant freak, armed with superhuman strength, a heart as big as Newark and bigger plans like saving New Jersey, ending global warming and wooing Sarah, the prettiest, blindest librarian in town. The Toxic Avenger, a new musical by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change) & David Bryan (keyboardist and founding member of Bon Jovi), with direction by John Rando (Urinetown), is based on the 1985 classic cult film by Troma Studios. Performances: Mon 8:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm, Sun 7:00 pm Open Ended Run The Tin Pan Alley Rag Musical, Off-Broadway Tickets at Roundabout Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, 111 West 46th Street (Between 6th and 7th Avenue) The Tin Pan Alley Rag tells the story of an imagined meeting of two of America’s greatest musicians, composer Scott Joplin and songwriter Irving Berlin. Joplin was a musical prodigy, born the son of a slave, who received a conservatory education and slowly rose to acclaim. Berlin was a Russian Jewish immigrant who couldn't read music, yet catapulted to stardom at the age of 23. Both men changed the landscape of music forever with their contributions to the first American musical genre, ragtime. Beneath Joplin and Berlin's toe-tapping, syncopated rhythms lay fascinating stories of fame, love and loss. In The Tin Pan Alley Rag, these tales come to vivid life and two great icons realize they have more in common than they ever suspected. Performances: Tues 7:30 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 7:30 pm, Th 7:30 pm, Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2:00 pm In Previews, Opening 07/14/09, Closes 09/06/09 Special Sun. Eve June 14 at 7:30pm, No Eve Performance July 4, Special Sun. Eve July 5 at 7:30pm Twelfth Night Play, Off-Broadway Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Enter Central Park at 81st Street and Central Park West or 70th Street and Fifth Avenue. This summer, The Public Theater will again offer a limited number of free tickets through a Virtual Line, available at www.publictheater.org. The process will be the same as last year where on the day of a show, users can log on to the virtual line anytime between midnight and 1 p.m. to register for tickets for that evening’s performance. After 1 p.m. that same day, users can log on to see if they have received tickets through the Virtual Line, which they can then claim at the Delacorte Theater Box Office between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. that evening. A valid photo ID is required for all Virtual Line pick-ups at the box office. The Public Theater will also be implementing a Senior Virtual Line this year which functions the same way as the regular virtual line but registrants must be 65 or older to be eligible. Summer Supporter tickets for TWELFTH NIGHT and THE BACCHAE are available for a tax-deductible contribution of $170. These reserved seats are only available for a limited time to ensure that the highest number of free seats will be available to distribute to the general public on the day of the show. Summer Supporter tickets help to underwrite production expenses. Supporter tickets are available at The Public Theater Box Office at 425 Lafayette Street or online at www.publictheater.org. Closes 07/12/09 Waiting for Godot Play, Broadway Tickets at Roundabout Studio 54, 254 West 54th Street (Between Broadway and 8th Avenue) Waiting for Godot remains Samuel Beckett’s most magical and beautiful allegory. The story revolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone – or something – named Godot. Vladimir (Bill Irwin) and Estragon (Nathan Lane) wait near a tree on a barren stretch of road, inhabiting a drama spun from their own consciousness. The result is a comical wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes and nonsense, which has been interpreted as a somber summation of mankind’s inexhaustible search for meaning. Performances: Tues 8:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00 pm Closes 07/12/09 West Side Story Musical, Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway (Between 46th and 47th Streets) Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Open Ended Run Wicked Musical, Broadway Tickets at Ticketmaster Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st Street Running Time: 2 hours 45 minutes, with one intermission Performances: Tues 7:00 pm, Wed 2:00 pm, Wed 8:00 pm, Th 8:00 pm, Fri 8:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm, Sat 8:00 pm, Sun 3:00 pm Box Office Hours: Mon - Sat: 10:00am - 8:00pm Sunday: 12:00pm - 6:00pm Open Ended Run Dark Broadway Theaters American Airlines Theatre Barrymore Theatre Belasco Theatre Biltmore Theatre Cort Theatre Eugene O'Neill Theatre Hilton Theatre Lyceum Theatre Music Box Theatre Nederlander Theatre Neil Simon Theatre Samuel J. 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