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13

The critics agree! On a scale of 1 to 10, Broadway?s hottest new musical is a 13.
The New York Times says ?13 is filled with radioactive energy. A shiny and brash new musical that?s buoyant, clever and genuinely funny.? And AM New York calls it ?a joyride from beginning to end.?
13?the new musical from Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown about the one thing in life we never stop doing ? growing up. With an amazing young cast, an unforgettable new score, and fresh, in-your-Facebook exuberance, it?s no wonder 13 is suddenly the luckiest number in town!

Venue: Jacobs Theatre
Address: 242 WEST 45th Street

ALLMYSONS

Tony Award winner John Lithgow, Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest, Tony Award nominee Patrick Wilson, and Katie Holmes (in her much-anticipated Broadway debut) star in a ground-breaking new production of Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning classic, All My Sons, directed by the acclaimed Simon McBurney.

Joe and Kate Keller lost their eldest son three years ago in the war, but Kate cannot give up believing that he is still alive. Chris, their only surviving son, has fallen in love with his brother?s fiancée Ann, and brings her to the Keller home to tell his parents of their new relationship and their plans to marry. In the confrontation that follows, cracks begin to appear in everyone' stories, lies are exposed, and a secret is revealed that could destroy them all. Don?t miss this strictly limited engagement of Arthur Miller's thought-provoking play about the American dream, and the price we pay to keep it alive.

Venue: Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Address: 236 West 45th Street

Altar Boyz

Altar Boyz, a new musical comedy about a struggling Christian boy-band "riding the wave of America's latest fascination with religion. Armed with catchy melodies, freaky moves and product in their hair, the self anointed apostles of pop (Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan . . . and Abraham [he's Jewish]) bring their soul-saving tour to New York City, with their heavenly lyrics like 'Girl, You Make Me Wanna Wait' and 'Jesus Called Me On My Cell Phone.'

Venue: New World Stages / Stage 4
Address: 340 West 50th Street

AMERBUFF

In David Mamet's classic American comedic drama American Buffalo, three small-time crooks, fancying themselves businessmen, wax philosophically about society while conspiring to steal a rare and valuable coin from a neighborhood collector. Volcanic and motor mouthed Teach (John Leguizamo - Moulin Rouge; Romeo + Juliet) schemes and spars with tender-hearted but street-savvy junk-shop owner Donny (Cedric the Entertainer - Be Cool; Barbershop - making his Broadway debut) eventually enlisting Bobby, a slow-witted and desperate young delinquent, to carry out their misbegotten robbery. A hilarious, banter-fueled heist comedy and a heartbreaking portrait of criminal desperation, American Buffalo's all-star cast is powered by David Mamet's stark, rapid-fire, uniquely American and unforgettable dialogue. Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Robert Falls (Death of a Salesman, Long Day's Journey into Night).

Venue: Belasco Theatre
Address: 111 West 44th Street

Avenue Q

Described as "the place you live when you can't afford to live anyplace else," Avenue Q is set on a street in New York where people and puppets live as neighbors and deal with some of life's most thorny issues: romance, sex, money, career, rent and matters unmentionable. AVENUE Q is the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account. He soon discovers that the only neighborhood in his price range is Avenue Q; still, the neighbors seem nice. There's Brian the out-of-work comedian and his therapist fiancee Christmas Eve; Nicky the good-hearted slacker and his roommate Rod -- a Republican investment banker who seems to have some sort of secret; an Internet addict called Trekkie Monster; and a very cute kindergarten teaching assistant named Kate. Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.

Venue: Golden Theatre
Address: 252 West 45th Street

Billy Elliot

BILLY ELLIOT is a funny, heart-warming and feel-good celebration of one young boy's dream in a gripping tale of triumph over adversity. Based on the enormously popular film, this powerful new musical is the story of a boy who discovers he has a special talent for dance, while the boys all around him are more interested in boxing. An unprecedented smash in the West End, where it has won 9 Best Musical awards, broken UK box office records and continues to sell out nightly, BILLY ELLIOT has been created by the film's director (Stephen Daldry), writer (Lee Hall) and choreographer (Peter Darling), who are joined by music legend Elton John, one of the most celebrated pop songwriters of the last 30 years.

Venue: Imperial Theatre
Address: 249 West 45th Street

Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group features three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percussive music, art, science and vaudeville into a form of entertainment that is like nothing else.

NOTE: Theatre is NOT wheelchair accessible. Patrons must be able to negotiate 3-6 steps to enter lobby and theatre. No elevators or escalators.

Venue: Astor Place Theater
Address: 434 Lafayette Street

BOEING

Fasten your seatbelts for this new smash-hit production of the classic comedy Boeing Boeing, which lands on Broadway following a critically-acclaimed run in London's West End! The hilarious story of a bachelor juggling three flight attendant fiancées, Boeing Boeing is directed by Tony Award® nominee Matthew Warchus.

Venue: Longacre Theatre
Address: 220 West 48th Street

Chicago

COME ON, BABE!
If you?re looking for razzle-dazzle entertainment?
If you?re looking for a night out at the theater you?ll remember for years to come?
If you?re looking for pure Broadway? then look no further than CHICAGO!
A true New York City institution, CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping-song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you?ve ever seen. No wonder CHICAGO has been honored with six Tony Awards®, two Olivier Awards®, a Grammy and thousands of standing ovations. It?s also no surprise that CHICAGO has wowed audiences all around the world, from Mexico City to Moscow, from Sao Paulo to South Africa. But the hottest place to experience it is on Broadway. There?s always someone fabulous center stage. Whether you?re looking for your first Broadway musical? whether you?ve seen the Academy Award®-winning film and want to experience the show live on stage? or whether you?ve seen it before and want to recapture the magic, CHICAGO always delivers.

Venue: Ambassador Theatre
Address: 219 West 49th Street

EQUUS

Psychiatrist Martin Dysart is brought the most challenging case of his career in Alan Strang who seems like a normal seventeen year old. The boy's life appears routine and his family loving. However, Alan?s passion for horses and an encounter with a stablehand has led him to behave in the most devastating way. Only Dysart seems able to grasp the answer to this psychological puzzle. Note: contains nudity and adult themes.

Venue: Broadhurst Theatre
Address: 235 West 44th Street

Grease

Grease, with book, music, and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey is the all American musical set at Rydell High in the 50's. After spending a hopelessly devoted summer with a new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski, Danny Zuko's world is thrown upside down when Sandy appears at Rydell on the first day of school. What follows is a rock 'n roll celebration of growin' up, cruisin' with friends and goin' steady while Danny and The T Birds spar with The Pink Ladies who take "good-girl" Sandy under their wing. In addition to the smash Jacobs-Casey songs including "Summer Nights" , "Greased Lightnin", and "We Go Together" made famous by the original Broadway production, the 2007 Broadway production will include "You're The One That I Want", "Hopelessly Devoted To You", and "Sandy" from the 1978 film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as the lovelorn leads.

Venue: Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Address: 256 West 47th Street

Gypsy

Patti LuPone makes theater history in the quintessential American musical. Curtain up! Light the lights! Be there as Broadway?s leading lady takes on its greatest role, in this new production staged by the show?s author himself: theater legend Arthur Laurents. These two mega-talents join forces, and the result is ?as close to perfection as anything you?ll see.? (New York Daily News). Everything?s coming up roses at last, as Broadway?s powerhouse performer takes on the role she was born to play.

Venue: St. James Theatre
Address: 246 West 44th Street

Hairspray

With big girls, big hair, and even bigger laughs, comes Hairspray, a splashy new musical based on the 1988 John Waters film. It's 1962 and Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one dream--to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star, but she must use her newfound power to vanquish the reigning teen queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin and integrate a TV network, all without denting her 'do!

Venue: Neil Simon Theatre
Address: 250 West 52nd Street

In The Heights

In The Heights is a new musical about two days in the life of Washington Heights, a vibrant and tight knit neighborhood at the top of Manhattan. From the vantage point of Usnavi's corner bodega, we experience the joys, heartbreaks and bonds of a Latino community struggling to redefine home.

Venue: Richard Rodgers Theatre
Address: 226 West 46th Street

Jerseyboys

Due to high demand, tickets are available April - May '09 on weeknights only.

The story of the legendary Four Seasons, blue-collar boys who formed a singing group and reached the heights of rock 'n' roll stardom. The musical will feature such Seasons' hits as "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Oh What a Night," and "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You."

Legally Blonde

Golden-headed and hearted, Elle Woods is not taking "no" for an answer. So when her ambitious Harvard bound boyfriend dumps her because he doesn't think a California blonde fits in with his plans to become an east coast senator, she puts down the credit card, hits the books, and takes on the biggest challenge of her charmed life: to get into Harvard, win back her man, and prove to the world and herself that there's much more to her than meets the eye.

Venue: Palace Theatre
Address: 1564 Broadway

Lion King

Julie Taymor's acclaimed staging of the Disney animated film has been hailed as a Broadway landmark. The story of a young lion cub's personal journey toward his destiny as king is enhanced by the lyrics of Tim Rice and the music of Elton John.

Venue: Minskoff Theatre
Address: 200 W 45 Street

Little Mermaid

In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But, first she'll have to defy her father the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she's the girl with the perfect voice.

Venue: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Address: 205 W 46th Street

Mamma Mia

Mamma Mia collects a group of hit songs by the Swedish supergroup ABBA and shapes them around the story of a single mother coping with her young daughter's marriage on a picturesque Greek isle. While the daughter plans her future with the love of her life, her mother is haunted by three different men who may or may not be her daughter's father. Among the songs are such familiar '70s staples as "Dancing Queen", "Knowing Me", "Knowing You", "Take a Chance on Me" and "The Winner Takes It All".

Venue: Winter Garden Theatre
Address: 1634 Broadway

Mary Poppins

Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, this is the story of the Banks family and how their lives change after the arrival of nanny Mary Poppins at their home at 17 Cherry Tree Lane in London.

Venue: New Amsterdam Theatre
Address: 214 W 42nd Street

OSAGE-MB

August: Osage County comes to Broadway directly from its critically acclaimed sold-out engagement at Chicago's Tony Award-winning Steppenwolf Theatre Company. This thrilling new American play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Tracy Letts (Bug, Killer Joe) has been hailed by the New York Times as "hugely entertaining! A ripsnorter full of blistering, funny dialogue, acid-etched characterizations and scenes of no-holds-barred emotional combat." When their patriarch vanishes, the Weston clan must return to their three-story home in rural Oklahoma to get to the heart of the matter. With rich insight and brilliant humor, Letts paints a vivid portrait of a Midwestern family at a turning point that is "not-to-be-missed" (Chicago Tribune).

Venue: Music Box Theatre
Address: 239 West 45th Street

Radio City Christmas Spectacular!

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular stars the world famous Radio City Rockettes in an unparalleled show featuring the Rockettes' signature eye high kicks, precision choreography and exciting show stopping numbers.
This legendary Spectacular has dazzled and inspired over 65 million people for more than 75 years and continues to create memories that will last a lifetime. Make your holiday season one to remember with the show deemed ?A Superspectacular? by the New York Times.

Venue: Radio

ROCKAGE

The timeless rock of the 1980s and the classic "hair bands" that filled the airwaves for more than a decade have inspired a theatrical experience depicting the rock scene in Hollywood circa 1987. Rock of Ages features big chords, big dreams and big hair - telling its story through hits from iconic groups such as Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx, Foreigner, Poison, Night Ranger, Twisted Sister, Asia, Whitesnake and rockers like Pat Benetar.

Venue: New World Stages / Stage 1
Address: 340 West 50th Street

SEAGULL

Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient) makes her long-awaited Broadway debut this fall, in a stunning production of Chekhov's masterpiece The Seagull. Joining her is acclaimed film actor Peter Sarsgaard. Direct from a sold-out run at London's Royal Court Theatre, where it broke box office records and became the must-see event of the season, The Seagull will be on Broadway for a strictly limited 14-week engagement. The New Yorker calls it, "The finest British production of Chekhov in recent memory." Don't miss this astonishing theatrical event.

Venue: Walter Kerr Theatre
Address: 219 West 48 Street

Shrek The Musical

This fall, the most beloved swamp-dwelling ogre of all time will make his Broadway debut in SHREK THE MUSICAL.

This all-new production is based on Shrek's adventures in the classic William Steig book and Oscar-winning film. Joining Shrek on his journey from the swamp to the stage will be his wisecracking sidekick Donkey, Princess Fiona, Lord Farquaad and a chorus of everybody's favorite fairytale creatures. With more layers than ever and a completely original new score, SHREK THE MUSICAL proves that there's more to the story than meets the ears.

SHREK THE MUSICAL is based on a popular 1990 book by William Steig. The characters of Shrek, Donkey and Fiona, and the other inhabitants of "Far, Far Away," have been featured in three major animated films and a popular television special to date. The first Shrek feature film hit theaters in the summer of 2001, and went on to win the first-ever Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature.

Venue: Broadway Theatre
Address: 1681 Broadway (at 53rd Street)

SLAVABWY

The award-winning, internationally acclaimed Slava's Snowshow melds unbridled hilarity -- and unexpected poignancy -- with stunning spectacle and awe-inspiring visuals. It culminates in a stunning coup de theatre ? a joyous, swirling snowstorm that sweeps across the stage, filling the theatre and engulfing the audience. London's Sunday Express said "This is the single most beautiful thing I have ever seen in a theatre in my life."

Adored by audiences in over 80 cities around the world, Slava's Snowshow won New York's prestigious Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience, playing over 1000 performances Off Broadway. Entertainment Weekly raves "This show is hot, hot, hot! Breathtaking! Exquisite!" And CNN has said "Forget all the other Broadway shows. See this one!"

Venue: Helen Hayes Theatre
Address: 240 W 44th Street

Spamalot

Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python's SPAMALOT features a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight. Together they create unforgettable musical production numbers which, Python-alum/book writer Eric Idle promises, will be "as good as or quite likely better than any other show with killer rabbits and a legless knight opening on Broadway this season."

Venue: Shubert Theatre
Address: 225 West 44th Street

SPEEDPLOW

Speed-the-Plow is David Mamet?s scathing portrait of the film industry and the people who are willing to sell their souls for sex, fame and fortune.

Venue: Barrymore Theatre
Address: 243 West 47th Street

Spring Awakening

Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical! Adapted from Franz Wedekind's play of the same name, with an acclaimed musical score by Duncan Sheik, book by Steven Sater and direction by three time Drama Desk Award winner Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening boldly depicts how a dozen young people make their way through the thrilling, complicated, confusing and mysterious time of their sexual awakening.

Venue:
Address: 230 W 49th Street

The 39 Steps

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.

Venue: Cort Theatre
Address: 138 West 48th Street

The Phantom of the Opera

A disfigured musical genius haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera and exerts strange control over a lovely young soprano. Based on "Le Fantome de L'Opera" by Gaston Leroux. Score includes: "Music of the Night," "Angel of Music," "Think of Me" and the title song. Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash musicalization of the Gaston Leroux novel won the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical.

Venue: Majestic Theatre
Address: 245 West 44th Street

WHITEXMS

Every holiday season, audiences of all ages enjoy the uplifting story of White Christmas. Now, a new generation will be able to experience this holiday tradition in a completely new way ? live on stage. With the Broadway arrival of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, the show is poised to become New York?s newest holiday tradition. The musical tells the story of two showbiz buddies who put on a show in a picturesque Vermont inn, and find their perfect mates in the bargain. Full of dancing, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written, Irving Berlin's White Christmas promises to be a merry and bright theatrical experience for the entire family.

Venue: Marquis Theatre
Address: 211 West 45th Street

Xanadu

Based on the cult, roller-disco-themed film starring Olivia Newton-John, Xanadu tells of the love between a goddess and the mortal she inspires.

Venue: Helen Hayes Theatre
Address: 240 W 44th Street