"The Anarchist," John Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St.; $59-$134.50; previews Nov. 13, opens Dec. 2, closes Feb. 17; Telecharge or theanarchistbroadway.com: David Mamet directs Patti LuPone and Debra Winger in his new play about an inmate trying to convince her warden she's ready to be paroled.
"Annie," Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway; $67.50-$137.50; previews started Oct. 3, opens Nov. 8; Ticketmaster or www.anniethemusical.com: Eleven-year-old Lilla Crawford gets the star-making title role in this James Lapine-directed revival, with two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran as the orphan-hating Miss Hannigan.
"The Assembled Parties," Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St.; $67-$120; previews March 19, opens April 17, closes June 2; Telecharge: Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg has a new play, starring Judith Light and Jessica Hecht, about a wealthy Upper West Side Jewish family and a personal drama spanning 21 years.
"Chaplin," Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47th St.; $66.50-$135.50; Telecharge or www.chaplinbroadway.com: Rob McClure plays the iconic actor-filmmaker in a musical by Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan. But critics weren't charmed by this latest iteration of the Little Tramp, so the show may well be the first expensive casualty of the young season.
"A Christmas Story, the Musical!," Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St.; $49-$143.50; Ticketmaster or www.luntfontannetheatre.com: The hilarious holiday story of the BB gun-craving Ralphie and his disapproving, dysfunctional family is a stage musical starring Dan Lauria (TV's "The Wonder Years" and "Sullivan & Son") as author Jean Shepherd.
"Cinderella," Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway; $45-$137; previews Jan. 21, opens Feb. 21; Telecharge: Laura Osnes plays the abused young woman-turned-prince's dream in the Broadway premiere of this Rodgers and Hammerstein made-for-TV musical, with a book updated by Douglas Carter Beane. Harriet Harris is the evil stepmom, Victoria Clark the fairy godmother and Santino Fontana as Prince Charming.
"Cyrano de Bergerac," American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St.; $42-$127; opened Oct. 11, closes Nov. 25; 212-719-1300 or www.roundabouttheatre.org: Tony winner Douglas Hodge (of the latest "La Cage aux Folles" revival) plays the lovesick poet whose enormous nose keeps him from directly romancing the woman he loves in this limited-run revival of Edmund Rostand's play.
"Dead Accounts," Music Box Theatre, 249 W. 45th St.; $67-$175; previews Nov. 3, opens Nov. 29; Telecharge or www.deadaccountsonbroadway.com: For her first post-divorce gig, Katie Holmes has chosen Theresa Rebeck's new comedy about a guy (played by Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz) who comes home to Cincinnati under mysterious circumstances.
"Elf," Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 W. 45th St; $49-$160; previews Nov. 9, closes Jan. 6; Telecharge: The stage musical version of the hit Will Ferrell movie about a kid adopted by Santa and raised as an elf gets a limited holiday run.
"An Enemy of the People," Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St.; $67-$120; closes Nov. 11; Telecharge: Henrik Ibsen is back on Broadway in this new version (by Rebecca Lenkiewicz) of a drama about a doctor trying to expose water contamination. Richard Thomas and Boyd Gaines are the stars.
"Glengarry Glen Ross," Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St.; $72-$152; previews Oct. 16, opens Nov. 11, closes Dec. 30; Telecharge or www.glengarrybroadway.com: Dan Sullivan directs Al Pacino and Bobby Cannavale in the latest revival of David Mamet's searing play about shady, desperate Chicago real estate salesmen.
"Golden Boy," Belasco Theatre, 111 W. 44th St.; $37-$127; previews Nov. 8, opens Dec. 6; Telecharge or www.lct.org: Tony winner Bartlett Sher directs this revival of Clifford Odets' play about a violinist who turns to boxing for a bigger payday. Tony Shaloub, Seth Numrich and Danny Burstein star.
"Grace," Cort Theatre, 138 W. 48th St.; $32-$132; opens Oct. 4, closes Dec. 16; Telecharge or www.graceonbroadway.com: Before Paul Rudd made a killing in raunchy movie comedies, he was a go-to theater star. He's back in Craig Wright's new play -- along with Ed Asner and Michael Shannon (of "Boardwalk Empire") -- about a couple opening a gospel-themed motel chain.
"The Heiress," Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 W. 48th St.; $50-$145; previews started Oct. 6, opens Nov. 1, closes Feb. 10; Telecharge or www.theheiressonbroadway.com: Red-hot movie actress Jessica Chastain plays the plain-Jane daughter of a controlling David Strathairn as her doctor-father in this Moises Kaufman-directed revival of the play based on Henry James' Washington Square .
"Kinky Boots," Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 W. 45th St.; $47-$137; previews March 5, opens April 4; Telecharge: The unlikely sounding duo of pop diva Cyndi Lauper (music and lyrics) and Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (book) are behind this new musical about a guy who inherits his father's nearly bankrupt shoe factory.
"Matilda," Sam S. Shubert Theatre, 225 W. 44th St.; $32-$147; previews March 4, opens April 11; Telecharge or www.matildathemusical.com: This Olivier Award-winning British musical directed by Matthew Warchus is about an imaginative girl with special powers who becomes determined to rid her school of its awful headmistress.
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood," Studio 54, 254 W. 54th St.; $43-$137; previews Oct. 19, opens Nov. 13, closes Feb. 10; 212-719-1300 or www.roundabouttheatre.org: Rupert Holmes' Tony Award-winning whodunit, in which each audience gets to pick the killer, gets a starry revival featuring Chita Rivera, Stephanie J. Block ("Wicked") and Will Chase ("Smash").
"The Other Place," Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St.; $67-$120; previews Dec. 11, opens Jan. 10, closes March 3; Telecharge or www.manhattantheatreclub.org: Laurie Metcalfe plays a neurologist whose life and health are unraveling in Sharr White's play, directed by Joe Mantello.
"The Performers," Longacre Theatre, 220 W. 48th St.; $34.50-$137; previews Oct. 23, opens Nov. 14; Telecharge: Alicia Silverstone and Cheyenne Jackson star alongside Henry Winkler (the Fonz on "Happy Days") in this comedy about porn stars.
"Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson," Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St.; $57-$127; previewed Oct. 13, opens Nov. 15; Ticketmaster or scandalousonbroadway.com: "The Today Show's" Kathie Lee Gifford did the book and lyrics, David Pomeranz and David Friedman the music for this new musical about the famous evangelist. Carolee Carmello plays McPherson.
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th St.; $66.50-$126.50; opened Oct. 13; Telecharge or www.virginiawoolfbroadway.com: Steppenwolf Theatre's acclaimed revival of Edward Albee's scalding classic about a dysfunctional, vicious couple whose sexually-charged "games" psychologically batter a younger couple stars Amy Morton as Martha and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts as George.
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