Coming Attractions

July 2009

• Wildflower: A new play by Lila Rose Kaplan about botany and sexual awakening. This is part of Second Stage's Uptown Series. McGinn Cazale Theatre; starts July 13.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Rock Musical: A rock & roll musical based on the famous Shakespeare play. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 14.
• Escape from the Women's Wacko Ward: A gender-bending comedy by Sharon Cacciabaudo about a woman's mental institution. Duplex; starts July 14.
• Fight Girl Battle World: A revival of Qui Nguyen's play that tells the story of E-V, the last human female in all the known galaxies, and her quest to find the last human male before alien forces destroy him. Presented by Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company. HERE Arts Center - Mainstage; starts July 14.
• No Parole: A one-man play written and performed by Carlo D'Amore about a flamboyant con artist mom. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 14.
• The Elephant Man - The Musical: A revival of the musical comedy/parody by Jeff Hylton and Tim Werenko in which John Merrick, the famous "Elephant Man," becomes the star of his own Broadway musical. @Seaport!; starts July 14.
• Dracula: Inwood Shakespeare Festival presents a free outdoor production of a new adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, in Inwood Hill Park Peninsula. Starts July 15.
• I Stand for Nothing: A theater-collage cobbled out of absurd, sentimental, and lyrical material that explores the contemporary New Yorker's struggle with individuality and authenticity while negotiating the realms of love, politics, and solitude. Written and directed by Eric Bland. Ontological Theatre; starts July 15.
• Lavaman: A new punk rock musical by Casey Wimpee about a comic illustrator who expresses his repressed aggression in an unpublished graphic novel. This is part of Soho Think Tank's Ice Factory 2009. Ohio Theatre; starts July 15.
• The White Box Theatre Festival: A festival of new one-act plays, presented in two different programs in repertory. Presented by The Queens Players. The Secret Theatre; starts July 15.
• 52 Man Pickup: A new production of Desiree Burch's salacious storytelling show. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 16.
• Art of Memory: A new version of Company SoGoNo's theatre piece about four librarians who create an elaborately braided narrative about forbidden knowledge and transgressed boundaries. 3LD Art & Technology Center; starts July 16.
• Death in Mozambique: In this new play by Jonathan Alexandratos,set in the aftermath of a long civil war, six people struggle to find hope in an explosive paradise. Cherry Pit; starts July 16.
• Duck Crossing: A new comedy by John Wooten about the famous crossing of the Delaware during the Revolutionary War. Presented by Premiere Stages. Starts July 16.
• Ferocious Spectacular, Episode 1: The Black Death: A macabre sonic adventure and song cycle created and presented by by Jonathan Jacobs a.k.a. The Vintage DJ. Chocolate Factory; starts July 16.
• Jeff Kreisler's Get Rich Cheating: A one man show by Jeff Kreisler revealing proven schemes to make you filthy rich and ruin the world. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 16.
• Miles & Coltrane: Blue(.): Concrete Generation and the Stephen Gordon Quintet explore the genius of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 16.
• The Hunger Artist: A theatre piece authored by Nick Fesette based on Kafka's short story of the same name. Presented by Human Group. The Red Room; starts July 16.
• Bring a Weasel and a Pint of Your Own Blood Theater Festival: A program of three short plays based on stories by Spanish author Felipe Alfau. East 13th Street Theatre; starts July 17.
• The Third Seat: A play by Sergei Burbank about a woman trying to save her brother-in-law. This is part of the BoCoCa Festival. Starts July 17.
• West Lethargy: A new play written and directed by Steven Kaliski, described as a comic take on American pioneers. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 17.
• iris: A play by Jen Yip about the Chinese American historian/activist Iris Chang. This is part of the BoCoCa Festival. Starts July 18.
• Live from New York, it's Jonathan Prager!: A one-man show featuring comedian Jonathan Prager. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 18.
• She Stoops to Conquer: The CHILDREN's Theatre Company present the famous Restoration Comedy by Oliver Goldsmith. This is part of the BoCoCa Festival. Archip Gallery Theater; starts July 18.
• The Border Project: A dance theatre piece from France that carves out a corporeal map of the space in between the familiar and the unfamiliar. This is part of the BoCoCa Festival. Archip Gallery Theater; starts July 18.
• The Divine Will of Ryan Morgan: A musical by The Lucky Artist Theater Company about a boy priest by day/rock star by night. This is part of the BoCoCa Festival. Archip Gallery Theater; starts July 18.
• The Silver Thread: A show by Constance D'Arcy MacKay based on a Cornish folk tale; presented free and outdoors for kids and families by Airmid Theatre Company as part of their Family Series. Starts July 18.
• Twelfth Night: Communicable Arts presents the famous romantic comedy by Shakespeare. This is part of the BoCoCa Festival. Starts July 18.
• Brown Ambition: A one-woman show written and performed by Carolyn Castiglia, depicting her life as she moves from her small town in Upstate NY to the streets of Harlem and back again. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 19.
• Song Man, Dance Man: A one man cabaret musical with Jon Peterson in which he evokes the spirits of George M. Cohan, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bobby Darin, and Anthony Newley. Triad; starts July 20.
• Click, Clack, Moo: A new musical for children based on the book of the same name by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. Presented by Theatreworks USA; performances are free. Lucille Lortel Theatre; starts July 21.
• Babes in Toyland: A new version of the famous Victor Herbert operetta, presented by The Little Lord Fauntleroys. This is part of Soho Think Tank's Ice Factory 2009. Ohio Theatre; starts July 22.
• Black Man Rising: A play by James Chapman that combines step dancing, gospel music, poetry, rap, and monologues to celebrate the history and triumphs of Black manhood. Arclight Theatre; starts July 22.
• I Love Tomorrow: A new dance theatre piece by Paula Mann, described as part memoir, part postmodern fable of a life of making dances. Dance Theater Workshop; starts July 22.
• Macbeth In The Other Room: In Dave McCracken's original adaptation of the Shakespearean text, the audience voyeuristically peers through the curtains and behind closed doors to experience the true underpinnings of what drives Macbeth on and to see how Lady Macbeth controls this uncontrollable man. Dionysus Theater's L'il Peach; starts July 22.
• Reluctant: A startling experimental audio experience, created and performed by Joel Israel, with a mashup of surveillance tapes, multilayered soundscapes, and live performance, featuring a special guest every night. HERE Arts Center - Dorothy B. Williams Theater; starts July 22.
• The Emperor of the Moon: A new musical based on a comedy by Aphra Behn, presented in a free outdoor production by Airmid Theatre Company. Starts July 22.
• The Report of My Death: A new one-man play written and directed by Adam Klasfeld about the life and work of Mark Twain. Starts July 22.
• Etty: A one-woman play written and performed by Susan Stein about a woman who has called an adult counterpart to Anne Frank. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 23.
• King Lear: A revival of Shakespeare's famous play, presented by Players Shakespeare. Dominic Cuskern stars as Lear. Gallery Players; starts July 23.
• Ladybug Warrior : Vicki Ferentinos takes audiences on a journey to find her inner superhero. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 23.
• The 50 Greatest Ladies and Gentlemen: A double bill of performance from two Baltimore-based companies, The Missoula Oblongata and Performance Thanatology. This is part of the Ontological's Incubator Series. Ontological Theatre; starts July 23.
• The Imaginary Invalid: Deadline Projections presents what's described as a contemporary reimagining of Moliere's famous farce about a hypochondriac. Cell Theatre; starts July 23.
• Le Cid: Carousel Theatre Company presents a revival of the drama by Pierre Corneille. Gene Frankel Theatre; starts July 24.
• Love's Labour's Lost: New York University's Looking for Shakespeare, an ensemble of young actors aged 13 -18 from the New York metropolitan region and beyond, will present an original production of Shakespeare's early play. Starts July 24.
• Summer Shorts 3: Two programs of short plays. Playwrights include John Augustine, Nancy Giles, Bill Connington & Skip Kennon, Roger Hedden, Neil LaBute, Carole Real, Keith Reddin, and William Inge. 59E59; starts July 24.
• The Wiz: Harlem Repertory Theatre presents a revival of the musical by Charlie Smalls that puts an African American spin on the famous story of The Wizard of Oz. Aaron Davis Hall; starts July 24.
• Burn the Floor: A ballroom dance revue, created, directed and choreographed by Jason Gilkison. Longacre Theatre; starts July 25.
• Travels with Mark Twain : A one-man show in which Ron Crawford re-creates Mark Twain's famous lectures. Starts July 25.
• Sad Mad Glad Bad : A workshop production of a new play by Andrea Lepcio; the tag line is "What would happen if Beckett wrote for The L Word?" Starts July 27.
• A Lifetime Burning: Primary Stages presents a new play by Cusi Cram about a woman who writes a fictitious tell-all memoir. 59E59; starts July 28.
• Los Grumildos: A puppetry installation/performance that is the brainchild of Peruvian artist Ety Fefer. It's described as "a puppetry experience that offers New Yorkers a glimpse at a host of seedy and sordid yet charming characters, with no moral judgments." HERE Arts Center - Dorothy B. Williams Theater; starts July 28.
• Slipping: The New York premiere of a play by Daniel Talbott about a high school senior who becomes interested in another boy at school. Rattlestick Theatre; starts July 28.
• The Montana Ranch: A play by Dylan Dougherty in which two eco-scam artists turn Obama's Green idealism into a money machine. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 28.
• A Longhardt Look at Love with Chad Longhardt: A one-woman show written and performed by Brianne Berkson about the first Rock-Superstar to seek love on a televised dating-love- competition-show. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 29.
• Claire and the Ornithological Shadow: No.11 Productions presents a revival of their collaboratively-created theatre piece about a shy young woman who meets a magical shadow figure. @Seaport!; starts July 29.
• Reconstruction: A new theatre piece by Josh Fox and International WOW that asks the question, if you could build any kind of house, any kind of town, any kind of country, what would you build? This is part of Soho Think Tank's Ice Factory 2009. Ohio Theatre; starts July 29.
• Lyric is Waiting: A new play by Michael Puzzo about a young passionate couple struggling to contain their love. Presented by Kef Productions and South Ark Stage. Irish Repertory Theatre; starts July 30.
• Measure for Measure: TheDrillingCompany presents a free outdoor production of Shakespeare's famous play in the Ludlow Street Municipal Parking Lot. Starts July 30.
• Measure for Measure: Big Rodent's production of this pitch-black play by Shakespeare is set in the 1990s, in a law office bristling with affirmative action tension and power politics. Theater Three; starts July 30.
• On the Way Down: A new play by Michael Vinson Rudez about a woman who has blocked a tragic accident from her memory; and two friends struggling with how to help her. Access Theatre; starts July 30.
• The Smoking Diary: Fat Melon Productions premieres a new one-hour, one-woman romantic comedy by Loretta Dillon about a forty-something single mom from Cleveland who is exploring the online dating jungle with disastrous but comical results. American Theatre of Actors; starts July 30.
• Couples Counseling: A comedy by Carey Lovelace that explores psychotherapy, New York style. This is part of the East to Edinburgh Festival. 59E59; starts July 31.
• The Taming of the Shrew: A revival of Shakespeare's famous play, directed by Jeremy X. Halpern at Belvedere Castle. Starts July 31.

August 2009

• Tally Ho!, or Navigating the Future: Theater for the New City presents their annual street musical, which is presented in all five boroughs for free. It's described as a morality play about how America, facing financial failure, must set a course through the uncertainty of what's to come. Starts August 1.
• Puppetry of the Penis: This non-sexual adult (though quite silly) show, featuring displays of "genital origami," returns to NYC. Bleecker Street Theatre; starts August 4.
• The Only Friends We Have: Under the Table presents a dark and physical comedy about three eccentric friends, each trying to wrestle the world into submission. HERE Arts Center - Dorothy B. Williams Theater; starts August 4.
• Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant: A theatre piece that's also a catered dinner; this is part of Soho Think Tank's Ice Factory 2009. Ohio Theatre; starts August 5.
• There Will Be Snacks: A new theatre piece by Three Sciences Theatre that explodes the language of self-help literature and corporate team building/leadership workshops to explore our everyday interactions with myth and gnostic ritual. Ontological Theatre; starts August 5.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream: A free outdoor production of Shakespeare's comedy, presented by Hudson Warehouse. Starts August 6.
• MOST LIKELY TO: The Senior Superlative Musical: It's the Drama Queens vs. the Jocks, the Class Clown vs. the Goths as an all-teen cast stage a mock senior superlative ceremony. Players Loft; starts August 6.
• A Little Piece of the Sun: A revival of Daniel McKleinfeld's play that looks at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the life of a Russian serial killer. Directed by Ian W. Hill. Brick Theatre; starts August 7.
• George Bataille's Bathrobe: A play by Richard Foreman, in its first fully-staged English language production, directed by Ian W. Hill. Brick Theatre; starts August 8.
• Sacrificial Offerings: A collaboration between Ian W. Hill and David Finkelstein described as "a small, contained experiment with improvisation, interpretation, repetition, the mixing of prerecorded video and live performance, and ideas of what exactly constitutes a play." Brick Theatre; starts August 8.
• Blood on the Cat's Neck: A play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder about an alien sent to the Earth from a distant star to write an eyewitness account of Human Democracy. Brick Theatre; starts August 9.
• The Bacchae: The Public Theater presents a new production of the play by Euripides, directed by JoAnne Akalaitis, with a score by Philip Glass. This is part of the free Shakespeare in the Park series. Delacorte Theater; starts August 11.
• Space//Space: A new theatre piece by Banana Bag & Bodie about two brothers traveling through the galactic abyss. This is part of Soho Think Tank's Ice Factory 2009. Ohio Theatre; starts August 12.
• Family: A new play by Tina Satter described as "a close-up look at the ridiculous and inexplicable nature of families and the kinds of love we can't escape." Presented by Half Straddle in the Ontological's Incubator Series. Ontological Theatre; starts August 13.
• Is Life Worth Living?: A play by Lennox Robinson about a pair of married actors heading up a troupe of traveling players in Ireland who bring their high-toned repertory of Russian and Scandinavian drama to the seaside resort town of Inish. Mint Theater; starts August 19.
• The Retributionists: A new play by Daniel Goldfarb about a band of Jewish freedom fighters attempts to avenge a society's wrongs after World War II. Playwrights Horizons Mainstage; starts August 21.
• The Importance of Being Earnest / Undine: A double bill featuring Seattle performance art group Helsinki Syndrome's bold, contemporary adaptation of Oscar Wilde's theatrical masterpiece and "a one-woman wall of sound" created and performed by Faith Helma and Hand2Mouth. This is part of the Ontological's Summer Incubator Series. Ontological Theatre; starts August 27.
• The Deep Throat Sex Scandal: A new play by David Bertolino about the creation of the famous film Deep Throat; directed by Jerry Douglas. Starts August 31.

September 2009

• Oohrah!: A new play by Bekah Brunstetter about two women who live near a military base, and a hot mysterious Marine who enters their lives. Atlantic Stage 2; starts September 1.
• Ask Someone Else, God: A new play by Kenneth Nowell which is described as a surreal comedy about the prophet Jonah. Looking Glass Theatre; starts September 9.
• Keep Your Pantheon and School: A program of two unrelated plays by David Mamet, niether of which has been done in NYC before. Atlantic Theatre; starts September 9.
• Broke-ology: A new play by Nathan Louis Jackson about two brothers how are called home to care for their ailing father. Presented by Lincoln Center Theater. Mitzi Newhouse Theater; starts September 10.
• Bye Bye Birdie: Roundabout Theatre Company presents a revival of the 1960 musical comedy about a rock 'n' roll star who is drafted into the army. Henry Miller's Theatre; starts September 10.
• Little House on the Prairie: A new musical based on the book by Laura Ingalls Wilder, written by Rachel Portman, Rachel Sheinkin, and Donna Dinovelli. Paper Mill Playhouse; starts September 10.
• Hamlet: Jude Law stars in Shakespeare's famous play; this production comes to NYC direct from Donmar Warehouse in London. Broadhurst Theatre; starts September 12.
• Othello: A new production of Shakespeare's famous play, starring John Ortiz and Philip Seymour Hoffman, directed by Peter Sellars. Presented by the Public Theater. Skirball Center; starts September 12.
• Let Me Down Easy: A new solo performance by Anna Deavere Smith that explores the power of the body and the resilience of the human spirit. Second Stage; starts September 15.
• Superior Donuts: A play by Tracy Letts about the owner and sole employee of a decrepit donut shop in uptown Chicago. Music Box Theatre; starts September 16.
• After Miss Julie: Roundabout Theatre Company presents the U.S. premiere of a play by Patrick Marber that transposes Strindberg's famous play to England in 1945. American Airlines Theatre; starts September 18.
• Cinderella: The world's most beloved fairytale comes to life like never before in the hands internationally renowned puppeteer Shona Reppe. Duke on 42nd Street; starts September 18.
• Love, Loss, and What I Wore: A program of vignettes and monologues by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman. Westside Downstairs; starts September 21.
• Imelda: A new musical by Sachi Oyama, Nathan Wang, and Aaron Coleman about Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos. Presented by Pan Asian Repertory. Julia Miles (WPP) Theatre; starts September 22.
• Night Watcher: Primary Stages presents a new play written and performed by Charlayne Woodard about being childless--but only biologically. 59E59; starts September 22.
• Wishful Drinking: Carrie Fisher recounts the true and intoxicating tale of her life as a Hollywood legend in this new solo show. Presented by Roundabout Theatre Company. Studio 54; starts September 22.
• Memphis: A New Musical: A new musical set in Memphis in the 1950s about a white DJ whose love of music transcends racial barriers. Shubert Theatre; starts September 23.
• The Royal Family: Manhattan Theatre Club presents a revival of the George S. Kaufman-Edna Ferber comedy about a theatrical dynasty. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre; starts September 25.
• The Seagull: National Asian American Theatre Company presents a revival of Chekhov's famous play with an all-Asian cast. Theater for the New City; starts September 26.
• Oleanna: A revival of David Mamet's play about a power struggle between a male university professor and one of his female students. Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles co-star. John Golden Theatre; starts September 29.

October 2009

• Flahooley: Harlem Repertory Theatre presents a revival of the anti-capitalist satirical musical by E.Y. Harburg. Aaron Davis Hall; starts October 1.
• Brighton Beach Memoirs: A revival of Neil Simon's 1983 play, which is semi-autobiographical, about a dreamy teenager named Eugene Jerome and his family in Brooklyn in the 1930s. Nederlander Theatre; starts October 2.
• My House: A one-man show by Andy Hanley in which parents and little ones are invited to gather round as a simple cardboard box unfolds into a haven of colors, textures, shapes, and sounds. Starts October 2.
• Ordinary Days: Roundabout Theatre Company presents a new musical by Adam Gwon about four young New Yorkers whose lives are unexpectedly interconnected by circumstance. This is part of their Underground series. Starts October 2.
• The Man Who Planted Trees: Puppet State Theatre Company (of Edinburgh)'s theatrical adaptation of French novelist Jean Giono's environmental classic. Duke on 42nd Street; starts October 2.
• The Playboy of the Western World: Pearl Theatre Company presents a new production of J.M. Synge's famous play. Manhattan Theatre Club; starts October 2.
• LabFest III: Readings of new plays presented by the Ma-Yi Writers Lab, curated by Qui Nguyen and Lloyd Suh. Theater for the New City; starts October 6.
• Tanguera The Tango Musical: A musical from Argentina about unrequited love in turn-of-the-20th-century Buenos Aires. City Center; starts October 7.
• The Lady with All the Answers: A play by David Rambo about advice columnist Ann Landers. Judith Ivey stars. Cherry Lane Theatre; starts October 7.
• The Understudy: Roundabout Theatre Company presents a new play by Theresa Rebeck about understudies. Julie White stars. Laura Pels Theatre; starts October 9.
• Hansel and Gretel: In this environmental work by Catherine Wheels Theatre Company, audiences follow the path of Hansel and Gretel as they journey from their kitschy 1970s-inspired home through a spooky forest and into the dangerous clutches of a bald-headed witch. New Victory Theatre; starts October 15.
• Phantom of the Opera: A new musical by by Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell based on the famous novel; this is not the long-running Broadway show. Players Theatre; starts October 15.
• Fela!: A musical based on the life of groundbreaking African composer, performer, and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. This played off-Broadway last season. Eugene O'Neill Theatre; starts October 19.
• Paint Your Wagon: Musicals Tonight! presents a concert-style revival of the Lerner & Loewe musical western. McGinn Cazale Theatre; starts October 20.
• The Brother/Sister Plays Part 1 and 2: A trilogy of modern-day stories of kinship, love, heartache and coming-of-age centered around an extended family and community in the Bayou, written by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Public Theater; starts October 21.
• Ragtime: A revival of the musical, based on E.L. Doctorow's novel, about America at the beginning of the 20th century. Neil Simon Theatre; starts October 23.
• Idiot Savant: A new philosophical comedy by Richard Foreman described as "a fresh, bracing and hilarious exploration of the boundaries of the legitimate." Willem Defoe stars. Public Theater; starts October 27.

November 2009

• Silk Stockings: Musicals Tonight! presents a concert-style revival of the Cole Porter musical comedy, which is based on the classic film Ninotchka. McGinn Cazale Theatre; starts November 3.
• Dreamgirls: A revival of the musical about the rise and fall of various singers in the Motown era. This engagement is at the Apollo Theatre, prior to a national tour. Starts November 7.
• On the Town: A revival of the musical about three sailors on one-day leave in New York City. Paper Mill Playhouse; starts November 11.
• Wintuk: Cirque du Soleil's winter adventure about a boy's quest for snow returns to Madison Square Garden for the holidays. WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden; starts November 11.
• Agamemnon: A new translation of Aeschylus's famous play by Alexander Harrington. presented by Eleventh Hour Theatre Company. La MaMa; starts November 13.
• Peter and the Wolf: Prokofiev's beloved masterpiece takes a fresh turn in this new production with live narration by British film and stage actor Brian Blessed. New Victory Theatre; starts November 13.
• Race: A new play by David Mamet. James Spader and Richard Thomas star. Ethel Barrymore Theatre; starts November 17.
• Broadway Bound: A revival of Neil Simon's 1987 play, which is semi-autobiographical, about a young man about to embark on a career as a comedy writer. Nederlander Theatre; starts November 18.
• So Help Me God!: A new production of a play by Maurine Dallas Watkins that never made it to Broadway; it's about a fabulous dramatic diva who must fend off a challenge from her ambitious but naive understudy (and was written two decades before All About Eve. Kristen Johnston stars. Mint Theater; starts November 18.
• Girl Crazy: Encores! presents a concert-style revival of the 1930 musical with songs by George & Ira Gershwin. City Center; starts November 19.

December 2009

• Bread and Puppet Theater: The annual presentation of politically themed puppet theatre for adults and kids, from the Vermont-based politically active company. Theater for the New City; starts December 2.
• Chestnuts Roasting on The Flaming Idiots: Neo-vaudevillians Gyro, Pyro, and Walter return to the New Victory with some of their signature acts, including bean-bag chair juggling, sword swallowing, and flaming torch juggling, along with some zany new antics. New Victory Theatre; starts December 4.
• Misalliance: Pearl Theatre Company presents a revival of Shaw's loquacious comedy. Manhattan Theatre Club; starts December 4.

January 2010

• Time Stands Still: A new play by Donald Margulies about a war journalist and photographer who have returned home and seek to map out a more conventional life in New York. Presented by Manhattan Theatre Club. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre; starts January 5.
• Once and For All We're Gonna Tell You Who We Are So Shut Up and Listen: A look at adolescence through the eyes of 13 astoundingly talented teenagers. Presented by Ontroerend Goed, KOPERGIETERY and Richard Jordan Productions, Ltd. of Ghent, Belgium. Duke on 42nd Street; starts January 8.
• Ages of the Moon: The U.S. premiere of a Sam Shepard play. Atlantic Theatre; starts January 9.
• Happy Now?: Primary Stages presents a dark comedy by Lucinda Coxon about a woman who struggles to balance personal freedom with family life, fidelity and a demanding job. 59E59; starts January 26.
• The Pride: MCC Theater presents a play by Alexi Kaye Campbell about three people caught up in an erotic time warp. Lucille Lortel Theatre; starts January 27.

February 2010

• Fanny: Encores! presents a concert-style revival of the 1954 Harold Rome-S.N. Behrman-Joshua Logan musical about a young woman who falls in love with a man who runs off to the sea. City Center; starts February 4.
• Hard Times: Pearl Theatre Company presents a revival of Stephen Jeffreys's dramatization of the Dickens novel. Manhattan Theatre Club; starts February 5.
• The Enchanted Pig: The Opera Group, ROH2 at the Royal Opera House and the Young Vic present this new opera for children. New Victory Theatre; starts February 5.
• Nightingale: A new play written and performed by Lynn Redgrave, inspired by her need to discover memories of her grandmother--a woman she barely knew. Manhattan Theatre Club; starts February 11.
• Lost in Yonkers: A revival of Neil Simon's play about two boys who are sent to live with their stern grandmother and dotty aunt. Paper Mill Playhouse; starts February 17.
• Stop the World...I Want to Get Off: Musicals Tonight! presents a concert-style revival of the Anthony Newley-Leslie Bricusse musical about a fellow named Littlechap and his rise and fall. McGinn Cazale Theatre; starts February 23.
• SPIDER-MAN, Turn Off the Dark: A new musical by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, with a score by Bono and The Edge, based on the classic comic book character. Hilton Theatre; starts February 25.

March 2010

• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged): Reduced Shakespeare Company presents their trademark production, featuring all of the Bard's works in less than 90 minutes. New Victory Theatre; starts March 5.
• The Glass Menagerie: A revival of the play by Tennessee Williams, starring Judith Ivey. This is described as a "fresh interpretation" of the play, in which Tom recalls the events of the story from a hotel room. Laura Pels Theatre; starts March 5.
• The Rink: Musicals Tonight! presents a concert-style revival of the Kander-Ebb-McNally musical about the unexpected reunion of an estranged mother and daughter. McGinn Cazale Theatre; starts March 9.
• 46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes: A new show from Circa of Queensland, Australia. The name says it all. New Victory Theatre; starts March 19.

April 2010

• Family Week: A new version of Beth Henley's play about a woman who checks into a recovery center to try to cope with the death of her son. Presented by MCC Theater. Lucille Lortel Theatre; starts April 7.
• Smokey Joe's Cafe: A revival of the jukebox musical revue celebrating the songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Paper Mill Playhouse; starts April 7.
• Anyone Can Whistle: Encores! presents a concert-style revival of the cult musical from 1964 by Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents. City Center; starts April 8.
• The Subject Was Roses: Pearl Theatre Company presents a revival of Frank Gilroy's play about a son returning home from World War II to find his parents' dysfunctional relationship still unchanged. Manhattan Theatre Club; starts April 9.
• Time Step: The story of three high-stepping hoofers known back in the day as the Dapper Tap Trio, told entirely in tap dance. From Parallel Exit. New Victory Theatre; starts April 9.
• Sail Away: Musicals Tonight! presents a concert-style revival of the musical by Noel Coward about a ship's cruise director. McGinn Cazale Theatre; starts April 13.
• Elephant: Multi-talented performers from the UK and South Africa come together to present a powerful tale of family, redemption and "Ubuntu" (humanity). New Victory Theatre; starts April 23.
• That Face: A new dark comedy/drama by British playwright Polly Stenham about a family at the breaking point. Manhattan Theatre Club; starts April 29.

May 2010

• PaGAGnini: Armenian virtuoso Ara Malikian and a wacky trio of gifted artists make musical mockery of Mozart, Chopin, Pachebel, and even U2. New Victory Theatre; starts May 7.
• Farfalle: The Butterfly Garden: Italian theater company T.P.O. experiments with computer graphics and digital technologies to create a thrilling new experience in participatory theater. Starts May 14.

June 2010

• Peter Pan: A revival of the musical comedy based on J.M. Barrie's play about a boy who never grows up. Paper Mill Playhouse; starts June 2.