Now Playing: Musicals
May 12 - May 18
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LAST CHANCE!
These shows are closing this week
Honor: A new musical by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel based on Shakespeare's As You Like It and transplanted to Japan. Presented by Prospect Theater Company. Closes May 18, 2008.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: A revival of the stage adaptation of the famous children's book by Laura Joffe Numeroof. Closes May 18, 2008.
Kiss Me, Kate: A revival of the Porter/Spewack musical comedy inspired by The Taming of the Shrew. Closes May 18, 2008.
Man of la Mancha: A revival of the musical based on Cervantes's Don Quixote, directed by Tom Wojtunik. Closes May 18, 2008.
No, No, Nanette: Encores! presents a concert-style revival of the 1925 musical comedy that gave us "Tea for Two"; Rosie O'Donnell and Sandy Duncan head the cast. Closes May 12, 2008.
Ogden Nash's The Tales of Custard the Dragon: A family musical by Brad Ross, Danny Whitman, and Mary Hall Surface, based on children's books by Ogden Nash. Closes May 17, 2008.
Princess Phooey!: A new musical for kids and families by Lisa Diana Shapiro and Eric Rockwell about a rebellious princess, a collection of hilarious chambermaids and stable boys, and of course, a handsome prince. Closes May 18, 2008.
Street Dreams: Amas Musical Theatre’s Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy presents a revival of this musical about life on a city block. Closes May 18, 2008.
The Devil and Tom Walker: A new musical by Anthony P. Pennino and Rob Kendt, inspired by a story by Washington Irving about a cunning Yankee who makes, and breaks, a deal with the Devil. Closes May 18, 2008.
A Catered Affair: A new musical by Harvey Fierstein and John Bucchino, based on the film and teleplay of the same name.
A Chorus Line: A revival of the famous musical about dancers auditioning to be in a Broadway show.
A Grand Night for Singing: A revival of the revue of the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Closes May 25, 2008.
Adding Machine: A new musical based on the Elmer Rice expressionist play about a man named Mr. Zero. Closes August 31, 2008.
Altar Boyz: A new musical comedy by Gary Adler, Michael Patrick Walker, and Kevin Del Aguila about a Christian boy band.
Attorney for the Damned: A new rock musical by Denis Woychuk and Rob McCulloch, described as "Law and Order meets Silence of the Lambs meets The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Closes June 4, 2008.
Avenue Q: An irreverent new musical, which features an integrated puppet and human cast, about life on a fictitious New York street inhabited by young people looking for love and happiness.
beTwixt, beTween & beTWAIN: A new musical by Danny Ashkenasi based on stories by Mark Twain. Closes June 8, 2008.
Celia: A new musical about the life of the late Cuban singer Celia Cruz. Performances will be in English and Spanish. Closes May 25, 2008.
Chicago: A revival of the musical about a pair of murderesses and the razzle-dazzle lawyer who gets them off. Featuring terrific dancing in the style of Bob Fosse.
Cry-Baby: A musical by Mark O'Donnell, Thomas Meehan, David Javerbaum, and Adam Schlesinger, based on the John Waters film about a bad boy with a good cause.
Curtains: A new musical comedy by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Rupert Holmes about the investigation of the murder of a Broadway leading lady. Closes June 29, 2008.
Don't Worry, Be Jewish: A musical about children learning what it means to be Jewish; presented by Children's Talent Development Fund, Inc., at the Promise Theater. Closes June 4, 2008.
Flanagan's Wake: An interactive Irish wake, with a score by Bonnie Shadrake. This show has been running in Chicago for 13 years.
Grease: A revival of the musical comedy about high school life in the 1950s, starring Laura Osnes and Max Crumm, who won the TV competition for the lead roles.
Gypsy: A revival of the classic musical by Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents, based on the memoir of striptease star Gypsy Rose Lee.
Hairspray: A terrific musical based on the John Waters film about a Baltimore, Maryland teenager who becomes a star on a TV dance show. Exuberant, infectious fun.
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change: Off-Broadway's longest running musical is this revue about dating and marriage. It's entertaining and occasionally quite touching.
In the Company of Men: A program of five works by male choreographers; at Dance New Amsterdam. Performances are this week only.
In the Heights: A new musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes about two days in the life of a Washington Heights neighborhood.
Inner Voices: Solo Musicals: A program of three short one-woman musicals. Closes May 30, 2008.
Jersey Boys: A new musical based on the life story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
Jollyship The Whiz-Bang: A musical by Nick Jones, described as an underground-pirate-puppet-rock spectacular. In previews; opens on June 4, 2008.
Legally Blonde: A new musical by Nell Benjamin, Laurence O'Keefe, and Heather Hach, based on the novel and film of the same name.
Mamma Mia: A musical comedy about a woman who invites three men who may be her father to her wedding, with lots of songs by ABBA.
Mary Poppins: A musical based on the 1964 Walt Disney film and the stories of P.L. Travers.
Naked Boys Singing: The title pretty much says it all: eight attractive and unclothed young men perform a variety of sketches and songs in this amusing but tame revue. Weekends only.
Off the Hozzle: A new solo show by Lumberob, described as an experiment in building beats, twisting narratives, breaking frames, and mangling language. Closes May 22, 2008.
Passing Strange: The musical by Stew, about a young black bohemian artist on a journey of escape and self-discovery, transfers to Broadway. This was a huge hit at the Public Theater last summer.
PICASSO FLAMENCOunt of Orgaz: Thalia Spanish Theatre (in Sunnyside, Queens) presents an original flamenco musical with text from a play written by Pablo Picasso. Closes May 25, 2008.
Pinkalicious: Vital Children's Theatre presents a musical by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann and John Gregor about a girl who can't stop eating pink cupcakes. Closes May 25, 2008.
Rent: A stirring, joyous contemporary musical about young people living in New York's East Village and building community and family in the face of devastation. Closes September 7, 2008.
Saved: A new musical by Michael Friedman, John Dempsey, and Rinne Groff, based on the motion picture of the same name. In previews; opens on June 3, 2008.
South Pacific: A revival of the famous Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, set during World War II on an island in the South Pacific. Presented by Lincoln Center Theater.
Spamalot: A new musical, lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail, written by Eric Idle and John Du Prez.
Spring Awakening: A musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, based on Frank Wedekind's play about a group of teenagers trying to learn about life, love, and sex.
Stomp: Eight incredible young performers make rhythm with found objects like garbage cans and pots and pans. Now in its twelfth year off-Broadway.
Sunday in the Park with George: Roundabout Theatre Company presents a new production of the Sondheim/Lapine musical about artist Georges Seurat. This revival is from the Menier Chocolate Factory in the U.K., directed by Sam Buntrock. Closes June 29, 2008.
The Apple Sisters Variety Show: A new musical comedy show that "re-creates" a live World War II-era radio show featuring a trio called The Apple Sisters. There's a brand-new show every month.
The Awesome '80s Prom: An interactive comedy set in a 1980s-vintage school prom. Friday and Saturday nights at Webster Hall.
The Cocoanuts: A revival of the musical comedy that originally starred the Marx Brothers; presented by Parkside Players in Forest Hills. Closes May 31, 2008.
The Great American All-Star Traveling War Machine: Irondale Ensemble Project presents the world premiere of this theatre piece based on entries in Lewis Lapham's journal Lapham's Quarterly from volume 1, number 1 Winter 2007: "States of War." Closes June 15, 2008.
The Judgment of Paris: The world premiere of an erotically-charged fusion of theatre, dance, and music, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick. Closes May 31, 2008.
The Lion King: The long-running Broadway musical, based on the animated film. Featuring a score by Elton John and others, with Julie Taymor's remarkable puppets and masks.
The Little Mermaid: A new musical from Disney Theatrical Productions, based on the animated film and the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
The Made Up Musical: A weekly improv show in which the cast creates an original musical right before the audience's eyes. At the Magnet Theater.
The Phantom of the Opera: Andrew Lloyd Webber's romantic musical about the strange relationship between a hideously deformed musician and his young, beautiful protégée is as lush and gorgeous as ever. Howard McGillin stars. Phantom is now the longest-running show in Broadway history.
White Widow: A musical by Paul Dick, based on the play Mafia by Mario Fratti. Closes May 25, 2008.
Wicked: A new musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman in which we learn the story of the early life of Elphaba, who later becomes the Wicked Witch of the West in the land of Oz.
Xanadu: A new musical based on the 1980 film of the same name.
Young Frankenstein: A new musical based on Mel Brooks's classic film; Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster, and Shuler Hensley co-star.
