{"id":191856,"date":"2025-09-01T16:16:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T16:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/191856\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T16:16:20","slug":"stars-of-stage-screen-and-magic-take-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/191856\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars Of Stage, Screen And Magic Take NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWill <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/broadway\/\" id=\"auto-tag_broadway\" data-tag=\"broadway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Broadway<\/a>\u2018s upcoming fall season match the starry line-up of last spring, when George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and other performers best known for their film and TV work brought in big audiences and bigger bucks? <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn a word, yes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAmong the big names taking the stage in the months ahead are <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/keanu-reeves\/\" id=\"auto-tag_keanu-reeves\" data-tag=\"keanu-reeves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keanu Reeves<\/a> (and his erstwhile \u201cBill,\u201d Alex Winter), Bobby Cannavale, Carrie Coon, Mark Strong and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/lea-michele\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lea-michele\" data-tag=\"lea-michele\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lea Michele<\/a> as well as such Broadway stalwarts as Neil Patrick Harris, Kristin Chenoweth, Aaron Tveit, James Corden and Laurie Metcalf. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSome new plays are in the mix (<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/ayo-edebiri-don-cheadle-proof-broadway-1236493708\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236493708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proof<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/liberation-broadway-cast-1236481808\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236481808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liberation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/07\/scott-rudin-broadway-laurie-metcalf-joe-mantello-1236450834\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236450834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Bear Ridge Road<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/june-squibb-marjorie-prime-broadway-1236494799\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236494799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marjorie Prime<\/a>), as well as an original musical (<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/03\/queen-of-versailles-broadway-date-kristin-chenoweth-1236010378\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236010378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Queen of Versailles<\/a>) and plenty of revivals (<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/bobby-cannavale-james-corden-neil-patrick-harris-broadway-art-1236408764\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236408764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/colin-donnell-shaina-taub-ragtime-broadway-1236412024\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236412024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ragtime<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/06\/oedipus-broadway-mark-strong-opening-date-1236441045\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236441045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oedipus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/chess-broadway-lea-michele-aaron-tveit-nicholas-christopher-1236411942\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236411942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chess<\/a>), a return engagement (<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2019\/04\/beetlejuice-broadway-review-musical-theater-alex-brightman-sophia-anne-caruso-1202601783\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1202601783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beetlejuice<\/a>) and even a magic show (Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBy the way, Off Broadway has its share of bold-names this season too, including Michelle Williams, Tom Sturridge (replacing the previously announced Mike Faist) and Brian d\u2019Arcy James\u00a0in the St. Ann\u2019s Warehouse (Brooklyn) production of <a data-id=\"1236436885\" data-type=\"post\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/06\/michelle-williams-mike-faist-anna-christie-off-broadway-1236436885\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna Christie<\/a>, and Tom Hanks in<a data-id=\"1236407397\" data-type=\"post\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/tom-hanks-off-broadway-this-world-of-tomorrow-1236407397\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> This World of Tomorrow<\/a>, a play he co-wrote being staged at The Shed\u2019s Griffin Theater in Manhattan. Click the links for dates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tRead on for the list of Fall 2025 Broadway shows, listed in order of opening nights.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tART\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/James-Corden-Neil-Patrick-Harris-and-Bobby-Cannavale-in-ART-on-Broadway-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"683\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tJames Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale in \u2018Art\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatthew Murphy<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Art <\/strong>(Music Box Theatre)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0August 28, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0September 16, 2025<br \/><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>:\u00a0December 21, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>\u201cThree longtime friends. One ridiculously expensive painting. Is it art, or is it just the world\u2019s priciest inside joke? What begins as a polite debate over aesthetics and taste devolves into a clash of egos and resentments. Can their friendship survive, or will one of them finally draw the line? It\u2019s just 100 minutes of minimalist art, maximalist laughs, and a moving look at what we really see and forgive in the people we love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe revival of Art is the fall season\u2019s first Hollywood star-packed entry with a cast featuring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris. Written by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton, the production is directed by Scott Ellis. The original Broadway production landed in 1998, with Alan Alda, Victor Garber and Alfred Molina starring, with the latter taking the season\u2019s Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and Reza taking the Best Play trophy.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWAITING FOR GODOT\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/godot.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting for Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"618\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/waiting-for-godot\/\" id=\"auto-tag_waiting-for-godot\" data-tag=\"waiting-for-godot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waiting for Godot<\/a>\u2018 starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduction<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Waiting for Godot<\/strong> (Hudson Theatre)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0September 13, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0September 28, 2025<br \/><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>:\u00a0January 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>Two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, chat their way through seemingly endless waiting and waiting for, well, Godot, who never arrives. Beckett\u2019s existentialist masterpiece, say producers, \u201cis acknowledged as one of the greatest plays of the 20th century.\u201d Reeves will play Estragon, and his Bill &amp; Ted\u2019s Excellent Adventure co-star will portray Vladimir. As if the re-teaming of the \u201980s stoner dude icons wasn\u2019t enough, Jamie Lloyd, fresh off his Sunset Blvd. triumph, is on board as director.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPUNCH\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-9b1bda10-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"720\" width=\"960\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Punch\u2019 at London\u2019s Young Vic, 2025 <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarc Brenner<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Punch<\/strong> (Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0September 9, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0September 29, 2025<br \/><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>:\u00a0November 2, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>\u201cAs Jacob tears through Nottingham in a whirlwind of drugs, girls, and bar fights, he makes a fatal mistake that lands him in prison. But as he struggles to accept the consequences of his actions and build a new life, he finds an unusual source of salvation: the parents of the boy he killed.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWith a large cast that includes the great Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo) and Will Harrison (A Complete Unknown, Daisy Jones &amp; The Six) as Jacob, the guy who throws a fatal punch, the play by James Graham, directed by Adam Penford, is based on the memoir of the real-life puncher Jacob Dunne. In an unusual move, the acclaimed UK production is transferring to the West End, where it will run concurrently with the Broadway staging. Producers have dedicated the Broadway production to \u201cJames Hodgkinson and all victims of one-punch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\tBEETLEJUICE\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.-Beetlejuice-Justin-Collette-Beetlejuice-and-Company-of-Beetlejuice-Matthew-Murphy-2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"682\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tJustin Collette and company in \u2018Beetlejuice\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatthew Murphy<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Beetlejuice<\/strong> (Palace Theatre)<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0October 8, 2025<br \/><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>:\u00a0January 3, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>\u201cBased on Tim Burton\u2019s dearly beloved film, Beetlejuice tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that\u2019s out of this Netherworld, Beetlejuice is a remarkably touching show about family, love, and making the most of every Day-O!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOriginally opening at Broadway\u2019s Winter Garden Theatre in 2019 and later transferring, post-Covid shutdown, to the Marquis Theatre, the musical makes its Broadway return via the national touring company following an 88-city tour. Justin Collette stars as Beetlejuice, with Madison Mosley<br \/>as Lydia. Music and lyrics are by Eddie Perfect and book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. Alex Timbers (Just In Time, David Byrne\u2019s American Utopia) directs.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tRAGTIME\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ragtime.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"720\" width=\"960\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRagtime The Musical<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ragtime\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ragtime\" data-tag=\"ragtime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ragtime<\/a> <\/strong>(Vivian Beaumont Theater)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0September 26, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0October 16, 2025<br \/><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>:\u00a0January 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>\u201cRagtime is a sweeping musical adaptation of E. L. Doctorow\u2019s novel that follows three fictional families in pursuit of the American Dream at the dawn of the 20th Century: Black pianist Coalhouse Walker, Jr. (Joshua Henry) and his beloved Sarah (Nichelle Lewis), Jewish immigrant Tateh (Brandon Uranowitz) and his little girl, and a wealthy white family led by matriarch Mother (Caissie Levy). All grasping for the same dream, if only they can hold onto it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tJoining Henry, Lewis, Levy and Uranowitz in the principal cast will be Colin Donnell, Ben Levi Ross, Shaina Taub, John Clay III, Rodd Cyrus, Anna Grace Barlow, Nick Barrington as \u201cThe Little Boy,\u201d and Tabitha Lawing as \u201cThe Little Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe original Broadway production opened in 1998 and, though receiving mixed reviews, won Tony Awards for its rousing score (by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens), book (by Terrence McNally) and orchestrations (William David Brohn). Last year\u2019s Encores! revival \u2013 the very one now transferring to Broadway \u2013 was so rapturously received by audiences and critics that director Lear deBessonet chose it as her inaugural production as the newly installed artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tLIBERATION\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0110-l-r_-Susannah-Flood-Irene-Sofia-Lucio-Adina-Verson-Kristolyn-Lloyd-Betsy-Aidem-Audrey-Corsa-in-.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"683\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSusannah Flood, Irene Sofia Lucio, Adina Verson, Kristolyn Lloyd, Betsy Aidem, Audrey Corsa in the Off Broadway production of \u2018Liberation\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoan Marcus<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Liberation<\/strong> (James Earl Jones Theatre)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0October 8, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0October 28, 2025<br \/><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>:\u00a0January 11, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>\u201c1970, Ohio. Lizzie gathers a small group of women to talk. But talking quickly becomes a necessary and bracingly funny attempt to change their own lives and the world. Fifty years later, her daughter is shocked to find herself asking the very same questions her mother did, and goes on a search through the past for answers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDebuting last season in a uniformly praised Off Broadway production, Bess Wohl\u2019s play, directed by \u00a0Whitney White (Jaja\u2019s African Hair Braiding), arrives on Broadway with the acclaimed cast intact: Betsy Aidem (Prayer for the French Republic, Leopoldstadt), Audrey Corsa (Poker Face), Kayla Davion (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Susannah Flood (Birthday Candles), Kristolyn Lloyd (1776), Irene Sofia Lucio (Slave Play), Charlie Thurston (Here There Are Blueberries), and Adina Verson (Indecent). <\/p>\n<p>\t\tLITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Laurie-Metcalf-and-Micah-Stock.-Steppenwolf-Theatre-Company.-Photo-by-Michael-Brosilow-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"767\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tLaurie Metcalf, Micah Stock in Steppenwolf Theatre Company 2024 production of \u2018Little Bear Ridge Road\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Brosilow<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Little Bear Ridge Road <\/strong>(Booth Theatre)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0October 7, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0October 30, 2025<br \/><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>:\u00a0February 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>Produced by Scott Rudin and Barry Diller, Little Bear Ridge Road by Samuel D. Hunter and starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock is set on the remote outskirts of a small Idaho town, where \u201ca razor-tongued aunt and her long-estranged nephew find themselves suddenly back in each other\u2019s orbit\u2014two lonely souls with a crumbling house to sell and a tangled history to unravel. Bitingly funny and quietly explosive, Little Bear Ridge Road is a sharply etched portrait of two people reaching across emotional galaxies\u2014searching for meaning and fumbling toward connection, even as they fear it might swallow them whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe play, which had its premiere last year at Chicago\u2019s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, is the seventh collaboration between the winning combo of director Joe Mantello and Metcalf. Little Bear Ridge Road marks Metcalf\u2019s seventh time on Broadway in 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tROB LAKE MAGIC WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE MUPPETS\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image002-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"680\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRob Lake, Kermit the Frog<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy Production<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets <\/strong>(Broadhurst Theatre)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0October 28, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0November 6, 2025<br \/><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>:\u00a0January 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>Producers Joe Quenqua and Gareth Lake of Glass Half Full Productions say, \u201cAfter years of touring the world, we are so excited that Broadway audiences will finally get to marvel at the exceptional talents of Rob Lake. Pairing his mind-blowing illusions with The Muppets and their singular classic humor is truly a dream come true \u2013 for all of us!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLake\u2019s appearances on NBC\u2019s America\u2019s Got Talent (2018) reached over 80-million YouTube and Facebook video views. He also served as creative consultant and illusion designer for Adele\u2019s sold-out Las Vegas residency.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tTHE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES \t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Queen-of-Versailles-RPM_Emilio-Madrid_2459-V1-LR.jpg\" alt=\"Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham in The Queen of Versailles Broadway musical\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"768\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tKristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham, \u2018The Queen of Versailles\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmilio Madrid<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>The Queen of Versailles<\/strong> (St. James Theatre)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0October 8, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0November 9, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>\u201cFrom computer engineer to Mrs. Florida to billionairess, Jackie Siegel sees herself as the embodiment of the American Dream. Now, as the wife of David \u2018The Timeshare King\u2019 Siegel and mother of their eight children, they invite us to behold their most grandiose venture yet: they\u2019re building the largest private home in America in Orlando, Florida \u2013 a $100 million house big enough for her dreams and inspired by the Palace of Versailles. But with the Great Recession of 2008 looming, Jackie and David\u2019s dreams begin to crumble, along with their lavish lifestyle. The Queen of Versailles explores the true cost of fame and fortune, and one family\u2019s pursuit of the American Dream \u2013 at any cost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tStarring Tony and Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth and Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, with direction by Michael Arden, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Lindsey Ferrentino, this musical is based on Lauren Greenfield\u2019s riveting 2012 documentary film and the life stories of Jackie and David Siegel. Last year\u2019s Boston premiere won plaudits by the critics, with heaps of praise lavished on the perfectly cast Chenoweth and Abraham.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tOEDIPUS\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/oedipus.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Strong,  Lesley Manville\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"622\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMark Strong,  Lesley Manville<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoan Marcus\/Courtesy<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Oedipus<\/strong> (Studio 54)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0October 30, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0November 13, 2025<br \/><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>:\u00a0February 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>\u201cSophocles\u2019 epic tragedy is transformed into an explosive political thriller. Visionary director Robert Icke \u2013 the youngest Olivier Award-winning director in history \u2013 reimagines Ancient Greek mythology to bring the secrets of the past bursting into the present.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe production stars Olivier Award winner Mark Strong as \u2018Oedipus\u2019 \u2013 reprising his celebrated role from the West End \u2013 and Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville \u2013 who is making her Broadway debut after garnering the Olivier Award for her performance as \u2018Jocasta.\u2019 Critics and Olivier voters adored it, with The Guardian calling the production a \u201cgasp-inducing tale of truth and lies [that] sets the stage on fire.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\t\tCHESS\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CHESS-Photo-by-Richard-Phibbs.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"1024\" width=\"711\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAaron Tveit, Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher, \u2018Chess\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard Phibbs<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Chess<\/strong> (Imperial Theatre)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0October 15, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0November 16, 2025<br \/><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>:\u00a0March 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>\u201cChess is the iconic musical where power and passion collide, and the stakes couldn\u2019t be higher. It\u2019s America versus Russia at the World Chess Championship, where the espionage and romance are as complicated and exhilarating as the game itself. For the two players and the woman torn between them, everything\u2014personal, professional, and political\u2014is at risk\u2026and nobody\u2019s rules are the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWith a power-cast that includes Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge), Lea Michele (Funny Girl) and Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd), this first-ever Broadway revival of the 1988 musical features a new book by Danny Strong (Dopesick)- the old one by Tim Rice was generally considered the show\u2019s weak link \u2013 to accompany the music and lyrics by ABBA\u2019s Benny Andersson and Bj\u00f6rn Ulvaeus and Rice. Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) directs. If you don\u2019t have \u201cOne Night In Bangkok\u201d buzzing around your head already, you will, you will.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tTWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK)\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6200_TwoStrangers_Christiani_Pitts_and_Sam_Tutty_cred_Andreas-P.-Verrios.jpg\" alt=\"musical comedy\u00a0Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"631\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tChristiani Pitts, Sam Tutty, \u2018Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndreas P. Verrios<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)<\/strong> (Longacre Theatre)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0November 1, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0November 20, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>\u201cAn original new musical comedy about timing, connections, and unexpected detours. Meet Dougal, an impossibly upbeat Brit who has just landed in New York City for the first time to attend the wedding of the father he\u2019s never met. Meet Robin, the sister of the bride and a no-nonsense New Yorker with a lot of errands to run\u2014including picking up the groom\u2019s estranged son from the airport. These two strangers begin their journey together, navigating New York City, secrets, and second chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWritten and composed by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan and directed and choreographed by Tim Jackson (who choreographed the smash Merrily We Roll Along), Two Strangers stars Sam Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen) in his Broadway debut as Dougal, and Christiani Pitts (A Bronx Tale, King Kong) as Robin, reprising their roles from the show\u2019s acclaimed run at Boston\u2019s American Repertory Theater. The Boston Globe wrote, \u201cthe irresistible Tutty and Pitts have terrific chemistry\u2026 the couple\u2019s fearless energy and spot-on timing are perfectly combined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\tMARJORIE PRIME\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/June-Squibb-Danny-Burstein-Christopher-Lowell-Cynthia-Nixon.jpg\" alt=\"June Squibb, Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell and Cynthia Nixon\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"563\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tClockwide from top left: June Squibb, Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/cynthia-nixon\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cynthia-nixon\" data-tag=\"cynthia-nixon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cynthia Nixon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty Images\/PMC Media<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Marjorie Prime <\/strong>(Hayes Theater)<br \/><strong>First Preview<\/strong>:\u00a0November 20, 2025<br \/><strong>Opening Date<\/strong>:\u00a0December 8, 2025<br \/><strong>Closing Date<\/strong>:\u00a0February 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>\u201cWhat would you say to someone you lost, if you could see them again? What if they\u2019re a better listener now than when they were alive? Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison reinvents the family drama in his richly spare, wryly funny, and powerful Marjorie Prime. A heart-achingly beautiful rumination on aging and artificial intelligence, memory and mortality, love and legacy, Marjorie Prime examines the blurred line between a life lived and a life remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDirected by Anne Kauffman (Mary Jane), Marjorie Prime features Tony Award-winner Danny Burstein (Gypsy, Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Christopher Lowell (Cult of Love), two-time Tony Award-winner Cynthia Nixon (The Gilded Age, Sex and The City, The Little Foxes), and Oscar nominee June Squibb (Eleanor the Great, Thelma, original production of Gypsy) in the title role of Marjorie Prime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHarrison\u2019s poignant, funny, sci-fi Pulitzer finalist play premiered at LA\u2019s Mark Taper Forum in 2014 with a cast Lois Smith, Lisa Emery, Frank Wood and Jeff Ward. Subsequently staged Off Broadway and adapted into a 2017 film starring Jon Hamm, Tim Robbins, Geena Davis and Lois Smith, Marjorie Prime is finally making its Broadway debut with a stellar cast that will likely prove worth the wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Will Broadway\u2018s upcoming fall season match the starry line-up of last spring, when George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Kieran&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":191857,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,19607,107255,51257,26534,107256,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,107257,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,107258],"class_list":{"0":"post-191856","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-broadway","10":"tag-broadway-fall-preview-2025","11":"tag-cynthia-nixon","12":"tag-keanu-reeves","13":"tag-lea-michele","14":"tag-new-york","15":"tag-new-york-city","16":"tag-newyork","17":"tag-newyorkcity","18":"tag-ny","19":"tag-nyc","20":"tag-ragtime","21":"tag-united-states","22":"tag-united-states-of-america","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","25":"tag-us","26":"tag-usa","27":"tag-waiting-for-godot"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115129941090577583","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}