Days of Wine and Roses, Studio 54: Opens January 28th.

Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara (The King and I) and Tony nominee Brian d’Arcy James (Into the Woods) as a 1950s couple dealing with alcohol addiction while struggling to keep their marriage together. The musical adaptation of the 1958 teleplay (later a 1962 movie) is by Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas (authors of the 2005 Best Musical nominee The Light in the Piazza). The Atlantic Theater Company production, directed by Tony nominee Michael Grief (Dear Evan Hansen, Next to Normal).

Doubt: A Parable, Todd Haimes Theatre: Previews start February 2, opens February 29th.

A revival of the 2005 Tony, Drama Desk and Pulitzer Prize winning play, which was also adapted into a multi Oscar-nominated movie in 2008. John Patrick Shanley’s drama about a conservative nun whose morals are shaken when she is confronts a new parish priest assigned to her school, stars Tony Award winners Tyne Daly (Gypsy) and Liev Schreiber (Glengarry Glen Ross). Roundabout Theater Company production, directed by Scott Ellis, also features Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Zoe Kazan.

The Notebook, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre:  Previews start February 10, opens March 14th.

Adapted from the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks and 2004 movie, this  enduring love story spanning six decades in North Carolina is a new romantic musical drama. Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett (Me and My Girl) and Dorian Harewood portray the couple in old age, as Joy Woods and Ryan Vasquez depict their middle-aged counterparts. Jordan Tyson and John Cardoza take on the roles are the younger versions. Music and lyrics are by Ingrid Michaelson, the book is by Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us), directed by Michael Grief and Schele Williams. The production, premiered  in Chicago in 2022.

Water for Elephants, Imperial Theatre. Previews start February 24, opens March 21th.

Adapted from Sara Gruen’s novel, this musical spectacular is about a young man thrust into the world of a traveling circus after he leaps aboard a moving train. Written by Rick Elice (Tony nominee for Peter and the Starcatcher and Jersey Boys), music and lyrics by The Pig Pen Theater Company, directed by Jessica Stone (2023 Tony nominee for Kimberly Akimbo), with circus design by Shana Carroll, who also co-choreographs with Jesse Robb. Puppetry design is by Camille Labarre (Into the Woods). The cast includes four-time Tony nominee Greg Edelman, Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Award nominee Paul Alexander Nolan, Stan Brown, Joe De Paul, Sara Gettelfinger, and Wade McCollum.

An Enemy of the People, Circle in the Square Theatre. Previews start February 27, opens March 18th.

A new revival of Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 drama adapted by Amy Herzog (Ibsen’s A Doll’s House), directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold (Fun Home). Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jeremy Strong is a medical officer who stands up against the most powerful forces in his community. He refuses to suppress the truth about an imminent catastrophe that could devastate their spa town. Michael Imperioli (The White Lotus, The Sopranos) and Victoria Pedretti (The Haunting of Bly Manor) also star.

My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?), Lyceum Theatre. Previews start February 27, opens March 12th.

This show started in London’s West End and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, writer and actor Rob Madge presents a hilarious and poignant autobiographical solo play. Madge vividly re-creates a seminal moment from their childhood when, at the age of 9, they rallied their entire family to stage a Disney parade for their grandmother. There were mishaps, but Granny loved it — and Madge received all the love and support every theater-obsessed queer kid deserves. The production, directed by Luke Sheppard (& Juliet), features songs by Pippa Cleary (The Great British Bake-Off Musical).

Director Des McAnuff revisits the multiple Tony Award–winning musical by Pete Townsend, inspired by The Who’s groundbreaking 1969 album. Ali Louis Bourzgui is the traumatized youth who rises to fame as a pinball wizard, ultimately emerging as the messianic figurehead for a new generation. This reimagined  production, is tailored for the contemporary culture. Choreography by Lorin Latarro (Into the Woods), scenic design by David Korins (Hamilton), and projection design by Peter Nigrini (Here Lies Love). The production transferred from the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.

The Outsiders, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Previews start March 16, opens April 11th

A musical adaptation of the popular 1983 Francis Ford Coppola movie, based on the 1967 novel by S.E. Hinton. This coming-of-age story, written by Hinton when she was 16, follows three orphaned teenagers and their friends in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They belong to the Greasers, a scruffy working-class gang that rumbles with the rival upper-middle-class Socs from the other side of town. The new musical has a book by Tony nominee Adam Rapp (The Sound Inside) and Justin Levine, music and lyrics written by Jamestown Revival (folk duo Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Levine premiered at San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse. Directed by Danya Taymor and choreographed by Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman.

Lempicka, Longacre Theatre: Previews start March 19, opens April 14th.

An epic musical, written by Carson Kreitzer (book and lyrics) and Matt Gould (book and music), it celebrates the nonconformist life of Tamara de Lempicka. The famed Polish art deco portraitist is portrayed by Eden Espinosa (recently seen Off-Broadway in The Gardens of Anuncia). After fleeing Russia during the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, Lempicka cultivates a glamorous and sometimes scandalous existence in Parisian high society during the 1920s. Her life is disrupted by the arrival of the Nazis in 1939 and a passionate affair with her muse and model Rafaela. The production was previously developed at San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. It is directed by Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown) and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly (A Strange Loop). Check out the exhibition showcasing prints of the artist’s most famous work that adorn the façade of the Longacre Theatre.

Suffs, Music Box Theatre: Previews start March 26, opens April 18th.

Here the American women’s suffrage movement comes to life. Featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub. Tony nominee Leigh Silverman (Violet) directs, with choreography by Mayte Natlio (choreographer How to Dance in Ohio) and set design by Tony nominee Ricardo Hernandez, who designed this season’s Lempicka. A group of trailblazing women demanding the right to vote, tracing their intricate and often contentious historical journey during the seven years leading to the eventual ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. The show had it’s Off-Broadway premiere at the Public Theater in 2022, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, are part of the musical’s production team.

Hell’s Kitchen, Shubert Theatre: Previews start March 28, opens April 10th.

Multiple Grammy Award–winning singer and songwriter Alicia Keys reflects on her teenage years, in 1990s Midtown Manhattan. A string of the R&B queen’s iconic hits (“If I Ain’t Got You,” “Empire State of Mind”) alongside new original songs. Penned by Kristoffer Diaz, and originally presented Off-Broadway at the Public Theater last fall. Directed by Tony nominee Michael Greif (Dear Evan Hansen, Next to Normal) and choreographed by Tony nominee Camille A. Brown (for colored girls …).

The Heart of Rock and Roll, James Earl Jones Theatre: Previews start March 19, opens April 22nd.

Huey Lewis and the News’s 1980s repertoire, featuring “The Power of Love” and “Hip to be Square”, revolves around two millennials. One aims for rock ’n’ roll fame, the other the corporate ladder — until their paths unexpectedly intersect. Originally premiered at the Old Globe in San Diego. Music by Huey Lewis, book by Jonathan A. Abrams, and coauthored by Abrams and Tyler Mitchell. Directed by Gordon Greenberg (Holiday Inn) and choreographed by Lorin Latarro (also The Who’s Tommy), the cast of the new musical will be led by Corey Cott (Bandstand, Newsies) and McKenzie Kurtz (Wicked).

The Wiz, Marquis Theatre: Previews start March 29, opens April 17th.

A revival of the 1975 Tony Award–winning musical. A contemporary retelling of L. Frank Baum’s beloved classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by an all-Black cast, the book is adapted by William F. Brown with music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Charlie Smalls. The reimagined production, has additional material by Amber Ruffin (2023 Drama Desk winner and Tony nominee for Some Like It Hot), is directed by Schele Williams (who also directs The Notebook this season), choreographed by Jaquel Knight (Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies.”) Scenic design is by Academy Award winner Hannah Beachler (Black Panther, Beyoncé’s Black Is King and Lemonade) and costume design is by Emmy Award winner and two-time Academy Award nominee Sharen Davis (Ray, Dreamgirls). The cast features Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy, Deborah Cox as Glinda, Melody A. Betts as Aunt Em and Evillene, Kyle Ramar Freeman as the Lion, Phillip Johnson Richardson as the Tin Man, Avery Wilson as the Scarecrow, and Wayne Brady as The Wiz.

The Great Gatsby, Broadway Theatre: Previews start March 29, opens April 25th.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, tale about a mysterious millionaire’s tragic romantic obsession with a beautiful socialite. The musical, is written by Nathan Tysen and Jason Howland (music and lyrics) and Kait Kerrigan (book) and premiered at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse, directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical). As Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, Tony nominees Jeremy Jordan (Newsies) and Eva Noblezada (Hadestown, Miss Saigon), reprise their performances.

Cabaret, August Wilson Theatre: Previews start April 1, opens April 21st.

A revival of the 1967 Tony Award winning musical direct from London. Academy Award and Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne (Red) reprises his critically acclaimed portrayal of the demonically seductive Emcee, which earned him an Olivier Award and stirred London audiences in 2022. The musical, written by John Kander (music), Fred Ebb (lyrics), and Joe Masteroff (book), is helmed by director Rebecca Frecknall. The production also stars Gayle Rankin as the vulnerable chanteuse Sally Bowles. Tony Award nominee Ato Blankson-Wood (Slave Play) plays Cliff Bradshaw, the writer who befriends Sally. Two-time Tony Award winner Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago, Sweet Charity) takes on the role of Fraulein Schneider, and Obie Award winner and Drama Desk nominee Steven Skybell portrays Herr Schultz. Club, scenic, and costume design are by Tom Scutt, and choreography is by Julia Cheng.

Mary Jane, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre: Previews start April 2, opens April 23rd.

Movie and TV star Rachel McAdams (best known for starring in Mean Girls and The Notebook, before they became musicals) makes her Broadway debut in Amy Herzog (a 2023 Tony nominee for her adaptation of A Doll’s House and adapter of this season’s An Enemy of the People) new play. McAdams is a single mother caring for her chronically ill young son. She relies on her determined optimism, navigating varying degrees of support from a diverse group of women who enter her world. The play, was previously produced Off-Broadway by New York Theater Workshop 2017, directed once again by Anne Kauffman (The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window).

Uncle Vanya, Vivian Beaumont Theatre: Previews start April 2, opens April 24th.

The new Lincoln Center Theater star-studded revival of Anton Chekhov’s 1899 tragicomedy. This is the 11th production of the Russian classic on Broadway. The play is directed by Lila Neugebauer, who also directed Appropriate earlier this season. Steve Carell, star of the hit television comedy series The Office, will make his Broadway debut as Vanya. His unhappy niece Sonya, Tony Award nominee Alison Pill (The Lieutenant of Inishmore), Sonya’s father, The Professor, Tony Award nominee Alfred Molina (Red, Fiddler on the Roof), and his captivating new young wife, Yelena, portrayed by Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (Caroline, or Change). William Jackson Harper as the visionary philosopher Astrov, Tony Award winner Jayne Houdyshell (The Humans) in the role of Vanya’s mother, Maria Vasilyevna, and Drama Desk and Obie Award winner Mia Katigbak as Maryina, the Nanny. The play is newly translated by Russian speaker Heidi Schreck, who was nominated for a Tony Award for What the Constitution Means to Me.

Mother Play, Hayes Theatre: Previews start April 2, opens April 25th.

Tony Award winner Jessica Lange returns in a new play, the latest from Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive). This surreal farce and a theatrical roller coaster ride, revolving around a steely matriarch who is overseeing her teenage children’s move into a new apartment in 1960s Washington, D.C.  Celia Keenan-Bolger (To Kill a Mockingbird) and Jim Parsons (The Boys in the Band, An Act of God) portray her children. The Second Stage production is directed by Tina Landau (Tony nominee for SpongeBob SquarePants).

Stereophonic, Golden Theatre: Previews start April 3, opens April 19th.

David Adjmi’s absorbing new play with songs, written by Arcade Fire’s former band member Will Butler, a mid-1970s rock band on the brink of making the big time assembles in a recording studio in California to record their new follow-up album. Their interpersonal relationships reach near breaking point as they strive for creative excellence over the next 12 months. The production, was presented Off-Broadway last fall by Playwrights Horizons, featured innovative sound design by Ryan Rumery and direction by Daniel Aukin.

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