THE FIVE CAN’T MISS NEW SHOWS ON BROADWAY THIS FALL
The temperatures outside may have sizzled New York this past sultry summer, but it is nothing compared to the heat Broadway will serve up to theatergoers this coming fall. Check out what’s coming soon to the great Theater District near you:
A View from the Bridge
When: Previews begin October 21st
Where: Lyceum Theatre, 149 West 45th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues
A classic from arguably the greatest American playwright in history, Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge” gets a Broadway revival this season after a wildly popular run in London where this production won Olivier Awards for “Best Revival,” “Best Actor,” and “Best Director.” Ivo van Hove makes his directorial Broadway debut, while Mark Strong—best known for starring in “The Imitation Game” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”—leads the cast.
For more information and tickets, visit the show’s official website
China Doll
When: Previews begin October 21st
Where: Gerald Shoenfeld Theatre, 236 West 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
When Al Pacino stars in a play that David Mamet pens, people pay attention. Looking to reproduce the incredible success of a recent “Glengarry Glen Ross” revival that saw Pacino perform the central role of Shelly Levene, the people behind “China Doll” are rushing back over to the same well. Here, Pacino tackles the part of billionaire Mickey Ross hoping to settle into semiretirement and marking the occasion by purchasing a plane for his young fiancé. But one phone call grounds all his plans.
For more information, visit the show’s official website
Misery
When: Previews begin October 22nd
Where: Broadhurst Theater, Broadway at 44th Street
Based on the Stephen King novel that was reimagined into an Oscar-winning film, “Misery” is getting the full Broadway treatment with a new script by two-time Academy Award winner William Goldman (“The Princess Bride,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”) and a strictly limited 16-week engagement starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf (“Roseanne,” “JFK”).
For more information, visit the show’s official website
School of Rock
When: Previews begin November 9th
Where: Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway between West 50thand West 51st Streets
Follow failed-rock-star-turned-substitute-teacher Dewey Finn as he creates his own curriculum for prestigious prep school kids, turning his class into a high-octane rock band. Based on the hugely popular film starring Jack Black, “School of Rock” is a brand new musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber acting as producer and scorer with 14 new songs to go along with some original tunes from the movie.
For more information, visit the show’s official website
The Color Purple
When: Previews begin November 10th
Where: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 West 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues
Jennifer Hudson (“Dreamgirls”) has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Grammy. This Fall she’s going for the Tony as Shug Avery in a Broadway revival of the 2005 hit “The Color Purple,” based on the novel by Alice Walker. Oprah Winfrey co-produces the show chronicling forty years of Po’ Chil’ Celie’s life in the segregated South.
For more information, visit the show’s official website
