So... Matilda closed. Something Rotten closed. The Color Purple is closing. Falsettos is closing. Jersey Boys is closing. Holiday Inn is closing. Oh, Hello is closing. It's a rough January.
However, fret not! There is a lot of great stuff coming up on Broadway this year. Last year, I went through some of the upcoming Broadway adaptations coming up. Today, I want to give a peak at what shows will be opening on Broadway this season. Please, go see Hamilton and enjoy the phenomenon, but support other shows on Broadway as well if you make it to New York this year.
This will include shows starting previews through March 31st. There are constantly shows opening and closing on Broadway. I want to provide a guide for the next few months. There are a ton of great shows opening this year and there is a chance I will provide more updates throughout the year.
THE PRESENT
Theatre: Ethel Barrymore
Previews: December 17, 2016
Opening: January 8, 2017
Written by Andrew Upton
Director: John Crowley
Cast: Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh
This is a plat based on Anton Chekhov's Planatov, except the action has been rewritten to take place in the 1990s. It is a limited run through March 19th.
JITNEY
Theatre: Samuel J. Friedman
First Preview: December 28, 2016
Opening: January 19, 2017
Written by August Wilson
Director: Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Cast: André Holland, Harvey Blanks, Anthony Chisholm, Brandon Dirden, Carra Patterson
Wilson's play about men who drive unlicensed cabs or "jitneys." It is the only play for Wilson's 10-play cycle, which also includes Fences and The Piano Lesson, which has not been on Broadway.
SUNSET BOULEVARD
Theatre: Palace
First Preview: February 2, 2017
Opening: February 9, 2017
Written by Christopher Hampton and Don Black (book/lyrics), and Andrew Lloyd Webber (music)
Director: Lonny Price
Cast: Glenn Close
Revival of the Webber musical about an old star attempting to make a comeback. I'm so lit for this one; I'm not a big Webber fan but the music from this show is stunning.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
Theatre: Hudson
Previews: February 2, 2017
Opens: February 23
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by James Lapine
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford
Musical about pointillist painter Geourge Sauret. I love love love Jake Gyllenhall and wish I could make it to New York to see it.
Limited engagement through April 23rd.
SIGNIFICANT OTHER
Theatre: Booth
Previews: February 14, 2017
Opens: March 2, 2017
Playwright: Joshua Harmon
Director: Trip Cullman
Cast: Gideon Glick, Barbara Barrie, and Lindsay Mendez
About a gay man who searches for love in New York City
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Theatre: Belasco
Previews: February 7, 2017
Opens: March 9, 2017
Playwright: Tennessee Williams
Director: Sam Gold
Cast: Sally Field and Joe Mantello
Yet another revival of this play. Tells the story of a young man's memory of his family: an overbearing mother and a shy, disabled sister. Joe Mantello is known as a great director, but I would love to see him on stage as an actor.
COME FROM AWAY
Theatre: Schoenfeld
Previews: February 18, 2017
Opens: March 12, 2017
Book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein.
Director: Christopher Ashley
Cast: Chad Kimball, Jenn Colella, Joel Hatch, Rodney Hicks and Caesar Samayoa.
About a group of travelers who were diverted to a Newfoundland town on September 11, 2001. I've never heard of this musical, BUT I love that it's a new idea and it's been killing it at regional theatres, so I hope it is also a hit on Broadway.
THE PRICE
Theatre: American Airlines
Previews: February 16, 2017
Opens: March 16, 2017
Playwright: Arthur Miller
Director: Terry Kinney
Cast: John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub, Jessica Hecht
It's not a Broadway season without the revival of an Arthur Miller play. This lesser-known work tells the story of two estranged brothers who come together to divide up the family estate.
Limited engagement through May 7th.
SWEAT
Theatre: Studio 54
Previews: March 4, 2017
Opens: March 26, 2017
Playwright: Lynn Nottage
Director: Kate Whoriskey
Cast: Carlo Albán, James Colby, Khris Davis, Johanna Day, John Earl Jelks, Will Pullen
About blue-collar workers in Pennsylvania at the turn of the millenium.
MISS SAIGON
Theatre: Broadway
Previews: March 1, 2017
Opens: March 23, 2017
Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg (music), Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (lyrics), Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (book)
Director: Laurence Connor
Cast: Jon Jon Briones and Eva Noblezada
An American soldier is caught in a love triangle between a woman he met in Vietnam during the war and girl back in America.
Limited run through January 15, 2018. I don't know why they insist on making the Schonberg/Boublil revivals limited runs, but okay.
AMÉLIE
Theatre: Walter Kerr
Previews: March 9, 2017
Opening: April 3, 2017
Written by Dan Messé (music), Nathan Tyson (lyrics), Craig Lucas (book)
Director: Pam MacKinnon
Cast: Phillipa Soo and Adam Chanler-Berat
A musical adaptation of the French film about a waitress with a wild imagination who helps the people around her achieve their dreams and falls in love in the process.
PRESENT LAUGHTER
Theatre: St. James
Previews: March 10, 2017
Opening: April 5, 2017
Playwright: Noël Coward
Director: Moritz von Suelpnagel
Cast: Kevin Kline, Kate Burton
Revival of a play about a light comedy actor who is about to embark on a tour to Africa.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
Theatre: Lyceum
Previews: March 9, 2017
Opening: April 2, 2017
Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields
Director: Mark Bell
Cast: Matthew Cavendish, Bryony Corrigan, Rob Falconer, Dave Hearn, Henry Lewis
Comedy about a university production where nothing goes right.
WAR PAINT
Theatre: Nederlander
Previews: March 7, 2017
Opening: April 6, 2017
Writers: Book by Doug Wrights; music and lyrics by Scott Frankel and Michael Korie
Director: Michael Grief; choreographer: Christopher Gattelli
Cast: Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole
Musical based on the rivalry between two cosmetic titans. I'm not a big LuPone fan, but as long as she doesn't start screaming at people in the audience, this show will be a beast.
OSLO
Theatre: Vivian Beaumont
Previews: March 23, 2017
Opens: April 13, 2017
Playwright: J.T. Rogers
Director: Bartlett Sher
Cast: Jennifer Ehle, Daniel Jenkins, Jefferson Mays and Daniel Oreskes
A political play play about the top-secret meetings between the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization that resulted in the Oslo Accords.
GROUNDHOG DAY
Theatre: August Wilson
Previews: March 16, 2017
Opening: April 17, 2017
Music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, book by Danny Rubin
Director: Matthew Warchus
Cast: Andy Karl
Written by the composer of Matilda, this musical is an adaptation of the Bill Murray film about a man who becomes caught in an endless cycle of the same Groundhog Day.
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