Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
As Broadway heads into the busy spring theater season, a wave of new productions and high-profile revivals is arriving across Midtown. This year’s lineup leans heavily on recognizable titles — including revivals of classics and stage adaptations of familiar screen properties — as well as star casting.
Every Brilliant Thing
Fresh off his Tony Award–winning performance in “Merrily We Roll Along,” Daniel Radcliffe headlines the Broadway premiere of Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe’s solo play about finding light in life’s darkest moments. In previews at the Hudson Theatre, everybrilliantthingbway.com.
Giant
John Lithgow reprises his Olivier Award-winning performance as Roald Dahl in a new drama that explores the accusations of antisemitism made against the author. Begins previews March 11 at Music Box Theatre, gianttheplay.com.
Death of a Salesman
Nathan Lane steps into the role of Willy Loman in a revival of the classic Arthur Miller drama, joined by Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott, with direction by Joe Mantello. In previews at the Winter Garden Theatre, salesmanbroadway.com.
Beaches
This new musical based on Iris Rainer Dart’s bestselling novel and the 1988 film adaptation, starring Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett as lifelong friends Cee Cee and Bertie, will open this spring for a limited engagement before launching a national tour. Begins previews March 27 at the Majestic Theatre, beachesthemusical.com.
Becky Shaw
Patrick Ball (“The Pitt”), Madeline Brewer (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), and Lauren Patten (“Jagged Little Pill”) lead Gina Gionfriddo’s dark comedy about the consequences of a newlywed couple setting their friends up on a blind date. Begins previews March 18 at the Hayes Theater, 2st.com.
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
More than four decades after “Cats” first prowled Broadway, the ballroom-inspired reimagining turns Andrew Lloyd Webber’s feline spectacle into an immersive runway competition inspired by New York’s ballroom culture. Begins previews March 18 at the Broadhurst Theatre, catsthejellicleball.com.
Dog Day Afternoon
Fans of the acclaimed TV series “The Bear” can see both Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach star in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ (“Between Riverside and Crazy”) new stage adaptation of the real-life events dramatized in the 1975 Al Pacino film about a bank holdup gone horribly wrong. Begins previews March 10 at the August Wilson Theatre, dogdayafternoonbroadway.com.
Fallen Angels
Rose Byrne (who previously appeared on Broadway in “You Can’t Take It With You”) and Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara lead a revival of Noël Coward’s rarely seen, once racy 1925 comedy. Begins previews March 27 at the Todd Haimes Theatre, roundabouttheatre.org.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Taraji P. Henson (“Empire,” “Hidden Figures”) and Cedric the Entertainer (“The Neighborhood”) lead a revival of August Wilson’s drama set in 1911 at a boarding house serving Black migrants in Pittsburgh. Begins previews March 30 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, joeturnerbway.com.
Proof
Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) joins film star Don Cheadle in the first Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the troubled daughter of a mathematician who recently died after struggling with mental illness. Begins previews March 31 at the Booth Theatre, proofbroadway.com.
Schmigadoon!
The Apple TV series, which affectionately parodied Rodgers and Hammerstein-era musicals, has been adapted for the stage. Begins previews April 4 at the Nederlander Theatre, schmigadoonbroadway.com.
The Balusters
David Lindsay-Abaire (“Rabbit Hole,” “Good People”) returns to Manhattan Theatre Club with a new comedy in which the question of whether to add a stop sign divides the members of a small community. Begins previews March 31 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, manhattantheatreclub.com.
The Fear of 13
Two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody makes his Broadway debut opposite Tessa Thompson in a true crime drama about Nick Yarris, who spent more than two decades on death row for a murder he insisted he did not commit. Begins previews March 19 at the James Earl Jones Theatre, thefearof13broadway.com.
The Lost Boys
Based on the 1987 Joel Schumacher film and with songs by the rock band The Rescues, two teenage boys move to California and discover that the town of Santa Carla has been consumed by vampires. Begins previews March 27 at the Palace Theatre, lostboysmusical.com.
The Rocky Horror Show
On its 50th anniversary, Richard O’Brien’s cult musical lands at Studio 54 with Luke Evans (“Beauty and the Beast”) as Frank-N-Furter. Begins previews March 26 at Studio 54, roundabouttheatre.org.
Titanique
Following a hit Off-Broadway run, the Céline Dion-powered send-up of the 1997 blockbuster film “Titanic” will play Broadway with a cast that includes co-creators Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli plus Jim Parsons, Melissa Barrera and Deborah Cox. Begins previews March 26 at the St. James Theatre, titaniquebroadway.com.
