By Playbill Staff
08 Dec 2009

This list is updated periodically.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

• Walter Kerr Theatre
  
• First Preview: Nov. 24
  
• Opening: Dec. 13
  
• Director: Trevor Nunn
  
• Choreographer: Lynne Page
  
• Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury, Alexander Hanson, Aaron Lazar, Erin Davie, Leigh Ann Larkin
  
• Transfer of the London revival of the Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler musical.

PRESENT LAUGHTER

• American Airlines Theatre
  
• First Preview: Jan. 2, 2010
  
• Opening: Jan. 21
  
• Director: Nicholas Martin
  
• Cast: Victor Garber, Harriet Harris, Brooks Ashmanskas
  
• The Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the Noel Coward comedy about an aging matinee idol.

• Cort Theatre
  
• First Preview: Dec. 28
  
• Opening: Jan. 24, 2010
  
• Director: Gregory Mosher
  
• Cast: Liev Schreiber, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Hecht, Michael Cristofer, Santino Fontana and Corey Stoll
  
• Revival of Arthur Miller's drama centering on a dockworker who becomes too protective of his niece.

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• Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
  
• First Preview: Jan. 5, 2010
  
• Opening: Jan. 28
  
• Director: Daniel Sullivan
  
• Cast: Laura Linney, Alicia Silverstone, Brian d'Arcy James and Eric Bogosian
  
• Manhattan Theatre Club's presentation of Donald Margulies' new play about a war journalist and a photographer forced to return home.

• Hilton Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 25, 2010
  
• Opening: TBA
  
• Director: Julie Taymor
  
• Choreographer: Daniel Ezralow
  
• Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Alan Cumming and Reeve Carney
  
• New musical based on the Marvel comic book hero featuring songs by Bono and The Edge with a book by Taymor and Glen Berger.

• Circle in the Square Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 12, 2010
  
• Opening: March 3
  
• Director: Kate Whoriskey
  
• Cast: Abigail Breslin and Alison Pill
  
• A revival of William Gibson's drama centering on the deaf and blind Helen Keller and her teacher.

• Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 15, 2010
  
• Opening: March 4
  
• Director: John Crowley
  
• Cast: Christopher Walken, Zoe Kazan, Anthony Mackie and Sam Rockwell
  
• World premiere of a new American-set Martin McDonagh black comedy.

• Helen Hayes Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 16, 2010
  
• Opening: March 11
  
• Director: Sheryl Keller
  
• Cast: Patrick Breen, Maddie Corman, Sean Dugan, Patrick Heusinger, Connie Ray and Cotter Smith
  
• Transfer of Naked Angels' Off-Broadway run of Geoffrey Nauffts' drama about a five-year relationship.

• Henry Miller's Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 19, 2010
  
• Opening: March 18
  
• Director: Jerry Zaks
  
• Cast: Barry Humphries, Michael Feinstein
  
• Christopher Durang pens the Broadway return of Australia's First Lady with cabaret's popular standards man.

• Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
  
• First Preview: March 4, 2010
  
• Opening: April 8
  
• Director: Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch
  
• Cast: Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth, Carolee Carmello, Kevin Chamberlin, Jackie Hoffman, Zachary James, Terrence Mann, Adam Riegler, Wesley Taylor and Krysta Rodriguez
  
• New Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice musical inspired by Charles Addams macabre characters.

• Nederlander Theatre
  
• First Preview: March 13, 2010
  
• Opening: April 11
  
• Director: Eric Schaeffer
  
• Cast: TBA
  
• Transfer of the Chicago musical by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux centering on Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley.

• Theatre: TBA
  
• First Preview: April 12, 2010
  
• Opening: TBA
  
• Director: Robert Falls/ Jennifer Tarver
  
• Cast: Brian Dennehy
  
• Transfer of the Goodman Theatre's production of Eugene O'Neill and Samuel Beckett works.

• Longacre Theatre
  
• First Preview: April 6, 2010
  
• Opening: April 18
  
• Director: Terry Johnson
  
• Choreographer: Lynne Page
  
• Cast: Douglas Hodge
  
• Transfer of the London Menier Chocolate Factory production of Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein's musical.

• Studio 54
  
• First Preview: March 19, 2010
  
• Opening: April 22
  
• Director: James Lapine
  
• Cast: Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Michael Arden and Leslie Kritzer
  
• A new revue and intimate portrait of the famed composer.

• Broadway Theatre
  
• First Preview: March 28, 2010
  
• Opening: April 25
  
• Director: Rob Ashford
  
• Choreographer: Rob Ashford
  
• Cast: Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes
  
• A revival of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David-Neil Simon musical based on "The Apartment."

• Theatre: TBA
  
• First Preview: April 8, 2010
  
• Opening: April 27
  
• Director: Rupert Goold
  
• Cast: TBA
  
• Transfer of London's Jerwood Theatre production of Lucy Prebble's financial scandal drama.

• Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
  
• First Preview: April 6, 2010
  
• Opening: April 28
  
• Director: Doug Hughes
  
• Cast: Linda Lavin
  
• Manhattan Theatre Club's presentation of Donald Margulies' new play about two female writers.

• Theatre: TBA
  
• First Preview: TBA
  
• Opening: Nov. 11, 2010
  
• Director: Jack O'Brien
  
• Choreographer: Jerry Mitchell
  
• Cast: Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Summer Strallen, Joseph Millson and Liz Robertson
  
• Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater and Ben Elton's musical continuation of The Phantom of the Opera story.

ANGELS

• Attached: Ken Lai (book, music and lyrics) and Marcus Cheong (book and lyrics), Rich Fowler (Director), Robert Cuccioli, Jessica Grové and Nicholas Rodriguez (Actors), Marcus Cheong, Frank Monteleone, Dale Smith (Producers)
  
• New musical based on the epic Milton poem "Paradise Lost."

• Attached: David Foster (Music), Oscar Williams and Sally Robinson (Book), Ostar Productions (Producer)
  
• New musical based on the classic cartoon character.

• Attached: Douglas Carter Beane (Book), Douglas J. Cohen (Music and Lyrics), Christopher Ashley (Director), Robert Ahrens (Producer)
  
• New musical about down-on-their-luck lounge singers on a U.N. cruise ship that is held hostage by terrorists.

• Attached: Rob Ashford (Director), John Guare (New Book), Ostar Productions and Liza Lerner (Producers)
  
• Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical centering on two Americans journey in Scotland.

• Attached: Andy Blankenbuehler (Director, Choreographer), Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tom Kitt (music), Amanda Green (lyrics), Jeff Whitty (Book), Universal Pictures Stage Productions with Charlie Lyons and Armyan Bernstein of Beacon Communications (Producer)
  
• New musical set in the world of competitive cheerleading.

• Attached: Bartlett Sher (Director), Elephant Eye Theatrical (Producer), Dou Dou Huang (Choreographer)
  
• A new David Yazbek-David Henry Hwang musical centering on the martial arts movie star.

• Attached: Marc Shaiman (Music, Lyrics), Scott Wittman (Lyrics), Terrence McNally (Book), Jack O'Brien (Director), Jerry Mitchell (Choreographer)
  
• New musical based on the film of the same name.

• Attached: Graciela Daniele (Director, Choreographer), Roundabout Theatre Company (Producers)
  
• Revival of the musical revue featuring the work of Bob Fosse.

• Attached: Josef Brown, Amanda Leigh Cobb and Britta Lazenga (Actors), Eleanor Bergstein (Concept, Book), James Powell (Director), Kate Champion (Choreographer), Jacobsen Entertainment in association with Lionsgate and Magic Hour Productions (Producers)
  
• New stage show (currently touring) based on the film of the same name.

• Attached: Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman (Book)
  
• New musical based on the film of the same name.

• Attached: Michael Mayer (Director)
  
• Joanna Murray-Smith's new drama centering on a feminist author who suddenly gets writer's block.

• Attached: Suzan-Lori Parks (Director)
  
• Revival of August Wilson's drama about a former Negro League baseball player who is now a garbage man.

• Attached: India.Arie (Actor), Shirley Jo Finney (Director), Hinton Battle (Choreographer), Whoopi Goldberg and DreamTeam Entertainment Group (Producers)
  
• Revival (with revisions) of Ntozake Shange's work centering on seven women.

• Attached: Daniel Goldstein (Director), Christopher Gattelli (Choreographer), Gavin Creel, Diana DeGarmo, Joshua Henry (Actors), Adam Epstein (Producer)
  
• Revival of the Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak musical based on "The Gospel According to St. Matthew."

• Attached: Kenny Leon (Director), Todd Kreidler (adaptation) Jeffrey Finn Productions (Producer)
  
• New play based on the film of the same name.

• Attached: Danny Elfman (Music), David Yazbek (Lyrics), Kurt Andersen (Book), Jack O'Brien (Director)
  
• New musical centering on the magician and master escape artist.

• Attached: Alan Menken (Music), Glenn Slater (Lyrics), Janus Cercone (Book), Taylor Hackford (Director)
  
• New musical based on the film of the same name.

• Attached: Wayland Pickard (Actor), Pamela Hall (Director), Edmund Gaynes and Nancy Bianconi (Producers)
  
• A new musical about the life of the late pianist Lee Liberace.

• Attached: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (Music and Lyrics), Paul Butler and Fred Fox, Jr. (Book), Andy Belling (Director), Larry Sousa (Choreographer), Bob Mackie (Costumes), Jack Stein & JNS Entertainment(Producers)
  
• New musical about a troubled young man whose estranged father helps him travels back in time on the magical title device.

• Attached: Casey Nicholaw (Director/Choreographer), Kevin McCollum and Bob Boyett (Producers)
  
• Transfer of the new Charles Strouse-Susan Birkenhead-Bob Martin musical centering on a burlesque impresario.

• Attached: Erik Weiner and Jordan Allen-Dutton (Book, Lyrics), Hal Goldberg (Music), Jerry Zaks(Director)
  
• New musical comedy following computer techies Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

• Attached: Harry Connick, Jr. (Actor), Joe DiPietro (Book), Broadway Across America (Producer)
  
• New musical comedy with George and Ira Gershwin songs about a Long Island playboy.

• Attached: Jerry Lewis (Director), Marvin Hamlisch (Music) and Rupert Holmes (Book and lyrics)
  
• New musical based on the film of the same name.

• Attached: John N. Hart, Jr., Jeff Sine and Fred Zollo (Producers)
  
• New musical based on the film of the same name.

• Attached: Harold Prince and Susan Stroman (Co-Directors), Richard Nelson (Book), Ellen Fitzhugh (Lyrics) Johann Strauss II (Music - adapted by orchestrator Jonathan Tunick)
  
• New musical based on Joseph Roth's novel "The Tale of the 1002nd Night."

• Attached: Simon Phillips (Director), Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott (Book), Back Row Productions, Specific Films, Rafford Films, Nederlander Productions, Inc., Terri and Timothy Childs in association with MGM On Stage—Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber (Producers)
  
• Transfer of the musical based on the film of the same.

• Attached: Joe Nichols and Lorrie Morgan (Actor), Peter Masterson (Director), Steve Dorff (Music, Lyrics), John Bettis (Lyrics), Rex McGee and Masterson (Book), Randall L. Wreghitt, Chris Presley and Ellen Rusconi (Producer)
  
• New musical based on the film of the same name about a country music superstar who leaves it all to find himself.

• Attached: Peter Ackerman (book) Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen (score), Casey Nicholaw (Director, Choreographer), Barry Brown, Bruce Charet, Dennis Mastro, Dennis Farina and Billy Campbell (Producers)br>
• A re-thinking of the 1964 Warner Brothers film of the same name.

• Attached: Mark Nadler (Performer and Creator), Mark Waldrop (Director), Michael Alden and Karen Lotman (Producers)br>
• One-man “comedy-in-music adventure” featuring the great American songbook music and gossip about its composers.

• Attached: Zindzi Mandela (Book), Welcome Msomi (Creator), Routh/Frankel/Baruch/Viertel Group and PSE Broadway LLC (Producers)
  
• A new musical about South Africa's struggle for freedom from apartheid.

• Attached: Michael Lang and Samuel G. Nappi (Producers)
  
• New musical based on Lang's memoir, "The Road to Woodstock."

• Attached: Ryan J. Davis (Conceiver), Joe Drymala (book and score), Ben Cohn and Sean McDaniel, Rick Crom, Glen Kelly, Laurence O'Keefe, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and Eric Svejcar (additional songs), Sibling Theatricals, Inc. and Holly Way & Co. (Producers)
  
• New musical, seen at the 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival, centering on sibling songwriters.

• Attached: Des McAnuff (Director),
  
• Re-imagined production of the Charlie Smalls-William F. Brown musical based on L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."