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Special Features The 2019 Broadway Winter Preview What鈥檚 on the calendar for Broadway openings this January through April.

Fall in love with the theatre this spring with a smorgasbord of musicals, comedies, and dramas. This spring will see the return of Glenda Jackson to the stage, as well as other big names like Laurie Metcalf, John Lithgow, Keri Russell, Nathan Lane, Andrea Martin, and Annette Bening. With 14 new productions鈥攅venly divided between plays and musicals鈥擝roadway welcomes revivals like Sam Shepard鈥檚 True West and Cole Porter鈥檚 Kiss Me, Kate as well as new titles like Be More Chill and Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus.

Productions are listed in chronological order based on the date of the first preview performance.

Check out what鈥檚 coming to Off-Broadway this winter.
Check out what鈥檚 coming to London this winter.

True West
Opens January 24 at the American Airlines Theatre
Oscar and Tony nominee Ethan Hawke and Golden Globe nominee Paul Dano star in a new production of Sam Shepard鈥檚 Tony- and Pulitzer Prize鈥搉ominated drama, directed by James Macdonald (The Children). The play follows rivalrous brothers charged with house-sitting their mother鈥檚 home.

Be More Chill
Previews begin February 13 at the Lyceum Theatre; Official opening March 10
Following an extended sold-out run Off-Broadway, Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz鈥檚 Be More Chill comes to Broadway. Blending the contemporary with retro sci-fi, this deeply felt new musical takes on the competing voices in all of our heads and ultimately proves that there鈥檚 never been a better time in history to be yourself鈥攅specially if you鈥檙e a loser, geek, or鈥� whatever.

Kiss Me, Kate
Previews begin February 14 at Studio 54; Official opening March 14
Starring Tony Award winner Kelli O鈥橦ara and Tony Award nominee Will Chase and directed by Scott Ellis, Cole Porter鈥檚 classic Kiss Me, Kate follows two divorced and egocentric performers who find themselves starring opposite each other in the musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Directed by Scott Ellis.

Ain鈥檛 Too Proud 鈥� The Life and Times of the Temptations
Previews begin February 28 at the Imperial Theatre; Official opening March 21
Ain鈥檛 Too Proud, written by Dominique Morisseau (Pipeline, Skeleton Crew), directed by Tony winner Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys), and featuring choreography by Sergio Trujillo (On Your Feet!) brings the untold story of this legendary quintet to irresistible life. This story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal is set to the beat of the group鈥檚 treasured hits, including 鈥淢y Girl,鈥� 鈥淛ust My Imagination,鈥� 鈥淧apa Was a Rolling Stone,鈥� and many more.

King Lear
Previews begin February 28 at the Cort Theatre; Official opening April 4
Tony and two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson plays Lear in an all-new production directed by Tony winner Sam Gold (A Doll鈥檚 House Part 2, Fun Home). Shakespeare鈥檚 tragedy follows the aging King Lear in the midst of dividing his estate between his three daughters and his refusal to leave a share to his youngest daughter.

Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Previews begin March 5 at the Booth Theatre; Official opening April 11
Three-time Tony winner Nathan Lane, two-time Tony winner Andrea Martin, and Tony nominee Kristine Nielsen star in the world premiere of Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, the new comedy by MacArthur Fellow Taylor Mac. Directed by five-time Tony winner George C. Wolfe, the play takes place just after the conclusion of William Shakespeare鈥檚 Titus Andronicus as servants clean up the bodies.

Burn This
Previews begin March 15 at the Hudson Theatre; Official opening April 16
Adam Driver and Keri Russell lead the cast of this revival of Lanford Wilson鈥檚 classic, directed by Michael Mayer. Brought together by a death, two strangers embark on an explosive affair. Also starring Tony nominees David Furr and Brandon Uranowitz.

Oklahoma!
Previews begin March 19 at Circle in the Square; Official opening April 7
The reimagined Rodgers and Hammerstein classic鈥攕een last year at St. Ann鈥檚 Warehouse鈥攖ransfers to Broadway in a bold new production directed by Daniel Fish.

Hillary and Clinton
Previews begin March 16 at the John Golden Theatre; Official opening April 18
Tony and Emmy Award winners Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow star as the political power couple in Tony nominee Lucas Hnath鈥檚 play directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, exploring the politics of marriage and gender roles as a woman named Hillary fights to salvage her bid for President of the United States.

Hadestown
Previews begin March 22 at the Walter Kerr Theatre; Official opening April 17
From Off-Broadway to London to Broadway, the acclaimed Ana茂s Mitchell musical retelling of the Euridyce myth鈥攊n which Orpehus travels to the underworld to bring back his lost love鈥攊s directed by Tony nominee Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812).

Beetlejuice
Previews begin March 28 at the Winter Garden Theatre; Official opening April 25
Directed by Alex Timbers, this is a musical version of the 1988 film comedy about a loud, crass ghost and the humans鈥攁nd other spirits鈥攈e annoys. The world premiere starred Alex Brightman and Sophia Anne Caruso in Washington, D.C.

Tootsie
Previews begin March 29 at the Marquis Theatre; Official opening April 23
Based on the classic film, Tootsie tells the story of a talented but difficult actor whose desperate stunt lands him the role of a lifetime. Music and lyrics are by Tony Award鈥搘inning David Yazbek (The Band鈥檚 Visit) and books is by Robert Horn. The cast is led by Tony Award nominee Santino Fontana (Cinderella) and Lilli Cooper (SpongeBob SquarePants), directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Denis Jones.

Ink
Previews begin April 2 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre; Official opening April 24
James Graham鈥檚 electrifying new play comes to Broadway, directed by Rupert Goold. The brash young Rupert Murdoch buys The Sun in 1969 and sets out to make it a must-read smash that will destroy鈥攁nd ultimately horrify鈥攖he competition.

All My Sons
Previews begin April 4 at the American Airlines Theatre; Official opening April 22
Annette Bening and Tracy Letts star in a new revival of Arthur Miller鈥檚 All My Sons, directed by Tony winner Jack O鈥橞rien. In the aftermath of WWII, the Keller family struggles to stay intact and to fight for their future when a long-hidden secret threatens to emerge.

Check out what鈥檚 coming to Off-Broadway this winter.
Check out what鈥檚 coming to London this winter.

 
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