Here is the schedule of upcoming Broadway openings. Schedule subject to change.

OCTOBER

DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES

• Minskoff Theatre
  
• First Preview: Oct. 16
  
• Opening: Dec. 9
  
• Director: John Rando
  
• Choreographer: John Carrafa
  
• Cast: Michael Crawford, Rene Auberjonois, Max von Essen, Ron Orbach and Mandy Gonzalez
  
• A musical based on the 1967 Roman Polanski film "The Fearless Vampire Killers", with book and lyrics by Michael Kunze and music by Jim Steinman.

• Vivian Beaumont Theatre
  
• First Preview: Nov. 23
  
• Opening: Dec. 19
  
• Director: Gerald Gutierrez
  
• Cast: Christine Ebersole, Joe Grifasi, James Rebhorn, Emily Skinner, Byron Jennings
  
• A new production of George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's 1932 comedy.

• Ethel Barrymore Theatre
  
• First Preview: Nov. 25
  
• Opening: Dec. 12
  
• Director: Jack O'Brien
  
• Cast: Cherry Jones, Swoosie Kurtz, Harry Groener
  
• Nora Ephron's play about the feuding literary femmes Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy.

• Brooks Atkinson Theatre
  
• First Preview: Dec. 4
  
• Opening: Dec. 10
  
• Director: Deborah Warner
  
• Cast: Fiona Shaw
  
• The Abbey Theatre of Dublin's production of Euripides' tragedy.

• American Airlines Theatre
  
• First Preview: Dec. 6, 2002
  
• Opening: Jan. 9, 2003
  
• Director: Joe Dowling
  
• Cast: Brian Bedford, Henry Goodman, J. Smith-Cameron
  
• Moliere's comedy about a religious hypocrite.

• Royale Theatre
  
• First Preview: Jan. 17, 2003
  
• Opening: Feb. 6, 2003
  
• Director: Marion McClinton
  
• Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Charles S. Dutton
  
• A revival of the 1984 August Wilson drama.

• Music Box Theatre
  
• First Preview: Jan. 23, 2003
  
• Opening: TBA
  
• Cast: Mario Cantone
• A solo show starring the comedian and actor.

• Walter Kerr Theatre
  
• First Preview: Feb. 4, 2003
  
• Opening: Feb. 27, 2003
  
• Director: Joe Mantello
  
• Cast: Daniel Sunjata, Neal Huff, Frederick Weller, Denis O'Hare
  
• Richard Greenberg's play about a professional baseball player who comes out of the closet and causes a furor.

• Broadhurst Theatre
  
• First Preview: February 2003
  
• Opening: TBA
  
• Director: Lonny Price
  
• Cast: Sally Mayes, Leo Burmester, Matt Cavenaugh and Jenn Colella
  
• A new musical based on the 1980 film about a Texas honky-tonk bar.

• Eugene O'Neill Theatre
  
• First Preview: March 11, 2003
  
• Opening: April 10, 2003
  
• Director: David Leveaux
  
• Cast: Antonio Banderas, Chita Rivera, Laura Benanti, Jane Krakowski, Mary Stuart Masterson
  
• A revival of the Maury Yeston musical based on Fellini's film "8 1/2."

• American Airlines Theatre
  
• First Preview: March 14, 2003
  
• Opening: TBA
  
• Director: Laurence Boswell
  
• Cast: Eddie Izzard, Victoria Hamilton
  
• A revival of the Peter Nichols drama about a couple coping with a severely disabled child.

• Theatre TBA
  
• First Preview: early 2003
  
• Opening: TBA
  
• Director: David Petrarca
  
• Cast: Mark Linn-Baker, Jay Goede
  
• The Robert and Willie Reale musical based on the children's book about a pair of amphibians with an unwavering friendship.

• Theatre TBA
  
• First Preview: summer 2003
  
• Opening: summer 2003
  
• Director: Connie Grappo
  
• Choreographer: TBA
  
• The Alan Menken-Howard Ashman satiric musical about a man-eating plant.

• Theatre TBA
  
• First Preview: spring 2003
  
• Opening: spring 2003
  
• Director: Michael Greif
  
• Choreographer: Jerry Mitchell
  
• A new musical based on the film "Swing Time" featuring the music of Jerome Kern and a book by Jeffrey Hatcher

• Brooks Atkinson Theatre
  
• First Preview: April 1, 2003
  
• Opening: May 4, 2003
  
• Director: Scott Ellis
  
• Choreography: Ann Reinking
  
• Cast: Liz Callaway, Jeanine La Manna, Shannon Lewis
  
• A new musical revue employing the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

• Theatre TBA
  
• First Preview: summer 2003
  
• Opening: Aug. 17, 2003
  
• Director: Walter Bobbie
  
• Cast: Marisa Tomei
  
• A new production of the Cy Coleman musical about an ever-optimistic dance hall hostess.

• Shubert Theatre
  
• First Preview: March 24, 2003
  
• Opening: Apr. 24, 2003
  
• Director: Sam Mendes
  
• Choreographer: Jerry Mitchell
  
• Cast: Bernadette Peters, Tammy Blanchard, Kate Reinders, John Dossett
  
• A new production of the classic Styne-Sondheim-Laurents musical about Gypsy Rose Lee and her hard-driving stage mother.

• Theatre TBA
  
• First Preview: April 2003
  
• Opening: Spring 2003
  
• Director: Marianne Elliott
  
• Cast: Hilary Swank
  
• A new revival of William Gibson's drama about blind and deaf Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan.

• Theatre TBA
  
• First Preview: TBA
  
• Opening: TBA
  
• Director: Gabriel Barre
  
• Cast: Linda Eder
  
• Frank Wildhorn's new musical about the French sculptress.

• Theatre TBA
  
• First Preview: TBA
  
• Opening: TBA
  
• Director: Matthew Warchus
  
• Cast: TBA
  
• A new play from the author of Art

• Imperial Theatre
  
• First Preview: Sept. 16, 2003
  
• Opening: Oct. 16, 2003
  
• Director: Philip Wm. McKinley
  
• Choreographer: Joey McKneely
  
• Cast: Hugh Jackman
  
• The Australian born musical about the life of Peter Allen.

• Theatre TBA
  
• First Preview: TBA
  
• Opening: Oct. 31, 2003
  
• Director: Joe Mantello
  
• Choreographer: Wayne Cilento
  
• Cast: Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Dana Ivey
  
• Stephen Schwartz's Oz-flavored new musical based on Gregory Maguire's novel