Schedule subject to change.
OCTOBER
DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES
- Minskoff Theatre
- First Preview: Oct. 16, 2002
- Opening: Dec. 9, 2002
- 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.
- Longacre Theatre
- First Preview: Oct. 30, 2002
- Opening: Nov. 14, 2002
- Conceived by: Stan Lathan and Russell Simmons
- Cast: Georgia Me, Black Ice, Beau Sia and more
- An evening of poetry inspired by the HBO series.
- Vivian Beaumont Theatre
- First Preview: Nov. 21, 2002
- Opening: Dec. 19, 2002
- Director: Gerald Gutierrez
- Cast: Christine Ebersole, Dorothy Loudon, Joe Grifasi, James Rebhorn, Emily Skinner, Byron Jennings
- A new production of George S. Kauman and Edna Ferber's 1932 comedy.
- Booth Theatre
- First Preview: Nov. 22, 2002
- Opening: Dec. 4, 2002
- Director: James Naughton
- Cast: Paul Newman
- A new production of Thornton Wilder's classic.
- Martin Beck Theatre
- First Preview: Nov. 23, 2002
- Opening: Dec. 5, 2002
- Director: Jonathan Kent
- Cast: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ernie Sabella
- The classic musical adaptation of Cervantes' Don Quixote.
- Ethel Barrymore Theatre
- First Preview: Nov. 25, 2002
- Opening: Dec. 12, 2002
- 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.
- Broadway Theatre
- First Preview: Nov. 29, 2002
- Opening: Dec. 8, 2002
- Director: Baz Luhrmann
- Cast: Three rotating casts for the two leads
- This production of Puccini's opera was first mounted at the Sydney Opera House in 1990.
- Brooks Atkinson Theatre
- First Preview: Dec. 4, 2003
- Opening: TBA
- 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, 2002
- 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.
- 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.
- 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: 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
- Theatre TBA
- First Preview: spring 2003
- Opening: spring 2003
- Director: Scott Ellis
- Choreography: Ann Reinking
- Cast: Liz Callaway
- A new musical employing the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
- Theatre TBA
- First Preview: spring 2003
- Opening: spring 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
- 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