Please note: Quotes in the show listings below are excerpts from the Reviews of Virginia Eden.
THE 39 STEPS
American Airlines / 227 West 42nd Street
Play— adapted for the stage from the famous Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece. A mysterious woman claiming to be a spy winds up dead in Richard Hannay’s flat. An innocent man, he learns about a dangerous spy ring. He is pursued across Scotland.
THE LION KING
Minskoff / 200 West 45th Street at Broadway.
A Disney Musical— enhanced by the creativity of Director Julie Taymor. It tells the story of a young lion club named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as King.
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Lunt-Fontanne / 205 West 46th Stret
Musical— based on the Disney movie, the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, a mermaid wants to live in the outside world. She needs to escape the clutches of an evil sea witch. The show takes you into an underwater world. The show features 11 new songs by Alan Menkin and lyrics by Glen Slater.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Majestic / 247 West 44th Street
Musical— about the hideously deformed phantom terrorizing everyone in an 1881 opera house to further the career of a young soprano. Look out for the falling chandelier!
WICKED
Gershwin / 223 West 51st Street
Musical— Two would-be witches meet as young girls in Sorcery school and become friends. There are flying monkeys, giant munchkins, fiery dragons and a wisard searching for answers in the ancient book of spells and rituals. There is also the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Hilton / 213 West 42nd Street
Musical— Book, music and lyrics by Mel Brooks with help from Thomas Meehan. Choreography and direction by Susan Stroman. Roger Bart, the grandson of the original Dr.Frankenstein inherits the castle, the monster-making machinery, the hunchback assistant Igor, the glorious assistant Inga (Susan Foster), and the housekeeper Frau Blucher (Andrea Martin). Megan Mullay is Elizabeth his fiance and the Monster is Shuler Hensley.
