9 TO 5
Marquis / 1535 Broadway
Musical—Three unhappy office workers seek revenge on their heartless boss. Starring Marc Kudisch, Allison Janney, Megan Hilty and Stephanie J. Block. Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton. Directed by Joe Mantello.

August: Osage County
Imperial / 249 West 45th Street
Play—about a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, presented by Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company. 3 1/2 hours, three-act drama, revealing secrets of this 3-generations clan. The patriach, Beverly (Dennis Letts) explains in the opening scene “we have a bargain—she takes pills and I drink” describing his relationship with his wife to the Native American girl he is hiring as a companion housekeeper. He disappears only to commit suicide. All hell breaks loose as the entire family comes to commiserate with mom, Violet, and secrets are revealed.

Billy Elliot
Imperial / 249 West 45th Street
Musical—about an 11-year old coal miner’s son who discovered he loves to dance when he stumbles accidentaly into a class taught by Mrs. Wilkinson / Haydn Gwynne The story takes place during the 1984 strike of the British Labor Union of mine workers.

Blithe Spirit
Shubert / 225 West 44th Street
Comedy by Noel Coward starring Rupert Everett, Angela Lansbury and Christine Ebersole. Directed by Michael Blakemore. A married man haunted by his ex-wife.

Chicago
Ambassador / 219 West 49th Street
Musical—Roxie Hart, a married floozie, kills her lover. With the help of her slick lawyer, she's acquitted of murder and ends up a media superstar.

God Of Carnage
Bernard B. Jacobs / 242 West 45th Street
Play—starring James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Marcia Gay Harden and Hope Davis. Two 11-year old children play a game in the school playground with the result that Ferdinand knocks out two of Bruno’s teeth with a stick. That night, the parents of both children meet in order to discuss the matter.