{"id":361,"date":"2009-01-04T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-04T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clients.chrisvanpatten.com\/theatreaficionado.com\/2009\/01\/plenty-of-roads-to-try.html"},"modified":"2009-01-04T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-04T19:30:00","slug":"plenty-of-roads-to-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/?p=361","title":{"rendered":"Plenty of Roads to Try"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So many shows closed today. Limited runs and commercial engagements alike came to an end. However, as always, Broadway carries on. Here is a list of the shows that are set to open on the Rialto over the next couple of months.<\/p>\n<p><em>The American Plan<\/em><br \/>Gerald Friedman Theatre (MTC)<br \/>Wr: Richard Greenberg (revival)<br \/>Dir: David Grindley<br \/>Previews 1\/2. Opens 1\/22.<br \/>Mercedes Ruehl, Lily Rabe, Benjamin Eakeley, Austin Lysy, Brenda Pressley<\/p>\n<p><em>Hedda Gabler <\/em><br \/>American Airlines Theatre (Roundabout)<br \/>Wr: Henrik Ibsen (trans: Christopher Shinn)<br \/>Dir: Ian Rickson<br \/>Previews 1\/6. Opens 1\/25.<br \/>Mary Louise Parker, Michael Cerveris, Paul Sparks, Peter Stormare<\/p>\n<p><em>You&#8217;re Welcome America, A Final Night With President Bush<\/em><br \/>Cort Theatre<br \/>Wr: Will Ferrell<br \/>Dir: Adam McKay<br \/>Previews 1\/20. Opens 2\/5.<br \/>Will Ferrell (solo)<\/p>\n<p><em>The Story of My Life <\/em><br \/>Booth Theatre<br \/>Book: Brian Mill<br \/>Music &amp; Lyrics: Neil Bartram<br \/>Dir: Richard Maltby, Jr.<br \/>Previews 2\/3. Opens 2\/19.<br \/>Will Chase, Malcolm Gets<\/p>\n<p><em>Guys and Dolls<\/em><br \/>Nederlander Theatre<br \/>Book: Jo Swerling &amp; Abe Burrows<br \/>Music &amp; Lyrics: Frank Loesser<br \/>Dir: Des McAnuff<br \/>Previews 2\/3. Opens 3\/1.<br \/>Craig Bierko, Oliver Pratt, Lauren Graham, Kate Jennings Grant, Titus Burgess &amp; Mary Testa<\/p>\n<p><em>33 Variations<\/em><br \/>Eugene O&#8217;Neill Theatre<br \/>Wr &amp; Dir: Moises Kaufman<br \/>Previews: 2\/9. Opens 3\/9.<br \/>Jane Fonda<\/p>\n<p><em>Impressionism<\/em><br \/>Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre<br \/>Wr: Michael Jacobs<br \/>Dir: Jack O&#8217;Brien<br \/>Previews: 2\/28. Opens: 3\/12.<br \/>Jeremy Irons, Joan Allen, Marsha Mason, Andre de Shields, Michael T. Weiss, Aaron Lazar &amp; Margarita Levieva<\/p>\n<p><em>Blithe Spirit<\/em><br \/>Shubert Theatre<br \/>Wr: Noel Coward<br \/>Dir: Michael Blakemore<br \/>Previews: 2.26. Opens: 3.15.<br \/>Christine Ebersole, Angela Lansbury, Rupert Everett, Jayne Atkinson, Deborah Rush, Simon Jones.<\/p>\n<p><em>West Side Story<\/em><br \/>Palace Theatre<br \/>Music: Leonard Bernstein<br \/>Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim<br \/>Book &amp; Dir: Arthur Laurents<br \/>Previews: 2\/23. Opens: 3\/19.<br \/>Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione, Karen Olivo, Cody Green &amp; George Akram<\/p>\n<p><em>Irena&#8217;s Vow<\/em><br \/>Walter Kerr Theatre<br \/>Wr: Dan Gordon<br \/>Dir: Michael Parva<br \/>Previews: 3\/10. Opens: 3\/29.<br \/>Tovah Feldshuh<\/p>\n<p><em>Hair<\/em><br \/>Al Hirschfeld Theatre<br \/>Music: Galt McDermott<br \/>Book &amp; Lyrics: Gerome Ragni &amp; James Rado<br \/>Dir: Diane Paulus<br \/>Previews: 3\/6. Opens: 3\/31.<br \/>Gavin Creel<\/p>\n<p><em>Reasons to Be Pretty<\/em><br \/>Lyceum Theatre<br \/>Wr: Neil LaBute<br \/>Terry Kinney<br \/>Previews: 3\/13. Opens: 4\/2.<br \/>Marin Ireland, Stephen Pasquale, Thomas Sadoski<\/p>\n<p><em>Rock of Ages<\/em><br \/>Brooks Atkinson Theatre<br \/>Wr: Chris d&#8217;Arienzo<br \/>Dir: Kristin Hanggi<br \/>Previews: 3.20. Opens: 4.7.<br \/>Casting has yet to be announced, though I would assume the off-Broadway cast would transfer.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joe Turner&#8217;s Come and Gone<\/em><br \/>Belasco Theatre<br \/>Wr: August Wilson<br \/>Dir: Bartlett Sher<br \/>Previews: 3\/19. Opens: 4\/16.<br \/>Casting has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mary Stuart<\/em><br \/>Broadhurst Theatre<br \/>Wr: Friedrich von Schiller; trans. Peter Oswald (revival)<br \/>Dir: Phyllida Lloyd<br \/>Previews: 3\/30. Opens: 4\/19.<br \/>Janet McTeer, Harriet Walter, Brian Murray, Michael Countryman, John Benjamin Hickey, Michael Rudko, Robert Stanton, Maria Tucci, Chandler Williams, Nicholas Woodeson<\/p>\n<p><em>Accent on Youth<\/em><br \/>Gerald Friedman Theatre (MTC)<br \/>Wr: Samson Raphaelson (revival)<br \/>Dir: Daniel Sullivan<br \/>Previews: 4.7. Opens: 4.21.<br \/>David Hyde Pierce, Charles Kimbrough, Lisa Banes, Mary Catherine Garrison, Byron Jennings<\/p>\n<p><em>The Philanthropist<\/em><br \/>American Airlines Theatre (Roundabout)<br \/>Wr: Christopher Hampton<br \/>Dir: David Grindley<br \/>Previews: 4.10. Opens: 4.26.<br \/>Matthew Broderick<\/p>\n<p><em>9 to 5<\/em><br \/>Marquis Theatre<br \/>Music &amp; Lyrics: Dolly Parton<br \/>Book: Patricia Resnick<br \/>Dir: Joe Mantello<br \/>Previews: 4.7. Opens: 4.30.<br \/>Alison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch, Andy Karl, Kathy Fitzgerald, Justin Bohon, Ann Harada, Lisa Howard<\/p>\n<p><em>Waiting for Godot<\/em><br \/>Studio 54 (Roundabout)<br \/>Wr: Samuel Beckett (revival)<br \/>Dir: Anthony Page<br \/>Previews: 4.10. Opens: 4.30.<br \/>Nathan Lane, Bill Irwin, John Goodman, David Strathairn<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telecharge.com\/\">Telecharge<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/\">Ticketmaster<\/a>. You can also find great discount codes at <a href=\"http:\/\/broadwaybox.com\/\">BroadwayBox.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.playbill.com\/club\/offers\/\">Playbill Club Offers<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/broadway\/discount-tickets\/\">Theatremania<\/a>. Or, if the mood strikes, check out and see if you&#8217;re eligible for TDF. Most shows offer rush\/lottery programs for day of performance tickets and there is also the inevitably reliable TKTS booths.<\/p>\n<p>Shows currently offering discounts: <em>August: Osage County, Spring Awakening, Mamma Mia!, In the Heights, Chicago, Gypsy, The Little Mermaid, The Phantom of the Opera, Shrek the Musical, The 39 Steps <\/em>(soon moving to the Helen Hayes), <em>Equus, Mary Poppins, Speed the Plow, Guys and Dolls, Hedda Gabler, Pal Joey, Soul of Shaolin, Spamalot, The American Plan, All My Sons, <\/em>and <em>The Story of My Life.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>This doesn&#8217;t even begin to cover all the Off-Broadway shows that are available as well. Get thee to a theatre!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So many shows closed today. Limited runs and commercial engagements alike came to an end. However, as always, Broadway carries on. Here is a list of the shows that are set to open on the Rialto over the next couple of months. The American PlanGerald Friedman Theatre (MTC)Wr: Richard Greenberg (revival)Dir: David GrindleyPreviews 1\/2. Opens &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/?p=361\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Plenty of Roads to Try<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[2046,2047,2045],"class_list":["post-361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-broadway","tag-tickets","tag-upcoming-shows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}