Realistic Joneses, TheC0L489 Lyceum Theatre, 149 W. 45th St., btw Sixth & Seventh aves., 212.239.6200, therealisticjoneses.com. Two neighboring couples—with the same last name—meet and compare circumstances in Will Eno’s new play, starring Toni Collette, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts and Marisa Tomei. Mon-Sat 8 p.m., Wed & Sat 2 p.m. Beginning Apr. 8: Tues-Thurs 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Wed & Sat 2 p.m., Sun 3 p.m.; $39-$135. In previews, opens Apr. 6. H14
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Of Mice and MenC0L48 Longacre Theatre, 220 W. 48th St., btw Broadway & Eighth Ave., 212.239.6200, ofmiceandmenonbroadway.com. The revival of John Steinbeck’s American tragedy about two migrant workers during the Depression stars James Franco and Chris O’Dowd in their Broadway debuts. Tues-Sat 8 p.m., Wed & Sat 2 p.m., Sun 3 p.m.; $37-$137. In previews, opens Apr. 16, runs thru Jul. 27. H13
Velocity of Autumn, TheC0L456 Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th St., btw Broadway & Eighth Ave., 212.239.6200, velocityofautumnbroadway.com. Her children want to send her to a nursing home, but an elderly woman stands firm; Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella star. Tues-Sat 8 p.m., Wed & Sat 2 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. Beginning Apr. 22: Tues & Thurs 7 p.m., Wed 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Wed & Sat 2 p.m., Sun 3 p.m.; $65-$135. Previews begin Apr. 1, opens Apr. 21. H14 VioletC0L496 American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St., btw Seventh & Eighth aves., 212.719.1300, roundabouttheatre.org. A facially disfigured young woman (Sutton Foster) embarks on a journey of self-discovery aboard a bus to Oklahoma in the musical by Jeanine Tesori (music) and Brian Crawley (book and lyrics), set in the 1960s. Tues-Sat 8 p.m., Wed, Sat & Sun 2 p.m.; $67-$152. In previews, opens Apr. 20, runs thru Aug. 10. H14
Broadway A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and MurderC0L4318— (2 hrs., 20 mins.) Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 W. 48th St., btw Broadway & Eighth Ave., 212.239.6200, agentlemansguidebroad way.com. The ends, an earlship, justify the means, murder, in the new musical comedy in which family ties are broken one by one, with style and, this being Britain, class. Tues & Thurs 7 p.m., Wed, Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Wed & Sat 2 p.m., Sun 3 p.m.; $99-$137. H13 After MidnightC0L4382— (1 hr., 30 mins., no intermission) Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th St., btw Broadway & Eighth Ave., 877.250.2929, aftermidnightbroadway.com. The musical revue relives the glory days of Duke Ellington at Harlem’s Cotton Club; Langston Hughes’ poetry provides the counterpoint. Tues-Thurs 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Wed & Sat 2 p.m., Sun 3 p.m.; $60-$142. H14 AladdinC0L463— (2 hrs. 45 mins.) New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 W. 42nd St., btw Seventh & Eighth aves., 866.870.2717, aladdinthemusical.com. It’s a whole new world as Disney’s animated classic comes to life as a spectacular musical comedy. Tues 7 p.m., Wed-Sat 8 p.m., Wed & Sat 2 p.m., Sun 3 p.m.; $59.50-$125.50. H14
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