November 15th: Company (Official opening set for December 9th at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre). This big buzz gender-tweaking Stephen Sondheim revival stars Tony winners Katrina Lenk (as Bobbie) and Patti Lupone (as Joanne), alongside a serious and impressive collection of Broadway star power. (companymusical.com)
February 25th: Plaza Suite (Hudson Theatre). This limited engagement revival of the Neil Simon comedy triptych stars two-time Tony winner Matthew Broderick alongside his real-life spouse, two-time Emmy winner Sarah Jessica Parker, in three separate vignettes unfolding in the noted NY hotel. (plazasuitebroadway.com)
December 6th: MJ the Musical (Official opening set for February 1st, 2022 at the Neil Simon Theatre).The new musical bio featuring over 25 Michael Jackson hits comes with a staggeringly impressive pedigree: book by Lynn Nottage and direction/choreography by Tony-winner Christopher Wheeldon. (mjthemusical.com)
March 9th: Take Me Out (Official opening March 9th, 2022 at the Helen Hayes Theatre). After being delayed by the pandemic, this first Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg’s Tony-winning play about what happens when a star baseball player exits the closet is ready to debut. (2st.com)
December 11th: Dear Evan Hansen (Music Box Theater). It picked up the 2017 Best Musical Tony and brings back its compelling take on what happens when one high school student deals with the aftershock of a death that changes everything. (dearevanhansen.com) December 20th: The Music Man (Official opening set for February 10th, 2022 at the Winter Garden Theatre). One of the season’s most anticipated revivals will be boosting holiday morale. Meredith Willson’s beloved musical comedy returns to Broadway with stars Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Trust me, River City will be a redhot destination! (musicmanonbroadway.com)
March 15th: The Minutes (Official opening set for April 7th, 2022 at Studio 54). Tracy Letts’ mega-hit from Steppenwolf Theatre Company will be resuming Broadway performances. The play looks at how small-town democracy is not always what it seems, with greed and hypocrisy forming its core—and change possible within “a matter of minutes.” (theminutesbroadway.com) March 18th: Birthday Candles (Official opening set for April 10th, 2022 at the American Airlines Theatre). In playwright Noah Haidle’s Broadway debut, Debra Messing (Will & Grace) stars as a woman who examines her life from 17 to 101, birthday by birthday. (roundabouttheatre.org)
December 21st: Skeleton Crew (Official opening set for Janaury 12th, 2022 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre). Tony winner Phylicia Rashad stars in Dominique Morisseau’s drama. Against the backdrop of a failing auto factory in ‘08 Detroit, the play explores a tight knit family of workers and the relationship between blue and white collar. (manhattantheatreclub.com)
March 29th: How I Learned to Drive (Official opening set for April 19th, 2022 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre). Paula Vogel’s powerhouse of a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama comes to Broadway with its two original 1997 Off-Broadway stars, Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse. (manhat-
February 22nd: Paradise Square (Official opening set for March 20th, 2022 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre). Conceived by Larry Kirwan, this new musical centers on the racially diverse 1863 regulars at Paradise Square, a saloon in the slums of Lower Manhattan, and how their relationships come unraveled “by a country at war with itself.”
April 8th: Beetlejuice (Marriott Marquis Theatre). This wild ride of a musical returns with its madcap take on life—and afterlife, once the gloriously irreverent and unapologetically scruffy title ghost insinuates himself into the life of “a strange and unusual” teen. (beetlejuicebroadway.com)
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