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Memphis is set in the segregated
1950s, as radio DJ Huey Calhoun plays
black music to a white audience and
falls in love with an African- American
singer. The couple, who try to keep
their relationship a secret, struggle to
cross racial lines. Music is by David
Bryan, a founding member of Bon
Jovi.
At the Shubert Theatre, 225 W 44th
St. (212) 239-6200.

Sondheim on Sondheim features the
personal life and music of Tony-Award
winning American composer Stephen
Sondheim, who has written the music
for more than two-dozen Broadway
hits. Clips of personal interview foot-
age are shown, and performers include
Barbara Cook, Tom Wopat, Vanessa
Williams and more. Through June 13.
At Studio 54, 254 W 54th St. (212)
719-1300.

Next Fall, a comedy directed by
Sheryl Kaller, takes a look at rela-
tionships, religion, commitment and
unconditional love. Adam and Luke, a
gay couple, deal with age and religious
differences (one is a Christian, the
other an atheist). The cast includes
Patrick Breen, Patrick Heusinger and

The Addams Family, with music and
lyrics by Michigan's Andrew Lippa
and starring Nathan Lane, Bebe
Neuwirth and Jackie Hoffman, is
based on cartoons created by Charles
Addams for the New Yorker, with bits
from the popular TV sitcom of the
same name thrown in. In this new
musical, Gomez and Morticia discover
their daughter Wednesday has fallen
in love with an American middle-class
boy from Ohio. After inviting him and
his family for dinner, Wednesday asks
her family to try and act "normal"
Despite less-than-favorable reviews
(especially from the New York Times),
audiences continue to flock to the
show, giving it standing ovations
at every performance. The Times
subsequently dubbed the show "a
critic-proof smash:' comparing it to
long-running hits like Jekyll 6, Hyde,
Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia
and Smokey Joe's Cafe that despite
being dismissed by many critics
enjoyed a long run.
At the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205
W. 46th St. (877) 250-2929.

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At the Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W
44th St. (212) 239-6200.

Promises, Promises, a musical
revival about a young employee of
an insurance company who, in order
to advance at the company, lends
executives his apartment for their
extramarital affairs, is directed by
Tony Goldwyn and based on the
1960 Academy Award-winning film
The Apartment. Starring Sean Hayes
and Kristin Chenoweth, with a book
by Neil Simon and music by Burt
Bacharach and Hal David.
At the Broadway Theater, 1681
Broadway. (212) 239-6200.

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OFF-BROADWAY

The Adventures of Hershele
Ostropolyer, presented by the
Folksbiene Yiddish Theater, is a musi-
cal comedy based on the Yiddish play
by Moshe Gershenson. Hershele, a
kind of Jewish Robin Hood, uses his
wits to defeat greed and injustices.
Runs May 25-June 27.
At the Baruch Performing Center, 55
Lexington Avenue, corner of E. 24th St.
(646) 312-4085.

Banana Shpeel, a comedy takeoff
presented by Cirque du Soleil, follows
a producer named Schmelky, who tries
to arrange a variety show with plenty
of slapstick, dance and acrobatic acts.
Runs May 21-Aug. 29.
At the Beacon Theatre, 2124
Broadway. (212) 465-6500.

Love, Loss and What I Wore, written
by Nora and Delia Ephron, is based
on the book by Ilene Beckerman
as well as on stories of the Ephrons'
friends. A rotating all-star cast of five
actors recites both funny and poignant
stories about clothing, accessories
and the memories they trigger, such
as unfortunate prom dresses and
traumatic lighting in fitting rooms.
Now through May 23, the cast includes
Doris Roberts and Brooke Shields.
At the Westside Theatre, 407 W 43rd
St. (212) 239-6200. ❑