discovering the secrets of an ancient magic lamp, comes to Broadway with a score by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. Previews begin Feb. 26; show opens March 20. At the New Amsterdam Theater, 214 W. 42nd St. (866) 870-2717. Les Miserables, the perennial favorite created by Claude Michel Schonberg (music and book), Alain Boulbil (book and lyrics) and Herbert Kretzmer (lyrics), returns to the Broadway stage starring Caissie Levy as Fantine. Previews begin March 1; opens March 23. At the Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th St. (212) 239-6200. - If/Then is a new musical starring Idina Menzel, who won the Tony Award for her portrayal of Elphaba in Wicked. She plays Elizabeth, who, turning 40, moves to New York for a fresh start. By the team responsible for The New Normal: Tom Kitt (com- poser), Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics) and Michael Greif (director). Previews begin March 5; opens March 27. At the Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 West 46th St. (800) 745-3000. Bullets Over Broadway, an adaptation by Woody Allen of the 1994 screenplay he co-wrote with Douglas McGrath, stars Zach Braff as a young Broadway playwright who hires the witless girl- friend of a wealthy mobster to get financial backing. The musical incorpo- rates pre-existing songs from the 1920s and 1930s for its score. Previews begin March 11; opens April 10. At the St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th St. (212) 239-6200. Hedwig and the Angry Inch stars Neil Patrick Harris as a transgender East German woman who moves to a trailer park in Kansas City and starts a rock 'n roll band. Directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening). Previews begin March 29; opens April 22. At the Belasco Theatre, 111 West 44th St. (212) 239-6200. - Rocky, based on Sylvester Stallone's film about a down-on-his luck boxer who finds himself living the American Dream and winning glory in the ring, features an original score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. Previews begin Feb. 11; opens March 3. At the Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway. (212) 239-6200. OFF-BROADWAY Stars of David, a musical that dra- matizes interviews of famous Jewish personalities drawn from Abigail Pogrebin's book of the same name, dishes with Joan Rivers, Aaron Sorkin and Andy Cohen, to name just a few. Through Dec. 15. INE CHINESE DININ "A wonderful adventure in fine dining" - D At the DR2 Theatre, 103. E 15th St. (212) 239-6200. Murder for Two, co-produced by Jayson Raitt, formerly of West Bloomfield, and directed by Scott Schwartz, is a musical com- edy/murder mystery starring Jeff Blumenkrantz and Brett Ryback; one investigates the crime, and the other plays all of the suspects. Through Jan. 5. At the New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St. (212) 239-6200. Buyer and Cellar, inspired by Barbra Streisand's shopping mall in her Malibu home basement, is a one-man show about an actor hired to work in the star's home. Through Jan. 5. At the Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow St. (212) 868-4444. Domesticated, starring Jeff Goldblum and directed by Anna D. Shapiro, examines a politician's marriage shak- en by scandal. Through Jan. 5. At the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center, 150 W. 65th St. (212) 239-6200. Becoming Dr. Ruth is the story of outspoken sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, born Karola Ruth Siegel in Germany to an Orthodox Jewish family. As a child she was sent to live in Switzerland as part of the Kindertransport; her parents died in the camps. Debra Jo Rupp stars as Westheimer. Through Jan. 12. At the Westside Theatre Upstairs, 407 W 43rd St. (212) 239-6200. The Commons of Pensacola, the play- writing debut of actress Amanda Peet, stars Blythe Danner and Sarah Jessica Parker as mother and daughter in a "funny new play about trying to love your family even when you hate what they've clone:" Danner's character is forced to leave her New York life when her husband's Wall Street scam makes national headlines. Closes Jan. 26. At the Manhattan Theatre Club, 131 West 55th St. (212) 581-1212. Handle with Care is a comedy about an Israeli girl who speaks little English and is dragged by her grandmother on a road trip to America, where she finds her destiny. Carol Lawrence, the original Maria in West Side Story, stars as the bubbie. Previews begin Dec. 3; opens Dec. 15. 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