PHOTO BY PETER YANG

PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUS

NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT
COMET OF 1812, a rock-pop musical
adapted from a portion of Tolstoy’s War and
Peace, stars Josh Groban and Denee Benton.
Directed by Rachel Chavkin, it runs
through April 23. At the Imperial Theatre.
(212) 239-6200; greatcometbroadway.com.
OH, HELLO ON BROADWAY, written by
and starring Nick Kroll and John Mulaney,
is a two-man comedy about co-dependent,
geriatric deli-enthusiast bachelors (one
Jewish, one not) who live on Manhattan’s
Upper West Side. Through Jan. 8. At the
Lyceum Theatre. (212) 239-6200;
ohhellobroadway.com.
OSLO tells the story of the top-secret
meetings between the State of Israel and the
Palestine Liberation Organization that cul-
minated in the signing of the historic 1993
Oslo Accords. It’s directed by Barlett Sher
and written by J.T. Rogers. Previews begin
March 23; the show opens April 13 and runs
through June 18. At the Vivian Beaumont
Theatre. (212) 239-6200; lct.org.
SIGNIFICANT OTHER follows a quint-
essentially gay Jewish bachelor searching for
love in New York City. Written by Joshua
Harmon (Bad Jews) and directed by Trip
Cullman, the cast includes Gideon Glick,
Barbara Barrie, Lindsay Mendez, John
Behlmann and Sas Goldberg. Previews
begin Feb. 14; the show opens March 2. At
the Booth Theatre. (212) 239-6200;
significantotherbroadway.com.
THE BABYLON LINE, written by
Richard Greenberg, is set in 1967
Greenwich Village. A bohemian teaches a
creative writing class on Long Island and
forms a special connection with one of his
students. Starring Josh Radnor and Randy
Graff, the show runs through Jan. 22. At
the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln
Center. (212) 239-6200; lct.org.
THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Anton
Chekhov’s classic story set in 20th-century
Russia, chronicles a noblewoman’s return to
her family estate after a five-year absence
to escape memories of her son’s death. It’s

adapted by Stephen Karam and stars Diane
Lane, Tavi Gevinson and Joel Grey. Through
Dec. 4. At the American Airlines Theatre.
(212) 719-1300; roundabouttheatre.org.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE, a revival of
the Tennessee Williams classic set in 1937
St. Louis, stars Sally Field and Joe Mantello.
This sad tale about a brother and extremely
shy sister explores depression, disabilities,
insecurities and unrequited love. Previews
begin Feb. 7; the show opens March 9 and
runs through July 2. Directed by Sam Gold.
At the Belasco Theatre. (212) 239-6200; lct.
org.
THE ENCOUNTER, a one-man play
directed by and starring Simon McBurney,
is inspired by the book Amazon Beaming by
Petru Popescu. Set in 1959 and based on a
true story, a National Geographic photogra-
pher becomes lost in a remote valley on the
border of Brazil and Peru and spends time
with the tribespeople. The show closes Jan.
8. At the Golden Theatre. (212) 239-6200;
theencounterbroadway.com.
THE FRONT PAGE, a revival of the 1928
classic comedy, explores journalism and
ethics, where tough reporters try to beat
each other for the big scoop. Written by
Ben Hecht and starring Nathan Lane, John
Slattery, John Goodman, Jefferson Mays,
Rosemary Harris, Halley Feiffer (daughter
of Jules Feiffer) and Sherie Rene Scott.
Through Jan. 29. At the Broadhurst Theatre.
(212) 239-6200; thefrontpagebroadway.com.
THE PRESENT, Andrew Upton’s new
adaptation of Chekhov’s first play, Platonov,
stars Cate Blanchett. Set in the 1900s at
an old country house post-Perestroika,
friends gather to celebrate the birthday
of the widow Anna Petrovna. The show
opens Jan. 8 and closes March 19. At the
Ethel Barrymore Theatre. (212) 239-6200;
thepresentbroadway.com.
THE PRICE, a drama about two
estranged brothers who reunite to sell the
remainder of their parents’ estate, was
penned by Arthur Miller. This revival stars
John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub and Jessica

Nick Kroll and John Mulaney in Oh, Hello on Broadway

Hecht. Previews begin Feb. 16; the show
opens March 16 and runs through May 7. At
the American Airlines Theatre. (212) 719-
1300; roundabouttheatre.org.
THE LITTLE FOXES, a revival of the
1939 play by Lillian Hellman, stars Laura
Linney and Cynthia Nixon. This legendary
play, set in 1900 Alabama, follows Regina
Giddens and her ruthless family, including
her sister-in-law, Birdie, as they clash in
often cruel ways. Previews begin March 29;
the show opens April 19 and runs through
June 18. At the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
(212) 239-6200; newyorkcitytheatre.com.

OFFBROADWAY
A DOG STORY is a charming new musical
about a career-driven lawyer who thinks
he must be married to make partner. To
find a wife he gets a puppy, hoping that
will attract women. Book is by Eric H.
Weinberger and music and lyrics by Gayla
D. Morgan. Through March 6. At the Loft
at the Davenport Theatre. (212) 239-6200;
adogstorythemusical.com.

GOD OF VENGEANCE, written by
Sholem Asch in 1907 and now presented
by the New Yiddish Rep, tells the story of a
brothel-owning Jew’s attempt to marry off
his daughter so that she can have a dignified
religious life. But she returns to the life of sin
in which she grew up. Performed in Yiddish
with English subtitles. When the play made
its 1923 New York debut, it presented
the first same-sex kiss in the history of
Broadway; the entire cast was then arrested
on obscenity charges. The show runs from
Dec. 22 to Jan. 22. At La MaMa. (800) 838-
3006; newyiddishrep.org.
NOT THAT JEWISH, a one-woman
90-minute autobiographical show, is writ-
ten and performed by Monica Piper. This
writer/stand-up comic/actress explores
her Judaism with a sense of humor, talking
about her show-business family from the
Bronx, a neighbor who told her she wasn’t
that Jewish because they didn’t belong to a
synagogue, a WASP wedding and more. At
the New World Stages. (212) 239-6200;
notthatjewish.com.

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PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUS

Birgitte Hjort Sorensen and Liev Schreiber in Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Christian Borle, Anthony Rosenthal and Stephanie J. Block in Falsettos

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