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Big Apple Bound
Heading to New
York City for the
holidays and
beyond? Here’s
what’s new on and
off Broadway.
ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER
SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
ON BROADWAY
Angels in America, written by
Tony Kushner, stars Nathan
Lane and Andrew Garfield. Set
in the mid-1980s in New York
City, this Pulitzer Prize-winning
epic revival tackles Reaganism,
McCarthyism, immigration, reli-
gion, climate change and AIDS.
Previews begin Feb. 23; the
show opens March 2 and closes
June 30. Neil Simon Theatre;
(877) 250-2929.
The Band’s Visit, moving
from the Off-Broadway stage,
tells the delightful story of
an Egyptian police band that
arrives in Israel to perform in
a concert at the Arab Cultural
Center. But after a mix up at
the border, they find themselves
in the wrong town and no bus
out until the next day. They are
taken in by local Israelis and
their lives become poignantly
intertwined. The show stars
Tony Shalhoub. The Band’s Visit
was a movie in 2007. Music and
lyrics by David Yazbek, directed
by David Cromer and book
by Itamar Moses. At the Ethel
Barrymore Theatre; (212) 239-
6200.
Carousel, set in a small
New England town, is a revival
with music and lyrics by
Richard Rodgers and Oscar
Hammerstein. Carnival barker
Billy Bigelow becomes roman-
tically involved with a young
woman who gives up everything
for him. Cast includes Joshua
Henry, Jessie Mueller, Renee
Fleming. Previews begin Feb.
28; the show opens April 12. At
the Imperial Theatre; (212) 239-
6200.
The Children, playing in New
York after a successful run in
London, takes place in a remote
cottage on the British coast. A
couple of retired nuclear engi-
neers are living a very quiet life
while the world is in chaos. An
old friend shows up at their
door and they are shocked to
learn the real reason for her
visit. Previews begin Nov. 28;
the show opens Dec. 12. At the
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre;
(212) 239-6200.
Children of a Lesser God,
written by Mark Medoff, stars
Joshua Jackson (The Affair) and
Lauren Ridloff. This revival of
a 1980s play is about a speech
therapist who works at a school
for the deaf. While trying to
teach the school’s deaf cleaning
woman to speak and read lips,
they fall in love. Previews begin
March 22; the show opens April
11. At Studio 54; (212) 239-6200.
Escape to Margaritaville fea-
tures original and beloved songs
by iconic singer-songwriter
Jimmy Buffett. This new musi-
cal is the story of a tropical
island resort and its charming
part-time bartender/singer. He
thinks he’s got a handle on life
until a beautiful tourist steals
his heart. Previews begin Feb. 16
and the show opens March 16.
At the Marquis Theatre;
(877) 250-2929.
Frozen, an eagerly awaited
stage adaptation of the hit ani-
mated Disney film, is based on
the Hans Christian Andersen
story of a princess who freezes
everything she touches. The
song “Let It Go” won an Oscar.
Previews begin Feb. 22 and
the show opens March 22. The
cast includes Caissie Levy and
Robert Creighton. Music and
lyrics by Kristen Anderson-
Lopez and Robert Lopez. Book
by Jennifer Lee. At the St. James
Theatre; (866) 870-2717.
Harry Potter and the Cursed
Child, Parts 1 and 2 transfers
from London and brings seven
members of the British com-
pany to the New York stage.
The story continues about
author J.K. Rawlings’ boy wizard
Harry Potter, his friends and
his son. He time travels to save
the world from the evil Lord
Voldemort. Among the ensem-
ble cast is Madeline Weinstein.
Previews begin March 6 and
the show opens April 22. The
production is presented in two
parts and is meant to be seen in
order on the same day (matinee
and evening) or the next day.
At the Lyric Theatre; (866) 250-
2929.
The Iceman Cometh, starring
Denzel Washington, is a revival
of the classic Eugene O’Neill
play. In a rooming house and
saloon in 1912 New York City, a
salesman who no longer drinks
alcohol tries to make his bar
mates clean up their acts and
follow their dreams. Previews
begin March 22; the show opens
April 26 and closes July 1. The
drama is two hours and 50 min-
utes with two intermissions. At
the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre;
(212) 239-6200.
Junk: The Golden Age of Debt
tells a story about American
capitalism. Set on Wall Street in
the 1980s, the cast of 23 includes
Steven Pasquale, Matthew
Rauch, Miriam Silverman and
Joey Slotnick. Written by Ayad
Akhtar, it’s about Robert Merkin,
a resident genius of an upstart
investment firm who proclaims
that debt is an asset and sets in
motion a financial crisis. Many
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Ethan Slater as Spongebob. Jin Ha in M. Butterfly. Junk: The Golden Age of Debt. The Band’s Visit. Actually.
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