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starring Michael Urie and 
Ashley Park, follows a couple 
married 50 years. But just as 
they settle in their new house 
in Grand Horizons, the wife 
wants a divorce. That leaves 
their two adult sons struggling 
with the news and questioning 
their parents and what they 
thought to be true. Written 
by Bess Wohl, it’
s directed by 
Leigh Silverman. The show 
runs Dec. 20-March 1. Helen 
Hayes Theatre. (646) 650-
3970.
Hadestown, which opened 
in late spring and deserv-
ingly won the Tony for Best 
Musical, is a modern retelling 
of the ancient Greek myth of 
Orpheus and Eurydice. The 
story follows the two inter-
weaving love stories — that 
of young dreamers Orpheus 
and Eurydice, and that of 
King Hades and his wife 
Persephone. Rachel Chavkin 
won a Tony for best director. 
Walter Kerr Theatre. (877) 
250-2929. 
Moulin Rouge! The Musical 

features a spectacular set 
design, current, familiar musi-
cal numbers, dazzling costum-
ing and a lot of on-stage activ-
ity. Based on Baz Luhrmann’
s 
beloved 2001 film, it’
s set in 
the Montmartre Quarter in 
Paris at the turn of the cen-
tury. An English poet falls in 
love with the cabaret singer 
at the Moulin Rouge, where 
bohemians, artists and aristo-
crats all gather. Cast includes 
Danny Burstein. Music 
supervision, orchestrations 
and arrangements by Justin 
Levine. Al Hirschfeld Theatre. 
(877) 250-2929.
Slave Play examines race 
and sex and looks at the 
impact of white supremacy. 
Written by Jeremy O. Harris, 
it ran off-Broadway last year 
and earned the Rosa Parks 
Playwriting Award and the 
Paula Vogel Award. Starring 
Ato Blankson-Wood and 
Paul Alexander Nolan, Jake 
Gyllenhaal’
s Nine Stories 
production company is one 
of the producers. Closes Jan. 

5. Golden Theatre. (212) 239-
6200. 
The Inheritance centers 
on gay men living in New 
York City. This two-part epic 
interconnects generations of 
gay men in America, includ-
ing those who were impacted 
by the worst AIDS crisis. 
Playwright Matthew Lopez 
was inspired by E.M. Forster’
s 
Howards End. Directed by 
Stephen Daldry (Netflix’
s 
The Crown), the cast includes 
Jordan Barbour, Jonathan 
Burke and Samuel H. Levine. 
The play is in previews 
and opens Nov. 17. Ethel 
Barrymore Theatre. (212) 239-
6200. 
The Jagged Little Pill, a 
new musical based on Alanis 
Morissette’
s 1995 breakout 
album, tells the story of a 
dysfunctional suburban fam-
ily dealing with timely issues 
including date rape and opioid 
addiction. Written by Diablo 
Cody (Juno), it’
s directed 
by Diane Paulus and stars 
Elizabeth Stanley, Lauren 

Patten, Derek Klena and Celia 
Rose Gooding. Previews begin 
Nov. 3 and the show opens 
Dec. 5. Broadhurst Theatre. 
(212) 239-6200.
The Rose Tattoo, star-
ring Marisa Tomei, is the 
Tennessee Williams classic 
about a widow, Serafina, living 
in the American South. Years 
after her husband’
s death, 
she learns of his infidelities 
and finds herself attract-
ed to another man. Cassie 
Beck, Paige Gilbert, Ellyn 
Marie Marsh, Ella Rubin and 
Constance Shulman are in the 
cast. Closes Dec. 8. American 
Airlines Theatre. (212) 719-
1300. 
The Sound Inside tells the 
story of two lonely people — a 
tenured Yale writing professor 
dealing with a grim cancer 
diagnosis and a talented first-
year student. This deeply mov-
ing yet uplifting 90-minute 
mystery, stars Mary Louise 
Parker and Will Hochman. It’
s 
written by Adam Rapp and 
directed by David Cromer. 

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Grand Horizons, written by Bess Wohl, 
follows a couple married 50 years who 
settle in a new house — and then she 
wants a divorce.

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