‘School of Rock – The Musical’

Previews: Nov. 9
Opening: Dec. 6
The new musical is based on the hit 2003 film starring Jack Black, which followed a failed rock star who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school and attempts to form a band out of his class. Directed by Laurence Connor, the show starring Alex Brightman and Sierra Boggess will feature tunes from the movie, as well as new music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Glenn Slater, plus a book by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes. The show brings Lloyd Webber back to the Winter Garden Theatre, where his 1980s monster hit Cats ran for 18 years.

‘The Color Purple’

Previews: Nov. 9
Opening: Dec. 10
Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson and Danielle Brooks — all three making their Broadway debuts — head the all-black cast of John Doyle's pared-down reimagining of the 2005 musical, based on Alice Walker's epistolary novel about the hardscrabble lives of black women in rural Georgia in the 1930s. As with the show's premiere (which ran for a little over two years), Oprah Winfrey is on board as a producer of the staging, which starred Erivo and was met by rave reviews in London before jumping to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Previews: Nov. 12
Opening: Dec. 17
The beloved show returns with five-time Tony nominee Danny Burstein as Tevye, the Russian-Jewish father of five daughters, struggling to keep hold of his family and faith during a time of persecution. Set in the fictional Russian shtetl of Anatevka in 1905, on the eve of revolution, the oft-revived musical has a book by Joseph Stein based on stories by Sholem Aleichem, with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Bartlett Sher directs the latest revival at the Broadway Theatre, which also stars Jessica Hecht.

‘China Doll’

Previews: Oct. 21
Opening: Nov. 19
Al Pacino and playwright David Mamet reunite on a new play, written for the actor and directed by Pam MacKinnon. Mamet describes the two-hander at the Schoenfeld Theatre as "a play about a wealthy man, his young fiancé, and an airplane. The man has just bought a new plane as a wedding present for the girl. He intends to go into semiretirement, and enjoy himself. He's in the process of leaving his office, and is giving last minute instructions to his young assistant [Fran Kranz]. He takes one last phone call." The playwrights adds that his new work "is better than oral sex."

‘A View From the Bridge’

Previews: Oct. 21
Opening: Nov. 12
Mark Strong makes his Broadway debut by reprising the iconic role that won him an Olivier Award in London in this revival of the classic Arthur Miller drama, produced by Scott Rudin. In Belgian avant-garde director Ivo van Hove’s acclaimed staging, Strong plays Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman whose intense affection for his niece breaks moral and family codes. The limited engagement runs through Feb. 21 at the Lyceum Theatre.

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‘Misery’

Previews: Oct. 22
Opening: Nov. 15
Bruce Willis makes his Broadway debut in William Goldman's adaptation of Stephen King's suspense novel (from which Goldman also penned the screenplay for the 1990 Rob Reiner film). Willis will play the housebound romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who becomes a prisoner of his unhinged "Number One Fan" Annie Wilkes after she rescues him from a car accident and learns that he plans to kill off her favorite fictional character. Directed by Will Frears, the new play at the Broadhurst Theatre also stars Laurie Metcalf as Annie, the role that won Kathy Bates an Oscar in the screen version. 

‘Sylvia’

Previews: Oct. 2
Opening: Oct. 27
Annaleigh Ashford, a Tony winner for her role in You Can’t Take It With You and a regular on Showtime’s Masters of Sex, stars with Matthew Broderick, Julie White and Robert Sella in a revival of A.R. Gurney's 1995 play about midlife crisis and a life-altering dog. Daniel Sullivan directs the romantic comedy revival at the Cort Theatre.

‘Therese Raquin’

Previews: Oct. 1
Opening: Oct. 29
Keira Knightley — alongside Judith Light, Matt Ryan and Gabriel Ebert — stars in Helen Edmundson’s adaptation of the French classic, by Emile Zola. Directed by Evan Cabnet, the Studio 54 staging of the play follows a bored woman trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly, egocentric cousin. Her life is irrevocably changed when she enters into a torrid affair with a friend of her husband’s, which compels them to commit a violent crime that will prove as damaging to the perpetrators as it is to its victim. The 19th-century novel about adultery, madness and guilt caused a scandal when it was first published. 

‘On Your Feet!’

Previews: Oct. 5
Opening: Nov. 5
The new bio-musical is based on the life and music of the seven-time Grammy-winning Latin pop sensation Gloria Estefan and her husband, musician-producer-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan. Directed by Jerry Mitchell, the show at the Marquis Theatre stars Ana Villafane and Josh Segarra as the couple as they journey from Cuba to Miami and superstardom, generating a string of hits. It features new music along with memorable tracks like "Conga," "1-2-3," "Music of My Heart" and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You."

‘King Charles III’

Previews: Oct. 10
Opening: Nov. 1
Mike Bartlett's provocative contemplation of a shift in the monarchy jumps to the Music Box Theatre after hit runs in the U.K. (plus the Olivier for best new play). Billed as a "future history play," the Rupert Goold-directed show is a Shakespearean homage written largely in blank verse, which begins with the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and follows the anxious, long-delayed ascension to the throne of Prince Charles. Balancing drama with a witty strain of humor, it reflects on the uncertain role of monarchy in the 21st century and the unwritten rules of democracy, and stars Tim Pigott-Smith in the title role.

‘Dames at Sea’

Previews: Sep. 24
Opening: Oct. 22
The first Broadway production of the long-running 1968 musical hit celebrates the vintage movie-musical, with a book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller, and music by Jim Wise. Directed by Randy Skinner, the 1930s-set show at the Helen Hayes Theatre follows starry-eyed Ruby as she steps off the bus from Utah and into a Broadway show just hours before learning that the theater is to be demolished. With the help of some friendly sailors, Ruby and her fellow cast hatch a plan to perform the show on a naval battleship.

‘The Gin Game’

Previews: Sep. 23
Opening: Oct 14
James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson reunite onstage at the John Golden Theatre after nearly 50 years, thanks to Leonard Foglia's revival of D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer-winning play. The veteran actors will play Weller Martin and Fonsia Dorsey, who meet on the porch of their nursing home and strike up a friendship over a game of gin rummy. Though they bond over stories of their younger lives, Weller gets frustrated with Fonsia's winning streak, and conversations intensify as they expose each other’s failures, disappointments and insecurities. The limited engagement runs through Jan. 10.

‘Fool for Love’

Previews: Sep. 15
Opening: Oct. 8
The first Broadway staging of the Sam Shepard-penned off-Broadway hit (adapted for film in 1985) stars Sam Rockwell and Nina Arianda as a volatile pair of former romantic partners sifting through the rubble of their relationship in a motel on the edge of the Mojave Desert. Daniel Aukin directs the production, which runs through Dec. 13 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

‘Old Times’

Previews: Sep. 17
Opening: Oct 6
Clive Owen makes his Broadway debut in Harold Pinter's unsettling 1971 drama of murky reality and desire, staged at the American Airlines Theatre by Douglas Hodge. The play, also featuring Kelly Reilly and Eve Best and original music by Radiohead's Thom Yorke, revolves around a husband and wife preparing for the visit of her female roommate from 20 years earlier, whom the husband claims never to have met.

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‘Spring Awakening’

Previews: Sep. 8
Opening: Sep. 27
The rock musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater returns to Broadway six years after its successful premiere run, thanks to an acclaimed staging by the L.A.-based Deaf West Theatre. Michael Arden directs the revival based on Frank Wedekind's 1891 German expressionist drama about adolescent unease, rebellion and sexuality. The limited engagement at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre — performed simultaneously in American Sign Language and spoken English by a cast with both hearing and non-hearing actors — runs through Jan. 9.

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‘Hamilton’

Previews: July 13
Opening: Aug. 6
Lin-Manuel Miranda's buzzy off-Broadway import follows the political and personal fortunes of Alexander Hamilton and his dealings with figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison as they forge an independent nation. Directed by Thomas Kail, it uses rap, hip-hop, R&B and pop balladry to translate late-18th-century American history into a vigorously contemporary, multi-cultural urban vernacular and also stars Renee Elise Goldsberry and Jonathan Groff. After winning virtually every award for which it was eligible in its Public Theater debut, the show at the Richard Rodgers Theatre is already a Tonys frontrunner.

‘Allegiance’

Previews: Oct. 6
Opening: Nov. 8
George Takei stars in this personal new musical, based on his real-life childhood, which tells the story of a family’s love, loss and heroism during World War II, when Japanese-Americans were relocated and interned in camps by order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. With a book by Marc Acito and music and lyrics by Jay Kuo, the Stafford Arima-directed production — also marking the Broadway return of Tony winner Lea Salonga after an eight-year absence — jumps to the Longacre Theatre after making its world premiere in a record-breaking 2012 engagement at San Diego's Old Globe.

‘Noises Off’

Previews: Dec. 17
Opening: Jan. 14
Andrea Martin leads the ensemble in Michael Frayn's backstage farce, directed by Jeremy Herrin. The comedy, which first premiered on Broadway in 1983 and nabbed a Tony nomination for best play, follows a director and his actors hours before the opening night of the show Nothing On, during which they forget their lines and shake up their love triangles. The American Airlines Theatre houses the limited engagement through March 6.

‘Our Mother’s Brief Affair’

Previews: Dec. 28
Opening: Jan. 20
Linda Lavin returns to the New York stage in Richard Greenberg's play, directed by Lynne Meadow at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. A work that challenges us to reconsider what we know about our parents, the show concerns the grown children of a dying matriarch, struggling to separate fact from fiction in their mother's shocking account of an extramarital relationship from the past whose impact might extend beyond the family.

‘She Loves Me’

Previews: Feb. 19
Opening: March 17
In Scott Ellis' revival of the beloved musical, Laura Benanti and Josh Radnor star alongside Jane Krakowski and Zachary Levi as quarreling perfume-counter clerks unaware that they are each other's anonymous romantic pen pals. Written by Joe Masteroff with songs by composer Sheldon Harnick and lyricist Jerry Bock, the show is based on the Hungarian play Parfumerie, which also yielded the movies The Shop Around the Corner and You've Got Mail. The limited engagement at Studio 54 runs through June 5.

‘Eclipsed’

Previews: Feb. 23
Opening: March 6
After a sold-out run at The Public Theater, the new play — from Walking Dead actress Danai Gurira and following a group of women in Liberia who are caught by rebels fighting the government in 2003 — jumps to the Golden Theatre for a limited engagement. Lupita Nyong’o will reprise her role in the Broadway run of the survival story, directed by Liesl Tommy.

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‘The Crucible’

Previews: Feb. 29
Opening: April 7
Ivo van Hove stages a new production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, which is set during the Salem witch trials in the 1690s and features an original score by Philip Glass. The revival stars Ben Whishaw as John Proctor, Sophie Okonedo as Elizabeth Proctor, Saoirse Ronan as Abigail Williams, and Ciaran Hinds as Deputy-Governor Danforth. Bill Camp, Jim Norton, Tavi Gevinson and Jason Butler Harner are also among the cast.

‘The Father’

‘Tuck Everlasting’

Previews: Mar. 23
Opening: Apr. 17
Directed by Casey Nicholaw, the new musical based on the popular 1975 novel by Natalie Babbitt follows Winnie Foster as she discovers the magical secret of the Tuck family and embarks on an extraordinary adventure that will change her life forever. The production — about love, family and living life to the fullest — features a book by Claudia Shear, music by Chris Miller and lyrics by Nathan Tysen. It plays at the Broadhurst Theatre after debuting in early 2015 in a record-breaking engagement at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre.

‘American Psycho’

Previews: March 24
Benjamin Walker stars as Patrick Bateman, the yuppie serial killer who is obsessed with material things as he slashes his way through Manhattan, in the musical based on Bret Easton Ellis' novel (which was also the source material for the 2000 film starring Christian Bale). Directed by Rupert Goold, the new show features a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and music by Duncan Sheik. It jumps to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre after a sold-out run in London.

‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

Previews: March 31
Opening: April 19
Jessica Lange returns to Broadway in a revival of the 1956 Eugene O'Neill play — following the Tyrone family and their battle to unearth and conceal a lifetime of secrets, and drawing heavily on the playwright's personal history — directed by Jonathan Kent, with Ryan Murphy on the creative team. Lange will reprise her role at the American Airlines Theatre as Mary Tyrone, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award in the West End in 2000. Gabriel Byrne will play James Tyrone, with John Gallagher Jr. as his son, Edmond.

‘Shuffle Along’

Previews: March 14
Opening: April 21
Audra McDonald stars as 1920s performer Lottie Gee in the backstage historical tribute (with the full title Shuffle Along, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed), written and directed by George C. Wolfe and choreographed by tap virtuoso Savion Glover. The new jazz musical at the Music Box Theatre traces the path to unexpected success and the creative legacy of the 1921 African-American revue Shuffle Along, which was conceived by Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles and featured music by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle, four celebrated vaudeville performers who had met at a 1920 NAACP benefit. 

‘Waitress’

Previews: March
Opening: April
The musical adaptation of the 2007 film — which starred Keri Russell as a pregnant, unhappily married diner server in the deep South who makes extraordinary pies — hits the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in spring. Directed by Diane Paulus, it features music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson, and currently stars Tony-winner Jessie Mueller.

‘Hughie’

Forest Whitaker will make his Broadway debut, playing the role of a drunken small-time hustler revisiting his glory days in Michael Grandage’s revival of Eugene O’Neill’s play. Written in 1942 and first produced in 1958, the hour-long play is essentially a monologue piece set in a West Side midtown Manhattan hotel in summer 1928. The character to be played by Whitaker, Erie Smith, laments the death of the hotel night clerk Hughie, regaling his successor with tales of their shared past.

‘An Act of God’

Previews: May 7
Opening: May 28
Joe Mantello directs the new comedy by 13-time Emmy winner David Javerbaum, a former head writer and executive producer on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, and starring Jim Parsons as the Almighty. Flanked by two archangels (Christopher Fitzgerald and Tim Kazurinsky), he shares his insights on creation, mankind and an updated version of the Ten Commandments. The gates to heaven remain open (to favorable reviews) at Studio 54 through Aug. 2.

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‘Amazing Grace’

Previews: June 25
Opening: July 16
The new musical at the Nederlander Theatre is based on the stirring history behind the world’s most beloved hymn, following one man’s journey that led to become part of the abolitionist movement. Directed by Gabriel Barre, the show features music and lyrics by Christopher Smith, who co-wrote the book with Arthur Giron. Josh Young, a Tony nominee for the 2012 revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, heads the cast as the son of a British slave trader, torn between loyalty to his father and the more humanistic views of his childhood sweetheart. The box-office underperformer closes Oct. 25. 

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