A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS — This classic drama is a timeless exploration of politics, religion and power, based on the fascinating true story of English Chancellor Sir Thomas More and his moral objection to King Henry VIII's plan to leave the Catholic Church. Three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella stars in this revival revival. Now in previews. Opens October 7. American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd St. Tickets: 1(212) 719-1300

A TALE OF TWO CITIES — Jill Santoriello's musical adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities is set against the epic backdrop of the French Revolution. Based on the classic Dickens novel, the musical is about injustice, vengeance and the redemptive power of love. It features a book, music, and lyrics by Santoriello, and is directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle. Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 West 45th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200 or 1(800) 432-7250.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY – When their patriarch vanishes, the Weston clan must return to their three-story home in rural Oklahoma to get to the heart of the matter. With rich insight and brilliant humor, Pulitzer Prize finalist Tracy Letts paints a vivid portrait of a Midwestern family at a turning point that is "not-to-be-missed" Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200, 1(800) 432-7250, Telecharge.com, AugustOnBroadway.com

AVENUE Q — Winner 2004 TONY Award for Best Musical! Set in New York City, about a group of young people struggling to find their way in the world. Singing puppets and their human neighbors tackle life's most vexing issues - including love, sex, money, race and what to do with a jury duty summons. John Golden Theater, 252 W. 45th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200, Telecharge.com, AvenueQ.com

BOEING-BOEING — An architect living in Paris has been successfully juggling three flight attendant fiancιes with his housekeeper reluctantly playing romantic air-traffic controller as they fly in and out of his swank bachelor pad. But when an old school pal visits, things get rather turbulent. Longacre Theatre, 220 West 48th St. (bet. Broadway & 8th Ave). Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200 or 1(800) 432-7250.

CHICAGO — Tony Award-winning revival of Kander and Ebb's sizzling 1975 musical. Chicago is about an over-the-hill chorine who murders her boyfriend, tries to pin it on her husband, attracts a high-profile lawyer, is found not guilty after a razzmatazz carnival of a trial, and then parlays her new-found fame into a vaudeville engagement. With great style and music, the show satirizes the justice system, celebrity, and "all that jazz." Chicago won six Tonys in 1996. Ambassador Theater, 219 W. 49th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200. 1(800) 432-7250, chicagothemusical.com

EQUUS — Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths star in Peter Shaffer's Equus. Psychiatrist Martin Dysart (Griffiths) investigates the blinding of six horses, a savage act committed by a mild-mannered stable boy, Alan Strange (Radcliffe), whose home life is filled with bigotry and religious fervor. As Dysart reveals the mysteries behind the boy's demons, he realizes he is confronting his own. Now in previews. Opens September 25. CLOSES February 8. Broadhurst Theatre, 235 West 44th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200 or 1(800) 432-7250.

GREASE — Now starring American Idol winner Taylor Hicks! This new revival of the musical Grease hits Broadway this summer with performers who will play the leading roles chosen via a nationwide search chronicled on the NBC-TV series Grease: You're The One That We Want. The musical tells the story of Sandy and Danny; they have a summer romance and then end up at the same high school, where Sandy's good girl ways don't fit in with the attitude of Danny and his too-cool-for-school friends. Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 West 47th St. Tickets: call 1(212) 307-4100 or visit Telecharge.com.

GYPSY — Patti LuPone leads the cast in the role of "Rose," the quintessential stage mother, joined by Boyd Gaines as "Herbie" and Laura Benanti as "Louise," the daughter who transforms into the title character of "Gypsy" in this musical fable suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. The legendary score boasts such classic songs as "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "Rose's Turn" and "Some People." This production directed by the author of the musical Arthur Laurents. St. James Theater, 246 West 44th St (bet. Broadway & 8th Ave). Tickets:1( 212) 239-6200 or 1(800) 432-7250.

HAIRSPRAY — Based on John Waters's hilarious 1988 film, in Hairspray it's 1962 - the '50s are out and change is in the air. Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion--to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show without denting her 'do? Only in Hairspray! Welcome to the '60s! A dancing, romancing musical-comedy treat. Neil Simon Theater, 250 W. 52nd St. Tickets: 1(212) 307-4100, Ticketmaster.com, HairsprayOnBroadway.com

IN THE HEIGHTS – A quintessential New York musical about a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan. The music pulses with the hopes and dreams of three generations as they struggle to forge an identity in a neighborhood on the brink of transition. Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 West 46th St.

JERSEY BOYS — This musical chronicles the lives of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide -- all before they were thirty. Jersey Boys features their hit songs "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Rag Doll," "Oh What a Night," and "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," among others. Virginia Theatre, 245 West 52nd St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200, 1(800) 432-7250, Telecharge.com, JerseyBoysBroadway.com

LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL — Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. Palace Theatre, 1554 Broadway @ 47th St. Tickets: call 1(212) 307-4100 or visit Ticketmaster.com

MAMMA MIA! — This musical, based on the songs of the Swedish group Abba, follows the story of a forty-something mother planning her daughter's wedding. Set in the present day on a tiny, mythical Greek island, it is a musical love story that crosses continents and generations. "Knowing Me, Knowing You," "Take a Chance on Me" and "Dancing Queen" are all included. Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Bway, at 50th St. 1(212) 563-5544, Telecharge.com, momma-mia.com

MARY POPPINS — The world’s most famous nanny is truly "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and she does indeed fly through the audience. London's West End hit musical based on the stories by P.L. Travers and the Oscar-winning 1964 Walt Disney film, comes to Broadway! The story has been altered from the movie to incorporate things from the seven original Mary Poppins books. The show features both the original film score and new songs by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 West 42nd St. Tickets: 1(212) 307-4747, marypoppins.com

MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT — The musical lovingly ripped off from the musical picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Mike Nichols directs this legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail. Spamalot features a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits, and one legless knight who create unforgettable musical production numbers. Shubert Theatre, 225 West 44th St. 1(212) 239-6200, Telecharge.com, MontyPythonsSpamalot.com

PASSING STRANGE – This show takes audiences on an international journey from L.A. to Amsterdam, Berlin, and beyond as a young man from California searches for his identity. It features blues, rock and roll, gospel, and pop music. Belasco Theatre, 111 West 44th St.

SPEED-THE-PLOW — In the play, Hollywood producers Bobby Gould and Charlie Fox engage in a verbal boxing match about the eternal debate of art versus money. Should Gould go for another bad blockbuster that will make his fortune or put himself on the line for an adaptation of a spiritual, apocalyptic novel offered to him by his beautiful secretary Karen. Previews start October 3. Opens October 23. Ethel Barrymore Theater, 243 West 47th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200.

SPRING AWAKENING — The story centers around a brilliant young student named Melchior, his troubled friend Moritz, and Wendla, a beautiful young girl on the verge of womanhood as they make their way through the thrilling, complicated, confusing, and mysterious time of their sexual awakening. Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's score feature songs that illuminate the urgency of adolescent self-discovery, the burning intensity of teen friendships and the innate suspicion of the uncomprehending adult world. Eugene O’Neill Theatre, 219 West 48th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200, 1(800) 432-7250, Telecharge.com, SpringAwakening.com

THE LION KING — With wildly inventive life-size puppets, exotic masks, and costumes, Disney's adaptation of its popular animated movie is a visual stunner. The 1998 Tony Award-winning Best Musical is directed by the visionary Julie Taymor and features terrific music by Elton John and Tim Rice. The show follows the adventures of the royal lion cub Simba, and his quest to grow up and learn what it means to be a king. Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th St. Tickets: 1(212) 307-4747, 1(800) 755-4000, disneyonbroadway.com

THE LITTLE MERMAID – Based on the Academy Award-winning film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she'll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch, and convince a prince that she's the girl with the perfect voice. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 West 46th St. Tickets: 1(212) 307-4747, Ticketmaster.com, DisneyOnBroadway.com

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA — Now the longest-running show in Broadway history! Based on the Gaston Leroux novel, this story of seduction and despair is told through a lush and romantic score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart. Gorgeously directed by theater veteran Harold Prince. Majestic, 247 W. 44th St. 1(212) 239-6200.

THE SEAGULL – Kristin Scott Thomas reprises her Olivier Award-winning role of Arkadina in the critically acclaimed Royal Court Theatre production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. The production, featuring a new version by Christopher Hampton, is directed by Ian Rickson. The play concerns the romantic entanglements and regrets of a group of actors, writers and artists gathered on a Russian estate. One of the theatre's great plays about writing, The Seagull conveys the struggle for new forms and the frustrations and fulfillment of putting words on a page. Now in previews. Opens October 1. CLOSES December 21. Walter Kerr Theater, 219 West 48th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200 or 1(800) 432-7250.

THE 39 STEPS – The story revolves around an innocent man who learns too much about a dangerous spy ring and is then pursued across Scotland, before returning to London to foil the villain's dastardly plans. The 39 Steps contains every single legendary scene from Alfred Hitchcock's award-winning movie - including the chase on the Flying Scotsman, the escape on the Forth Bridge, the first theatrical bi-plane crash ever staged and the sensational death-defying finale in the London Palladium. Cort Theatre, 138 West 48th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200, 1(800) 432-7250, Telecharge.com,

13 THE MUSICAL – Evan Goldman has it all - he's popular, has the 'perfect' family and lives in the greatest city in the world - New York. That is until his parents get divorced and he's forced to move - to a small town in Indiana. Uprooted from his old life, he has to make new friends and somehow maneuver the minefield of High School to become part of the 'in-crowd'. With wit and searing honesty, 13 is a hilarious, high-energy musical for all ages. It's about the lessons one learns throughout life and the discovery that the journey to who you want to be starts with discovering who you are. Now in previews. Opens October 5. Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 West 45th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200 or 1(800) 432-7250.

TO BE OR NOT tO BE — A black comedy set in 1939 Warsaw, as Josef and Maria Tura are about to open yet another smash with their theatrical troupe. As the German invasion gets underway, the theatre is closed by the censors, forcing the troupe to face desperate times. But when a handsome young bomber pilot enlists their help to catch a spy, what is a group of actors to do? Now in previews. Opens October 2. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200 or 1(800) 432-7250.

WICKED — A new musical about the untold story of the witches of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years. Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st St. Tickets: 1(212) 307-4100, 1(800) 755-4000, Ticketmaster.com, WickedTheMusical.com

XANADU — This new musical centers on Kira (Kerry Butler), a Greek muse sent to Earth to inspire artists in Venice, CA. Based on the 1980 film Xanadu starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min. (no intermission). Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44th St. Tickets: 1(212) 239-6200, 1(800) 432-7250 or visit XanaduOnBroadway.com
CLOSES: October 12.

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN – The New Mel Brooks Musical. When Frederick Frankenstein, an esteemed New York brain surgeon and professor, inherits a castle and laboratory in Transylvania from his grandfather, deranged genius Victor Von Frankenstein, he faces a dilemma. Does he continue to run from his family's tortured past or does he stay in Transylvania to carry on his grandfather's mad experiments reanimating the dead and, in the process, fall in love with his sexy lab assistant Inga? Hilton Theatre, 213 West 42nd St. Tickets: 1(212) 307-4100, 1(800) 755-4000. YoungFrankensteinTheMusical.com

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