Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

136 NYC & Company | Official Visitor Guide Performing Arts The Lion King lionking.com/ticket/ New-York-City-NY  ThisTonyAward– winning musical is based on the beloved Disney movie, the story of Simba, a young lion cub destined for greatness. Dark Mon. Ticketmaster: 866 870 2717 | Minskoff Theatre, 1515 Broadway (45th St.), NYC 10036  See Ad Index on pg. 236. Mean Girls meangirlsonbroadway .com  A ferociously funny new musical with a book by nine-time Emmy Award winner Tina Fey based on her screenplay for the 2004 film. 732 897 8347 | August Wilson Theatre, 245W. 52nd St. (Broadway–Eighth Ave.), NYC 10019 See Ad Index on pg. 236. The Minutes theminutesbroadway .com  Tracy Lett’s new play turns from hilarious to chilling as petty policy matters give way to the truth roiling just beneath the surface of a town’s historical mythology. Through June 14. Telecharge: 212 239 6200, outside NY: 800 432 7250 | Cort Theatre, 138W. 48th St. (Sixth–Seventh Aves.), NYC 10036 MJ The Musical mjthemusical.com This jukebox biomusical about the “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson, features a book by Pulitzer Prize winning Lynn Nottage, and 25 of Michael’s biggest hits. Previews July 6, opens Aug. 13. Ticketmaster: 877 250 2929 | Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St. (Broadway–Eighth Ave.), NYC 10019 Moulin Rouge! The Musical moulin rougemusical.com  Baz Luhrman’s revolutionary film comes to life as a Broadway production. Ticketmaster: 800 745 3000 | Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302W. 45th St. (Eighth–Ninth Aves.), NYC 10036 Mrs. Doubtfire mrsdoubtfire broadway.com  Musical based on the 1993 RobinWilliams film about a struggling divorcée who disguises himself as an elderly female nanny to be with his kids. In previews, opens Apr. 5. Telecharge: 800 447 7400 Stephen Sondheim Theatre, 124W. 43rd St. (Sixth Ave.–Broadway), NYC 10036 The Music Man musicmanon broadway.com  Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster play con man Harold Hill and Marian, respectively, in Jerry Zaks’ new production of this beloved musical. Previews Sept. 9, opens Oct. 15. Telecharge: 212 239 6200, outside NY: 800 432 7250 | Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway (50th–51st Sts.), NYC 10019 Peerless primarystages.org Playwright Jiehae Park’s darkly comedic twist on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, set in the cutthroat world of elite college admissions. May 12– June 28. 212 352 3101 | Primary Stages, Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce St. (Bedford–Barrow Sts.), NYC 10014 The Phantom of the Opera phantom broadway.com  Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award winning musical masterwork entrances audi- ences with its sumptuous score, its haunting romance and its timeless story of seduction and despair. Dark Sun. Telecharge: 800 447 7400 | Majestic Theatre, 245W. 44th St. (Seventh–Eighth Aves.), NYC 10036  See Ad Index on pg. 236. A Play is a Poem atlantictheater.org/ production/a-play-is-a-poem  A new collection of one-acts—an eccentric look at life across America—by Academy Award winner Ethan Coen. May 20–June 21. OvationTix: 866 811 4111 | Atlantic Stage 2, 330W. 16th St. (Eighth–Ninth Aves.), NYC 10011 The Play That Goes Wrong broadway goeswrong.com  ThisOlivierAward- winning comedy features an uncon- scious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines). Telecharge: 212 239 6200, outside NY: 800 432 7250 | NewWorld Stages, 340W. 50th St. (Eighth–Ninth Aves.), NYC 10019 Plaza Suite thehudsonbroadway .com/whatson/plaza-suite  Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker return to Broadway together in this classic Neil Simon comedy, an uproarious and piercing look at love and marriage. In previews, opens Apr. 13. 855 801 5876 | Hudson Theatre, 141 W. 44th St. (Sixth Ave.–Broadway), NYC 10036