Top 10 Broadway Shows I Want To See This Fall

1. The Real Thing

Previews: 10/2/14
Opening: 10/30/14
Closing: 1/4/15
Run Time: 2Hrs 10Min, 1 intermission
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Cynthia Nixon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Josh Hamilton
Synopsis: "Two-time Golden Globe nominee Ewan McGregor is Henry, a playwright not so happily married to Charlotte (Tony Award winner Cynthia Nixon), the lead actress in his play about a marriage on the verge of collapse. When Henry’s affair with their friend Annie (Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal) threatens to destroy his own marriage, he discovers that life has started imitating art. After Annie leaves her husband so she and Henry can begin a new life together, he can’t help but wonder whether their love is fiction or the real thing."
Ticket Price: $67-$137, $47 General Rush, $25 Hiptix tickets available to patrons ages 18-35
Theater: American Airlines Theater
Official site: The Real Thing

2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Previews: 9/10/14
Opening: 10/5/14
Closing: Open Ended
Run Time: 2Hrs 40Min, 1 intermission
Starring: Alexander Sharp, Ian Barford, Helen Carey, Francesca Faridany, Enid Graham, Taylor Trensch

Synopsis: "Fifteen-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor's dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever."

Ticket Price: $27-$129, $37 Rush tickets available day of
Theater: Ethel Barrymore Theater
Official site: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

3. A Delicate Balance

Previews: 10/20/14
Opening:11/20/14
Closing: 02/22/15
Run Time: 2Hrs 55Min, 2 intermissions
Starring: John Lithgow, Glenn Close, Martha Plimpton, Clare Higgins, Bob Balaban, Lindsay Duncan
Synopsis: "In A DELICATE BALANCE, Agnes (Glenn Close) and Tobias (John Lithgow), a long-married couple, must maintain their equilibrium as over the course of a weekend they welcome home their 36-year-old daughter (Martha Plimpton) after the collapse of her fourth marriage, and give shelter to their best friends (Bob Balaban and Clare Higgins), all the while tolerating Agnes’ alcoholic sister Claire (Lindsay Duncan)."
Ticket Price: $60-$155
Theater: John Golden Theater
Official site: A Delicate Balance

4. It's Only A Play

Previews: 08/28/14
Opening: 10/09/14
Closing: 01/04/15
Run Time: 2Hrs 35Min, 1 interval
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Rupert Grint, Megan Mullally, Stockard Channing, Micah Stock, F. Murray Abraham
Synopsis: "It's opening night of Peter Austin's new play as he anxiously awaits to see if his show is a hit. With his career on the line, he shares his big First Night with his "best" friend a television star (Nathan Lane), his novice producer (Megan Mullally), his doped-up diva (Stockard Channing), his genius director (Rupert Grint), a lethal drama critic (F. Murray Abraham), and a fresh-off-the-bus coat check attendant (Micah Stock) on his first night in Manhattan."
Ticket Price: $77-$172
Theater: Gerald Schoenfeld Theater
Official site: It's Only A Play

5. The River

Previews: 10/31/14
Opening: 11/16/14
Closing: 01/25/15
Run Time: 1Hr 20Min
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Laura Donnelly, Cush Jumbo
Synopsis: "On a moonless evening, a man brings his new girlfriend to a remote cabin for a night of trout-fishing. But before the night is over, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems....and as memory collides with desire, the truth becomes the most elusive catch of all."
Ticket Price: $35-$175
Theater: Circle in the Square
Official site: The River

6. The Elephant Man

Previews: 11/07/14
Opening: 12/07/14
Closing: 02/15/15
Run time: 1Hr 55Min, 1 intermission
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Alessandro Nivola
Synopsis: "The Elephant Man tells the story of a 19th-century British man (Cooper) whose severe disfigurement made him a star of the traveling freak show circuit. When the renowned Dr. Treves (Nivola) takes Merrick under his care at the London Hospital, he discovers that beneath this shocking exterior lies a brilliant mind and an unshakable faith. Soon all of Victorian high society becomes fascinated by Merrick, especially the beautiful actress Mrs. Kendal (Clarkson). But with his new life comes new complexity… and as Merrick's condition grows more severe, a 'normal' life begins to seem all but impossible."
Ticket Price: $99-$169
Theater: Booth Theater
Official site: The Elephant Man

7. Love Letters

Previews: 09/13/14
Opening: 09/18/14
Closing: 02/01/15
Starring: Brian Dennehy & Mia Farrow (9/13-10/10), Carol Burnett & Brian Dennehy (10/11-11/7), Alan Alda & Candice Bergen (11/8-12/5), Stacy Keach & Diana Rigg (12/6-1/9), Anjelica Huston & Martin Sheen (1/10-2/1)
Run Time: 90Min , no intermission
Synopsis: "Andrew Makepeace Ladd III wrote his first letter to Melissa Gardner to tell her she looked like a lost princess. They were both seven years old. For the next fifty years, through personal triumphs and despair, through wars and marriages and children and careers, they poured out the secrets of their hearts to each other. They defied a fate that schemed to keep them apart, and lived – through letters – for the one most meaningful thing, their undying love for each other."
Ticket Price: $37 rush tickets available one hour prior to curtain call
Theater: Brooks Atkinson Theater
Official site: Love Letters

8. This Is Our Youth

Previews: 08/18/14
Opening: 09/11/14
Closing: 01/04/15
Run Time: 2Hrs 15Min, 1 intermission
Starring: Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, Tavi Gevinson
Synopsis: "This Is Our Youth follows three wayward young people as they navigate 1982 New York, recreating their broken homes in both their dysfunctional friendships and their bungled attempts at finding love. This Is Our Youth is a living snapshot of a moment when young people first find themselves on the threshold of adulthood--far more sophisticated than their parents realize, and far less effectual than they themselves can possibly imagine."
Ticket Price: $35-$135, $37 rush tickets for theatergoers aged 30 and under
Theater: Cort Theater
Official site: This Is Our Youth





Off Broadway

9. Lennon

Previews: 10/03/14
Opening: 10/15/14
Closing: 02/21/15
Run time: 90 minutes, no intermission
Starring: John R. Waters
Synopsis: "Part concert and part biography, Lennon: Through a Glass Onion, press notes state, "reveals the essence of the life and astonishing talent of one of the most admired icons of the past century with a story and 31 songs." Attendees can expect to hear such tunes as "Imagine," "Strawberry Fields Forever," "Revolution," "Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds," "All You Need is Love," "Come Together," "Help," "Working Class Hero," "Mother" and "Jealous Guy," among others."
Ticket Price: $68-$78
Theater: Union Square Theater
Official site: Lennon

10. Billy & Ray

Previews: 10/01/14
Opening: 10/20/14
Closing: 11/23/14
Starring: Vincent Kartheiser (Pete from Mad Men!), Larry Pine
Synopsis: "In 1940s Hollywood, literary odd couple writer-director Billy Wilder and novelist Raymond Chandler contentiously collaborate to adapt “Double Indemnity” for the silver screen. The two brilliant and thorny artists battled the Hollywood censors and each other to create a groundbreaking movie classic and give birth to film noir."
Ticket Price: $79
Theater: Vineyard Theater
Official site: Billy & Ray