Theater Spotlight On: 42nd Street
This revival of the 1980 musical (based on the 1933 movie) features enthusiastic performers, eye-catching scenery, and glittering stage full of tap-dancing feet. The musical takes place in 1930’s Broadway. A good-hearted young understudy gets her big break, and, determined to make it without losing the common touch, teaches the kings of Broadway a lesson or two.
Categoty/Type: Musical … Comedy/Family
Theater: Ford Center for Performing Arts … 214 West 43rd St, New York, NY
Official Web Site: www.42ndStreetBroadway.com

Theater Spotlight On: Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays
700 Sundays, is an original two-act play in which well-loved funny man Billy Crystal plays numerous characters that have influenced who he is today. This autobiographical journey deals with … growing up among the jazz world of Manhattan, his youth, his teenage years and finally adulthood. It is about family, and fate and takes us through moments of love, laughter and loss.
Categoty/Type: Play … Comedy
Theater: Broadhurst Theatre … 235 West 44th St, New York, NY
Web Site: www.BroadhurstTheater.net

Theater Spotlight On: Avenue Q
A kind of Seasame Street for adults … Avenue Q is an urban street where both humans and puppets deal with modern life. The story of a college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account. The only neighborhood in his price range is Avenue Q. Together, he and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.
Categoty/Type: Play … Comedy
Theater: Golden Theatre … 252 West 45th St, New York, NY
Official Web Site: www.AvenueQ.com

Theater Spotlight On: Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance!
Barry Humphries brings his alter ego, Dame Edna Everage, back to the stages of Broadway with this latest offering Back With a Vengeance! Dame Edna, the incomparable international housewife, megastar and guru, storms back to Broadway in a series of never-before-seen gowns singing, dancing, giving psychic readings, offering marriage counseling and more.
Categoty/Type: Play … Comedy
Theater: Music Box Theatre … 239 West 45th St, New York, NY
Official Web Site: www.DameEdnaOnBroadway.com

Theater Spotlight On: Hairspray
It's 1962 and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one dream--to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She uses her newfound power to vanquish the reigning teen queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin and integrate a TV network.
Categoty/Type: Musical … Comedy/Family
Theater: Neil Simon Theatre … 250 West 52nd St, New York, NY
Official Web Site: www.HairsprayOnBroadway.com

Theater Spotlight On: Mamma Mia!
A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle. The setting for this musical is a Greek island where 20-year-old Sophie is due to be married. Her mom is there, but her father isn't...because she's never met him. Sophie snoops in her mom's diary, chooses three former lovers and invites them to the wedding, hoping she can figure out who her dad is when she sees them.
Categoty/Type: Musical … Comedy/Family
Theater: Winter Garden Theatre … 1634 Broadway, New York,NY
Official Web Site: www.Mamma-Mia.com

Theater Spotlight On: ‘The Producers’ on Broadway
The story of down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock and mousy accountant Leo Bloom. Together, they hatch the ultimate scam… Raise more money than you need for a sure-fire Broadway fiasco than pocket the difference. Their Broadway brainchild Springtime for Hitler puts an end to their dreams when this ‘sure-fire Broadway fiasco’ turns out to be a BIG hit! The Producers has become a Broadway phenomenon, earning more Tony Awards than any other show in the history of the Great White Way.
Categoty/Type: Musical … Comedy
Theater: St. James Theatre … 246 West 44th St, New York,NY
Official Web Site: www.producersonbroadway.com

Theater Spotlight On: Reckless
Reckless is a black comedy that follows the strange adventures of a wandering housewife, Rachel. It's Christmas Eve. Rachel's son has "fired" her, her husband's put out a contract on her life, and so she's out the window--literally. Follow Rachel through a bizarre, fantastic, and sometimes nightmarish journey as she travels across the country.
Categoty/Type: Play … Comedy
Theater: Second Street Theater … 307 West 43rd St, New York, NY
Official Web Site: SecondStageTheatre.com/reckless.html

Theater Spotlight On: The Rivals
This revival of one of the 18th Century's most popular comedy of manners, skewers marriage, class and wealth. An idealistic and wealthy young woman, insists on marrying a poor man for the sake of true love. An equally wealthy Captain, must offer himself to her in the guise of a poor naval officer … showing just how far a group of society well-to-dos will go in order to capture the elusive magic of love.
Categoty/Type: Play … Comedy
Theater: Vivian Beaumont Theatre … 150 West 65th St, New York, NY
Official Web Site: www.lct.org

Theater Spotlight On: Whoopi (Ends Jan 30, 2005)
Hollywood heavyweight Whoopi Goldberg is back with a revised version of the 1984 show that launched her career! The five beloved characters from the original — the little black girl with blonde hair, the Jamaican nursemaid, the surfer chick, the junkie and the disabled person — are back, with two new monologues added for this 20th anniversary production.
Categoty/Type: Play … Comedy
Theater: Lyceum Theatre … 149 West 45th St, New York, NY
Web Site: www.lyceumtheater.com