Thornton Wilder's 1938 masterpiece, a staple of high school drama programs for generations, is thornier than you might remember: It's a frighteningly profound exploration of life and death in a sleepy New England town. The play's latest Broadway revival—its first in more than 20 years—is directed by Kenny Leon (Topdog/Underdog) and features a large ensemble that is notably mutiracial: Black actors Billy Eugene Jones, Michelle Wilson and Ephraim Sykes play members of the Gibbs family, while white actors Richard Thomas, Katie Holmes and Zoey Deutch spin the Webbs. Julie Halston and Donald Webber Jr. are also in the cast; recent Broadway mainstay Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) plays the omniscient Stage Manager.
Seeing a Broadway show can require a fair amount—and sometimes a leap of faith. You can wait until the shows have opened and try to see only the very best Broadway shows, but by then it is harder to get tickets and good seats. So it can be a smart move to keep an eye on the shows that have yet to open on Broadway—be they original musicals, promising new plays or revivals of time-tested classics—and pick some promising options in advance. Here, in order of their first performances, are the productions that are set to begin their Broadway runs in the final months of 2024. (Other shows may be added if and when they are announced.)
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