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July 11, 2008

Broadway ticket

Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of July 7 follow:

A Catered Affair: Parents of the bride face complications planning their daughter’s wedding. Walter Kerr. Telecharge. Closes July 27.

A Chorus Line: Dancers audition for a big Broadway show. Gerald Schoenfeld. Telecharge. Closes Aug. 17.

August: Osage County: A venomous mother deals with three daughters. Winner of 2008 Tony for best play. Music Box. Telecharge.

Avenue Q.: Love blossoms among the 20-something set — a group that includes puppets. Golden. Telecharge.

Boeing Boeing: A man juggles affairs with several flight attendants. Longacre. Telecharge.

Grease: Revival celebrating 1950s high school. Brooks Atkinson. Ticketmaster.

Gypsy: Revival of one of the greatest of all Broadway musicals. St. James. Telecharge.

Hairspray: The cult John Waters movie set in 1960s Baltimore has been turned into a hilarious, tuneful musical. Neil Simon. Ticketmaster.

In the Heights: Meet some Latino residents of Washington Heights. Richard Rodgers. Ticketmaster.

Jersey Boys: The musical story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. August Wilson. Telecharge. Difficult.

Jungle Fantasy: Cirque Dreams’ latest theatrical, acrobatic creation. Broadway. Telecharge.

Legally Blonde: A determined young woman goes to Harvard Law. Palace. Ticketmaster.

Mamma Mia!: The London musical sensation featuring the pop songs of ABBA. Winter Garden. Telecharge.

Mary Poppins: You know the world’s most famous nanny. New Amsterdam. Ticketmaster, a special Disney hot line, 212-307-4747.

Monty Python’s Spamalot: Inspired by that demented film comedy, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” Shubert. Telecharge.

November: David Mamet’s comedy about a president facing a tough re-election campaign. Nathan Lane stars. Ethel Barrymore. Telecharge. Closes July 13.

Passing Strange: A young man journeys from Los Angeles to Europe in search of meaning. Belasco. Telecharge.

South Pacific: Revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on James A. Michener’s “Tales of the South Pacific.” Vivian Beaumont. Telecharge. Difficult.

The 39 Steps: Stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 movie thriller about a man on the run. Four actors portray more than 150 roles. Cort. Telecharge.

The Country Girl: A washed-up actor tries for a comeback. Telecharge. Closes July 20.

The Lion King: Makes you truly believe in the magic of theater. Minskoff. Ticketmaster, a special Disney hot line, 212-307-4747. Difficult on weekends.

The Little Mermaid: A sea maiden longs to live on land. Lunt-Fontanne. Ticketmaster, a special Disney hot line, 212-307-4747.

The Phantom of the Opera: The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about a deformed composer who haunts the Paris Opera House. Majestic. Telecharge.

Thurgood: Laurence Fishburne is Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in a one-man show. Booth. Telecharge. Closes July 17.

Wicked: Popular musical about the witches in “The Wizard of Oz” as young women. Gershwin. Ticketmaster. Difficult.

Xanadu: A fast, funny roller-disco musical loosely adapted from the cult 1980s film. Helen Hayes. Telecharge.

Young Frankenstein: Comedic monster mash of a movie transfers from screen to stage with more song and dance. Hilton. Ticketmaster.






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