Off-Broadway Spotlight
The Great American Trailer Park Musical—A toll collector Tony winner Shuler Hensley, an agoraphobic Kaitlin Hopkins and a runaway stripper Orfeh clash in a gossipy Florida trailer community. Dodger Stages. 
Dr. Sex—The story of famed sex researcher Alfred Kinsey and wife Clara and shared boyfriend Wally is told in screwball song and dance in this squeaky clean musical comedy. The Peter Norton Space
Miracle Brothers—The musical tale of two young Brazilian brothers—one black and one white, one a slave and one free—on a journey of freedom and self-determination, set to a Samba beat. Vineyard Theatre.
Fran's Bed—Incapacitated Fran guides the audience on an unpredictable journey into her past in this offbeat new play. Mia Farrow makes a rare stage appearance in the lead role. Playwrights Horizons.
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow—Jennifer is just an average girl who re-engineers obsolete missile components for the U.S. Army from her bedroom in this poignant play by young writer Rolin Jones. Atlantic Theatre.
Kissing Fidel—In Eduardo Machado's latest, a young exiled Cuban announces to his family his plans to head back to the homeland to kiss and forgive Fidel Castro. Starts September 6, Theatre Row/Kirk Theatre.
Colder Than Here—Judith Light stars as a dying woman trying to hold her family members Brian Murray, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe together as she plans her final days. Starts September 7, Lucille Lortel Theatre.
The Ladies of the Corridor—Peccadillo Theater Company revives its well-received 2003 production of Dorothy Parker's little-seen play about the lives of women living a 1940s Manhattan hotel. Starts September 7, East 13th Street Theatre.
Screen Play—A.R. Gurney's latest is a futuristic tale of politics, history, the city of Buffalo, and a love ruined by the Bush-Gore election of 2000. Starts September 8, Flea Theater.
In the Wings—Two actor wannabes think they've found the chance of a lifetime when they hook up with a famous acting teacher writing a musical for Broadway in this new comedy by producer Stewart F. Lane. Starts September 9, Promenade Theatre.
The Pavilion—At a dance hall in Pine City, Minnesota, the lives of of ex-sweethearts Peter Mollberg Brian d'Arcy James and Kari Hermanson Jennifer Mudge—and dozens of other characters, as well—intertwine to form a pattern of love and loss in this Craig Wright play. Starts September 9, Rattlestick Theater.
Slut—The ultimate ladies' man Altar Boyz vet Andy Karl, a sexy rocker Jenn Colella and a brilliant doctor Jim Stanek sing, dance and bed-hop in contemporary Manhattan. Starts September 13, American Theatre of Actors.
Spirit—Three performers tell the story of three bakers who are also three brothers in this play about life, death and the theater from hot British theater troupe, Improbable. Starts September 13, New York Theatre Workshop.
A Woman of Will—Faced with a deadline, a lyricist reaches out to Shakespeare's leading ladies for guidance. Songwriter Amanda McBroom stars. Starts September 15, Daryl Roth Theatre.
Walking Down Broadway—This previously unproduced 1931 play by Dawn Powell tells of two sisters who move to Manhattan from small-town America only to face the bitterness and cynicism of world-weary New Yorkers. Starts September 15, Mint Theater.
No Foreigners Beyond This Point—Two Americans arrive in China to teach English in the early 1980s in this new play inspired by the experiences of playwright Warren Leight Side Man. Starts September 17, 45 Bleecker.
A Soldier's Play—A revival of Charles Fuller's Pulitzer-winning drama set during a murder investigation on a Louisiana Army base during World War II. Teagle F. Bougere, Taye Diggs, Anthony Mackie and Steve Pasquale are featured. Starts September 20, Second Stage Theatre.
Cycling Past the Matterhorn—First seen at the FringeNYC Festival in 2003, this play stars Shirley Knight as a British woman who dreams of bicycling into the Swiss Alps before her failing sight goes for good. Starts September 20, Theatre Row/Harold Clurman Theatre.
Third—An all-star cast Dianne Wiest, Amy Aquino, Charles Durning, Gaby Hoffman and Jason Ritter tells the tale of Wendy Wasserstein's latest, which is about a respected professor who accuses a student of plagiarism. Starts September 29, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
Einstein's Gift—Shawn Elliott and Aasif Mandvi face off as scientists Freidrich Haber and Albert Einstein, who face a moral crisis when they see their great discoveries launch the age of chemical and nuclear warfare. Starts October 1, Theatre Row/Acorn Theatre.
Five Course Love—A musical comedy set in five different restaurants, with three actors portraying 15 characters whose amorous combinations are served up with "spicy seasonings and sassy trimmings." Starts October 1, Minetta Lane Theatre.
See What I Wanna See—Michael John LaChiusa's musical version of the Japanese film Rashoman, in which several people describe the circumstances surrounding a Central Park murder, features Wicked Tony winner Idina Menzel and Marc Kudisch. Starts October 11, Public Theater.
Manic Flight Reaction—Sarah Schulman's comedy concerns a middle-aged professor who must confront her demons when her daughter
A Mother, a Daughter and a Gun—A dark comedy about a headstrong woman Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis and her daughter Veanne Cox, who is on the verge of emotional collapse. Starts October 14, Dodger Stages.
The Ark—A musical that sets the familiar tale of Noah's Ark to a rock-pop-gospel score courtesy of songwriter Michael McLean. Starts October 14, 37 Arts.
Normal—The perfect family is struck by a sudden crisis in this world premiere musical with Barbara Walsh, Erin Leigh Peck, Toni DiBuono and Shannon Polly. Starts October 20, Connelly Theatre.
Bingo—At this environmental musical comedy, the audience plays the beloved game along with the quirky cast! Starts October 21, The Theatre at St. Luke's.
Bach at Leipzig—In 1722 German, seven musicians scheme for a chance to fill the most sought-after musical post. Jeffrey Carlson, Richard Easton, Michael Emerson, Reg Rogers and David Schramm star. Starts October 28, New York Theatre Workshop.
The Ruby Sunrise—A young girl builds the first television set in a barn in rural Indiana in this play, which new Public Theater honcho Oskar Eustis first staged
Miss Witherspoon—Off-Broadway funny lady Kristine Nielson takes center stage in Christopher Durang's newest, about a woman in spiritual crisis in the netherworld. Starts November 11, Playwrights Horizons.
The Other Side—John Cullum and Rosemary Harris headline a new drama from Ariel Dorfman Death and the Maiden set in a country at war. Starts November 11, Manhattan Theatre Club at City Center Stage I.
Abigail's Party—Jennifer Jason Leigh kicks off The New Group's 10th Anniversary season in Mike Leigh's satire of British suburbia in the 1970s. Starts November 14, Theatre Row/Acorn Theatre.
The Trip to Bountiful—A Texan woman with a weak heart and a strong spirit makes an unforgettable journey back to her girlhood home to make peace with her past. Starts November 15, The Peter Norton Space.
Windows—Sylvia Bofill's drama centers on three generations of Puerto Rican women one of whom will be played by Wanda de Jesus, trapped in each other's visions, who are all trying to break free of the past. Starts November 22, Theatre Row/Kirk Theatre.
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead—A breakout hit of the 2004 FringeNYC Festival, this unauthorized parody takes a darker look at the characters from the beloved Peanuts comic strip. Starts November 28, Century Center for the Performing Arts
learns of a secret liaison from her past. Starts October 13, Playwrights Horizons/Peter Jay Sharp Theatre.
Mr. Marmalade—Michael C. Hall headlines this comedy for grown-ups, about grown-ups, as seen through the eyes of children courtesy of up-and-coming playwright Noah Haidle. Starts November 1, Laura Pels Theatre.
last year at Trinity Rep. Starts November 1, Public Theater.
Celebration and The Room—Harold Pinter's first The Room and his most recent play Celebration complement one another in this double-bill. Starts November 16, Atlantic Theater