Broadway shows this summer in New York

Broadway Ticket Availability




Those "American Idol" finalists keep coming to Broadway. Tamyra Gray, from the television show's first season, is getting ready for her second gig there. She made her Broadway debut in "Bombay Dreams," the big Bollywood musical, several years back.

Now Gray will join the cast of "Rent," portraying Mimi in the long-running Jonathan Larson musical about struggling artists on the Lower East Side (before it became gentrified). She begins performances May 29 at the Nederlander Theatre.

And several original cast members will be re-upping for another go with the show in midsummer. Adam Pascal, who portrayed Roger, and Anthony Rapp, who was Mark, return to the musical July 30 for a six-week run ending Sept. 9.



Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of May 7. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters' box offices for the shows listed. Details about how to obtain tickets appear at the end.

_"110 in the Shade." Audra McDonald stars in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical based on the N. Richard Nash's play "The Rainmaker." Studio 54.

_"A Chorus Line." Michael Bennett's classic musical about dancers auditioning for a big Broadway show is back. Gerald Schoenfeld. www.tixx.com.

_"A Moon for the Misbegotten." Kevin Spacey and Eve Best star in the acclaimed Old Vic revival of the Eugene O'Neill classic. Brooks Atkinson. www.tixx.com.

_"Avenue Q." Love blossoms among the 20-something set - a group that includes puppets - in this very funny, adult musical comedy. Golden. www.tixx.com.

_"Beauty and the Beast." For those who want a lavish, live-action version of the delightful Disney animated feature, this is the ticket. Others may be content to rent the film. Lunt-Fontanne. www.tixx.com, a special Disney hot line, 212-307-4747. Closes July 29.

_"Chicago." This Kander and Ebb-Bob Fosse creation is Broadway's longest running musical revival and deservedly so. Ambassador. www.tixx.com.

_"Company." Raul Esparza heads the cast in this revival of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical about a bachelor who can't make a commitment. Ethel Barrymore. www.tixx.com.

_"Coram Boy." The story of two orphans and the Coram Hospital for Deserted Children. The play, a hit for London's National Theatre, is based on Jamila Gavin's novel for young adults. Imperial. www.tixx.com.

_"Curtains." A murder-mystery musical comedy with a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb. David Hyde Pierce and Debra Monk star. Al Hirschfeld. www.tixx.com.

_"Deuce." Angela Lansbury and Marian Seldes star in Terrence McNally's play about the reunion of two former doubles tennis champions. Music Box. www.tixx.com.

_"Frost/Nixon." David Frost interviews Richard Nixon. Michael Sheen plays Frost and Frank Langella is Nixon in this play by Peter Morgan. Bernard B. Jacobs. www.tixx.com.

_"Grey Gardens." A musical version of the haunting film documentary about a reclusive mother and daughter who were relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson star. Walter Kerr. www.tixx.com.

_"Inherit the Wind." Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy star in a revival of the Jerome Lawrence-Robert E. Lee play loosely based on the Scopes "Monkey" trial. Lyceum. www.tixx.com.

_"Hairspray." The cult John Waters movie set in 1960s Baltimore has been turned into a hilarious, tuneful musical. Neil Simon. www.tixx.com.

_"Jersey Boys." The musical story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Winner of four 2006 Tony Awards including best musical. August Wilson. www.tixx.com. Difficult.

_"Journey's End." Hugh Dancy, Boyd Gaines and Jefferson Mays head the cast in a revival of R.C. Sherriff's classic tale of life in the trenches of World War I. Belasco. www.tixx.com.

_"Legally Blonde." Laura Bell Bundy stars in this musical version of the Reese Witherspoon movie about a determined young woman who goes to Harvard Law School. Palace. www.tixx.com.

_"LoveMusik." Donna Murphy and Michael Cerveris star in this musical about composer Kurt Weill and his wife, Lotte Lenya. Biltmore. www.tixx.com.

_"Mamma Mia!" The London musical sensation featuring the pop songs of ABBA makes it to Broadway. Die-hard ABBA fans will like it best. Winter Garden. www.tixx.com.

_"Mary Poppins." The world's most famous nanny comes to the stage after her great success as a P.L. Travers book and a Disney movie. New Amsterdam. www.tixx.com, a special Disney hot line, 212-307-4747. Difficult on weekends.

_"Monty Python's Spamalot." A musical inspired by that demented film comedy, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." Shubert. www.tixx.com.

_"Radio Golf." The final play in August Wilson's 10-play cycle about the black experience in 20th century America. Set in the 1990s, it stars Harry Lennix and Tonya Pinkins. Cort. www.tixx.com.

_"Spring Awakening." A striking rock musical based on Frank Wedekind's classic drama about a dozen young people discovering their sexual identities. Music by Duncan Sheik. Book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Eugene O'Neill. www.tixx.com.

_"Talk Radio." Liev Schreiber stars as an acerbic radio talk-show host in a revival of Eric Bogosian's play. Longacre. www.tixx.com.

_"Tarzan." A Disney musical about Edgar Rice Burroughs' vine-swinging hero. The score is by Phil Collins. Richard Rodgers. www.tixx.com, a special Disney hot line, 212-307-4747.

_"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." A sweet-tempered, often hilarious new musical by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin about youngsters competing in a local spelling bee. Circle in the Square. www.tixx.com.

_"The Color Purple." A musical version of Alice Walker's novel, now starring Fantasia, about one woman's triumph over adversity. Broadway. www.tixx.com.

_"The Drowsy Chaperone." A big fan remembers his favorite musical from 1928 - and it joyously comes to life. Marquis. www.tixx.com.

_"The Lion King." Director Julie Taymor is a modern-day Merlin, creating a stage version of the Disney animated hit that makes you truly believe in the magic of theater. Minskoff. www.tixx.com, a special Disney hot line, 212-307-4747. Difficult on weekends.

_"The Pirate Queen." Stephanie J. Block stars in this Alain Boublil-Michel Schoenberg musical as a legendary Irish buccaneer who was the scourge of Elizabethan England. Hilton. www.tixx.com.

_"The Phantom of the Opera." The one with the chandelier. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about a deformed composer who haunts the Paris Opera House is the prime, Grade A example of big Brit musical excess. But all the lavishness does have a purpose in Harold Prince's intelligent production, now the longest running show in Broadway history. Majestic. www.tixx.com.

_"The Year of Magical Thinking." Joan Didion's stage adaptation of her book about the death of her husband. Vanessa Redgrave stars. Booth. www.tixx.com.

_"Wicked." An ambitious, wildly popular musical about the witches in "The Wizard of Oz" as young women. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire. Gershwin. www.tixx.com. Difficult.