Seeking thoughts on fall shows

Hey all,

Planning another trip to NYC in the fall, & would love to hear which shows you're excited about. I tend to gravitate toward meaty, substantial,emotionally powerful material, such as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Other Desert Cities, Next to Normal, Glass Menagerie, Streetcar, Death of a Salesman, etc. If you have any suggestions for fall plays, I'd love to research them. Thanks!

Updated On: 8/9/17 at 07:45 PM

Not sure if you meant PLAY as in any show, or literally a play. In case its the second, The Band's Visit is a musical, but the buzz on it is quite strong. (Your list only had one musical, so I wasn't sure.)

The Band's Visit

Carousel

My Fair Lady

Cursed Child

Prince of Broadway

Meteor Shower

Willie4316 said: "The Band's Visit

Carousel

My Fair Lady

Cursed Child

Prince of Broadway

Meteor Shower



"

My Fair Lady and Carousel open in March.... not the fall.

Updated On: 8/10/17 at 11:58 PM

Thank you so much to all who've responded thus far. I had not yet heard of the Band's Visit, but will now be sure to learn more about it to see if it sparks my interest. Ditto People, Places & Things. Much appreciated. The Parisian Woman definitely caught my eye in the little I've read about it. And I am curious about Junk. While I tend to gravitate more & more toward plays, I am also open to heavier musicals with substance, such as Next to Normal, Spring Awakening, & even Cabaret. I am intrigued by M. Butterfly, but already fear the ticket price, given that Clive Owen's going to star. Seems celebrity casting jacks the prices way up - sometimes too high for me.

Updated On: 8/10/17 at 06:15 PM

GavestonPS: Yes, you are right. My Fair Lady & Prince of Broadway are not what I'm seeking.

Meanwhile, I just read a brief summary of People,. Places. & Things & am VERY interested.

Will take the advice re keeping an eye on the reviews for M. Butterfly. While I certainly take reviews with a large grain of salt, I do find them helpful sometimes, especially if everyone seems to agree a show is a dud, & articulates why in a thoughtful manner.

Updated On: 8/10/17 at 06:40 PM

Torch Song Trilogy (now just called Torch Song) will have a revival also. Not sure I'll be able to fit it into my schedule with the other shows I plan to see over my five nights. But with Mercedes Ruehl and Michael Urie in the cast, it's a definite contender. Not sure if that appeals to you, but it might meet your criteria if you don't mind some humor mixed with your pathos.

On a side note, I stayed after Buyer and Cellar when it was playing off-Broadway in the Village and met Michael Urie. I was the only one who waited the hour (was feeling quite stalkerish by then) or so for him and he couldn't have been nicer. He's one of the nicest, if not the nicest, (it's a close race between him and Anthony Rapp) Broadway celebrities I've ever met. Sorry for the long side note, but most people in my life don't know much about Broadway and don't get my Broadway geekdom. Lol