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ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
Music Box Theater, 239 West 45th Street, NY 10036 T: 212 239 6200
Originally a hit on the London stage, One Man, Two Guvnors starring British comic, James Corden has arrived on Broadway. Francis Henshall is a simple London boy who finds himself employed by a local gangster as well as an unusual criminal. When both employers lives becoming entangled and entwined with each other, Henshall must try his hardest to keep them from meeting. It doesn't help matters that Henshall is constantly hungry and when there is food involved he finds it hard to concentrate. This is slapstick comedy live at its very best.

GHOST THE MUSICAL
The Lunt-Fontanne Theater, 205 West 46th Street, NY10036 T: 877 25 2929
This show stopping musical from London has recently opened on Broadway and it's wowing the crowds. Based on the original movie, Sam and Molly are deeply in love until suddenly they are tragically parted. Trapped in parallel worlds Sam tries to reconnect with Molly and dramatically warn her of grave danger. Their lives will never be the same but with the help of a psychic they'll be able to experience more than most.   

DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Barrymore Theater, 243 West 47th Street, NY 10036 T: 212 560 2189
This classic play by Arthur Miller about the failings of the 'American dream' has been brought back to life by an exceptional cast that features the Oscar-winning Philip Seymour Hoffman as Willy Loman. Death of a Salesman is not only considered to be a play but it is an historic monument to American culture. Willy Loman and his family are suffering the pressures and delusions of living out the American dream and as it all starts to cave in on them the drama follows them until the unimaginable end.  

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GODSPELL
Circle in the Square Theatre, 1633 Broadway, NY 10019 T: 212 307 0388
The hit 1970s musical has returned to Broadway. Originally it was seen as a subconscious attempt to fill the depleted pews of Christian churches all over America with lyrics taken straight from the Christian canon and set to music of the day's youth. At the time it was a completely new way of making religious music. Today it is more in line with mainstream Christian rock. It's energetic, charismatic and a real feel good musical.

OTHER DESERT CITIES
Booth Theatre, 222 west 45th Street, NY 10036 T: 212 239 6200
Stockard Channing and Rachel Griffiths make up a tremendous cast and star in this witty, moving and sinister drama about an affluent and troubled family. Brooke, played by Griffiths returns to the family nest and breaks the news that she is publishing her memoirs. This news does not go down well and soon the audience realise there are buried secrets to be unearthed.

BABY IT'S YOU!
at Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W 44th Street, NY 10036 T: 212 239 6200
This nostalgic musical tells the story of formidable New Jersey housewife Florence Greenberg and her rise to fame as a record mogul. After discovering The Shirelles at her daughter's high school she travels to New York with the group in tow to launch their music career and in time the music careers of other greats such as The Isley Borthers, Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick.

RENT
at New York Stages, 340 W 50th Street, NY 10019 T: 212 239 6200
After coming off Broadway in 2008 this revived production of Jonathan Larson's musical has been eagerly awaited by Rent fans. It's the story of a group of impoverished Bohemian artists trying to make their way on the Lower East Side just as the HIV and AIDS virus begins to gain notoriety in their community.

THE MOUNTAINTOP
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 West 45th Street, NY 10036 T: 212 239 6200
The Mountaintop stars Samuel L. Jackson as civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Set in 1968 it is a gripping reimagining of the events that took place the night before the assassination that followed one of King's most memorable speeches. Angela Bassett stars as the mysterious stranger who arrives with some surprising news and King finds himself confronting his destiny and his legacy to his people.

RELATIVELY SPEAKING
Brooks Atkingson Theatre 256 West 47th Street T: 877 250 2929
John Turturro directs this one-of-kind Broadway comedy that brings together award winning Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen. A cast of 15 are part of one family and each act is a story about a different branch of the tree. It is an hilarious story about the reality of relatives.