Celebrity Power on Broadway’s Spring Season

This spring, Broadway will highlight some of the biggest names known in today's movie scene. With original shows and well-respected distinguished revivals, Hollywood's finest stars of all ages and types will be shining up and down, on and off stages of the Great White Way.

Don't Miss!

*Green Day's: American Idiot

Celebrity Sightings: Co-author and lead singer of Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, is bringing a lot of eager and excited viewers to the St. James Theatre. But renowned rock star Melissa Etheridge will debut in the show Tuesday Feb. 1 through SundayFeb.6.

*The Merchant of Venice

Celebrity Sightings: A Shakespearean comedy can be memorable for many reasons, but this spring, catch acclaimed Oscar winner and screen legend, Al Pacino (The Godfather) at the Broadhurst Theatre in one of the most classic roles in theatrical history. Ends Sunday, Feb. 20.

*Long Story Short

Celebrity Sightings: Former Saturday Night Live writer and comedian, Colin Quinn, and his version of the history of the world — enough said! Ends Saturday, March5.

*Driving Miss Daisy

Celebrity Sightings: Don't miss James Earl Jones (Star Wars, The Lion King) and Vanessa Redgrave (Letters to Juliet, Venus, Girl Interrupted) in Alfred Uhry's play about the pivotal relationship between a Jewish woman and an African-American chauffeur in the American South. The 1989 film adaptation of Uhry's play won the Academy Award for Best Picture and starred Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd. At the John Golden Theatre; closes Saturday, April 9.

Now Playing:

*Freckleface Strawberry

Celebrity Sightings: While you may not see her on the stage, actress Julianne Moore's (Laws of Attraction, The Kids Are Alright) children's book of the same title has now been adapted into a loveable musical, which opened at New World Stages on Oct. 3.

*Love, Loss and What I Wore

Celebrity Sightings: While 7-year-old Strawberry is enjoyable for all ages, Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) is all grown-up in Nora and Delia Ephron's comedic showcase for girlfriends, date nights and girls' nights, at the Westside Theatre.

Coming Soon

*That Championship Season

Starring Chris Noth (Sex and the City, The Good Wife), Kiefer Sutherland (24, Taking Lives) and Brian Cox (The Big C, Troy).

Opens Sunday, March 6 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

*Good People

Starring Frances McDormand (Fargo, Blood Simple) and Tate Donovan (Damages, The O.C.)

Opens Thursday, March 3. Runs through April 24. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

*Arcadia

Starring Billy Crudup (Almost Famous, Big Fish).

Opens Thursday, March 17at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

*Ghetto Klown

Starring John Leguizamo (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge, American Buffalo).

Opens Tuesday, March 22at the Lyceum Theatre.

*How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

Starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter film series, December Boys), John Larroquette (Boston Legal, Southland Tales, McBride) and Anderson Cooper (CNN's: 360).

Opens Sunday, March 27 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

*Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Starring Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting, Mrs. Doubtfire).

Opens Thursday, March 31 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Starring Chris Rock (Everybody Hates Chris, I Think I Love My Wife), and Annabella Sciorra (Law and Order, The Sopranos.)

Opens Monday, April 11at the Schoenfeld Theatre.

*The House of Blue Leaves

Starring Ben Stiller (Zoolander, Meet the Fockers) and Edie Falco (The Sopranos, Nurse Jacki..)

Opens Monday, April 25 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

*Fat Pig

Starring Julia Stiles (10 Things I Hate About You, Save the Last Dance), Josh Hamilton (Proof, Broken English) and Dane Cook

Opens Tuesday, April 26 at the Belasco Theatre.