1. Whorl Inside a Loop
2. Spring Awakening
3. Daddy Long Legs
4. Old Times
5. Barbecue
6. The Gin Game
7. Eclipsed
Where it's playing: The Public Theater - LuEsther Hall (Off-Broadway)
When previews begin: Sept. 29
When it opens: Oct. 14
What it's about: Set during the Liberian Civil War, Eclipsed follows the captive wives of a rebel officer as they struggle to form a tenuous community and determine their own forms of survival.
Why we're excited: This play from Danai Gurira — yes, you may know her as Michonne from The Walking Dead — first made waves when it premiered at Yale Rep in 2009. Now it's making its off-Broadway debut, and so is Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o.
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8. First Daughter Suite
9. Ripcord
10. Dames at Sea
11. The Humans
12. Sylvia
13. Thérèse Raquin
14. King Charles III
15. On Your Feet!
16. Allegiance
17. Hir
18. Dada Woof Papa Hot
Where it's playing: Lincoln Center at the Mitzi E. Newhouse (Off-Broadway)
When previews begin: Oct. 15
When it opens: Nov. 9
What it's about: An older married couple, Alan and Rob, run into trouble when Alan finds himself attracted to a younger gay dad and worries that his 3-year-old daughter Nicola prefers her other dad.
Why we're excited: Playwright Peter Parnell has experience raising a daughter as a gay dad — that should bring some very grounded humor to his new play, which stars John Benjamin Hickey, among other fabulous actors.
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19. Misery
20. China Doll
21. School of Rock
22. Lazarus
Where it's playing: New York Theatre Workshop
When previews begin: Nov. 18
When it opens: Dec. 7
What it's about: Based on the book The Man Who Fell to Earth, which was previously adapted for the screen with David Bowie, Lazarus follows Thomas Newton (Michael C. Hall), an alien who crash-lands on Earth in search of water.
Why we're excited: Hall channeled his inner Bowie when he took on the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. He's a great fit for this production, which features new music composed by Bowie himself.
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23. The Color Purple
24. Fiddler on the Roof
Where it's playing: Broadway Theatre
When previews begin: Nov. 12
When it opens: Dec. 17
What it's about: Poor milkman Tevye (Danny Burstein) and his wife Golde (Jessica Hecht) raise three daughters while struggling to maintain their Jewish tradition in a quickly changing Anatevka.
Why we're excited: Fiddler on the Roof is a gorgeous and too often underappreciated show. This excellent cast — Burstein and Hecht will be wonderful — and direction from Bartlett Sher should usher in a new era of fans.
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Correction
A previous version of this post listed Fran Kranz as Al Pacino's co-star in China Doll. He was recently replaced by Christopher Denham.
Correction
The title of the upcoming play at the Mitzi E. Newhouse at Lincoln Center is Dada Woof Papa Hot. A previous version of this post misstated the title. Also, Robert O'Hara's play Bootycandy premiered at Playwrights Horizons, not The Public as previously reported.