“AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY”: *** A largely new cast, led by the redoubtable Estelle Parsons, has taken over in Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize winner. But this eviscerating melodrama remains as gripping and funny as ever. Music Box Theatre, 239 W. 45th St.; 212-239-6200.
“ALL MY SONS”: ** 1/2: Arthur Miller’s period piece is given a starry cast (John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Patrick Wilson, Katie Holmes) who were apparently told to shout their lungs out. Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St.; 212-239-6200.
“BOEING-BOEING”: * Old-hat revival of old-hat French farce literally revolving around revolving air hostesses. Longacre Theatre, 220 W. 48th St.; 212-239-6200.
“EQUUS”: *** Peter Shaffer’s 1973 psycho-sexual drama about a boy who blinds horses stars a fiercely intense Daniel Radcliffe as the damaged boy, and Richard Griffiths as the psychiatrist who seeks to cure him. Broadhurst Theater, 235 W. 44th St.; 212-239-6200.
“A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS”: *** Tony winner Frank Langella gives an extraordinary performance in this revival of Robert Bolt’s rather talky play. American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St.; 212-719-1300. Closes Dec. 14. (Frank Scheck)
“SOUTH PACIFIC”: **** Some enchanted musical! Tony nominees Kelli O’Hara and Paulo Szot lead the superb cast. Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center; 212-239-6200.
“SPEED-THE-PLOW”: **** A pitch-perfect production of David Mamet’s rapid-fire confrontations between Hollywood wheeler-dealers. Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47th St.; 212-239-6262.
“THE 39 STEPS”: *** A delightful, very English spoof of the 1935 Hitchcock movie. Cort Theatre, 138 W. 48th St.; 212-239-6200.
“A TALE OF TWO CITIES”: * 1/2 Jill Santoriello’s book and banal lyrics cling closely to Dickens, almost as closely as her music is inspired by “Les Miz.” The only reasons to see it are Tony Walton’s ingenious sets and a sensational performance from James Barbour. Al Hirschfeld Theater, 302 W. 45th St.; (212) 239-6200
“13”: *** Disarmingly charming (if generic) coming-of-age musical with an all-teen cast and band. Just right for those too old for Disney, too young for “Spring Awakening” and too impatient to wait for “Wicked.” Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45th St.; 212-239-6200. (Barbara Hoffman)
“TO BE OR NOT TO BE”: (Half a star) Not, definitely not. Rent the Jack Benny/Carole Lombard movie instead. Samuel J. Friedman Theater, 261 W. 47th St.; 212-239-6200.
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“AVENUE Q”:*** John Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St.; 212-239-6200.
“CHICAGO”:**** Ambassador Theatre, 219 W. 49th St.; 212-239-6200.
“GREASE”:* Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th St.; 212-307-4100.
“GYPSY”:*** 1/2 St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th St.; 212-239-6200.
“IN THE HEIGHTS”:** 1/2 Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 W. 46th St.; 212-221-1211.
“THE LITTLE MERMAID”:* Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St.; 212-307-4747.
“HAIRSPRAY”:*** Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St.; 212-307-4100.
“JERSEY BOYS”:*** 1/2 The August Wilson Theatre, 245 W. 52nd St.; 212-239-6200.
“THE LION KING”:*** Minskoff Theatre, 200 W. 45th St.; 212-307-4747.
“MAMMA MIA!”:*** 1/2 Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway; 212-239-6200.
“MARY POPPINS”:**** New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 W. 42nd St.; 212-307- 4747.
“THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA”:**** Majestic Theatre, 247 W. 44th St.; 212-239-6200.
“SPAMALOT”:**** Shubert Theatre, 225 W. 44th St.; 212-239-6200.
“SPRING AWAKENING”: **** Eugene O’Neill Theatre, 230 W. 49th St.; 212-239-6200.
“WICKED”:** 1/2 Gershwin Theatre, 222 W. 51st St.; 212-307-4100.
“YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN”: *** Hilton Theatre, 213 W. 42nd St.; 212-307-4100.