Broadway Guide: A-Z | Off-Broadway Guide

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee A candid snapshot of the tyranny of winning, directed by James Lapine. Circle in the Square Theatre. • Theater Directions

Avenue Q Rude yet benign, little raunchy puppet show. Golden Theatre, 45th Street. • Theater Directions

Beauty and the Beast As a gigantic kiddie show, this is a faithful adaptation of a beloved cartoon. Lunt-Fontanne, 205 W. 46th at Broadway. • Audio | Theater Directions

Chicago A bold, brassy musical set in the '20s. Ambassador Theatre, 219 West 49th Street. •  Theater Directions

The Color Purple Adaptation of the novel by Alice Walker. Broadway Theater, 1681 Broadway. Theater Directions

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Big, bold musical about con men in the south of France. Directed by Jack O'Brien, at the Imperial Theatre, 249 W. 45th St. • Photos | Theater Directions

Doubt Drama about pedophilia in the Catholic church.By John Patrick Shanley. Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 West 48th Street. • Theater Directions

Hairspray A big girl with big hair wins a spot on a TV dance show in 1962; Neil Simon, 250 W. 52nd St. • Audio | Theater Directions

Jersey Boys Musical about Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. August Wilson Theatre, 245 W. 52nd Street.

The Light in the Piazza A risky musical about taking a chance on love. Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center. • Theater Directions

The Lion King Adapted from Disney film, directed by Julie Taymor, music by Tim Rice. New Amsterdam, Broadway at 42nd Street. • Theater Directions

Mamma Mia The smash hit musical! Based on the songs of ABBA. Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre 1634 Broadway. • Audio | Theater Directions

The Odd Couple Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick play the mismatched roommates. Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th Street. • Theater Directions

Phantom of the Opera Andrew Llyod Webber's long-running musical set at the Paris Opera House. At the Majestic Theatre. • Theater Directions

The Producers Mel Brooks' musical about a hustling Broadway producer and his hapless sidekick. St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street. • Theater Directions

Rent The Jonathan Larson musical based on 'La Boheme.' Nederlander Theatre, 41st Street west of Broadway. • Theater Directions

Spamalot Monty Python returns -- this time to Broadway. Shubert Theatre, 225 W. 44th Street. • Theater Directions

Sweeney Todd Stephen Sondheim returns to Broadway. Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 230 W. 49th Street. •

Woman in White Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical set in Victorian London. Marquis Theatre, 211 W. 45th Street • Theater Directions

Wicked Whatever happened to the witches of 'Oz'? Gershwin Theatre, 51st Street west of Broadway. • Theater Directions