Legendary Divas Will Dominate New York and London’s Best Fall Theater

Patti LuPone, Mia Farrow and Audra McDonald embrace the roles of a lifetime. Plus a few favorite characters from pop culture take the stage in thrilling new productions.

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Welcome to the Fall Culture Preview, where we’re highlighting the best in entertainment as part of the September issue of Bloomberg Businessweek. We’ve already laid out the five museum exhibitions we’re most excited to see, the seven new TV shows to watch, the eight movies that will have people talking, and the five books to add to your reading list. Our last entry? The nine shows that will be lighting up theaters across Broadway and the West End.

The Roommate
Living legends (and old friends) Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow star in this new comedy by the very funny feminist playwright Jen Silverman about two older women who have to move in together. At the Booth Theatre from Aug. 29