Little Shop of Horrors Virginia Theatre

opens 0ct. 2

Tickets: $55 to $95

The buzz: Hard to imagine, but this is the first-ever Broadway production of the bloody cult classic. Note to movie lovers: get ready for the real ending.

Wicked

Gershwin Theatre

opens Oct. 30

Tickets: $40 to $100

The buzz: The life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West, with the always-fab Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth and Joel Grey. We’re not in Kansas anymore.

Henry IV

Vivian Beaumont Theater

opens Nov. 20

Tickets: $60 to $85

The buzz: Shakespeare gets the star treatment with Kevin Kline, Ethan Hawke, Billy Crudup and Audra McDonald. But it’s still three hours and 40 minutes.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Music Box Theatre

opens Nov. 2

Tickets: $66.25 to $86.25

The buzz: Tennessee Williams’s masterpiece on mendacity. The steamy Southern classic gets even hotter with Ashley Judd and Jason Patric.

The Boy From Oz

Imperial Theatre

opens Oct. 16

Tickets: $60 to $100

The buzz: Two magic words: Hugh. Jack-man. OK, let’s make that three words: Hugh. Jackman. Sings!