Here is a selective list of what's playing on New York stages this week.

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A Class Act — A musical based on the life and times of the composer Edward Kleban.

Aida — Elton goes Egyptian in the latest Disney invasion of Broadway.

Annie Get Your Gun — A revamping of Irving Berlin's musical, purged of American Indian stereotypes.

Beauty and the Beast — Fewer dancing spatulas? Less spinning plates? A trimmed-down version of the Disney musical.

BLUE MAN GROUP: TUBES 212-254-4370 Astor Place Theatre 434 Lafayette Street Avant-garde to the max. This trio of Obie-winning performers knock you over with their outrageous mix of sound and art.

Bells Are Ringing — A revival of the 1956 musical comedy.

Cabaret — This version of the musical is seedier, raunchier and more sinister than either the original groundbreaking Broadway version or the film.

Chicago — Vamps, chorines and a truly great Kander-Ebb score make this a night not to be missed.

Contact — A "dance musical," and winner for the 1999 Best Musical Tony Award.

The Dinner Party — John Ritter and Henry Winkler star in Neil Simon's latest play, about six people invited to spend a meal in an elegant Parisian restaurant.

Follies — A revival of the 1971 musical about a reunion of former showgirls in the crumbling theater where they once performed.

Fosse — A legendary director/choreographer's work is brought vividly to life in this evening of dance numbers.

The Full Monty — Broadway's streak of nudity continues with this new musical adapted from the 1997 film, about six men who bare all in pursuit of some extra cash.

The Invention of Love — Tom Stoppard's new play about the English poet A.E. Housman who travels back in time at the end of his life to confront his younger self.

Jane Eyre — Jane, Rochester et. al come to musical life in this stage adaptation of the classic Charlotte Brontë novel.

Judgment at Nuremberg — A play, set in 1948 Germany, about the trials of the judges who carried out the political agenda of the Nazi party.

Kiss Me, Kate — "A show that is broad, brazen, often shameless and finally irresistible..."

Les Miserables — Jean Valjean's lifelong struggle to evade capture by Inspector Javert.

The Lion King — Simba becomes the ruler of the animal kingdom in this staged version of Disney's animated film.

The Music Man — With Susan Stroman directing and 76 trombones in the house, how can you lose?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — A revival of the 1963 drama

The Phantom of the Opera — A haunting, masked figure falls in love with an innocent young soprano.

The Producers — The antics of a theatrical producer and an accountant who scheme to raise money to mount an intentionally bad Broadway show.

Proof — With the marvelous Mary-Louise Parker and dynamic director Daniel Sullivan, what more proof do you need?

Rent — Starving artists search for love in the East Village.

Riverdance — The industry known as Irish step-dancing continues its assault on world culture.

The Rocky Horror Show — The cult film returns to the stage, and the toast will fly.

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe — Lily Tomlin returns in Broadway in the Jane Wagner play that made her a star.

Seussical — Sure, an elephant's faithful one-hundred percent, but will this musical be?

The Tale of the Allergist's Wife — Linda Lavin goes from truck-stop waitress to otorhinolaryngologist's other half in this Charles Busch comedy.