A young woman named Nora tires of being pampered and patronized by her husband Torvald, and makes the fateful decision to take responsibility for her own life. This revival of the 1879 Henrik Ibsen play is cast through July 27 with the acclaimed cast of the London version.

In this new Wasserstein play, a doctor (played by Kate Nelligan) is nominated for U.S. surgeon general, but a minor infraction involving jury duty snowballs and ruins her political life. Wasserstein rose to prominence with her play "The Heidi Chronicles," for which she won the Pulitzer Prize; many were surprised that neither her play nor Nelligan, who has been nominated for many past Tony roles, were tapped this season.

A drama about the legendary stage actor John Barrymore, set in 1942, a month before his death. In the production, the once-great classical actor, ravaged by alcoholism and old age, struggles to recreate his famed portrayal of King Richard III in preparation for a screen test. Luce has written several other biographical plays, including "The Belle of Amherst" about Emily Dickinson, and one-person plays about Lillian Hellman, Charlotte Bronte, Isak Dinesen and Zelda Fitzgerald.

This revival of a 19th century comedy of manners, set in 1841 London and Gloucestershire, finds the aging and pompous widower Sir Harcourt Courtly and his son courting the same women. A case of mistaken identity is thrown in as well to heighten the farce.

The lives of two lively older people parallel their luck in a game of gin rummy in this Pulitzer Prize-winning Coburn play. Jessica Tandy won a Best Actress Tony in the original 1978 Broadway production, in which she starred against Hume Cronyn.

This play about two cousins finding romance during Ballyhoo, the big event of the Jewish social season, is set in 1939 Atlanta. The play, commissioned for the Olympic Arts Festival, debuted in the city that hosted the Summer Games in 1996. Playwright Uhry, who grew up in Atlanta, also wrote "Driving Miss Daisy," for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. "Ballyhoo" features two other "Miss Daisy" alumnae: Dana Ivey, who created the "Miss Daisy" role in the play's Off-Broadway debut, and director Ron Lagomarsino, who also stages "Ballyhoo."

This revival of Hellman's drama takes a look at a deception and greed as members of a Southern family battle for control of the family fortune. Set in Alabama circa 1900, the play stars Stockard Channing as the passionate matriarch, a role originally created by Tallulah Bankhead when it opened on Broadway in 1939. Brian Murray, whose performance in this work was nominated for a Tony, plays her blustery brother. Hellman also wrote "The Children's Hour."

The Kidder family was luxuriating in its realization of the American Dream when, suddenly, it lost everything -- health, job stability and financial security. A college kid from Atlanta pushes the family toward its continuing decline. This play is part of a nine-play cycle, which Foote bases in southern Texas. "Young Man from Atlanta" won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize, started on off-Broadway, then ran in Boston and Chicago before it finally made it to Broadway this season. While two of its actors, William Biff McGuire and Shirley Knight, got nominations for their performances in this play, many were surprised that Rip Torn was overlooked for his strong portrayal of patriarch Will Kidder.

A beleaguered celebrity learns it is possible to overdose on attention, admiration and sex in this revival of the Noel Coward comedy. Some critics panned the directorial influence of Obie Award-winning director Scott Elliott. Nonetheless, "Present Laughter," which closed on Broadway after a four-month run, was nominated for Best Revival.

After a separation of three years, Tom and Kyra rake over the embers of a six-year love affair that ended suddenly. "Skylight" won the 1996 Oliver Award for Best Play, and was nominated for four Tony Awards this year, including Best Play and Best Director.

This new play looks at Stanley Spencer, an eccentric English artist of the early 20th century who tried to integrate his life and religious beliefs with his art. Gems' play won the 1996 Olivier Award for Best Play. The four principal actors from London's Royal National Theatre production -- Antony Sher, Deborah Findlay, Anna Chancellor and Selina Cadell -- crossed the Atlantic with the play to make their Broadway debuts.