Broadway ticket availability through Sunday, Jan. 11

Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of Jan. 5. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters’ box offices for the shows listed. Details about how to obtain tickets appear at the end.

—”All My Sons.” John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Patrick Wilson and Katie Holmes star in a revival of Arthur Miller’s morality play. Gerald Schoenfeld. Telecharge. Closes Jan. 11.

—”August: Osage County.” Tracy Letts’ drama, a hit for Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, concerns a venomous mother and her dealings with three daughters. Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for best play. Music Box. Telecharge.

—”Avenue Q.” Love blossoms among the 20-something set — a group that includes puppets — in this very funny, adult musical comedy. Golden. Telecharge.

—”Billy Elliot.” A young man in Britain’s bleak coal country yearns to dance. A musical based on the hit film. Imperial. Telecharge.

—”Chicago.” This Kander and Ebb-Bob Fosse creation is Broadway’s longest running musical revival and deservedly so. Melora Hardin of television’s “The Office” plays Roxie Hart Dec. 29-Feb. 12. Ambassador. Telecharge.

—”Equus.” Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe star in a revival of Peter Shaffer’s play about a young man who blinds six horses — and why he did it. Broadhurst. Telecharge. Closes Feb. 8.

—”Gypsy.” A powerhouse Patti LuPone stars as the mother of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee in a revival of one of the greatest of all Broadway musicals. St. James. Telecharge. Closes Jan. 11.

—”Hedda Gabler.” Mary-Louise Parker stars as Ibsen’s iconoclastic heroine in a new adaptation by Christopher Shinn. Now in previews. Opens Jan. 25. American Airlines. 212-719-1300.

—”In the Heights.” The lively off-Broadway musical about Latino residents in an area of upper Manhattan called Washington Heights moves to Broadway. Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for best musical. Richard Rodgers. Ticketmaster.

—”Jersey Boys.” The musical story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Winner of four 2006 Tonys including best musical. August Wilson. Telecharge. Difficult.

—”Mamma Mia!” The London musical sensation featuring the pop songs of ABBA makes it to Broadway. Die-hard ABBA fans will like it best. Winter Garden. Telecharge.

—”Mary Poppins.” The world’s most famous nanny comes to the stage after her great success as a P.L. Travers book and a Disney movie. New Amsterdam. Ticketmaster, a special Disney hot line, 212-307-4747.

—”Monty Python’s Spamalot.” A musical inspired by that demented film comedy “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” Shubert. Telecharge. Closes Jan. 11.

—”Pal Joey.” Young Chicago hustler meets older female socialite. A Roundabout Theatre Company revival of the classy 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical. The cast includes Stockard Channing, Martha Plimpton and, in the title role, Matthew Risch. Studio 54. 212-719-1300. Closes Feb. 15.

—”Shrek The Musical.” DreamWorks’ cinematic green ogre makes it to the stage in this show based on the movie and the William Steig book. Broadway. Telecharge.

—”South Pacific.” A luxurious, musically splendid revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on one of the short stories in James A. Michener’s “Tales of the South Pacific.” Vivian Beaumont. Telecharge. Difficult.

—”Speed-The-Plow.” A revival of David Mamet’s darkly comic play about the Hollywood film industry. Norbert Leo Butz (through Jan. 11), Elisabeth Moss and Raul Esparza star. William H. Macy takes over for Butz on Jan. 13 for the rest of the show’s limited engagement. Ethel Barrymore. Telecharge. Closes Feb. 22.

—”Spring Awakening.” A striking rock musical based on Frank Wedekind’s classic drama about a dozen young people discovering their sexual identities. Music by Duncan Sheik. Book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Eugene O’Neill. Telecharge. Closes Jan. 18.

—”The 39 Steps.” A stage adaptation by Patrick Barlow of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 movie thriller about a man on the run. Four actors portray more than 150 roles. On hiatus. Reopens Jan. 21 at the Helen Hayes. Telecharge.

—”The American Plan.” Mercedes Ruehl and Lily Rabe star in a Manhattan Theatre Club revival of Richard Greenberg’s play about the uneasy relationship between a mother and daughter and what happens when a handsome young stranger appears. Now in previews. Opens Jan. 22. Samuel J. Friedman. Telecharge.

—”The Lion King.” Director Julie Taymor is a modern-day Merlin, creating a stage version of the Disney animated hit that makes you truly believe in the magic of theater. Minskoff. Ticketmaster, a special Disney hot line, 212-307-4747. Difficult on weekends.

—”The Little Mermaid.” Disney’s stage version of its popular animated film about a sea maiden who longs to live on land. Lunt-Fontanne. Ticketmaster, a special Disney hot line, 212-307-4747.

—”The Phantom of the Opera.” The one with the chandelier. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about a deformed composer who haunts the Paris Opera House is the prime, Grade A example of big Brit musical excess. But all the lavishness does have a purpose in Harold Prince’s intelligent production, now the longest-running show in Broadway history. Majestic. Telecharge.

—”Wicked.” An ambitious, wildly popular musical about the witches in “The Wizard of Oz” as young women. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire. Gershwin. Ticketmaster. Difficult.

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The Telecharge number is 212-239-6200 unless otherwise indicated. There is a $7 service charge per ticket, plus a handling fee per order that varies from $2.50 to $4 depending on method of delivery.

Ticketmaster is 212-307-4100. There is a $7 “convenience” charge per ticket, plus a handling fee per order that varies depending on method of delivery.

All theaters owned by Jujamcyn — the St. James, Martin Beck, Virginia, Eugene O’Neill and the Walter Kerr — have a $2 surcharge per ticket for theater restoration. Shows in Shubert theaters have a “facilities” surcharge of $1.50 per ticket.

Both Telecharge and Ticketmaster will provide information on specific seat locations. They also have toll-free numbers for theater ticket calls outside New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. For Telecharge call 800-432-7250; for Ticketmaster call 800-755-4000.

The League of American Theaters and Producers has a special telephone line called the Broadway Line for information on most Broadway shows (except “The Lion King” and “Beauty and the Beast”) and how to purchase tickets. Calls must be made on a touch-tone phone. The number is 1-888-BROADWAY. The line also will provide information on Broadway touring productions. Consumers in the New York tri-state area may call 212-302-4111.

The TKTS booth in Times Square at Broadway and 47th Street sells same-day discount tickets to Broadway, off-Broadway, music and dance productions. There is a $4 service charge per ticket. Cash, credit cards and travelers checks accepted. Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday evening performances, 3 p.m.-8 p.m. EST; matinees Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. EST; Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. EST.

The downtown TKTS booth is in the South Street Seaport at the corner of Front and John Streets. Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. EST. Closed Sundays through March. Credit cards are accepted at South Street.

Matinee tickets must be purchased at South Street Seaport the day before, meaning Wednesday matinee tickets are available Tuesday, Saturday matinee tickets are available Friday and Sunday matinee tickets are available Saturday.

A TKTS booth in downtown Brooklyn, located at 1 MetroTech Center (the corner of Jay Street and Myrtle Avenue), operates Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. EST for same-day evening performances and next-day matinee performances. Cash, credit cards and travelers checks accepted.

Full-price tickets and information on Broadway and off-Broadway shows are available at the Broadway Concierge & Ticket Center, located in the Times Square Information Center on the east side of Broadway between 46th Street and 47th Street. There is a $6.50 service charge per ticket. Information on restaurants, hotels and parking also is available.