Furthermore: Nov. 1, 1993

Broadway’s abuzz with openings, three last week and 11 more this year, including The Kentucky Cycle, part two of Angels in America, a new Neil Simon and revivals starring Richard Chamberlain, Sam Waterston and Brian Bedford. What’s missing? New musicals. Only three are set through spring, each rehashing an old story.

One of the hottest playwrights in America, says Theater Week, is Pierre Marivaux, who died in 1763. Regional houses plan six productions involving three scripts; a fourth opens off-Broadway next month.