Dozens of new plays and musicals open every week in theaters across New York City. Here are the shows that begin previews or open this week. Who knows? You may catch the next Avenue Q or Rent. Click on the show title for more information.

Dance of the Seven-Headed Mouse - In this tale of love, loss, and acceptance, the fault lines are exposed when a seemingly picture-perfect Fifth Avenue family faces the harshest of realities -- the death of their daughter. A father turns to work to drown his sorrow, while his wife drifts into a haze of pills and booze. When their surviving child inexplicably drops out of her prestigious New England boarding school, her roommate arrives for a visit, determined to lure her back and forces the three to engage in dealing with the tragedy they share.

Levittown - Kevin Briggs, the grandson of a decorated World War II veteran and FDNY Captain, returns early from college to learn that his sister Colleen is about to be married. As the family celebrates, Kevin attempts to complete this happiness by reconciling his sister with the abusive father who left them years before.  

Unmitigated Truth: Life, a Lavatory, Loves and Ladies - Four-time Tony Award Nominee Melvin Van Peebles performs his newly penned work that candidly recounts the memories of a life well lived -- well almost -- through song. The production also features music director and guitarist William "Spaceman" Patterson and vocalist Carmen Barika.

Vampire Lesbians of Sodom - Charles Busch’s fantastic send-up of vampiric tales and actress's vanity. The story begins in Sodom, transports us to 1920's Hollywood, and drops us on a modern stage. The rivalry begins in Sodom where a guard is lamenting his social life and a succubus is awaiting a sacrificial virgin. The virgin is turned into a succubus and a 2000 year battle of feminine wiles, toothy marks, and blackmail ensues. It is a hilarious love-hate relationship that sustains them both.