June is bustin' out all over, and so are five shows opening this month, including new productions celebrating the golden ages of Hollywood and theatre, a dramatic biography of a 20th century revolutionary/renaissance woman, the 25th anniversary of a long-running habit-forming musical, and a bold new play with music celebrating hope in the face of adversity.

	DIETRICH & CHEVALIER: THE MUSICAL Marlene Dietrich and Maurice Chevalier were the top film stars at Paramount Pictures in the 1930s. Married to others, they fell in love and remained friends for life. DIETRICH & CHEVALIER: THE MUSICAL is the fascinating true story of their complicated relationship set against the backdrop of WWII. This new musical features many of their great signature songs including “Falling in Love Again;” “Louise;” “Lili Marleen;” “Mimi;”” No Love, No Nothin’;” “Valentine;” and “The Boys in the Backroom.” and stars Robert Cuccioli, Jodi Stevens, Donald Corren. St. Luke's Theatre. Previews begin June 5, opens June 20.
	THE GRAND MANNER In 1948, playwright A.R. Gurney, then a young boarding school student, traveled to New York where he attended a performance of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, and then met the great stage actress Katharine Cornell, dubbed "The First Lady of the American Stage" by the legendary critic Alexander Woollcott. A mix of remembrance and imagination, THE GRAND MANNER is Gurney's love letter to this fabled actress and a heartfelt look back at Broadway's glorious heyday. Lincoln Center Theater at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Previews begin June 2, opens June 27.
	MODOTTI MODOTTI is the story of photographer, silent film actress and ultimately activist and communist subversive, Tina Modotti. Sleek and sensuous, yet as dangerous as a tiger, she tore through the male dominated political forums almost as fast as she tore through her lovers. Taking on controversial issues is a young person's adventure, one that is bound to have dire consequences. Acorn Theatre. Previews begin June 8, opens June 11.
	NUNSENSE Winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Off-Broadway Musical, NUNSENSE has become a must-see international phenomenon. It made its Off-Broadway debut at Cherry Lane in 1985 and returns this summer to commemorate its silver anniversary. Join the Sisters of Hoboken as they put on their infamously funny talent show that will surely tap dance its way to your heart. Cherry Lane Theatre. Previews begin June 13, opens June 20.
	ON THE LEVEE Set on a levee in Greenville, Mississippi, On the Levee is a play with music that revisits the flood of 1927, the worst in U.S. history. At the heart of the story are two fathers (a white cotton farmer and an African-American bootblack) and their sons. Based on a true story, ON THE LEVEE reaffirms the enduring spirit of hope in a time of great poverty and devastation. LCT3 at the Duke on 42nd Street. Previews begin June 14, opens June 28.