Fall Preview

Movie stars crash-landing on Broadway seems de rigueur, but last season “Fun Home” and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” led the pack without famous names. This fall, star vehicles are back, with a trio of celebrities making Broadway débuts. Clive Owen headlines the Roundabout’s production of “Old Times,” Harold Pinter’s enigmatic drama from 1971, opposite Eve Best (previews begin Sept. 17, at the American Airlines Theatre). At Studio 54, Keira Knightley is the haunted heroine of “Thérèse Raquin,” Helen Edmundson’s adaptation of the Émile Zola novel (Oct. 1). And, at the Broadhurst, Bruce Willis plays a writer with an overeager fan in “Misery,” based on the Stephen King book and William Goldman’s screenplay for the 1990 movie, with Laurie Metcalf in the role made famous by Kathy Bates (Oct. 22). Meanwhile, Al Pacino, a more frequent visitor to the stage, stars in David Mamet’s “China Doll,” at the Schoenfeld, as a guy with a big fortune and a young fiancée (Oct. 21).