Theater
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CHECKMATE
Victor Cahn’s new suspense thriller “Fit to Kill” follows a charming chess master married to a rich older woman. Jana Robbins stars and a four-time World Chess Champion, Susan Polgar, serves as chess consultant for the strategic staging. Through Saturday, April 30, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., Monday, 7 p.m., Harold Clurman Theatre, 410 W. 42nd St., between Ninth and Tenth avenues, 212-279-4200, $15.
MUSICAL MUSKETEERS
Clint Jeffries’s new musical version of Alexandre Dumas’s novel “The Three Musketeers” begins previews tomorrow. Jeffrey Corrick directs. Previews begin: Tomorrow, 8 p.m. Opens: Monday, 8 p.m. Runs: Through Sunday, May 15, Monday and Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Wings Theatre, 154 Christopher St., between Washington and Greenwich streets, 212-627-2961, $19.
PITY PARTY
In the new dark comedy “Death Party,” a 25-year-old man spends the day of his father’s funeral chugging beers, street-boxing with his straight-laced brother, and finally, attending the funeral in dressed as a clown and wielding a loaded handgun. Marc Eardley directs the play, which was written by John Pastore. Previews begin: Tonight, 8 p.m. Opens: Sunday, 8 p.m., Runs: Through Sunday, April 24, Thursday-Sunday, 8 p.m., Vital Theatre Space, 432 W. 42nd St., between Ninth and Tenth avenues, 212-868-4444, $15.
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