Despite last week's closings of several Broadway shows, there's plenty to enjoy for all ages. Here are more recommendations of recently opened shows if you're planning a weekend getaway to the Big Apple:

Last chance to see "Blithe Spirit" by Noel Coward and starring Rupert Everett, Christine Ebersole, Jayne Atkinson and this year's Tony Award-winning legend, Angela Lansbury. While many in the audience consider Everett to be eye-candy, Lansbury is deliciously sweet and hysterically funny as Madame Arcati, the semi-bumbling medium hired to communicate with the departed. When Ms. Lansbury's off-stage, the play tends to lose its pacing; however, when she's back moving around like a dervish, the action fully comes to life…and so does the departed.

"Next to Normal" stars Alice Ripley, this year's Tony Awardwinning for Best Actress in a Musical about wife and mother who suffers from bipolar disorder - and yes, it's a musical. The story delves into the layers of a woman with a serious illness and its impact on her family. A pop-rock opera in the vein of "Rent," each character's pointof view is painfully revealed in song, from isolation, abandonment and electric-shock therapy. The show is not for everyone, but each actor gives 100- plus percent of blood, sweat and real tears. Aaron Tveit, overlooked at this year's Tonys, has a powerful voice that thunders through the house along with the audible sobs in the show's final minutes.

Tickets to "Billy Elliot: The Musical," with music by Elton John and lyrics by Lee Hall, are almost impossible to score, so this show might be something to consider for a future trip if you buy now. The three actors who shared the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical rotate performances as Billy; each delights as does veteran Gregory Jbara (Billy's dad), Tony winner for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

Other long running shows include: "Jersey Boys," "Wicked," "Avenue Q," "In the Heights" and "The 39 Steps."

Full price and premium seats can be purchased online in advance and discount tickets may be available by going to playbill.com, broadwaybox.com and theatremania.com with a per ticket service charge.