Broadway's spring lineup has all the makings of a winning season thanks in no small part to a slew of Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award winners who will be gracing the Great White Way's stages.

The season officially kicked off in February with Syosset's Idina Menzel in the tree-hugging musical "Redwood" and is now in full swing with Denzel Washington chewing up the scenery — and breaking Broadway records — playing the title role in Shakespeare's "Othello." Adding to the star power is Jake Gyllenhaal as the evil Iago.

George Clooney is making his Broadway debut as famed news broadcaster Edward R. Murrow in "Good Night, and Good Luck," based on his 2005 film of the same name. Also treading the boards are "Succession's" Sarah Snook in a new take on the Oscar Wilde classic "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and her TV co-star Kieran Culkin, fresh off his Oscar win, in a revival of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross."

Amping up the wattage on marquees will be Nick Jonas ("The Last Five Years"), Bob Odenkirk ("Glengarry Glen Ross") and Toon Town's ultimate babe next door, Betty Boop, who's at the center of a new musical.

Here are 18 big shows opening on Broadway in March and April.

PURPOSE (Hayes Theatre, 240 W. 44th St., runs through July 6, purposeonbroadway.com) The Huxtables this clan isn't. Phylicia Rashad directs this drama about a prominent Black political family who are not prepared for an unexpected dinner guest.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St., opens March 19, buenavistamusical.com) True events inspired this hot as Havana musical that goes from the 1950s to the '90s and looks at how Communism and Fidel Castro affect the four Cuban musicians who recorded the 1997 album "Buena Vista Social Club."

OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A NEW MUSICAL (John Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St., opens March 20, operationbroadway.com) No, this isn't a sequel to "Sweeney Todd." This wacky London import, which won the Olivier Award for best musical last year, is set in 1943 and is based on England's deception operation to disguise the allied invasion of Sicily. A gender-bending cast of five plays 32 characters.

OTHELLO (Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47th St., in previews, opens March 23, runs through June 8, othellobway.com)

Denzel Washington stars as the title character in William Shakespeare’s "Othello."

Shakespeare might have called this "The Moor But Not the Merrier." Oscar winner Washington plays the tragic general whose battle scars are nothing compared to his suffering at the hands of the green-eyed monster when it comes to his wife, Desdemona. Still in previews, the show has also broken the record set by "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" for top-grossing play on Broadway.

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (Music Box Theatre, 239 W. 45th St., in previews, opens March 27, runs through June 15, doriangrayplay.com)

Sarah Snook plays all 26 roles in "The Picture of Dorian Gray," which opens March 27.

Snook, who won an Olivier Award for the London production, takes on all 26 roles in this classic tale of Dorian Gray, whose body never ages but whose portrait reflects every sin they committed.

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway, in previews, opens March 31, runs through June 14, glengarryonbroadway.com) Culkin's years on "Succession" should prove very helpful as he delves into the shark-infested waters of Chicago real estate in this revival of Mamet's profound and profane Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr and Michael McKean co-star.

GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway, in previews, opens April 3, runs through June 8, goodnightgoodluckbroadway.com) Clooney makes his Broadway debut as both actor and playwright (along with Grant Heslov) with this drama based on their Oscar-nominated screenplay. Set during the Red Scare of the 1950s, it's about a battle of the titans as Murrow attempts to take down powerful Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

BOOP! THE BETTY BOOP MUSICAL (Broadhurst Theatre, 235 W. 44th St., in previews, opens April 5, boopthemusical.com)

Jasmine Amy Rogers stars as Betty Boop in "Boop!," which opens April 5 at the Broadhurst Theatre.

Now this is what 95 looks like! Max Fleischer's well-proportioned flapper has been a star ever since her animated film debut in 1930. At last she hits Broadway in this musical in which she leaves her black-and-white world for some colorful escapades in New York City.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Hudson Theatre, 141 W. 44th St., previews being March 18, opens April 6, runs through June 22, thelastfiveyearsbroadway.com) Jonas teams up with Tony winner Adrienne Warren ("Tina") in this new musical that looks at the end of a five-year relationship as told from each party's point of view.

STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS (Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St., previews begin March 25, opens April 8, runs through June 1, manhattantheatreclub.com) Let them entertain you. Sondheim musical veterans Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga star in this tribute to the lyricist-composer with songs from many of his shows including "Gypsy," "Company," "Follies" and "Sweeney Todd."

SMASH (Imperial Theatre, 249 W. 45th St., in previews, opens April 10, smashbroadway.com)

From left, Brooks Ashmanskas, Jacqueline B. Arnold, Robyn Hurder, John Behlmann and Krysta Rodriguez star in “Smash.”

The short-lived TV series about the making of a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe now becomes a Broadway musical about the making of a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe. But will it be a smash?

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN (Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th St., previews begin March 20, opens April 14, johnproctoristhevilliain.com) A high school in rural Georgia is reading "The Crucible," but life begins to imitate art as elements from Arthur Miller's drama enter their world.

FLOYD COLLINS (Vivian Beaumont Theater, 150 W. 65th St., previews begin March 28, opens April 21, lct.org) Fresh off his run in "The Great Gatsby," Jeremy Jordan leaves the Gold Coast behind to star in this fact-based musical about a man who gets trapped in a Kentucky cave and becomes the subject of a media circus. Collins' plight served as the inspiration for Billy Wilder's classic 1951 movie "Ace in the Hole."

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW (Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway, previews begin March 28, opens April 22, broadway.strangerthingsonstage.com)

Louis McCartney reprises his London role as Henry Creel in “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.”

It was only a matter of time before Netflix would set its sights on Broadway, and what better way to start than with this adaptation of its hit series about weird happenings in Hawkins, Indiana. The London import won the Olivier Award for best entertainment or comedy play.

JUST IN TIME (Circle in the Square Theatre, 235 W. 50th St., previews begin March 28, opens April 23, justintimebroadway.com)

Jonathan Groff, with Valeria Yamin, left, Christine Cornish and Julia Grondin, plays Bobby Darin in the new Broadway show "Just in Time."

Tony winner Jonathan Groff is back on Broadway as cool crooner Bobby Darin, who topped the charts in the '60s with hits like "Mack the Knife," "Beyond the Sea" and "Splish Splash." Connie Francis, Don Kirshner and Sandra Dee, Darin's first wife, are also characters in the show.

PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL (Todd Haimes Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St., previews begin April 4, opens April 24, closes June 22, roundabouttheatre.org) If you like drinking hurricanes instead of piña coladas, plan an escape to Broadway for Rupert Holmes' spin on the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, with the pirates docking in New Orleans. David Hyde-Pierce stars as the Major General and "RuPaul's Drag Race" winner Jinkx Monsoon plays Ruth, the "Pirate Maid of All Work."

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL (James Earl Jones Theatre, 138 W. 48th St., begins previews April 1, opens April 27, realwomenhavecurvesbroadway.com) The 2002 movie about a young woman torn between her own dreams and her family's expectations of her takes shape in a new musical adaptation.

DEAD OUTLAW (Longacre Theatre, 220 W. 48th St., previews begin April 12, opens April 27, deadoutlawmusical.com) Think of it as "Weekend at Bernie's" meets "The Wild Wild West." With singing and dancing, no less. The show, which was a hit Off-Broadway last year, tells the true story Elmer McCurdy, a train robber who gets killed in a shootout but finds fame after death as a sideshow attraction. You'll die laughing.

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