Shrek sings. So does Billy Elliot. Daniel Radcliffe strips, and Katie Holmes most likely will dodge paparazzi.

A peek at five stage attractions that should be worth investigating this fall on Broadway:

Equus: He has already doffed his clothes in London and now he’s taking them off in New York. Daniel Radcliffe sheds his Harry Potter image to portray a troubled young man who has blinded six horses in this revival of Peter Shaffer’s Tony-winning play. Richard Griffiths plays a psychiatrist investigating the incident and Kate Mulgrew is a sympathetic magistrate. Can’t wait to hear the pre-show announcement warning again the use of photography during the performance. Opening Sept. 25 at the Broadhurst Theatre.

All My Sons: Admit it. You’re curious. Can Katie Holmes, the wife of Tom Cruise, hold her own with such experienced stage performers as John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson? In a classic Arthur Miller mortality play, no less — a drama fueled by Miller’s strong sense of right and wrong. What is more important, what will the crowds be like at the stage door of the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre after the performance, especially if Cruise stops by to pick up Suri’s mother? Opening night: Oct. 16.

Shrek the Musical: Based on the popular DreamWorks films and the book by William Steig, the show stars Brian d’Arcy James as the cantankerous green ogre. Sutton Foster is Princess Fiona, Christopher Sieber the evil Lord Farquaad and Chester Gregory II the wisecracking Donkey. Opens Dec. 14 at the Broadway Theatre.

Billy Elliot the Musical: A big hit in London, the show is based on the successful 2000 movie about a young boy who longs to dance but lives in the bleak coal-mining area of northern England. Haydn Gwynne — who originated the role of Mrs. Wilkinson, Billy’s dance teacher, in the London production — will be in the cast. Three young performers will alternate in the role of Billy. The musical’s big name is its composer, Elton John, while the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall. Opens Nov. 13 at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre.

The Seagull: Anton Chekhov on Broadway — the high-tone cultural event of the fall. Not an everyday occurrence, especially when the stars are Kristin Scott Thomas and Peter Sarsgaard. Chekhov’s melancholy comedy of unfulfillment is set among the upper crust of late 19th-century Russia. Thomas portrays Arkadina, a volatile, extravagant actress, in this production from London’s Royal Court. It opens Oct. 1 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.