1.   Last fall, as the Broadway season was kicking into high gear, it looked to be dominated by musicals, and so it has been.

2.   The reality is that the fall prime-time season kicks off this week in low-tolerance times.

3.   Weeks before the football season kicks off, homemade signs that pop up in shop windows and front yards will exalt the girls and their football-payer counterparts.

4.   A first-round loser at the World Cup for the eighth time, Scotland is in need of a boost when its domestic season kicks off Saturday.

5.   The hurricane season officially kicks off Thursday and extends through November.

6.   The League season kicks off Friday with reigning titlist Wigan Warriors opening their defense against Hull.

7.   The season kicks off this Saturday.

8.   This season kicked off last November in Durban, South Africa and has seen play in South America, Australia and Asia.

9.   The ARL season is kicking off next Friday.