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Julia Louis-Dreyfus will make her Broadway debut in a fall revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities at the Hudson Theatre, alongside Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery and Lily Rabe. Previews begin September 29 with opening night on October 18 and a limited run through January 17. John Benjamin Hickey directs this revival, which originally premiered at Lincoln Center in 2011 before transferring to Broadway.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus will make her Broadway debut in the first Broadway revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities, headlining with Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery and Lily Rabe. The 16-week limited engagement opens Oct. 18, 2026 at the Hudson Theatre after previews from Sept. 29, 2026, directed by John Benjamin Hickey; the play, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2011, centers on a Palm Springs family confronting a buried secret, with a full design team and producers backing the revival.
Variety’s Awards Circuit offers early predictions for the 79th Tony Awards, noting Schmigadoon! and The Lost Boys lead nominations with 12 each, Ragtime revival with 11, and Death of a Salesman revival leading the play category with nine. Death of a Salesman is projected to win about five awards, while other races remain fluid with multiple acting and design contenders; the piece also highlights possible studio milestones for Apple and Disney. Final voting closes June 5 and the ceremony airs June 7 on CBS.
Beaches, A New Musical will play its final Broadway performance on May 24 at the Majestic Theatre after 28 previews and 38 regular performances. The show, which opened April 22 after previews began March 27, failed to secure any Tony nominations and struggled with ticket sales, though producers praised the company and announced a 2027 national tour. Based on Iris Rainer Dart’s 1985 novel, the musical stars Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett and is directed by Lonny Price and Matt Cowart, with plans to bring the show to audiences across America on tour.
The Book of Mormon on Broadway has pushed back its return to the Eugene O'Neill Theatre to May 27 after a May 4 fire delayed repairs; the show had targeted a May 21 reopening. The NYC DOB partially lifted the vacate order on May 13, allowing public spaces to reopen, though the spotlight room remains closed. ATG Entertainment thanked the FDNY and DOB for their help as repairs continue.
Celebrity Autobiography on Broadway is a 90-minute comedy revue in which a rotating lineup of stars reads humorous excerpts from other celebrities’ memoirs; while some material feels dated, standout performances—especially Andrea Martin as Kris Jenner and Jeff Hiller’s impersonations—give the show its bite, with fresh momentum in the final sequences as it plays the Shubert Theatre.
Deadline's Broadway review finds the concept—celebrities reading other stars' memoirs—interesting in theory but underwhelming in execution: even with a strong lineup (Adsit, Cantone, Hiller, Hoffman, Jackson, Martin, Vardalos, Wilson), the show feels bare-bones and too small for a Broadway venue, delivering few laughs despite moments like standout impressions; running time is 1 hour 30 minutes and tickets range from $49 to $329.
Broadway’s campy musical Death Becomes Her will close June 28 after 650 performances across a 20-month run, having failed to recoup its $31.5 million investment. Opened in 2024 to positive reviews, the show stars Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard and earned 10 Tony nominations (winning for costume design). A North American tour launches this September at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, with plans to tour the U.S. and beyond.
Tracee Ellis Ross will make her Broadway debut this summer in the one-person show Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre, running July 7–August 9, taking over after Daniel Radcliffe and before Mariska Hargitay; the production centers on a person dealing with a mother's mental-health challenges and invites audience participation.
Death Becomes Her will close its Broadway run on June 28 after about 20 months at the Lunt-Fontanne, having opened in November 2024. The production, which began strong but saw grosses dip to about $760k weekly by May, earned 10 Tony nominations (winning best costume design) and featured Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard as lead roles, with Hilty leaving in January; current cast includes Betsy Wolfe, Michelle Williams, Taurean Everett, and Josh Lamon. A multiyear North American tour launches this September in Cleveland, continuing across the U.S. and beyond.
Death Becomes Her, the Broadway musical adaptation of the 1992 film, will close its Broadway run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on June 28, 2026 after not recouping an estimated $31.5 million capitalization; the production played 20 months, with about 650 performances and roughly 900,000 tickets sold, and earned 10 Tony Award nominations. A multi-year North American tour will launch this September, beginning in Cleveland at Playhouse Square, continuing the show’s life beyond Broadway. The cast included Betsy Wolfe, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber, and Michelle Williams.
The 2026 Drama Desk Awards honored Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway theatre, with Ragtime leading with five wins including Outstanding Musical Revival; Death of a Salesman and Oedipus each earned four, Schmigadoon! won Outstanding Musical, and The Balusters took Best Play, along with numerous other awards and special honors.
The Book of Mormon will resume Broadway performances at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on May 21 after a May 4 fire damaged the theatre’s spotlight room and caused heavy damage; the box office was temporarily relocated to the August Wilson Theatre and reopens May 15. Public spaces have been repaired and cleared for occupancy, though the spotlight room remains closed; the show’s producers and ATG Entertainment thanked the FDNY and the Department of Buildings for their help. In celebration of the show’s 15th anniversary, the first 50 box-office customers on Friday can purchase two $15 tickets for select summer performances.
Taraji P. Henson, currently starring in the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come & Gone at the Barrymore Theatre, applauds Debbie Allen’s pre-recorded intermission announcement about silencing phones and discipline, calling live theater a 'living organism' and saying theater isn’t for punks. She also explains she took the role to work with Allen on a feature adaptation of the 1984 play, with Todd Black producing, noting the collaboration and the ongoing Wilson project as motivation.
Taraji P. Henson makes a magnetic Broadway debut as Bertha Holly in Debbie Allen’s revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, delivering the motherly, moral center within a rich ensemble while reflecting on Hollywood typecasting and expressing a desire for steady stage work.