9 Celebrities Who Are Headed to Broadway This 12 months

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It was lately introduced that Matthew Broderick can be heading again to Broadway this yr in a manufacturing of Tartuffe at New York Theatre Workshop. He’s set to star alongside Arrested Improvement’s David Cross in addition to RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca del Rio. Whereas there’s no set dates for the manufacturing simply but, you possibly can anticipate to see Matthew on stage late this fall.

Tom Felton is returning to his roots whereas making his Broadway debut in his upcoming run in Harry Potter and the Cursed Youngster. He’ll reprise his position as Draco Malfoy for the primary time in over a decade for a restricted 19-week engagement. Tom can be taking the stage on the Lyric Theatre from November 11 by March 22, 2026.

“Being part of the Harry Potter movies has been one of many biggest honors of my life. Becoming a member of this manufacturing can be a full-circle second for me, as a result of after I start performances in Cursed Youngster this fall, I’ll even be the precise age Draco is within the play,” Tom mentioned in a press release.

He continued, “It’s surreal to be stepping again into his footwear — and naturally his iconic platinum blond hair — and I’m thrilled to have the ability to see his story by and to share it with the best fan neighborhood on the planet. I stay up for becoming a member of this unimaginable firm and being part of the Broadway neighborhood.”

Keanu Reeves is about to make his Broadway debut this yr in a manufacturing of Ready for Godot which is able to reunite him together with his Invoice and Ted’s Glorious Journey co-star Alex Winter. The pair will take the stage for a restricted engagement on the Hudson Theatre from September 28, 2025 to January 4, 2026.

“We’re extremely excited to be on stage collectively and work with the good Jamie Lloyd in one in every of our favourite performs,” the co-stars mentioned in a press release.

Tom Hanks is taking his brief tales to the stage. In an upcoming manufacturing titled The World of Tomorrow, Tom is about to convey his 2017 assortment of tales to life on the Griffin Theater from October 30 by December 21. Along with serving as a co-writer, he may also star within the manufacturing. It marks his return to the stage in New York for the primary time in over a decade.

Leslie Odom Jr. goes again to the room the place it occurs and reprising his position as Aaron Burr in Hamilton. The actor, who was an authentic solid member and received a Tony in 2016 for his position, will be a part of the solid on the Richard Rodgers Theatre from September 9 to November 23.

“The primary time round, I didn’t know folks have been going to love the present. I didn’t know folks have been going to love me, I didn’t know something. So that is the primary time I’ve had the chance to step into one thing the place all these questions are answered. I don’t have to fret in the event that they’ll prefer it,” Leslie informed The Hollywood Reporter.

He continued, “Individuals have embraced me everywhere in the world due to what Lin-Manuel [Miranda] and that authentic firm of Hamilton have been capable of provide them in any respect completely different instances of their lives…Hamilton means one thing. So to return and revisit that and contact that…I’m simply thrilled. My children are going to get to see this present. I didn’t even have children earlier than. It’s very thrilling.”

Neil Patrick Harris is becoming a member of a star-studded solid in a revival manufacturing of the Tony Award-winning play Artwork. The Broadway veteran is about to star alongside Tony-nominated actor Bobby Cannavale and late-night host James Corden within the play, which is able to run on the Music Field Theatre from September 16 till December 21.

Tony Award-winning Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth is returning to the stage for a manufacturing of a brand new musical, The Queen of Versailles. Kristin is about to reunite with Depraved composer Stephen Schwartz for the model new present during which she is going to painting real-life socialite Jackie Siegel. The present is about to kick off on the St. James Theatre with opening evening set for November 10.

“I’m past excited to return to Broadway and likewise make my Broadway producing debut with this unimaginable firm,” Kristin mentioned in a press release. “Stephen is a once-in-a-generation songwriter and I’m so fortunate we’re capable of reunite for this authentic musical, underneath the course of the long-lasting Michael Arden to convey Lindsey Ferrentino’s fascinating story to life.”

This fall, Lea Michele is about to star alongside Aaron Tveit in a revival of Chess, a manufacturing that hasn’t ​been dropped at life since its preliminary two-month Broadway run again in 1988. The present’s opening evening will happen on November 16 on the Imperial Theatre, which occurs to be the place Lea made her Broadway debut again in 1996.

“1996, backstage on the Imperial Theatre—my Broadway debut as Younger Cosette in Les Misérables. Now, practically 30 years later, I’m returning to that exact same stage for my sixth Broadway present: Chess,” Lea captioned a backstage picture on Instagram. “And would you consider the Chess Playbill sitting behind me on this picture? Even then, it was ready for me.”

She continued, “This second isn’t nearly doing one other present. It’s a homecoming. A celebration of the lengthy, winding, extraordinary journey that’s introduced me again to the place all of it started. See you within the Fall.”

Early subsequent yr, Rose Byrne is about to take the stage in a manufacturing of Noël Coward’s comedy, Fallen Angels, alongside Tony-winner Kelli O’Hara. It received’t be the primary time Rose is concerned with the play — again in 2023, she took half in a profit studying of the present. Whereas the precise dates are TBD, the performances will happen on the Todd Haimes Theatre.