Steve Carell and John C. Reilly signed on for a spring revival of The Odd Couple, Here There Are Blueberries opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, and SIX added one last performance to the end of its Broadway run. Here is the New York week from November 6 to November 13, with links to our full reports.
Openings and first previews
Broadway had openings on consecutive nights. Wanted, the Angelica Chéri and Ross Baum musical about twin sisters who turn to armed robbery in 1893 Texas, opened at the James Earl Jones Theatre on Sunday, November 8. Twenty-three reviews are in, and the five that carry a score run from 1.5 out of 4 in the New York Post to a B+ from Entertainment Weekly (Wanted reviews). Here There Are Blueberries, the Moisés Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project play about the Holocaust Memorial Museum archivists who studied an album of SS snapshots, followed on Monday, November 9, at the Barrymore. Three of its five scored reviews give it full marks (Here There Are Blueberries reviews). At the curtain call, four of the real people in the story took a bow with the company, historian Rebecca Erbelding among them (opening night; production photos).
Three more shows began performances on Broadway. Raúl Esparza leads the new musical Galileo, which gave its first preview at the Shubert on Tuesday, November 10 (first look). Inter Alia moved its first preview at the Music Box back a day, to November 11, and still opens on December 1 (the schedule change). Blue Man Group “A New Holiday Surprise” started at the Lunt-Fontanne on November 12, with a $35 digital lottery and $40 rush seats (lottery and rush details).
Off-Broadway, the Vineyard Theatre opened Tarell Alvin McCraney and Tina Landau’s Ms. Blakk for President on November 8 (Ms. Blakk reviews), and Second Stage opened Bryna Turner’s The Visitors at the Pershing Square Signature Center the next night. The critics find it funny and praise the cast, with doubts about the plot machinery (The Visitors reviews). Reviews also landed for Christina Anderson’s the ripple, the wave that carried me home at Playwrights Horizons, which splits the critics (the ripple reviews); Emma Rice’s Tristan & Yseult at St. Ann’s Warehouse, four out of five from both outlets that score it (Tristan & Yseult reviews); The Blue Violinist Over West End Avenue at Theatre Row, another split (Blue Violinist reviews); The Morbs at A.R.T./New York Theatres (The Morbs reviews); and the Irish holiday musical Parcel from America at Theatre Row (Parcel from America reviews).
First looks arrived from Jeff Hiller in The Exhibitionist, a nine-performance run at SoHo Playhouse (Hiller first look); Christopher Fitzgerald in Conor McPherson’s The Good Thief at Irish Rep through December 13 (The Good Thief first look); and Penguin Rep’s The Steel Man at 59E59 Theaters, also through December 13 (The Steel Man photos). Traitorz: The Unauthorized Musical Parody opens at St. Luke’s Theatre on November 13 (Traitorz photos), and Eli Leonard’s Good Showbiz plays Actors Temple Theatre November 12–21 (Good Showbiz).
Casting and new productions
Steve Carell and John C. Reilly will play Felix and Oscar in The Odd Couple, directed by Thomas Kail, for 15 weeks at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Previews begin March 3, 2027, opening night is March 23, and the revival marks the centennial of Neil Simon’s birth (The Odd Couple). Jessica Chastain returns to Broadway in Dan Colley’s new play Lost Lear, with Corey Stoll and Michael Urie, at the Booth from March 29, 2027 (Lost Lear). Jordan Fisher is The Kid in Purple Rain, which begins previews at the Majestic on March 12, 2027 (Fisher in Purple Rain). Paddington The Musical has its Broadway principals: Jessie Mueller, Drew Gehling, Tony Hale and Chip Zien, with London’s Arti Shah and James Hameed sharing the bear at the Al Hirschfeld from March 30, 2027 (the Paddington company).
Closer in, Manhattan Theatre Club added Richard Schiff and Michael Aronov to Awake and Sing!, led by Danny Burstein and Jessica Hecht, ahead of previews on December 15 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Awake and Sing! cast). Michelle Visage makes her Broadway debut as Mildred Layton in Schmigadoon! at the Nederlander from December 4 to January 31, 2027, after Jennifer Simard leaves on November 29 (Visage in Schmigadoon!). Nicholas Christopher played his first performance as Bobby Darin in Just in Time at Circle in the Square on November 10 (Christopher as Darin), and new production photos show Marcus John and the current Hamilton company at the Richard Rodgers (the new Hamilton photos). The Amish Project, the Jonathan Groff solo play at the Broadhurst, named its designers as tickets went on sale for its February 10 to May 2, 2027 engagement (The Amish Project).
Off-Broadway, Pre-Existing Condition at the Greenwich House Theater has Hari Nef as A through November 28 (Nef takes over), then Edie Falco from November 30, the same night Michael Braun takes over as D (Braun joins). Neil Pepe’s A View from the Bridge at La MaMa has named the rest of its company around Sam Rockwell, Carla Gugino and Alfred Molina, ahead of a first performance on November 27 (first photos and full cast). Wild Rose added four swings before previews at New York Theatre Workshop on November 24 (Wild Rose swings and events); Eureka O’Hara plays Divine in Divine: Beyond The Flamingos! from December 3 (O’Hara as Divine); and Magic Mike Live has its full New York cast for previews from January 28, 2027 (the Magic Mike Live cast). PAC NYC has cast the world premiere of The Unsinkable, in previews from February 10, 2027 (The Unsinkable).
Readings this week and next: Rachel Chavkin directs Waiting for Snow in Havana on November 13 (the Havana reading), Alec Baldwin leads Jonathan Penner’s Horror: A Love Story on November 18 (Horror: A Love Story) and Jenn Colella leads Nearly Neighbors on November 20 (Nearly Neighbors). The Great Mortality had two readings at the Spark Musical Theatre Festival (The Great Mortality), and Male Fleischman was read in Holmdel, New Jersey (Male Fleischman).
Closings, extensions and tickets
SIX added a 7pm performance on Sunday, January 3, 2027, which is now its final Broadway show at the Lena Horne Theatre; the closing date itself is unchanged (the added SIX performance). Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen closes at The Night Egg at the Culture Club on November 15, seven weeks before the end of its booking (Memoirs to close). Two Off-Broadway runs went longer: The New Group’s Rope now closes December 20 (Rope extends), and Waiting for Lefty stays at Classic Stage Company through December 6, which CSC says is the last extension (Waiting for Lefty extends). Further out, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company will stop performing in December 2027 after 45 years (the company’s final year).
Chicago turns 30 on Broadway on November 14 and has opened booking at the Ambassador through October 3, 2027 (the new Chicago block). Through November 22, a second ticket costs $30 when the first is bought at full price (the anniversary offer). Paranormal Activity replaces its rush with a one-off $13 lottery, drawn outside the August Wilson Theatre at 5pm on Friday, November 13 (the Friday the 13th lottery).
Money, honors and recordings
Stacy Keach, a Tony nominee for Indians in 1970, died on November 10 at 85 (Stacy Keach).
Broadway grossed $36,753,750 across 35 productions in the week ending November 8, according to the Broadway League: $7,181,466 more than Halloween week, and 9.7 percent below the same week last season (the week’s grosses). On tour, Oh, Mary! took $2,541,743 in a week at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre, the house record for a play, and is booked to return in 2028 (the Seattle record).
David Greenspan takes the career prize at the 2026 Idea Awards for Theatre (the Idea Awards), and TDF and Springboard to Design were among the theater winners at the Anthem Awards (the Anthem Awards). On the benefit calendar: Classic Stage Company’s gala on November 16 (the CSC gala), Broadway Cares’ new Broadway: Standing By, a showcase for understudies, swings and standbys at the New Amsterdam on December 7 and 8 (Broadway: Standing By), and TheaterWorksUSA’s Cause for Applause NYC, hosted by Jelani Remy on December 7 (Cause for Applause).
In concert: Shoshana Bean at the Beacon on December 14, with guests including her The Lost Boys castmates LJ Benet and Benjamin Pajak (the Beacon guests); Derek Klena and Lindsay Mendez with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall on December 18 and 19 (Sleigh Bells Ring); Melissa Errico as Mrs. Santa at Irish Rep, December 18–23 (The Secret Diary of Mrs. Santa); and The Prince of Egypt at David Geffen Hall on February 15, 2027 (The Prince of Egypt in concert). On record, Cats: The Jellicle Ball released its second single and dated its cast album for February 12, 2027 (the Cats single), and Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody issued its cast album on CD (the CD) and was filmed for the New York Public Library’s Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (the archive recording).
Around the country
Asolo Rep’s Singin’ in the Rain is in technical rehearsals in Sarasota, with two 2,000-gallon downpours a performance, ahead of previews on November 18 (making it rain). Cleveland Play House stages Annie at the Allen Theatre, November 28 to December 27 (Annie in Cleveland), and Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, has cast The Secret Garden, December 8 to February 21, 2027 (The Secret Garden). Len Cariou stars in Tuesdays with Morrie at George Street Playhouse, February 5–14, 2027 (George Street’s additions), and La Jolla Playhouse gives the Silver Linings Playbook musical its world premiere in February and March 2028, in Jessica Stone’s first season (the La Jolla season).
Coming up Off-Broadway
La MaMa’s 12th Puppet Festival runs November 11 to December 6 (the festival lineup), and Jasmine Sharma’s The Jazmines has one free night at Lincoln Center on November 14 (The Jazmines). New Federal Theatre pairs solo plays by June Ballinger and Perri Gaffney from November 28 (the double bill). In December: Doug Varone and Dancers at 92NY on the 4th and 5th (the 40th-anniversary program), A G&S Carol: A Live Radio Play at Symphony Space on the 5th and 6th (A G&S Carol), The Bang Group’s Nut/Cracked at 92NY on the 12th (Nut/Cracked) and Love Letters in Russian at the Sargent Theater, December 16–20 (Love Letters). In 2027, The Tank has five new plays from January 21 (The Tank’s season), Terror is the Order of the Day runs at ART/NY February 26 to March 28 (Terror is the Order of the Day), and Cadel: Lungs on Legs plays the MMAC Theatre March 30 to May 8 (Cadel).
Planning ahead? Our guides show what is closing soon and opening soon on Broadway, and how to enter the ticket lotteries.
