PlayDramaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 25, 2026
Closing Date
Jul 26, 2026
1st Preview
Mar 30, 2026
1st Preview
Mar 30, 2026
Previews
30
Performances (as of Jul 5, 2026)
81
PlayDramaRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Apr 25, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026)

Setting
A Boardinghouse in Pittsburgh, 1911.

Originally produced on Broadway by Elliot Martin, Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro; Originally produced on Broadway in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director); Associate Producers of original Broadway production: Jeffrey Steiner, Kery Davis and Charles Grantham; World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre; Second Production at Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director); Originally presented as a staged reading at the 1984 National Playwrights Conference at the The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
Written by August Wilson; Original music by Steve Bargonetti
Directed by Debbie Allen; Associate Director: David Blackwell
Scenic Design by David Gallo; Costume Design by Paul Tazewell; Lighting Design by Stacey Derosier; Sound Design by Justin Ellington; Hair and Wig Design by Mia Neal; Associate Scenic Design: Viveca Gardiner; Associate Costume Design: Rachel Attridge; Associate Lighting Design: Tyler Dubuc; Associate Sound Design: Nathan Rubio and Germán Martinez; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Dana Frazier-Middleton; Assistant Costume Design: Michael Zecker; Assistant Lighting Design: Emmanuel Delgado; Moving Light Programmer: Omri Schwartz
General Manager: 101 Productions, Ltd. and Chris Morey; Company Manager: Edward Nelson; Associate Gen. Mgr: Kathy Kim; Assistant Co. Mgr: Danielle Kaigler
Production Stage Manager: Johnny Milani; Production Manager: Hudson Theatrical Associates; Stage Manager: Brandon Allmon-Jackson
Musical Supervisor: Steve Bargonetti
Casting: ARC, Duncan Stewart, CSA and Jarrett Reiche, CSA; Vocal & Dialect Coach: Dawn-Elin Fraser; Advertising/Marketing: AKA; Press Representative: DKC/O&M; Marketing Direction: Bond Theatrical and Linda Stewart; Production Photography: Julieta Cervantes
Seth Holly
owner of the boarding house
Taraji P. Henson
Broadway debut
Bertha Holly
Seth's wife
Bynum Walker
a rootworker
Herald Loomis
a resident
Molly Cunningham
a resident
Savannah Commodore
Broadway debut (Tue., Wed. eve., Thur.-Sat.)
Zonia Loomis
Herald's daughter
Alternate
Jackson Edward Davis
Broadway debut (Tue., Wed. eve., Fri & Sat)
Reuben Scott
boy who lives next door
Alternate
Martha Pentecost
Bradley Stryker
Broadway debut
Rutherford Selig
a peddler
Tripp Taylor
Broadway debut
Jeremy Furlow
a resident
Dominique Skye Turner
Broadway debut (Mon., Wed. mat.)
Zonia Loomis
Herald's daughter
Alternate
Christopher Woodley
Broadway debut (Mon., Wed. mat., Thurs.)
Reuben Scott
boy who lives next door
Alternate
Mattie Campbell
a resident
Understudies: Jasmine Batchelor (Martha Pentecost, Molly Cunningham, Mattie Campbell), Rosalyn Coleman (Bertha Holly, Molly Cunningham), Thomas Michael Hammond (Rutherford Selig), Cayden McCoy (Jeremy Furlow, Herald Loomis) and Kevyn Morrow (Seth Holly, Bynum Walker)

Tony Award®

 

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre

2026 Nominee
Original music by Steve Bargonetti
 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

2026 Nominee
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
 

Best Costume Design of a Play

2026 Nominee
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
 

Best Lighting Design of a Play

2026 Nominee
Lighting Design by Stacey Derosier
 

Best Sound Design of a Play

2026 Nominee
Sound Design by Justin Ellington

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play

2026 Winner
Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Outstanding Costume Design of a Play

2026 Winner
Costume Design by Paul Tazewell
Season:
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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