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The Balusters
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 21, 2026
Closing Date
Jun 21, 2026
1st Preview
Mar 31, 2026
1st Preview
Mar 31, 2026
Previews
22
Performances
70
Play
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 21, 2026
Close Date: Jun 21, 2026
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
(Apr 21, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026)
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People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Manhattan Theatre Club (Nicki Hunter, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)
Produced by
Manhattan Theatre Club (Nicki Hunter, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)
Written by
David Lindsay-Abaire
; Original Music by
Dan Moses Schreier
Directed by
Kenny Leon
; Associate Director:
Ioana Alfonso
Scenic Design by
Derek McLane
; Costume Design by
Emilio Sosa
; Lighting Design by
Allen Lee Hughes
; Sound Design by
Dan Moses Schreier
; Hair and Wig Design by
J. Jared Janas
; Anika Noni Rose Hair Design by
Nikiya Mathis
; Make-Up Design by
J. Jared Janas
; Associate Scenic Design:
Erica Hemminger
; Associate Costume Design:
Benjamin Weigel
; Associate Lighting Design:
Joshua Benghiat
; Associate Sound Design:
Megan Culley
; Associate Hair and Wig Design:
Cassie Williams
; Associate Make-Up Design:
Cassie Williams
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Emmanuel Delgado
; Lighting Programmer:
Wylder Cooper
General Manager:
Robert Carroll
; Company Manager:
Carissa Barry-Moilanen
Director of Production:
Steven Dalton
; Production Stage Manager:
Tripp Phillips
; Stage Manager:
Janette Braggs
Casting:
Caparelliotis Casting
and
Kelly Gillespie
; Fight Direction:
Thomas Schall
; Vocal Coach:
Deborah Hecht
; Movement Direction:
Ioana Alfonso
; Artistic Advisor:
Lynne Meadow
; Chief Strategy and Communications Officer:
Amy Gilkes Loe
; Director of Play Development:
Scott Kaplan
; Artistic Line Producer:
Jeff Brancato
; Chief Marketing Officer:
Debra Waxman-Pilla
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne
; Press Representative:
The Press Room
; Fight Captain:
Tripp Phillips
Marylouise Burke
Penny Buell
Kayli Carter
Broadway debut
Willow Gibbons
Ricardo Chavira
Broadway debut
Isaac Rosario
Carl Clemons-Hopkins
Brooks Duncan
Margaret Colin
Ruth Ackerman
Michael Esper
Alan Kirby
Maria-Christina Oliveras
Luz Baccay
Anika Noni Rose
Kyra Marshall
Richard Thomas
Elliot Emerson
Jeena Yi
Melissa Han
Understudies:
Melody Butiu
(Luz Baccay),
Tony Carlin
(Elliot Emerson),
Ka-Ling Cheung
(Melissa Han),
Sophie Hayden
(Penny Buell, Ruth Ackerman),
Stacy Highsmith
(Kyra Marshall),
Mike Iveson
(Alan Kirby),
Alvin Keith
(Brooks Duncan),
Lena Pepe
(Willow Gibbons) and
Luis Vega
(Isaac Rosario)
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
(Apr 21, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026)
Understudy:
Glynis Bell
(Penny Buell, Ruth Ackerman)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
2026 Nominee
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
2026 Nominee
Richard Thomas
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
2026 Nominee
Marylouise Burke
Best Direction of a Play
2026 Nominee
Directed by
Kenny Leon
Best Costume Design of a Play
2026 Nominee
Costume Design by
Emilio Sosa
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Play
2026 Winner
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play
2026 Nominee
Anika Noni Rose
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play
2026 Nominee
Richard Thomas
Maria-Christina Oliveras
Outstanding Costume Design of a Play
2026 Nominee
Costume Design by
Emilio Sosa
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play
2026 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Derek McLane
Outstanding Direction of a Play
2026 Nominee
Directed by
Kenny Leon
Outstanding Fight Choreography
2026 Nominee
Fight Direction:
Thomas Schall
Statistics
Season:
2026-27
2025-26
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Balusters Statistics
2026-27 Season
2025-26 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Manhattan Theatre Club (Nicki Hunter, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)
Produced by
Manhattan Theatre Club (Nicki Hunter, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)
Written by
David Lindsay-Abaire
; Original Music by
Dan Moses Schreier
Directed by
Kenny Leon
; Associate Director:
Ioana Alfonso
Scenic Design by
Derek McLane
; Costume Design by
Emilio Sosa
; Lighting Design by
Allen Lee Hughes
; Sound Design by
Dan Moses Schreier
; Hair and Wig Design by
J. Jared Janas
; Anika Noni Rose Hair Design by
Nikiya Mathis
; Make-Up Design by
J. Jared Janas
; Associate Scenic Design:
Erica Hemminger
; Associate Costume Design:
Benjamin Weigel
; Associate Lighting Design:
Joshua Benghiat
; Associate Sound Design:
Megan Culley
; Associate Hair and Wig Design:
Cassie Williams
; Associate Make-Up Design:
Cassie Williams
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Emmanuel Delgado
; Lighting Programmer:
Wylder Cooper
General Manager:
Robert Carroll
; Company Manager:
Carissa Barry-Moilanen
Director of Production:
Steven Dalton
; Production Stage Manager:
Tripp Phillips
; Stage Manager:
Janette Braggs
Casting:
Caparelliotis Casting
and
Kelly Gillespie
; Fight Direction:
Thomas Schall
; Vocal Coach:
Deborah Hecht
; Movement Direction:
Ioana Alfonso
; Artistic Advisor:
Lynne Meadow
; Chief Strategy and Communications Officer:
Amy Gilkes Loe
; Director of Play Development:
Scott Kaplan
; Artistic Line Producer:
Jeff Brancato
; Chief Marketing Officer:
Debra Waxman-Pilla
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne
; Press Representative:
The Press Room
; Fight Captain:
Tripp Phillips
Marylouise Burke
Penny Buell
Kayli Carter
Broadway debut
Willow Gibbons
Ricardo Chavira
Broadway debut
Isaac Rosario
Carl Clemons-Hopkins
Brooks Duncan
Margaret Colin
Ruth Ackerman
Michael Esper
Alan Kirby
Maria-Christina Oliveras
Luz Baccay
Anika Noni Rose
Kyra Marshall
Richard Thomas
Elliot Emerson
Jeena Yi
Melissa Han
Understudies:
Melody Butiu
(Luz Baccay),
Tony Carlin
(Elliot Emerson),
Ka-Ling Cheung
(Melissa Han),
Sophie Hayden
(Penny Buell, Ruth Ackerman),
Stacy Highsmith
(Kyra Marshall),
Mike Iveson
(Alan Kirby),
Alvin Keith
(Brooks Duncan),
Lena Pepe
(Willow Gibbons) and
Luis Vega
(Isaac Rosario)
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
(Apr 21, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026)
Understudy:
Glynis Bell
(Penny Buell, Ruth Ackerman)
Tony Award®
Best Play
2026 Nominee
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
2026 Nominee
Richard Thomas
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
2026 Nominee
Marylouise Burke
Best Direction of a Play
2026 Nominee
Directed by
Kenny Leon
Best Costume Design of a Play
2026 Nominee
Costume Design by
Emilio Sosa
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Play
2026 Winner
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play
2026 Nominee
Anika Noni Rose
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play
2026 Nominee
Richard Thomas
Maria-Christina Oliveras
Outstanding Costume Design of a Play
2026 Nominee
Costume Design by
Emilio Sosa
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play
2026 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Derek McLane
Outstanding Direction of a Play
2026 Nominee
Directed by
Kenny Leon
Outstanding Fight Choreography
2026 Nominee
Fight Direction:
Thomas Schall
Season:
2026-27
2025-26
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Balusters Statistics
2026-27 Season
2025-26 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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