As BroadwayWorld previously reported, The Balusters has extended for an additional two weeks and will now run through Sunday, June 7 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The new play is written by David Lindsay-…

Just months ago, Whitney White was celebrating the opening of her third Broadway project. Liberation was loved by both critics and audiences when it transferred to the James Earl Jones Theatre following its tri…

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, The Balusters has extended for an additional two weeks and will now run through Sunday, June 7 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The new play is written by David Lindsa…

A social satire where everyone is implicated. Carol Rocamora reviews. The post Review: The Balusters at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

The Broadway world premiere of The Balusters has extended for an additional two weeks and will now run through Sunday, June 7 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The new play is written by David Lindsay-Abair…

This meeting is not adjourned. David Lindsay-Abaire's The Balusters, directed by Kenny Leon, will now play the final performance of its limited engagement at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on June 7, extending…

Directed by Kenny Leon, the show will now play the final performance of its limited engagement at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on June 7.

Directed by Tony winner Daniel Sullivan, the production will join Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2026-2027 season, playing the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

Laura Linney will star in the world premiere of David Hare’s Montauk in spring of 2027. Directed by Tony winner Daniel Sullivan, the production will join Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2026-2027 season, playing t…

Laura Linney will star in the world premiere of Montauk by David Hare and directed by Daniel Sullivan at Manhattan Theatre Club. The production will open on Broadway at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 W…

Laura Linney will return to Broadway in a spring 2027 world premiere of David Hare’s Montauk, the Manhattan Theatre Club announced today. Daniel Sullivan will direct. The play will debut next spring at MTC’…

Just last week, the world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, officially opened at the Samuel J. Friedma…

Published April 27, 2026 “We all need to be more careful with our words,” says one of the well-meaning but misspoken characters in The Balusters. David Lindsay-Abaire’s new play at the Manhattan Theatre C…

David Lindsay-Abaire’s HOA satire The Balusters has opened on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre—not to be confused with your local landmark district. Broadway.com hit the red carpet to chat with t…

This meeting is adjourned. The cast and crew of The Balusters put a stop to the show on April 21 to celebrate on the opening night carpet. Directed by Kenny Leon, Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire’s …

The world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, is now open at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Check out p…

The critics are weighing-in on the world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. Read the reviews and learn …

Theatrely's Broadway review of The Balusters by David Lindsay-Abaire at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City.

Balusters are the decorative posts that support a porch railing – without them, the whole structure collapses. In David Lindsay-Abaire’s wickedly sharp “The Balusters,” now at Manhattan Theatre Club’s…

You can now get a first look at production photos for the world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. Prev…

It's time to welcome The Balusters to the neighborhood. The comedy begins Broadway performances on March 31, with opening night on April 21 at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Penned …

Rehearsals are officially underway for Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon…

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced two shows for the 2026-2027 season: Jocelyn Bioh's School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play and Nick Payne's The Unbelievers. This marks the Broadway premiere of Sch…

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced two productions that will be a part of the company's 2026-27 season, including the Broadway premiere of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, written by Tony Award …

The Balusters is coming to Broadway! David Lindsay-Abaire's new play is being presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, beginning performances on March 31 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. "[This play] is so real…

The cast of the upcoming Broadway production of David Lindsay-Abaire's The Balusters recently met the press. Check out photos below! Performances will begin Tuesday, March 31 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. …

Paul Rudd and Victoria Clark both recently paid a visit to Bug on Broadway, where they posed backstage with the show's star, Carrie Coon. Check out photos of the stars backstage below! Manhattan Theatre Club…

The first two times Nicki Hunter applied to Manhattan Theatre Club, she didn't get the internship. Not enough experience. Come back when you're ready. 16 years later, she's running the place. On December 1, 20…

Pedro Pascal and Lux Pascal recently paid a visit to Bug on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there to capture the moment when the brother-and-sister pair met with the cast backstage. Check out photos below! Manha…

Deadline has reported that Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose will replace previously announced Renée Elise Goldsberry in the upcoming Broadway production of David Lindsay-Abaire's The Balusters. Goldsberry has…

BUG by Tracy Letts Directed by Dabid Cromer Starring Carrie Coon and Ramir Smallwood A Production of the Manhattan Theatre Club Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer I once knew …

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Bug has been extended for a second time. Originally scheduled to play through February 8, the production was first extended through February 22 and will now play…

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, will extend its run for the second time. Read the r…

The show: "Bug" by Tracy Letts on Broadway What makes it special?: The show stars Carrie Coon (TV's "The Gilded Age," third season of "The White Lotus") in a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (and Coon…

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Bug @ the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon @ Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, The Opening @ The Pla…

Maybe it's the current dystopic state of the world but I had a hard time with Bug, the revival of Tracy Letts' 1996 play that opened this month at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. It trac…

Tracy Letts's '90s roadside psychodrama makes its Broadway debut. Carrie Coon as Agnes White in Bug. © Matthew Murphy. Bug, written by Tracy Letts, directed by David Cromer, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261…

Tickets are now on sale for The Balusters, a raucous comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire about a neighborhood dispute that escalates into an epic showdown. Performances begin March 31, with opening night on April 21…

Twenty-nine years after its London premiere, Tracy Letts' "Bug" has finally crawled onto Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, and the question that matters most isn't whether this Da…

From Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts and Tony Award-winning director David Cromer comes the Broadway premiere of Bug, now running at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. What's it all ab…

Nobody would claim that Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a romance, but Edward Albee's scalding classic spurred the real-life love story of playwright/actor Tracy Letts (a 2013 Tony winner as George) and his …

Originally scheduled to play through February 8, the production will now play through February 22 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Bug will extend its run for an additional two weeks. Originally scheduled to play through February 8, the production will now play through February 22 at the Sam…

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, will extend its run for an additional two weeks. Re…

Manhattan Theatre Club has canceled tonight's performance of BUG, the final preview before its scheduled opening on Thursday, January 8, due to an illness in the company. A representative for the production con…

Tracy Letts' Bug, directed by David Cromer, crawled onto Broadway last month at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The sexy psychological thriller's official opening night is on January 8. A cult classic about an …

You can now get a first look at Manhattan Theatre Club's Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. Bug opens on Thursday, January 8, 2026 a…

See photos of Ethan Hawke visiting Carrie Coon, Namir Smallwood and more in Bug on Broadway! Performances are now underway for the Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy…

Never mind that Halloween is long gone. Thanks to Bug, you can still scratch your itch for a deeply creepy psychological thriller that preys on paranoia. Set in a shabby motel room in Oklahoma, the story focuse…

Performances begin tonight for Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. Bug opens on Thursda…

Psychological thriller Bug, starring Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood, begins performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on December 16. The official opening is set for January 8, 2026. Written by …

We love our Leading Ladies, don't we? We know their famous roles. We know their signature songs. We know their awards. But do we know where they had their biggest Broadway moments? Broadway Quiz: Diva Digs DI…

Performances begin March 31, 2026, with opening night on April 21 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

Manhattan Theatre Club announced complete casting for the Broadway world premiere of The Balusters, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Tony winner Kenny Leon. P…

Manhattan Theatre Club announced complete casting for the Broadway world premiere of The Balusters, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Tony winner Kenny Leon. P…

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced complete casting for the world premiere of The Balusters, by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. Previews wi…

Performances begin this month for the Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. The cast recently meet the press and B…

Today, November 2, 2025 Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Punch concludes its Broadway run at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, following 23 previews and 40 regular performances. The venue will soon be home …

We all know how much hard work goes into the performances that audiences see eight times a week on Broadway. When they're not giving it their all onstage, most performers are backstage doing what it takes to st…

The final week of performances of Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Punch will be streamed and available to audiences everywhere. Captured live at Manhattan Theatre Clubs's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, this…

Broadway is about to get a little darker and a lot more thrilling. Tickets are now on sale for Bug, Tracy Letts' seductive and unsettling play directed by Tony winner David Cromer. Performances begin December 1…

Tickets for the Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer will be on sale beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, October 15. Th…

A busy production overshadows the human element in this new play by James Graham. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Punch at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

Timothée Chalamet and Dr. Jill Biden recently paid a visit to Punch on Broadway and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the moment. Check out photos of them with the cast below! Manhattan Theatre Club's America…

"You always step in," Jacob Dunne (Will Harrison) tells us from the stage of the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, explaining the code of the Meadows housing estate where loyalty means throwing fists without thinking…

Punch is here! Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Punch, by James Graham, celebrated opening night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre just last week. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out phot…

Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Punch, by James Graham, is now playing on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Check out photos of the cast taking their opening night bows and walking the r…

James Graham has two reasons to celebrate this week. His new play, Punch, not only opened on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, but also opened in London just days before. "It's great, the casts are …

James Graham has two reasons to celebrate this week. His new play, Punch, not only opened on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, but also opened in London just days before. "It's great, the casts are ba…

Will Harrison and two-time Tony winner Victoria Clark lead the American premiere of James Graham's Punch, directed by Adam Penford, which opened on Broadway on September 29 at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J.…

Now running at Manhattan Theatre Club is the American premiere of Punch, by James Graham, which just opened last night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Check out what the critics had to say about the new play…

James Graham's Punch, opened tonight at Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway home, the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Punch is also currently running on London's West End, has arrived as part of a season where redemp…

Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Punch, by James Graham, opens on Broadway tonight at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Read the reviews! Punch centers around Jacob, a young man who makes a fatal mis…

Theatrely's Broadway review of Punch by James Graham at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre home to Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City

Punch, James Graham's play about the tragic consequences of a single punch"and what happens after"begins performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on September 9. Opening night is set for September 29. Th…

We know her as Kimmy, Margaret, Marie, and more- but how well does Victoria Clark know those characters? We're putting her to the test in the latest edition of BroadwayWorld's Line Please! In this video, watch …

Rehearsals are underway for Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Punch, by James Graham. The production will start previews on Tuesday, September 9 and open Monday, September 29 at the Samuel J. Friedm…

Social Media Survey: Jeff's Broadway Version (2015-2025) Every so often, one of these surveys pops up on social media. I'm sure you've seen them - maybe you've even posted your responses to one. They all follow…

The play will begin performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on December 17 with an official opening set for January 8, 2026.

The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon is returning to Broadway in Bug, written by her husband Tracy Letts (August: Osage County). Letts' play heads to Broadway following its 2021 run at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre.…