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Tom Hanks will star in
This World of Tomorrow, which he co-wrote,
at the Shed this fall. |
Tom Hanks joins fellow Oscar winner George Clooney by starring in a NY production of a play he co-wrote. Hanks will headline This World of Tomorrow, which he co-authored with James Glossman, based on a book of Hanks' short stories. Previews begin Oct. 30 at the Griffin Theater at The Shed for a limited run through Dec. 21. The play will be directed by Tony winner Kenny Leon (Othello, Our Town). Hanks will play a scientist from the future who time travels back to the 1939 World's Fair in search of love.“To explore the themes of love and yearning, and the struggles of today as we carry with us the eternal memories of the past, in such a place as The Shed, strikes me as a one-of-a-kind experience not unlike the World’s Fair of 1939,” Hanks said.
“I’m excited to collaborate with the remarkable Tom Hanks on his and James Glossman’s new play at The Shed this fall. It will be a joy to experience Tom leading the cast on stage in this time-traveling adventure of the limitless power of love and the distance one is willing to go for it. This story explores a fascinating tale of the echoes of past generations, the often-surprising collisions between them, and what is carried forward with an authentic humor I can’t wait to bring to life in the Griffin Theater,” Leon said.
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An audience member at Viola's Room.
Credit: Julian Abrams |
The Shed will also play house to Punchdrunk's
Viola's Room and a revival of Tarrell Alvin McCraney's
The Brothers Size.
Viola's Room is a immersive, audio-driven theatrical experience narrated by Helena Bonham Carter and written by Daisy Johnson (June 17--Oct. 19). Audience members walk barefoot through a series of rooms, equipped with headphones to listen to Carter's narration of a Gothic tale based on Barry Pain's 1901 short story "The Moon Slave."
Viola's Room was previously presented in London.
The Brothers Size (Aug. 30--Sept. 28, opens Sept. 10) by Oscar winner Tarrell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) follows two African-American brothers and their struggles after incarceration. It is the second of McCraney's Brother/Sister Plays and this is a co-production with Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse. Andre Holland (Moonlight) will reprise his role from the Geffen production earlier this year.
Broadway/Off-Broadway/Awards Season Calendar
Spring 2025
May 22--Outer Critics Circle Awards ceremony
May 29--The Counterfeit Opera (Little Island)
Summer 2025
June 1--Drama Desk Awards (NYU Skirball)
June 2--Theater World Awards (Hard Rock Cafe)
June 2--Eurydice (Signature Theater)
June 2--The Imaginary Invalid (New World Stages)
June 3--Lunar Eclipse (Second Stage/Signature Center)
June 8--Tony Awards (Radio City Music Hall)
June 11--Angry Alan (Studio Seaview)
June 12--Call Me Izzy (Studio 54)
June 16--Prince Faggot (Playwrights Horizons)
June 17--Viola's Room (The Shed) (previews begin; opening TBA)
June 25--Trophy Boys (MCC Theater)
June 25--Low Country (Atlantic Theater Co./Linda Gross)
July 8--The Gospel at Colonus (Little Island)
July 20--Joy (Roundabout/Laura Pels)
Aug. 7--Ava: The Secret Conversations (City Center Stage I)
Aug. 14--Mamma Mia (Winter Garden)
Aug. 21--Twelfth Night (Public Theater/Delacorte)
Masquerade (Phantom of the Opera)--Lee's Art Shop
Fall 2025
Sept. 6--Galas (Little Island)
Sept. 10--The Brothers Size (The Shed)
Sept. 25--The Other Americans (Public)
Sept. 28--Waiting for Godot (Hudson)
Oct. 15--Oh Happy Day (Public)
Oct. 16--Ragtime (Vivian Beaumont/LCT)
Oct. 24--Did You Eat? (Public)
Oct. 30--This World of Tomorrow (Shed) (previews begin; opening TBA)
Nov. 10--Queen of Versailles (St. James)
Nov. 13--The Seat of Our Pants (Public)
Nov. 20--Initiative (Public)
Archduke (Roundabout/Laura Pels)
Cottonfield
Little Bear Ridge Road
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Oedipus (Roundabout/Studio 54)
Oratorio of Living Things (Signature Theater Company)
Punch (MTC/Samuel J. Friedman)
Queens (MTC/City Center)
Saturday Church (NYTW)
Sugar Daddy
The Seat of Our Pants (Public)
Take a Banana for the Ride
Winter 2025-26
Jan. 2026--Ulysses (Elevator Repair Service/Public)
Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) (Public)
Chinese Republicans (Roundabout/Laura Pels)
Jesa (Public)
Monsters (MTC/City Center)
Public Charge (Public)
Tartuffe (NYTW)
Mother Russia (Signature Theater Company)
What We Did Before Our Moth Days
2026
Dolly: An Original Musical
Wanted (formerly Gun and Powder)
Spring 2026
Animal Wisdom (Signature Theater Company)
The Balusters (MTC/Friedman)
Fallen Angels (Roundabout/Todd Haimes)
The Lost Boys (Palace)
Montauk
My Joy Is Heavy (NYTW)
The Rocky Horror Show (Roundabout/Studio 54)
2026-27
Death of a Salesman
Private Lives
Future--10 Things I Hate About You; Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death; Beaches the Musical; Beat Street; Black Orpheus; Coal Miner's Daughter; Come Fall in Love--The DDLJ Musical; Crazy Rich Asians; The Devil Wears Prada; Ella: An American Miracle; Eurovision Song Contest; Everybody's Talking About Jamie; Fahrenheit 451; Fire and Rain: The James Taylor Musical; Frida, the Musical; Game of Thrones; Get Happy; The Griswolds' Broadway Vacation; High Noon; Imitation of Life; The Interestings; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; The Karate Kid; La La Land; The Mousetrap; Nancy Drew and the Mystery at Spotlight Manor; The Nanny; The Normal Heart/The Destiny of Me; Pal Joey; Particle Fever; Purple Rain; The Queen's Gambit; Rear Window; The Secret Garden; Sing Street; Slumdog Millionaire; Soul Train; Studio 54; Waking Ned Devine; Working Girl.
2025-26 Broadway Season Breakdown
New Plays
The Balusters
Call Me Izzy
Cottonfield
Little Bear Ridge Road
Montauk
Oedipus
Punch
New Musicals
Dolly: An Original Musical
The Lost Boys
Queen of Versailles
Play Revivals
Fallen Angels
Waiting for Godot
Musical Revivals
Mamma Mia!
Ragtime
The Rocky Horror Show
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