B'way Update: Second Stage Season

Leslye Headland

Second Stage has announced its fall and winter openings for the 2024-25 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. Cult of Love by Emmy nominee Leslye Headland will premiere at Second Stage's Broadway Theatre the Hayes with previews commencing on Nov. 20 and opening Dec. 12. Off-Broadway, Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Marguiles' Lunar Eclipse will play the Kiser Theater starting previews Oct. 9 and an opening set for Oct. 30.

“I’m excited and proud to be working with these incredible artists next season,” said Interim Artistic Director Bennett Leak.  “I have had the opportunity to collaborate with several of them at Second Stage and I look forward to joining forces once again. We will welcome audiences back for Season 46, where they can expect another year of innovative artists and bold plays by living American writers.” 

Cult of Love focuses on the Dahl Family and their calamitous holiday season. The four adult children return to their childhood home with partners in tow. The Dahl traditions include singing carols in harmony at the drop of a hat, but the gathering is anything but harmonious. Old conflicts resurface, new issues battled, and dinner is taking absolutely forever to be served. 

Leslye Heartland returns to Second Stage which produced her play, Bachelorette, in its Uptown Series, and her play, The Layover, off-Broadway at the Kiser Theater. She recently completed “Star Wars: The Acolyte” for the Disney+ streaming platform. She served as writer, director, executive producer, and showrunner. Headland served as writer, producing director and showrunner for Netflix’s acclaimed series “Russian Doll.” The series was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Drama League nominee Trip Cullman (I Can Get It For You Wholesale) directs.