B'way Update: Left on Tenth, Boop!, CSC, Etc.

Juliana Margulies and
Peter Gallagher will star in
Left on Tenth.
Credit: Mary Ellen Matthews

Left on Tenth, Delia Ephron's new play based on her best-selling memoir, has announced dates, a theater and additional casting. The comedy-drama begins previews on Sept. 26 at the James Earl Jones Theater prior to an Oct. 23 opening. Joining previously announced Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher will be Obie winner Peter Francis James (Funny Girl, Hillary and Clinton) and Kate MacCluggage (The 39 Steps). Five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman (The Producers, Contact) will direct.

“Working on Left on Tenth has been a thrilling journey, collaborating with the incomparable Delia Ephron and bringing her story to life with the extraordinary talents of Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher,” said Stroman. “It's an experience that seamlessly blends the magic of her storytelling with the brilliance of these actors.”

Left on Tenth is a romantic comedy about second chances in life and love. When she least expects it, Delia, beloved novelist and screenwriter of You’ve Got Mail, makes a surprising connection with a man from her past and falls into her own romantic comedy. What starts with an unlikely spark blossoms into a love story that seems to defy all odds in the face of life’s challenges. Left on Tenth celebrates the messy, beautiful true story of two people with the courage to open their hearts again.

Jasmine Amy Rogers in Boop!
The Betty Boop Musical in Chicago
Credit: Matthew Murphy/Evan Zimmerman

Boop!: Boop! The Betty Boop Musical will open on Broadway in April 2025 at a Shubert theater TBA after a hit run in Chicago last year. Based on the Max Fleischer cartoon character of the 1930s, Boop! features a book by Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone), music by David Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead (Jelly's Last Jam), and direction and choreography by Tony winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots).

CSC Season: CSC has announced its season for 2024-25. First up is Our Class, Tadeusz Slobodzianek's drama of ten classmates--five Catholic and five Jewish--over several tumultous decades, seen last season at BAM presented by Arlekin Players Theater (Sept. 12-Nov. 3). Arlekin Players continue with a revival of The Merchant of Venice, starring Drama Desk winner Richard Topol as Shylock (Nov. 22-Dec. 22). Igor Golyak directs both.

In the spring, CSC presents a revival of Alice Childress' Wine in the Wilderness, originally scheduled for spring 2024. Tony winning actress La Chanze makes her directorial debut of this 1969 work about a Harlem artist and the woman who inspires him (March-April).

In May-June 2025, CSC will co-present with NAATCO and Transport Group, a revival of William Inge's 1955 Bus Stop about a group of strangers stranded in a Midwestern diner during a snowstorm, with an all-Asian cast. The 1955 production starred Kim Stanley and Elaine Stritch. Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray headlined the 1956 film version. The last Broadway revival was in 1996 and starred Billy Crudup and Mary-Louise Parker.