Steve Carell and John C. Reilly will star in a new Broadway production of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, with Hamilton director Thomas Kail on board.
The production begins a 15-week limited engagement on March 3, 2027, at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, with an opening night on Tuesday, March 23.
Joining Carell, who will play the persnickety Felix Ungar, and Reilly, as the sloppy Oscar Madison, will be Laura Benanti as Gwendolyn Pigeon; Kevin Del Aguila as Roy; James Monroe Iglehart as Murray; Rob McClure as Vinnie; Heléne Yorke as Cecily Pigeon; and David Zayas as Speed.
The production is produced by Jeffrey Seller, The Season (Mike Karns and Steven Tartick), Thomas Kail, and Emanuel Azenberg, the longtime producer of Neil Simon’s work.
Director and producer Kail said, in a statement, “Neil Simon wrote one of the great American comedies, and it is an honor and a thrill to be part of this exceptional team bringing this play back to Broadway. Underneath the extraordinary humor is something deeply human. Steve and John are two remarkable actors who can make an audience laugh uproariously one moment and move them deeply in the next. We aim to create a world that feels alive, immediate, and can clearly express why this play has endured for more than sixty years.”
The revival marks the centennial of Simon’s birth. The playwright died in 2018.
The creative team includes scenic designer David Korins, costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo, lighting designer Stacey Derosier, and sound designer Jill BC Du Boff.
Originally opening on Broadway in 1965, The Odd Couple was directed by Mike Nichols and starred Walter Matthau and Art Carney. The original production won four Tony Awards and inspired the 1968 film adaptation, the long-running television series starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman, and numerous productions around the world.
Carell, who rose to fame as the star of The Office, made his Broadway debut in 2024 in the title role of Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Reilly, known for such films as Boogie Nights, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s The Grapes of Wrath.
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