Roundabout Theater Company presents a revival of Molière’s play False illusion to Broadway next season, as well as a revival of the musical Full monty And a new play by Dominique Morisseau.
In the fall, the non-profit theater company will put on performances False illusiona 17th-century comedy about hypochondriacs, reimagined by actor and clown Bill Irwin, and directed by Brandon Durden, who appears on Broadway this season. Waiting for Godot.
In the winter of 2027, the Vertigo will host the Dominique Morisseau show Mix and Master, Two-character play, starring Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago Hudson and Kara Young, a two-time Tony Award winner currently showing on Broadway in guide. The play, which promises live DJ sets throughout, takes place in the last record store in the Bronx, where two DJs from different generations fight for the store. Camilla Forbes, executive producer of the Apollo Theater, is set to direct the film.
Full monty It will be shown in the spring of 2027 at the Todd Haymes Theater. Casting has not yet been announced for the musical, in which six unemployed steelworkers decide to earn money by creating their own strip show. Lee Silverman, who directed Yellow face In Vertigo last season he directed.
The announcements come during a period of transition for the Roundabout Theater Company, whose longtime leader Todd Hymes died in April 2023. Christopher Ashley is scheduled to take over as permanent director of the Roundabout Theater Company on July 1, while interim director Scott Ellis will remain until Ashley begins. The two team up for the upcoming season.
“While we welcome Christopher Ashley to the artistic leadership, this season serves as a bridge, building on what Todd has built, and creating space for Chris to shape what’s next,” Ellis said.
“The season that Scott and I have crafted builds on what Roundabout has always believed: that theater can hold the classic and the urgent side by side. We’re proud to have new work anchoring our season, even as we revisit a historical comedy with fresh eyes and make room for a big, unabashedly entertaining musical,” Ashley said.
