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Julia Louis-Dreyfus To Make Broadway Debut In Other Desert Cities Revival

Producers have confirmed a 16-week Hudson Theatre engagement that foregrounds the play’s family-and-politics drama and moves the production into staged ticket presales.

Overview

  • Producers announced a starry principal cast led by Julia Louis-Dreyfus with Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery and Lily Rabe and named Tony winner John Benjamin Hickey as director.
  • The limited run at the Hudson Theatre is scheduled for previews beginning September 29, an October 18 opening night, and a planned closing on January 17, 2027, with an Amex presale starting May 27 and general on-sale June 3.
  • The creative team includes scenic designer Scott Pask, costume designer Tom Broecker, lighting designer Natasha Katz, sound designer and composer Mikaal Sulaiman, and hair and wig designer Robert Pickens.
  • The production is backed by a commercial producing consortium — including ATG Productions and Bad Robot Live — reflecting a trend of short, star-driven Broadway engagements that concentrate audience demand.
  • Other Desert Cities, which premiered at Lincoln Center in 2011 and was a 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist, returns for its first Broadway revival because producers and creatives say its themes about memory, legacy and political division remain resonant.