Overview
- Producers Tim Lawson and Simon Painter and Lionsgate announced Thursday that Now You See Me Live will play the Al Hirschfeld Theatre for a limited eight‑week run from November 11, 2026, through January 3, 2027.
- The Broadway cast will present the franchise’s Four Horsemen concept with escapologist Gabriella Lester, illusionists James More and Darcy Oake, and mentalist Matthew Pomeroy.
- The production lists a specialist creative team responsible for staging and effects, including co‑creator Adam Trent, staging director Ash Jacks McCready, illusion director Enzo Wenye, lighting designer Hugo Mercier‑Bosseny and composer Evan Duffy with Lionsgate’s Jenefer Brown serving as creative consultant.
- The Broadway engagement is part of an ongoing global tour that has already played Australia, Singapore and the West End and is scheduled to open in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand on October 15, 2026, with more stops to be announced.
- Lionsgate is using the live show to extend the Now You See Me franchise beyond film, leveraging the series’ roughly $933 million box‑office track record to reach theater audiences with spectacle‑driven, stunt and illusion performance.