Celebrities on Broadway

Jinkx Monsoon, Kumail Nanjiani, and Michael Urie will star as Mary, Mary's Husband, and Mary's Teacher respectively in Oh, Mary! starting August 4, 2025.

Why You Know Jinkx: Jinkx won the crown – twice – on RuPaul’s Drag Race, earning the title “Queen of all Queens.” She has previously been seen on stage in Chicago, Little Shop of Horrors, and Pirates! The Penzance Musical.

Why You Know Kumail: Kumail Nanjiani is known for his role in the tv series Silicon Valley, The Twilight Zone, Franklin & Bash, and Welcome to Chippendales as well as for co-writing and starring in the film The Big Sick. This is his Broadway debut.

Why You Know Michael: Michael Urie is known for his performance in the tv shows Ugly Betty, Shrinking, and Youngeras well as in the films Single All the Way, Maestro, and Swan Song. He has previously been seen on Broadway in Once Upon a Mattress, Spamalot, Chicken and Biscuits, Torch Song, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and off-Broadway in Buyer & Cellar, Grand Horizons and Angels in America.

Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris star in Art starting August 28, 2025.

Why You Know Bobby: Bobby Cannavale is known for his roles in the tv shows Will & Grace, Nurse Jackie, Boardwalk Empire, Mr. Robot, Vinyl, Nine Perfect Strangers, and The Watcher. He has previously been seen on Broadway in The Motherfucker with the Hat, Glengarry Glen Ross, and The Lifespan of a Fact.

Why You Know James: James Corden hosted The Late Late Show with James Corden and is also known for his roles in television and film including Gavin and Stacey, Into the Woods, Ocean’s 8, and The Prom. He has previously been seen on stage in One Man, Two Guvnors, The Constituent, and The History Boys.

Why You Know Neil: Neil Patrick Harris is known for his performance as Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother as well as for his roles in the tv shows A Series of Unfortunate Events and Glee and in the films Gone Girl and The Smurfs. He has previously been seen on Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Assassins, Cabaret, and Proof.

Leslie Odom Jr returns to Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre starting September 9, 2025.

Why You Know Leslie: Leslie Odom Jr originated the role of and won the Tony Award for his performance of Aaron Burr in Hamilton. He is also known for the play Purlie Victorious, the tv shows Smash and Person of Interest and the films Murder on the Orient Express, Harriet, Glass Onion, and One Night in Miami.

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter will star in Waiting for Godot at the Hudson Theatre starting September 13, 2025.

Why You Know Keanu: Keanu Reeves is known for his roles in the films John Wick, Constantine, The Matrix, Bill & Ted’s excellent Adventure, and Speed.

Why You Know Alex: Alex Winter is known for his roles in the films Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and The Lost Boys. He has previously been seen on Broadway in Peter Pan and The King & I.  

Kristin Chenoweth stars in The Queen of Versailles at the St. James Theatre starting October 8, 2025.

Why You Know Kristin: Kristin Chenoweth is known for originating the role of Glinda in the musical Wicked as well as for her role in the musicals You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Promises, Promises; On the Twentieth Century; and The Apple Tree. She is also known for her peformances in the tv shows Schmigadoon!, Glee, Pushing Daisies, and The West Wing and the films Our Little Secret, The Opposite Sex, Four Christmases, Stranger Than Fiction and Bewitched.  

Aaron Tveit and Lea Michele star in Chess starting October 15, 2025 at the Imperial Theatre.

Why You Know Aaron: Aaron Tveit is known for his roles in the tv shows Schmigadoon!, Graceland, and Gossip Girl as well as in the film Les Misérables. He played Danny Zuko in Grease: Live on Fox and has been seen on stage in Sweeney Todd, Moulin Rouge!, Next to Normal, Catch Me If You Can, Wicked, and Assassins.

Why you know Lea: Lea Michele began her career on Broadway and is most known on stage for originating the role of Wendla Bergmann in Spring Awakening and for her performance as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. In television, she starred as Rachel Berry in “Glee” and as Hester Ulrich in “Scream Queens.”

Mark Strong and Lesley Manville will star in Oedipus starting October 30, 2025.

Why You Know Mark: Mark Strong is known for his performance in the films Kingsman, Cruella, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and Stardust and in the tv shows Nine Perfect Strangers, Temple, and Deep State. He has previously been seen on Broadway in A View from the Bridge.

Why You Know Lesley: Lesley Manville is known for her performance in the tv shows The Crown, Mum, Sherwood, and River as well as in the film Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. She has previously been seen on stage in The Visit, Ghosts, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, and Grief. This is her Broadway debut.

Tom Felton joins Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as Draco Malfoy starting November 11, 2025.

Why You Know Tom: Tom Felton starred as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movie franchise. He is also known for his performance in the films Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Belle as well as in the tv shows The Flash and Origin.

Alex Newell stars in Pericles as part of the Public Theater’s Public Works starting August 29, 2025.

Why You Know Alex: Alex Newell is known for their performance as Unique Adams in the tv series Glee and as Mo on the tv series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Alex has been seen on Broadway in Once on This Island and won a Tony Award for their performance in Shucked.

Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh, and Daphne Rubin-Vega star in Twelfth Night at the Delacorte Theater as part of the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park starting August 7, 2025.

Why You Know Peter: Peter Dinklage is known for his role as Tyrion Lannister in the tv series Game of Thrones as well as for his performance in the films Wicked, Cyrano, My Dinner with Hervé, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Why You Know Jesse: Jesse Tyler Ferguson is known for his performance in the tv series Modern Family as well as in the film Cocaine Bear and the plays Take Me out, Fully Committed, and The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Why You Know Lupita: Lupita Nyong’o is known for her performance in the Black Panther film franchise as well as in the films 12 Years a Slave, Us, and The Quiet Place and the play Eclipsed.

Why You Know Sandra: Sandra Oh is known for her roles as Dr. Cristina Yang in Grey’s Anatomy, Eve Polastri in Killing Eve, Ji-Yoon Kim in The Chair, and Rita Wu in Arliss as well as for her performances in the films Sideways, The Princess Diaries, The Night Listener, and Quiz Lady.

Why You Know Daphne: Daphne Rubin-Vega is known for her role as Mimi Marquez in the musical Rent as well as for her performance in the film In the Heights and tv series The Horror of Delores Roach.

Marin Ireland, Julia Lester, and Anna Chlumsky will star in Queens at New York City Center Stage I starting October 14, 2025.

Why You Know Marin: Marin Ireland is known for her roles in the tv shows Sneaky Pete, The Umbrella Academy and Y: The Last Man, the films Hell or High Water, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and Eileen.

Why You Know Julia: Julia Lester is known for her role in the tv show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series and for her Tony-nominated performance in Into the Woods on Broadway.  

Why You Know Anna: Anna Chlumsky is known for her roles in the tv show Veep and film My Girl.

Tom Hanks stars in (and wrote) This World of Tomorrow at The Shed starting October 30, 2025.

Why You Know Tom: Tom Hanks is known for his performance in the films Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Catch Me If You Can, Bridge of Spies, The Post, Apollo 13, You’ve Got Mail, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and many others. He has previously been seen on Broadway in Lucky Guy.

Kevin McHale is starring in The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee starting November 7, 2025 at New World Stages.

Why You Know Kevin: Kevin McHale is most well-known for playing Artie Abrams in the hit musical dramedy series Glee. He went on to host Virtually Famous, a British panel show, and start a podcast with a former Glee co-star Jenna Ushkowitz called And That’s What You Really Missed. He has previously been seen on stage in Frogs at Southwark Playhouse in London.

Michelle Williams and Mike Faist star in Anna Christie at St. Ann’s Warehouse starting November 25, 2025.

Why You Know Michelle: Michelle Williams is known for her roles in the films The Fabelmans, Venom, My Week With Marilyn, Blue Valentine, and Brokeback Mountain as well as in the tv shows Dying for Sex, Fosse/Verdon, and Dawson’s Creek. She has previously been seen on Broadway in Blackbird and Cabaret.

Why You Know Mike: Mike Faist is known for his roles in the films Challengers and West Side Story. He has previously been seen on Broadway in Dear Evan Hansen and Newsies.