Ed Harris, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Allison Janney, and More Will Lead OTHER DESERT CITIES on Broadway
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Key Points:
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus will make her Broadway debut in the revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s play Other Desert Cities, alongside Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery, and Lily Rabe, directed by John Benjamin Hickey.
- The production will run for a 16-week limited engagement at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre from previews on September 29, 2026, to January 17, 2027, with tickets going on sale June 3, 2026.
- Other Desert Cities, originally premiered Off-Broadway in 2011 and was a 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist, explores themes of family, memory, and political divisions through a politically connected family’s Christmas Eve confrontation.
- The cast features acclaimed actors with extensive film, television, and theater credentials, including Louis-Dreyfus’s record-breaking Emmy wins, Harris’s four Oscar nominations, and Janney’s Academy Award and seven Emmys.
- The production team includes notable award-winning designers such as Scott Pask (scenic), Natasha Katz (lighting), and Tom Broecker (costumes), with producers ATG Productions and Bad Robot Live among others.