Tom Hanks Returning to Broadway for New Play 'This World of Tomorrow'
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Tom Hanks will return to Broadway after 14 years to star in "This World of Tomorrow," a play he co-wrote based on his own short stories, marking his first Broadway appearance since 2013's "Lucky Guy."
- The play, described as a time-travel romance set at the end of the 21st century, follows Bert Allenberry as he repeatedly travels back to the 1939 New York World’s Fair to change his future through love, emphasizing that choices for love shape the future more than technology.
- Theater veteran Kelli O’Hara will join Hanks, reprising her role from the show's sold-out Off Broadway run at the Shed, with acclaimed director Kenny Leon helming the Broadway production at a Shubert theater to be announced.
- The production team highlighted the play's themes of enduring human connection and love transcending time, with producers and directors expressing excitement about bringing this story to a wider Broadway audience.
- Full cast and creative team details are forthcoming, as the production aims to capture the magic of live theater while exploring profound themes of love and second chances.
