Steve Carell and John C. Reilly will star as spectacularly incompatible roommates Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison in a Broadway revival of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, Deadline reports. Hamilton’s Thomas Kail will direct. Source
The announced 15-week limited engagement at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre begins previews March 3, 2027, with opening night set for March 23. Source Source
Carell will play the fastidious Felix opposite Reilly’s messy sportswriter Oscar. Simon’s comedy puts their friendship under pressure by having them share an apartment despite their wildly different habits. Agreeing on what counts as clean is apparently a whole evening of theater. Source Source
Laura Benanti will play Gwendolyn Pigeon, with Heléne Yorke as Cecily Pigeon. The poker buddies are Rob McClure as Vinnie, James Monroe Iglehart as Murray, Kevin Del Aguila as Roy and David Zayas as Speed. That’s an enviable guest list. Source Source
For anyone who knows Carell from The Office and Reilly from Step Brothers, neither actor is making his Broadway debut here. Carell first appeared on Broadway in the 2024 revival of Uncle Vanya. Reilly debuted in The Grapes of Wrath and later earned a Tony nomination for True West, according to Broadway.com. Source
Deadline reports that the revival marks the centennial of Simon’s birth. The original Broadway production opened in 1965, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Walter Matthau and Art Carney, and won four Tony Awards. Source
In a statement reproduced by Deadline, Kail said: “Underneath the extraordinary humor is something deeply human.” Source
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