Carell and Reilly to Star in Broadway Revival
The Neil Simon comedy returns to the Stephen Sondheim Theatre for a 15-week engagement in March 2027.
By Samuel Hayes ·
Steve Carell and John C. Reilly will spend 15 weeks in New York City next spring performing a revival of The Odd Couple. The production is scheduled to open at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on March 23, 2027. It will run as a limited engagement, beginning performances on March 3, 2027.
The play has a long history on Broadway. It originally opened in 1965 under the direction of Mike Nichols. Walter Matthau and Art Carney starred in that first production. The show won four Tony Awards during its initial run. It later inspired a 1968 film and a television series. Two previous revivals have taken place. In 1985, Rita Moreno and Sally Struthers led a gender-swapped version. In 2005, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick headlined the second revival.
Thomas Kail will direct the new version. Kail is a Tony winner and the director of Hamilton. He will also produce the show. His production partners include Jeffrey Seller, Mike Karns, Steven Tartick, and Emanuel Azenberg. The cast features Laura Benanti, Kevin Del Aguila, James Monroe Iglehart, Rob McClure, Heléne Yorke, and David Zayas alongside Carell and Reilly. Carell previously appeared on Broadway in Uncle Vanya in 2024. Reilly has appeared in The Grapes of Wrath, True West, and A Streetcar Named Desire.
The script follows two roommates with contrasting lifestyles. Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison are the central characters. Carell will play Felix Ungar, and Reilly will play Oscar Madison. The play was written by Neil Simon. It explores the friction between these two friends who live together despite their very different habits.
Kail said in a press release that the team is honored to bring the play back to Broadway. He noted that the humor in the script is deeply human. He stated that Carell and Reilly can make an audience laugh and move them emotionally. He added that the production aims to create a world that feels alive and immediate. He explained that the goal is to show why the play has endured for more than sixty years.
Jeffrey Seller, one of the producers, offered a simpler reason for the revival. He said in a statement that the need to laugh is the primary motivation for producing the show again.
Tickets are currently available through a presale for American Express card members. General sales begin on November 17, 2026. The production will run for 15 weeks at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
