Bill and Ted are wholly going highbrow.
Starting Sept. 13, “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” co-stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are reuniting to stock nan shape successful “Waiting for Godot” astatine Broadway’s Hudson Theatre.
The Jamie Lloyd-directed show is nan latest update of Samuel Beckett’s absurd 1953 play that follows 2 men, Estragon (Reeves, making his Broadway debut) and Vladimir (Winter), who hold for Godot, whom neither has ne'er met. The brace brushwood different absorbing duo — Lucky (Michael Patrick Thornton) and Pozzo (TBD) — and different events unfold.
This will beryllium nan 5th Broadway staging of nan seminal production; astir recently, Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart co-headlined nan show from 2013-14 astatine nan Cort Theatre. Prior to that, Nathan Lane and John Goodman toplined a 2009 revival.
But why now for Reeves and Winter?
“We had conscionable acted together again and we hadn’t done that successful a agelong clip and it was really fun,” Winter explained via Instagram, referring to nan 2020 movie “Bill & Ted Face The Music.”
“We were for illustration ‘how tin we do that again?’ but besides playing different characters.”
“The films that we did together, the Bill & Ted films, nan connection successful those films had nan architecture and their rhythms,” Reeves, 60, told People. “And I deliberation that moreover from early days, we approached them theatrically aliases moreover commedia dell’arte… Okay, I do something, you do something, I get nan ball, you get nan ball.”
If this sounds for illustration nan Gen X fever dream of your dreams, tickets are disposable for each 127 “Waiting for Godot” shows astatine nan Hudson Theatre from Sept. 13 done Jan. 4, 2026.
At nan clip of publication, nan lowest value we could find connected tickets for immoderate 1 show was $164 earlier fees connected Vivid Seats.
That value isn’t unsocial either. Based connected our findings, location are 11 shows — all Wednesday 2 p.m. matinees — pinch seats going for $164 earlier fees arsenic of now.
Other dates person seats starting anyplace from $179 to $311 earlier fees.
For much information, our squad has everything you request to cognize and much astir Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter successful “Waiting for Godot” connected Broadway below.
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“Waiting for Godot” summons prices
As noted above, location are 127 performances of “Waiting for Godot” scheduled astatine nan Hudson Theatre (that includes rather a fewer 2 and 3 p.m. matinees). Below you’ll find dates and commencement times of nan 11 Wednesday 2 p.m. matinees pinch nan cheapest summons prices listed chronologically.
Wednesday, Oct. 1 2 p.m. | $164 |
Wednesday, Oct. 8 2 p.m. | $164 |
Wednesday, Oct. 15 2 p.m. | $164 |
Wednesday, Oct. 22 2 p.m. | $164 |
Wednesday, Oct. 29 2 p.m. | $164 |
Wednesday, Nov. 5 2 p.m. | $164 |
Wednesday, Nov. 12 2 p.m. | $164 |
Wednesday, Nov. 19 2 p.m. | $164 |
Wednesday, Dec. 3 2 p.m. | $164 |
Wednesday, Dec. 10 2 p.m. | $164 |
Wednesday, Dec. 17 2 p.m. | $164 |
(Note: The New York Post confirmed each supra prices astatine nan publication time. All prices are successful US dollars, taxable to change and, if it isn’t noted, will see further fees astatine checkout.)
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“Waiting for Godot” cast
Although you’re apt acquainted pinch Keanu’s resume, here’s a general preamble to each of nan 3 announced leads.
Keanu Reeves (Estragon) has been acting since 1984, erstwhile he made his debut successful nan Canadian sitcom “Hangin’ In.” In nan 40 years since, he’s starred successful a number of immense films — “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” “The Matrix,” “John Wick,” “Speed,” “Point Break” to sanction conscionable a fewer — fronted nan ’90s alt-rock group Dogstar and authored nan 12-issue schematic caller bid “BRZRKR.”
Alex Winter (Vladimir) is not making his Broadway debut successful “Waiting for Godot.” As a child, he appeared connected nan shape successful “The King & I” and “Peter Pan” (alongside Sandy Duncan). In nan years since his upcoming return to nan theater, he portrayed Bill S. Preston Esq. successful nan “Bill and Ted’s” trilogy and acted successful “The Lost Boys,” “Grand Piano” and “Smosh: The Movie.” However, for illustration Reeves, he isn’t conscionable a thespian. Winter has directed a number of characteristic films complete nan years including nan ’90s drama “Freaked” and a 2020 Frank Zappa documentary.
Michael Patrick Thornton (Lucky) easy has nan astir shape acquisition of nan trio here. The actor, improviser, writer and head precocious starred other Jessica Chastain successful Jamie Lloyd’s accumulation of “The Doll House.” Other notable roles of his see “Macbeth” (alongside Daniel Craig) and “Obliteration.” He’s besides appeared connected TV successful “Private Practice,” “The Good Doctor” and “NCIS.”
Big stars connected and disconnected Broadway
There’s ne'er a shortage of prima powerfulness successful midtown Manhattan (and downtown).
If you’re hoping to spot a movie aliases TV icon unrecorded onstage, present are conscionable 5 shows featuring family names presently moving connected The Great White Way and elsewhere successful nan Big Apple.
• Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in “Othello”
• George Clooney in “Good Night and Good Luck”
• Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk in “Glengarry Glen Ross”
• Leslie Odom Jr. in “Hamilton”
• John Krasinski in “Angry Alan”
Want to drawback a performance aliases two, too? Take a look astatine our database of all nan biggest artists connected circuit successful 2025 to find nan show for you.
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