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It’s hard to believe, but despite decades of TV dominance, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has never appeared on Broadway. That changes this fall.
The Veep and Seinfeld Emmy winner will make her Broadway debut in the first Broadway revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s acclaimed family drama Other Desert Cities, boasting a cast that already looks like an awards-season fantasy draft: Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Lily Rabe and Joe Keery.
The production will begin previews on September 29 at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre ahead of an October 18 opening night. The limited engagement is currently scheduled to run through January 17, 2027. Tony winner John Benjamin Hickey will direct.
RECOMMENDED: Time Out's review of the original Broadway production of Other Desert Cities
Originally premiering Off Broadway in 2011 before transferring to Broadway later that year, Other Desert Cities centers on a politically connected Palm Springs family whose carefully maintained façade begins to crack when a daughter returns home with a memoir that threatens to expose long-buried family secrets. The original production earned five Tony Award nominations and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Judith Light took home the Tony for her performance.
Louis-Dreyfus will play Polly, the family's matriarch, married to Lyman (Harris). Janney will play Polly’s sister Silda, the role that won Light a Tony Award, while Rabe portrays Polly and Lyman's daughter, Brooke, and Stranger Things star Keery will make his own Broadway debut as Trip.
The design team includes scenic design from three-time Tony Award winner Scott Pask, costumes from Emmy Award winner Tom Broecker, lighting design by eight-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz, sound design and original music by Mikaal Sulaiman and hair and wig design by Robert Pickens.
For Broadway fans, the announcement is one of the biggest casting coups yet for the 2026–27 season. Louis-Dreyfus has amassed 11 Emmy Awards across Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep, while Janney and Harris bring Oscar- and Tony-nominated pedigrees of their own.
The revival also continues a trend of Hollywood heavyweights heading to Broadway, but unlike many celebrity-driven vehicles, Other Desert Cities arrives with a reputation already intact. Baitz’s drama remains one of the most celebrated American plays of the last two decades, blending family dysfunction, political divisions and dark comedy in ways that feel, if anything, even more relevant now than when it premiered.
American Express pre-sale tickets are available starting May 27, with general tickets available beginning June 3. For more information and to purchase tickets when they go on sale, click here.