Celebrities on the Broadway Stage

Last updated Nov. 19, 2024 by Broadway.com Staff

Illustration of Broadway stage with actors and actresses on stage.

Illustration: Jillian Goeler

For decades, Broadway has welcomed film and TV's biggest stars as they headed to New York City for the chance to share in the intimate experience of performing in front of a live audience. This Broadway season is no exception.

Here are some of the celebrities who are spending time on the Broadway boards this season.

What You'll Learn About

Maia Reficco in Hadestown
Sutton Foster and Michael Urie in Once Upon a Mattress
Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone in The Roommate
George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck
Robert Downey Jr. in McNeal
Daniel Dae Kim in Yellow Face
Jim Parsons and Katie Holmes in Our Town
Nicole Scherzinger in Sunset Boulevard
Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler in Romeo + Juliet
Charli D'Amelio and Joey Fatone in & Juliet

Maia Reficco and Yola in Hadestown

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin star Maia Reficco makes her Broadway debut as Eurydice in Anaïs Mitchell's Tony-winning musical. She's joined by Canadian roots artist and Grammy winner Allison Russell as Persephone.

Sutton Foster and Michael Urie in Once Upon a Mattress

Now Open; Closes November 30, 2024
Sutton Foster and Michael Urie star in the revival of this beloved musical fairytale, back on Broadway for the first time for a limited late-summer run. Join Princess Winnifred as she charms, delights, and dances her way to the top… of a stack of mattresses.

Patti Lupone and Mia Farrow in The Roommate

Now Open; Closes December 15, 2024
Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow return to Broadway in Jen Silverman's witty and profound comedy about two women from vastly different backgrounds navigating the complexities of identity, morality, and the promise of reinvention.

Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow help each other in the apartment — Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow in *The Roommate*
(Photo: Matthew Murphy)

George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck

Previews Begin March 12, 2025; Opens April 3, 2025
Academy Award winner and all-around film favorite George Clooney makes his Broadway debut as Edward R. Murrows in this historical drama about 1950s television news, based on the 2005 film of the same name. In addition to starring in the play, Clooney is also a co-writer, along with Grant Heslov, with whom he wrote the screenplay for the original film.

George Clooney and David Strathairn in the film version of *Good Night, and Good Luck*
(Photo courtesy of Warner Independent Pictures)

Robert Downey Jr. in McNeal

Now Open; Closes November 24, 2024
Academy Award winner Robert Downey Jr. makes his Broadway debut in Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar's new work that examines the inescapable humanity – and increasing inhumanity – of the stories we tell.

Robert Downey Jr. thinks in front of a stack of books — Robert Downey Jr. in *McNEAL*
(Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)

Daniel Dae Kim in Yellow Face

Now Open; Closes November 24, 2024
Lost and Hawaii Five-0 favorite Daniel Dae Kim returns to Broadway in David Henry Hwang's Obie Award-winning and Pulitzer finalist farce about a playwright who protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play.

Jim Parsons and Katie Holmes in Our Town

Now Open
The Big Bang Theory star and Tony nominee Jim Parsons, stage and screen favorite Katie Holmes and more lead a starry cast in Kenny Leon's production of Thornton Wilder's timeless, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about life in the village of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire.

Nicole Scherzinger in Sunset Boulevard

Now Open
Multiple award-winning singer, dancer and former member of The Pussycat Dolls, Nicole Scherzinger, makes her Broadway debut as Norma Desmond in director Jamie Lloyd's thrilling revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical navigating the intoxicating need for fame and adoration.

Nicole Scherzinger faces forward and looks out dramatically — Nicole Scherzinger in the West End production of *Sunset Boulevard*
(Photo: Marc Brenner)

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler in Romeo + Juliet

Now Open; Closes January 19, 2025
Emmy winner and Heartstopper standout Kit Connor and Golden Globe winner and West Side Story star Rachel Zegler star as the title characters in a thrilling new production of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy. 13 Reasons Why's Tommy Dorfman makes her Broadway debut as Nurse & Tybalt.

Charli D'Amelio and Joey Fatone in & Juliet

Now Open
Dancer and TikTok star Charli D'Amelio makes her Broadway debut in the ensemble of & Juliet, now through January 19, 2025. *NSYNC's Joey Fatone will blend his pop and Broadway past (and sing Backstreet Boys!) as Lance in the upbeat musical on January 21, 2025.

Charli D'Amelio is center in a group of dancers in & Juliet — Charli D'Amelio and the cast of *& Juliet*
(Photo: Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)