Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Star in ‘Other Desert Cities’ on Broadway
John Benjamin Hickey will direct the revival, which is planned for a 16-week run at the Hudson Theater; previews will start on Sept. 18.The play was staged Off Broadway in early 2011 at Lincoln Center Theater, and then transferred to Broadway later that year. Her husband, Lyman, will be played by Harris, and her sister, Silda, will be played by Janney (that role was played on Broadway by Judith Light, who won a Tony Award).
- ▪John Benjamin Hickey will direct the revival, which is planned for a 16-week run at the Hudson Theater; previews will start on Sept.
- ▪18.The play was staged Off Broadway in early 2011 at Lincoln Center Theater, and then transferred to Broadway later that year.
- ▪Her husband, Lyman, will be played by Harris, and her sister, Silda, will be played by Janney (that role was played on Broadway by Judith Light, who won a Tony Award).
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#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }Performances in N.Y.C.Broadway GuideFree Summer Plays‘La Cage aux Folles’‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been’‘Romeo & Juliet’AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTJulia Louis-Dreyfus to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Other Desert Cities’The revival, also featuring Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Lily Rabe and Joe Keery, will begin performances in September at the Hudson Theater.Listen · 2:25 min Share full article7Louis-Dreyfus, photographed earlier this month at the Cannes film festival, will be making her Broadway debut in the play.Credit...Thibaud Moritz/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBy Michael PaulsonMay 26, 2026 !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new…
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