Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director and Chris Jennings, Executive Director) is pleased to announce three productions for the upcoming 2024-2025 season at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th Street).
At the Friedman Theatre, MTC will produce the Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, written by Jonathan Spector (This Much I Know) and directed by Anna D. Shapiro (August: Osage County) and in the spring will bring in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (Merrily We Roll Along, Into the Woods), devised by Cameron Mackintosh (Cats, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera), musical staging & direction by Matthew Bourne (Swan Lake, My Fair Lady), side by side with Julia McKenzie (Guys and Dolls, Sweeney Todd) with choreography by Stephen Mear (Mary Poppins) and starring Bernadette Peters (Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun) and Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Here Lies Love).
The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre will be closed from July 2024 to October 2024 to facilitate regular updates to lighting, HVAC, fire, and security systems to keep them state-of-the-art and to install new technology to make the theatre more accessible for all patrons.
Off-Broadway at New York City Center – Stage I, MTC will produce the world premiere of Vladimir, written by Erika Sheffer (Russian Transport) and directed by Daniel Sullivan (Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes; Summer, 1976).
ON BROADWAY AT THE SAMUEL J. FRIEDMAN THEATRE
Eureka Day
Broadway Premiere
Written by Jonathan Spector
Directed by Anna D. Shapiro
Previews Begin November 25, 2024
Wildly relevant and bitingly funny, Jonathan Spector’s play comes to MTC in an all-new production following an acclaimed London run. Eureka Day is a private California elementary school with a Board of Directors that values inclusion above all else – that is, until an outbreak of the mumps forces everyone in the community to reconsider the school’s liberal vaccine policy. As cases rise, the board realizes with horror that they’ve got to do what they swore they never would: make a choice that won’t please absolutely everybody.
Eureka Day is produced by special arrangement with Sonia Friedman Productions, Wagner Johnson Productions, and Seaview.
Casting, creative team, and other listings information for Eureka Day will be announced at a later date.
ON BROADWAY AT THE SAMUEL J. FRIEDMAN THEATRE
Manhattan Theatre Club in association with CMI and Daryl Roth Presents
Cameron Mackintosh’s Production of
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends
Broadway Premiere
Starring Bernadette Peters & Lea Salonga
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Devised by Cameron Mackintosh
Musical Staging & Direction by Matthew Bourne
Side by Side with Julia McKenzie
Choreography by Stephen Mear
Previews Begin March 25, 2025
Center Theatre Group will present the North American premiere of Old Friends at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in advance of the Broadway premiere.
Celebrate one of Broadway’s true icons with this legendary theatrical event! Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends is an irresistible celebration of the master himself, with a company headlined by none other than Tony Award® winners Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga. Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends comes to Broadway from London’s West End, where it earned a bevy of 5-star raves and was hailed by The Times as “unmissable musical theatre.”
Additional casting, creative team, and other listings information for Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends will be announced at a later date.
AT NEW YORK CITY CENTER – STAGE I
Vladimir
World Premiere
Written by Erika Sheffer
Directed by Daniel Sullivan
Previews Begin September 24, 2024
This haunting world premiere unfolds in Moscow, where an independent journalist covering Putin’s first term struggles to maintain sanity and hope in increasingly hostile circumstances. She finds herself on the brink of an explosive story – but as danger mounts for her and her sources, she questions whether her bravery will make any difference at all. Written by Erika Sheffer, Vladimir is about standing up to immorality no matter the cost, when you know your nation is headed for disaster. Directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan.
Casting, creative team, and other listings information for Vladimir will be announced at a later date.
Additional productions for MTC’s 2024-2025 season will be announced soon.
TICKETING INFORMATION
Joining MTC’s season of plays is easy! Just call the MTC Clubline at 212-399-3050 or go to www.manhattantheatreclub.com.
To sign up for MTC’s “30 Under 35” program, offering $30 tickets for theatregoers age 35 and under, visit www.manhattantheatreclub.com/30under35/.
Single tickets will go on sale for these productions at a later date.