Steve Carell, John C. Reilly to Star in ‘The Odd Couple’ on Broadway

Steve Carell and John C. Reilly will star in a new Broadway production of The Odd Couple.

The play, written by Neil Simon, will be directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton, Proof) and will also star Laura Benanti (Gypsy), Kevin Del Aguila (Some Like It Hot) James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin), Rob McClure (Mrs. Doubtfire) as Vinnie; Heléne Yorke (American Psycho) and David Zayas (Cost of Living).

Originally opening on Broadway in 1965, The Odd Couple was directed by Mike Nichols and starred Walter Matthau and Art Carney. The original production won four Tony Awards and inspired the 1968 film, and long-running television series. There have been two Broadway revivals, one in with Rita Moreno and Sally Struthers, and a 2005 revival with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. The plot follows two friends who are roommates with very different living styles.

Carell returns to Broadway after appearing in the 2024 revival of Uncle Vanya. Reilly has previously appeared in The Grapes of Wrath, True West, with his latest credit in the 2005 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire.

“Neil Simon wrote one of the great American comedies, and it is an honor and a thrill to be part of this exceptional team bringing this play back to Broadway. Underneath the extraordinary humor is something deeply human. Steve and John are two remarkable actors who can make an audience laugh uproariously one moment and move them deeply in the next. We aim to create a world that feels alive, immediate, and can clearly express why this play has endured for more than sixty years,” Kail said.

Performances are set to begin March 3, 2027 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, ahead of a March 23 opening. The production is scheduled for a 15-week limited engagement.

The production is produced by Jeffrey Seller (Hamilton), The Season (Mike Karns and Steven Tartick), Thomas Kail, and Emanuel Azenberg, a longtime producer of Neil Simon’s work.