Tom Hanks, Kelli O’hara Set for Broadway Return Next Fall

WHO:

Variety - Tom Hanks is set to star in the play “This World of Tomorrow.”

Variety - Kelli O’Hara, described as a theater veteran, will join Hanks.

Deadline - Tom Hanks and Kelli O’Hara are set to star in the production.

Deadline - The play was written by Tom Hanks and James Glossman.

Deadline - Tony Award winner Kenny Leon will direct the production.

Deadline - Producer Brian Anthony made the announcement.

WHAT:

Variety - “This World of Tomorrow” will mark Hanks’s return to Broadway after 14 years.

Variety - Hanks received a Tony nomination for his performance in “Lucky Guy.”

Deadline - The production is planned as a strictly limited engagement.

WHERE:

Deadline - The play is planned for a Shubert theater; the specific theater has not yet been announced.

WHEN:

Deadline - The production is planned for Fall 2027.

WHY:

Variety - Hanks’s Broadway return follows his last Broadway appearance in Nora Ephron’s “Lucky Guy.”

HOW:

Variety - Hanks last appeared on Broadway in Nora Ephron’s 2013 play “Lucky Guy.”

Deadline - Kenny Leon is set to direct the limited-engagement production.

(UPDATED October 22, 2026 19:24 UTC)

Tom Hanks is set to return to Broadway in “This World of Tomorrow,” a play he co-wrote with James Glossman. Kelli O’Hara, a veteran of the theater, will star alongside him. Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon will helm the production, which producer Brian Anthony announced. The play is planned as a strictly limited engagement at a Shubert theater, though the specific venue has not been named. The production is scheduled for Fall 2027. It will mark Hanks’s first Broadway appearance in 14 years. His last was Nora Ephron’s “Lucky Guy,” in which he received a Tony nomination. The new play brings Hanks back to the stage after that acclaimed performance.