Two of comedy’s biggest names are moving in together — on Broadway. Steve Carell and John C. Reilly will star in a new Broadway revival of Neil Simon’s classic comedy The Odd Couple, directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail (Hamilton).

Carell plays Felix Ungar, the neat-freak, opposite Reilly as Oscar Madison, the slob — two divorced men whose clashing personalities turn a shared New York apartment into a battleground of hilarious domestic disputes. It’s the ultimate odd-couple pairing, and honestly, it’s hard to imagine a better fit: Carell’s tightly wound, desperately earnest energy against Reilly’s big-hearted, gloriously messy chaos. Think of it as Michael Scott moving in with Dale Doback — and somehow both of them trying to keep the apartment (and their friendship) intact.

Previews begin March 3, 2027, at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, with opening night March 23, for a 15-week limited engagement. The star-studded cast also includes Tony winner Laura Benanti as Gwendolyn Pigeon, Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart as Murray, Rob McClure as Vinnie, Kevin Del Aguila as Roy, Heléne Yorke as Cecily Pigeon and David Zayas as Speed.

The production is produced by Jeffrey Seller (Hamilton, Rent) and marks the centennial of Neil Simon’s birth. Neil Simon wrote the blueprint for the mismatched-roommate comedy, and nearly 60 years later, it still lands. An American Express presale began Nov. 12; general ticket sales begin Monday, November 17 at 10 a.m. ET at OddCoupleBroadway.com, with prices reported from $159 to $749.

For Office and Step Brothers fans in Toledo, this is the road-trip show of spring 2027. Start planning now, because a Carell-Reilly double act in New York is the kind of night you’ll be quoting for years.

Source: Playbill

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