New Broadway revivals of The Sound of Music and Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men will be staged by Lincoln Center Theater for its 2026-2027 season, with the musical to star Jasmine Amy Rogers (Boop!) and the Sorkin play starring Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth.
LCT artistic director Lear deBessonet (Ragtime) will direct The Sound of Music next spring, and Michael Arden (The Lost Boys) will direct A Few Good Men this fall.
In addition to its Broadway offerings, LCT will stage a slate of Off Broadway productions including a revival of August Wilson’s Seven Guitars, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and the American premiere of Playing Burton – a play by Mark Jenkins about the legendary Welsh-born actor Richard Burton – starring Welsh-born actor Matthew Rhys (Widow’s Bay).
Also Off Broadway – along with the previously announced The Whoopi Monologues – will be the world premiere of Born in the Dirt, reuniting playwright Kimberly Belflower and director Danya Taymor in their first collaboration since the Tony-nominated John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway.
See the full LCT schedule below.
The 2026-2027 season is LCT’s second under deBessonet’s leadership following an inaugural season that included the Tony-winning Ragtime.
“Our second season is rooted in a simple belief: people are hungry for meaningful shared experiences,” deBessonet said. “We have curated a collection of shows that invite connection and conversation with the world around us. We want audiences to feel the hum of occasion and the promise of care from the moment they arrive at LCT. We hope these productions leave audiences with a deeper sense of truth, a renewed capacity for wonder, and a fuller connection to the heart of our shared humanity.”
Also announced today were a slate of productions at LCT’s smaller Off Broadway venue the Claire Tow Theater as well as a “Composer Series” of three one-night-only musical events with Sara Bareilles, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul teaming with new artists to showcase the composer’s works, presented on the Beaumont stage. Dates to be announced.
The new season at the Claire Tow Theater includes creation stories and all the important importants, the new play by Mfoniso Udofia, directed by Tamilla Woodard; Pretend It’s Pretend, a new play by Emma Watkins, with direction by Annie Tippe; and the return of The Comedy Series in the spring of 2027 with artists to be announced.
Here is LCT’s season line-up, with descriptions and synopses provided by LCT. Additional information including ticket prices, on-sale dates, and cast and creative teams will be announced at a later date.
A FEW GOOD MEN
Performances Begin: October 8, 2026
Opening Night: October 29, 2026
13 weeks only on Broadway at The Vivian Beaumont Theater
Before The West Wing and The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin left an indelible mark on American storytelling with the breakout 1989 hit play A Few Good Men. This fall, the explosive courtroom drama returns to Broadway in a bold new production—sharp, thrilling, and relevant as ever.
Military lawyer Daniel Kaffee (Blyth) is known for his wit, charm, and uncanny talent for closing cases before they ever get to trial. When assigned to defend two young Marines accused of murder, his typical strategy is upended by Lt. Commander JoAnne Galloway, a sharp attorney determined to prove the men’s innocence. But the evidence soon leads them to a cover-up, putting them on a collision course with the entire chain of command.
Starring Emmy Award winner Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) and Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), and directed by six-time Tony Award winner Michael Arden (Maybe Happy Ending), A Few Good Men shows the cost of following your conscience in a system built on secrecy and obedience—and asks us to choose the truth anyway. Gripping, high-stakes, and ultimately hopeful, it reminds us that a country’s ideals are only as strong as our willingness to stand behind them.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Performances Begin: March 23, 2027
Opening Night: April 15, 2027
17 weeks only on Broadway at The Vivian Beaumont Theater
For the first time in nearly three decades, The Sound of Music returns to Broadway, directed by three-time Tony Award nominee Lear deBessonet, Lincoln Center Theater’s Kewsong Lee Artistic Director (Ragtime, Into the Woods), and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli. This revival finds new power in the intimate story of a family learning to love again set against one of the most consequential moments of the twentieth century, as the Nazi regime rises to power and authoritarianism encroaches on daily life.
Featuring Rodgers & Hammerstein’s unforgettable score, including “Do-Re-Mi,” “My Favorite Things,” “Edelweiss,” and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” and an iconic book written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, The Sound of Music returns at a moment when humanity, compassion, and conviction feel vital and necessary.
THE WHOOPI MONOLOGUES
Performances Begin: July 7, 2026
Opening Night: July 13, 2026
8 weeks only Off Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
As previously announced, Lincoln Center Theater is proud to present a reimagining of Whoopi Goldberg’s iconic show. Written by Whoopi Goldberg and directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Whitney White, The Whoopi Monologues will star Emmy Award Nominee Dominique Fishback, Emmy and Tony Award winner Kecia Lewis, NAACP Image Award Winner Danielle Pinnock, Emmy Award-winning producer and Golden Globe-nominated actress Kerry Washington, and two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young, with Kai Heath, Denise Manning, and Pavar Snipe rounding out the cast as understudies.
In 1984, then unknown monologist Whoopi Goldberg premiered her provocative, thought-provoking one-woman show on Broadway, torching the rulebook of traditional solo performance in one of the most electrifying debuts of the era. Now, the trailblazing work returns, reimagined for a new generation led by a remarkable ensemble of 5 women bringing Goldberg’s unforgettable characters back to the stage. Funny, vivid, and deeply human, these nuanced portraits feel as fresh and irresistible today as they were over 40 years ago.
SEVEN GUITARS
Performances Begin: November 5, 2026
Opening Night: November 23, 2026
9 weeks only Off Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s Seven Guitars comes to Lincoln Center Theater in a powerful new revival of one of Wilson’s most lyrical and intimate plays.
Set in 1940s Pittsburgh, Wilson’s haunting drama follows blues musician Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton, a man determined to win back the woman he loves and build a future beyond the limitations of Black life in America. As his friends gather and stories about Barton flow, what emerges is a richly layered portrait of masculinity and ambition, artistry, community and the collective weight of dreams deferred.
BORN IN THE DIRT
Performances Begin: April 14, 2027
Opening Night: May 6, 2027
10 weeks only Off Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
From the Tony-nominated writer and director of John Proctor is the Villain comes another stunningly fresh, vividly drawn portrait of the American South. Kimberly Belflower’s Born in Dirt premieres at Lincoln Center Theater, directed by Danya Taymor.
All Maddy Grace has ever wanted was to get out of her tiny Southern hometown. But when her life in L.A. falls apart, she finds herself reluctantly working at the town’s most famous attraction – a whimsical “hospital” that produces hand-sewn dolls for collectors all over the world. But when Maddy Grace sets out to make a documentary about the women behind the dolls, she’ll find there’s more to their story – and to her own – than she ever imagined.
With the same masterful blend of wit, insight, and empathy that made John Proctor a runaway hit, Born in the Dirt is a wickedly funny, vibrantly human new play about the meaning of art, community, and the complicated business of making something that lasts.
PLAYING BURTON
Dates to be announced Off Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Following an acclaimed staging at the Welsh National Theatre, Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans, Widow’s Bay, The Beast in Me) makes his Lincoln Center Theater debut.
On the night of his death, iconic stage and screen star Richard Burton offers his final performance: a passionate, poetic reflection on his own legacy. With tenderness, wry humor, and Shakespearean grandeur, Burton recalls a life shaped by love, tragedy, scandal – including his two explosive marriages to Elizabeth Taylor – and his own undeniable gifts.
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