Second Stage Theater‘s upcoming Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw will feature Alden Ehrenreich (Weapons), Patrick Ball (HBO Max’s The Pitt) and three-tie Tony nominee Linda Emond in starring roles, producer Second Stage Theater announced today.
Directed by Trip Cullman, Becky Shaw begins previews at the Helen Hayes Theater on March 18, 2026, with an official opening on Monday, April 6.
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Becky Shaw received its New York premiere with Second Stage Theater in 2009. This production will marks the Broadway debuts of playwright Gionfriddo as well as actors Ehrenreich (who will play the character Max) and Ball (Andrew). Emond will play Susan.
Casting for the roles of Suzanna and Becky will be announced in the coming weeks.
The play is described as a “razor-sharp dark comedy” in which a “blind date spirals spectacularly off the rails.” Becky Shaw received critical acclaim for its Off Broadway production at Second Stage.
The Broadway production will feature scenic design by David Zinn, costume design by Kaye Voyce, and lighting design by Stacey Derosier. Additional members of the creative team will be announced in the coming weeks.
Ball portrays Dr. Frank Langdon in the Emmy Award-winning HBO Max series The Pitt. On stage, he most recently starred in the title role in the Center Theatre Group production of Hamlet, directed by Robert O’Hara. Ball is represented by Gersh, Authentic Talent and Literary Management, Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher, and Shelter PR.
Ehrenreich recently wrapped on the feature The Last Resort, opposite Daisy Ridley. He also recently wrapped on the feature film Switzerland opposite Helen Mirren. He most recently appeared in a starring role in Zach Cregger’s feature Weapons opposite Josh Brolin. On TV, Ehrenreich starred in the Marvel series Ironheart, a spinoff of the critically acclaimed Black Panther films. Last year, Ehrenreich starred in Cocaine Bear, opposite Keri Russell and Ray Liotta, as well as Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Alden is repped by CAA and Linden Entertainment.
Emond has starred on Broadway in Death of a Salesman opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman, directed by Mike Nichols; Cabaret, directed by Sam Mendes; Life x 3 with John Turturro, Helen Hunt, and Brent Spiner; and 1776, again opposite Spiner. Screen credits include Causeway, The Unforgivable, Gemini Man, The Big Sick, The Miniature Wife (upcoming, recurring), Only Murders in the Building and The Sopranos. She’s recurred on multiple Law & Order series, The Gilded Age, Madam Secretary, The Good Wife/The Good Fight and Succession.