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The Balusters

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre · opened Apr 2026 · closes Jun 2026

5 Tony Award nominations, including Best Play Written by Pulitzer Prize and Tony winner, Manhattan Theatre Club veteran, and master of antics David Lindsay-Abaire ( Kimberly Akimbo, Rabbit Hole, Good People, Ripcord ) and directed by Tony winner Kenny Leon ( Othello, Our Town, Topdog Underdog, King James ), The Balusters is a raucous, wild ride through a small community with big feelings.

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Came for the music
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Bring on the songs
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Came in skeptical
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Weekly gross
$439,044
Avg ticket
$98
Seats sold
4,484
Performances
8
Change vs prior week
−2.6pp capacity

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Cast & creative

From IBDB · 10 cast · 36 creative

Opening-night cast

  • Marylouise Burkeas Penny Buell
  • Kayli Carteras Willow GibbonsDebut
  • Ricardo Chaviraas Isaac RosarioDebut
  • Carl Clemons-Hopkinsas Brooks Duncan
  • Margaret Colinas Ruth Ackerman
  • Michael Esperas Alan Kirby
  • Maria-Christina Oliverasas Luz Baccay
  • Anika Noni Roseas Kyra Marshall
  • Richard Thomasas Elliot Emerson
  • Jeena Yias Melissa Han

Creative team

Produced
Manhattan Theatre Club (Nicki Hunter, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)
Written
David Lindsay-Abaire,Dan Moses Schreier
Directed
Kenny Leon,Ioana Alfonso
Scenic Design
Derek McLane,Emilio Sosa,Allen Lee Hughes,Dan Moses Schreier,J. Jared Janas,Nikiya Mathis,Erica Hemminger,Benjamin Weigel,Joshua Benghiat,Megan Culley,Cassie Williams,Emmanuel Delgado,Wylder Cooper
General Manager
Robert Carroll,Carissa Barry-Moilanen
Director of Production
Steven Dalton,Tripp Phillips,Janette Braggs
Casting
Caparelliotis Casting,Kelly Gillespie,Thomas Schall,Deborah Hecht,Ioana Alfonso,Lynne Meadow,Amy Gilkes Loe,Scott Kaplan,Jeff Brancato,Debra Waxman-Pilla,Serino Coyne,The Press Room,Tripp Phillips

Source: ibdb.com · scraped via the auto-build pipeline. Names + roles as IBDB labels them.

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