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Lin Manuel-Miranda is coming back to Broadway and so are a bajillion other famous people. The play? Simon Rich’s new joint All In: Comedy About Love. The stars? At first, it was a bunch of people from Original Cast Album: Co-op, then half of Hollywood came and joined in too. Below, find all the casting news, from Miranda to Mulaney.
September 9, 2024: Last John Mulaney was asked about the possibility of future installments of his live Netflix talk show Everybody’s in L.A., he responded by saying he’d like to “figure out how to do more.” One positive sign this may indeed happen is that he’s remaining close with the show’s collaborator dearest to our hearts: Richard Kind. Beginning on December 11, Mulaney and Kind will co-star in a new Broadway production titled All In: Comedy About Love, written by humorist and former SNL writer Simon Rich. Joining them will be Girls5eva band member Renée Elise Goldsberry and newly less-employed drummer Fred Armisen. Actors will rotate during the show’s ten-week run at the Hudson Theatre, so audiences will only have a few chances to catch these four together.
Described by the New York Times as a series of “vignettes about relationships, marriage and heartbreak” adapted from Rich’s previously published works, All In: Comedy About Love will be directed by Alex Timbers, whom Mulaney worked with previously on his Netflix specials Baby J and Kid Gorgeous at Radio City. Timbers also directed the filmed version of Oh, Hello, which marked the last time Mulaney was on Broadway, performing as George St. Geegland alongside Nick Kroll’s Gil Faizon. Presumably, this production will feature less — or, at the very least, an appropriate amount of — tuna.
September 23, 2024: Given that the original stars of the play are a very successful, very busy bunch, it’s no surprise that the show ended up needing to bring in reinforcements. Lin-Manuel Miranda will be back on Broadway for the first time since Hamilton to star from January 14 to February 16, once Mulaney exits. However, Reneé Elise Goldsberry will be with the show only from the opening on December 11 through December 30, forgoing an Alexander x Angelica reunion. After that, she’ll be replaced by SNL cast member Chloe Fineman through January 12.
So who’s joining Miranda? Aidy Bryant (SNL), Andrew Rannells (Girls), and Sam Richardson (Veep) will replace the rest of the four-person cast on January 14. Jimmy Fallon swaps in on January 28 until February 2, when he, Richardson, and Bryant depart. Then David Cross (Arrested Development), Tim Meadows (SNL), and Hank Azaria (The Simpsons) join Miranda with Cross departing on February 9, while Azaria, Meadows, and Miranda close out the run. The final replacement has yet to be announced, but just know they’re gonna be a big, big star.