Current:Home > reviews'Bill & Ted' stars Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter to reunite in new Broadway play -FutureFinance
'Bill & Ted' stars Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter to reunite in new Broadway play
View
Date:2025-04-16 21:59:54
Bill & Ted head to Broadway?
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, who co-starred in the sci-fi comedy franchise of the same name, are reuniting for a Broadway production of Samuel Beckett's 1950s play “Waiting for Godot.”
Reeves is set to play Estragon, while Winter will portray Vladimir in the Jamie Lloyd-directed tragicomedy, according to a Thursday press release.
“We’re incredibly excited to be on stage together and work with the great Jamie Lloyd in one of our favorite plays,” the actors said in a joint statement.
Lloyd, a British theater director, gushed about Reeves and Winter’s seamless dynamic in an interview with The New York Times published Thursday.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Keanu Reeves opens up:It's 'good' that he's 'thinking about death all the time'
“Their instant chemistry and their shorthand and their friendship is going to be so valuable,” Lloyd said. “This is a very deeply complex play, as we all know, but it’s also a very funny play, and they’re very witty people and their shared sense of humor in those movies and in real life is going to be very beneficial to the production.”
“Waiting for Godot” will premiere in fall 2025. The play’s venue has not been announced.
Party on, old dudes?Winter and Reeves tackle middle age in 'Bill & Ted Face the Music'
In the cult favorite “Bill & Ted” trilogy, Winter and Reeves play metalhead slouches Bill Preston and Ted Logan, respectively. The franchise debuted with 1989’s “Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure,” which grossed $40.5 million at the global box office.
Reeves and Winter reprised their roles for sequels “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey” (1991) and “Bill & Ted Face the Music” (2020), the latter of which earned a People’s Choice Awards nomination for favorite comedy movie.
veryGood! (126)
Related
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- Kylie Cantrall Shares the $5 Beauty Product She Takes With Her Everywhere
- Bodies of mother bear and her 2 cubs found dumped on state land leads to arrest
- New Uber package delivery feature lets you send, return with USPS, UPS or FedEX
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Wall Street ends higher Wednesday after a bad Tuesday for the S&P 500 and Dow
- Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
- Striking auto workers and Detroit companies appear to make progress in contract talks
- Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
- California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom
Ranking
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- A truck that ruined a bridge over an Atlanta interstate was overloaded, inspection finds
- Tennis player Marc Polmans apologizes after DQ for hitting chair umpire with ball
- Auto worker strike highlights disparities between temporary and permanent employees
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- Stealing the show: Acuña leads speedsters seeking October impact in pitch clock era
- Building cost overrun questions still loom for top North Dakota officials
- Tennessee Three Rep. Justin Jones sues House speaker, says he was unconstitutionally expelled
Recommendation
What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election
18-year-old school worker sought in random stabbing death
Hunter Biden prosecutors move to drop old gun count after plea deal collapse
A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
Nearly every Alaskan gets a $1,312 oil check this fall. The unique benefit is a blessing and a curse
Newcastle beats PSG 4-1 after Saudi project gets 2034 World Cup boost; Man City, Barcelona also win
Suspect in Bangkok mall shooting that killed 2 used a modified blank-firing handgun, police say