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Manhattan Theatre Club Adds David Lindsay-Abaire Play ‘The Balusters’ To Upcoming Broadway Lineup
The world premiere Broadway production of 'The Balusters' by 'Kimberly Akimbo' writer David Lindsay-Abaire is set for spring 2026.
MTC today also announced an Off Broadway addition to its 2025-2026 season: A newly imagined version of Queens by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok ( Cost of Living), to be directed by Trip Cullman with an opening in fall 2025 Off-Broadway at NY City Center Stage I. Queens joins MTC’s spring 2026 Off Broadway production The Monsters, written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu in a co-production with Two River Theater. Lindsay-Abaire’s previous work at MTC has included Rabbit Hole, Good People, Ripcord, Wonder of the World, Fuddy Meers, and his play Kimberly Akimbo, which he later adapted with composer Jeanine Tesori into the Tony Award-winning musical. Leon, whose Broadway credits include A Raisin in the Sun, Fences, Topdog/Underdog, Purlie Victorious, Our Town and the current Othello, returns to MTC, where he previously directed Rajiv Joseph’s King James in 2023.
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