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The short answer on Becky Shaw tickets
There are no Broadway performances of Becky Shaw to buy. Second Stage Theater produced the play's first Broadway staging as a limited engagement at the Hayes Theater: previews from March 18, 2026, an April 8 opening, and a scheduled final performance on June 14, 2026. It ended on time. In that short window it picked up two Tony nominations and converted one, with Alden Ehrenreich named Best Featured Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut as Max.
What remains useful is the play itself, which is often produced, and the theater, which hosts a steady stream of small-cast plays.
One blind date, five people, no clear winner
Gina Gionfriddo's comedy turns on a setup. Suzanna and her partner, Andrew, pair Suzanna's old friend Max with Becky, a woman Andrew knows. The evening collapses, and the consequences pull in all five characters, the fifth being Susan. Loyalty, money, sex and duty are all argued over, and the play keeps moving the audience's sympathy from one person to the next.
Gionfriddo has said the play comes from an internal tug of war over who is right and who is wrong, and that unresolved quality is why it holds up. Reviewers of the 2026 production remarked on how current it felt nearly 20 years after it was written.
The 2026 company and how it was received
Trip Cullman directed five actors:
- Becky: Madeline Brewer
- Max: Alden Ehrenreich
- Suzanna: Lauren Patten
- Andrew: Patrick Ball
- Susan: Linda Emond
Ehrenreich's performance got the loudest notices, described in coverage as show-stopping, and it carried through to the Tonys, where the production was also up for Best Revival of a Play. Performances ran about 2 hours and 20 minutes with one intermission, and the recommended age was 13 and up.
Humana Festival premiere and a Pulitzer short list
The play needed 18 years to travel from its first performance to Broadway.
- Louisville, 2008: premiered at the Humana Festival of New American Plays, opening February 29.
- Off-Broadway, 2008 to 2009: Second Stage's first production ran December 16, 2008, to March 15, 2009, with Annie Parisse, David Wilson Barnes, Emily Bergl, Kelly Bishop and Thomas Sadoski.
- Honors: a 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama finalist and winner of the 2009 John Gassner Award, with Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel nominations. Gionfriddo has been a Pulitzer finalist twice.
- London, 2011: the Almeida Theatre staged it from January 20 to March 5, with Barnes returning as Max and Daisy Haggard as Becky.
The company that introduced it to New York was the one that took it uptown, at the theater Second Stage owns.
Seating at the Hayes, Broadway's smallest stage
The Hayes Theater, 240 West 44th Street, has 597 seats on two levels: an orchestra and one balcony. It opened in 1912 as the Little Theatre, added the balcony in 1920 and was later known as the Helen Hayes Theatre. Second Stage bought it in 2015 and reopened it in 2018 as the Hayes Theater.
Size is the selling point for dialogue-driven plays, and it shapes how you choose seats for anything booked there next:
- Center orchestra: the first choice, because small plays live on facial expressions.
- Balcony front rows: frequently the value buy, with a clean line over the orchestra and little sense of distance.
- Side seats: less of a penalty than in a big house since the stage is narrow, though downstage furniture can block a corner.
Catching Becky Shaw or a play like it
A cast of only five makes Becky Shaw a regular choice for regional and university companies, so local season announcements are the place to look for it. For plays in New York now, see the Plays and Broadway pages, along with Oh, Mary! for another comedy with a sharp edge. Second Stage posts its season on its own site.
Frequently asked questions
When did Becky Shaw play on Broadway?
From March 18 to June 14, 2026, at the Hayes Theater, with an official opening on April 8. It was a limited engagement and closed as scheduled.
What is Becky Shaw about?
A couple sets up a blind date between a friend and a coworker, the date goes badly, and the fallout tests the loyalties of all five characters.
How many seats does the Hayes Theater have?
597, on an orchestra level and a single balcony, which makes it the smallest theater on Broadway.
What Tony Award did Becky Shaw win?
Alden Ehrenreich won Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2026. The production was also nominated for Best Revival of a Play.
Who was in the Broadway cast of Becky Shaw?
Madeline Brewer, Alden Ehrenreich, Lauren Patten, Patrick Ball and Linda Emond, directed by Trip Cullman.