The production will open at New York’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in the Spring of 2026.
Initial casting has now been announced for the world premiere of Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire’s new play, set to be directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon in spring 2026.
The production’s cast is set to be led by Drama Desk Award winner Marylouise Burke (Broadway: True West, Fish in the Dark; Off-Broadway: David Lindsay-Abaire’s Fuddy Meers, Wonder of the World , Kimberly Akimbo) as Penny Bewell, Emmy Award nominee Carl Clemons-Hopkins (Off-Broadway: Lessons in Survival) as Brooks Duncan, Drama Desk Award nominee Margaret Colin (Carousel) as Ruth Ackerman, Tony and Grammy Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry ( Hamilton, Good People) as Kyra Marshall, and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas (Our Town, You Can’t Take It With You,) as Elliott Emerson.
The Vernon Point Neighborhood Association is a passionate bunch, whether squabbling over historically inaccurate porch railings or debating trash can protocol. Still, no one is prepared for the neighbor-versus-neighbor battle royale that ensues when a newcomer to the board suggests the unthinkable: installing a stop sign on the corner of the enclave’s prettiest block.
Further casting and dates of the production have yet to be announced.
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