Get a 1st Look at The Balusters on Broadway

Anika Noni Rose, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, and more star in the world premiere from David Lindsay-Abaire.

April 08, 2026 By Logan Culwell-Block

Company of *The Balusters* (Jeremy Daniel)

New production shots of the world premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire's The Balusters, currently at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre via Manhattan Theatre Club, are offering a first look at the new play. The limited engagement is due to open April 21 and continue through May 24 with Tony winner Kenny Leon at the helm. Take a look at the show in the photo gallery below.

The cast includes Marylouise Burke (True West) as Penny Buell, Carl Clemons-Hopkins (Hacks) as Brooks Duncan, Margaret Colin (Carousel) as Ruth Ackerman, Richard Thomas (Our Town) as Elliott Emerson, Kayli Carter (This World of Tomorrow) as Willow Gibbons, Ricardo Chavira (Ballard) as Isaac Rosario, Michael Esper (Appropriate) as Alan Kirby, Maria-Christina Oliveras (Between Riverside and Crazy) as Luz Baccay, Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls) as Kyra Marshall, and Jeena Yi (Network) as Melissa Han. Understudies Melody Butiu, Tony Carlin, Ka-Ling Cheung, Stacy Highsmith, Mike Iveson, Alvin Keith, Lena Pepe, and Luis Vega round out the company. Casting is by Caparelliotis Casting's Kelly Gillespie.

This MTC commission centers on a small-town neighborhood association experiencing some big drama—namely, the concept of installing a new stop sign on the neighborhood's most bucolic block.

The production also features scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Emilio Sosa, lighting design by Allen Lee Hughes, original music and sound design by Dan Moses Schreier, hair, wig, and makeup design by J. Jared Janas, fight direction by Thomas Schall, and vocal coaching by Deborah Hecht. Tripp Phillips is production stage manager. The creative team also includes movement and associate director Ioana Alfonso.

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