James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris, and Bobby Cannavale to star in Art on Broadway

Broadway veterans James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris, and Bobby Cannavale will return to the stage this autumn in the first Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s Art.

The show is set to begin previews at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre on 28 August ahead of an official opening on 16 September. The limited 17-week engagement is scheduled through to 21 December.

Originally written in French, Art debuted in Paris in 1994. It’s about a trio of friends whose disagreement over a contemporary (and arguably overpriced) painting devolves into painful personal critiques.

An English-language translation by Christopher Hampton ran in London in 1996 and on Broadway in 1998, where the play went on to win the Tony Award for Best Play and give 600 regular performances (following 20 previews). That translation will be used for the Broadway revival.

Harris will play Serge, the man who buys the expensive painting. Cannavale will play Marc, who thinks that painting is a waste of money. And Corden will play Yvan, the ostensible peacemaker.

Corden, who hosted the Late Late Show from 2015-23, was last seen on Broadway in One Man, Two Guvnors, for which he won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play. Cannavale appeared off-Broadway in 2023 in the unfinished Sondheim musical Here We Are. Last fall, Harris starred in Robert O’Hara’s off-Broadway comedy Sh*t. Meet. Fan.

Scott Ellis, who directed the currently running Broadway revival Pirates! The Penzance Musical, will helm the production. The rest of the creative team will be announced at a later date.