Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#1
Posted: 5/21/25 at 10:37am
Adapted from his short story collection with Kenny Leon directing. Will run Oct. 30 to Dec. 21.
Updated On: 5/21/25 at 10:37 AMLeading Actor Joined: 9/25/24
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Posted: 5/21/25 at 11:28am
Cue the "this is a sign of a Broadway recession" comments...so annoying. Has he been on or off Broadway before?
Updated On: 5/21/25 at 11:28 AMTom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#3
Posted: 5/21/25 at 11:37am
KevinKlawitter said: "Adapted from his short story collection with Kenny Leon directing. Will run Oct. 30 to Dec. 21."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/theater/tom-hanks-play-this-world-of-tomorrow.html?unlocked_article_code=1.I08.2PsR.avtATyPr-a7D&smid=nytcore-android-share
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#4
Posted: 5/21/25 at 11:38am
Yes, Hanks led the Nora Ephron play Lucky Guy on Broadway in 2013.
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Posted: 5/21/25 at 11:39am
witchoftheeast2 said: "Cue the "this is a sign of a Broadway recession" comments...so annoying. Has he been on or off Broadway before?"
He was in Nora Ephron's play Lucky Guy on Broadway in 2013, and was nominated for a Tony Award. I don't think he's ever been off-Broadway, but we'll never know, since IOBDB has become straight-up unusable.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
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Posted: 5/21/25 at 11:47am
witchoftheeast2 said: "Cue the "this is a sign of a Broadway recession" comments...so annoying. Has he been on or off Broadway before?"
How a sign of recession? If anything, off-Bwy they can make more $$$$. Less overhead.
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Posted: 5/21/25 at 12:20pm
Kad said: "Yes, Hanks led the Nora Ephron play Lucky Guy on Broadway in 2013."
And IMO was super underwhelming in it.
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#8
Posted: 5/21/25 at 12:38pm
There was a rumor he was returning to Broadway and I’d been randomly hoping he’d be doing a play with Meg Ryan because how cool would that be. But I’m still excited to be able to see him live again.
Stand-by Joined: 11/19/06
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#9
Posted: 5/21/25 at 2:17pm
witchoftheeast2 said: "Cue the "this is a sign of a Broadway recession" comments...so annoying. Has he been on or off Broadway before?"
And those comments—like many on this board—would be illogical as during a recession, Hanks would probably not choose to spend his time Off-Broadway. He’d bank a Marvel film or announce that long abandoned sequel to Forest Gump.
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#10
Posted: 7/14/25 at 5:46pm
Pre-sale tickets go on sale tomorrow for the highest rung of members (not my rung, LOL). Does anyone know the range of prices? Also, for Straight Line Crazy there were a couple of lower-priced seats available at each performance. Has anyone heard about something like that?
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/06
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Posted: 7/14/25 at 7:55pm
macnyc said: "Pre-sale tickets go on sale tomorrow for the highest rung of members (not my rung, LOL). Does anyone know the range of prices? Also, for Straight Line Crazy there were a couple of lower-priced seats available at each performance. Has anyone heard about something like that?"
also, a little frustrating that the website still isn't indicating a performance schedule -- the calendar says, "There are no events at The Shed this week" for the entire run. Makes planning v difficult.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/13
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#12
Posted: 7/15/25 at 6:32pm
It looks like the schedule is now on the calendar. Generally Tues - Fri at 7. Some Wed 1pm mats. Sat 1 & 7. Sun 1pm mat
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Posted: 7/15/25 at 8:04pm
macnyc said: "Pre-sale tickets go on sale tomorrow for the highest rung of members (not my rung, LOL). Does anyone know the range of prices? Also, for Straight Line Crazy there were a couple of lower-priced seats available at each performance. Has anyone heard about something like that?"
I found the lotteries/digital rush to see Straight Line Crazy and Here We Are at The Shed pretty winnable. Hopefully that will be an option with This World of Tomorrow. I'd assume Tom Hanks would make it a hard-to-get ticket, but Hugh Jackman in Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes is a pretty recent example where that wasn't the case.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/06
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Posted: 7/16/25 at 9:53am
the calendar is still kind of a mess (or at least i'm confused by it!) ... most days throughout the entire run have two listings -- one labeled Preview and the other just the name of the performance. maybe it's because i'm not eligible to buy yet?
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Posted: 7/16/25 at 10:41am
Off topic : I think Jackman did some damage to his brand with leaving Deborah Lee the way he did.
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#16
Posted: 7/16/25 at 2:12pm
Does anyone know the ticket price range for this show?
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#17
Posted: 7/18/25 at 12:47pm
I just bought two tickets to a matinee in November. I waited in a queue for a half hour. Site was very buggy. I got signed out at one point and kept getting weird error messages. Ticket prices ranged from $299 to $129. That's what I bought. The $129 seats are on the far sides.
Updated On: 7/18/25 at 12:47 PMUnderstudy Joined: 4/30/14
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#18
Posted: 7/18/25 at 1:30pm
From the site:
Guests under 30 years old may purchase up to two tickets at the front of the theater at $45 each. Both ticket buyers and their guests must be under the age of 30.
Under 30 orders will be held for pick up at the box office in the lobby starting one hour prior to curtain. A valid photo ID listing proof of age must be presented to pick up tickets). At the discretion of management, failure to show proof of age will result in payment of $304 or a forfeiture of ticket without a refund.
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Posted: 7/18/25 at 4:11pm
By the time I got in the queue the cheapest seats were 199. Better than 299 or 349 so I grabbed for a weekend in December
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Posted: 7/22/25 at 11:54am
I saw some for $129 during the Mastercard pre-sale today. I think they might hold back some tickets at all price points. It looks like there were other seats open but not available to buy during today's presale. I don't know if the member ones were the same. The $129 seats are just on the sides of the back few rows, from what I saw.
Stand-by Joined: 12/16/20
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Posted: 7/24/25 at 10:08am
Does anyone know what time the general onsale is today?
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/25/06
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#22
Posted: 7/24/25 at 10:13am
all the pre-sales started at noon, so that would be my best guess.
Stand-by Joined: 12/16/20
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Posted: 7/24/25 at 10:14am
whatever2 said: "all the pre-sales started at noon, so that would be my best guess."
Thank you!
Understudy Joined: 10/6/17
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#24
Posted: 7/24/25 at 12:13pm
There are Under 30 tickets available in the general on sale today. Just got one for my daughter for November.
I don't see any $129 seats left, only $179
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
Tom Hanks to lead self-written play THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW at The Shed#25
Posted: 7/24/25 at 12:25pm
Yeah, these prices are wild.
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