The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon is returning to Broadway in Bug, written by her husband Tracy Letts (August: Osage County).
Letts’ play heads to Broadway following its 2021 run at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre. The production begins performances on Wednesday, December 17 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre with opening night set for Thursday, January 8, 2026.
Bug, directed by David Cromer (Prayer for the French Republic), revolves around an unexpected and intense romance between a lonely waitress, played by Coon, and a mysterious drifter, played by Namir Smallwood. What begins as a simple connection between two broken people in a seedy Oklahoma motel room twists into something far more dangerous. When reality slips out of grasp, paranoia, delusion, and conspiracy take over in this sexy psychological thriller, per the synopsis.
Cast also includes Randall Arney as Dr. Sweet, Jennifer Engstrom as R.C. and Steve Key as Jerry Goss.
Bug marks Coon’s first appearance on Broadway since 2012, when she appeared in a revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which also starred Letts. She received a Tony nomination for her role. Coon currently stars as Bertha in Julian Fellowes’ period drama The Gilded Age, which was recently renewed for a fourth season on HBO. She also recently appeared in Season 3 of The White Lotus.
Bug is produced by Manhattan Theatre Club in association with Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
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