Current:Home > Stocks'Bill & Ted' stars Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter to reunite in new Broadway play -StockPrime
'Bill & Ted' stars Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter to reunite in new Broadway play
View
Date:2025-04-14 00:16:34
Bill & Ted head to Broadway?
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, who co-starred in the sci-fi comedy franchise of the same name, are reuniting for a Broadway production of Samuel Beckett's 1950s play “Waiting for Godot.”
Reeves is set to play Estragon, while Winter will portray Vladimir in the Jamie Lloyd-directed tragicomedy, according to a Thursday press release.
“We’re incredibly excited to be on stage together and work with the great Jamie Lloyd in one of our favorite plays,” the actors said in a joint statement.
Lloyd, a British theater director, gushed about Reeves and Winter’s seamless dynamic in an interview with The New York Times published Thursday.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Keanu Reeves opens up:It's 'good' that he's 'thinking about death all the time'
“Their instant chemistry and their shorthand and their friendship is going to be so valuable,” Lloyd said. “This is a very deeply complex play, as we all know, but it’s also a very funny play, and they’re very witty people and their shared sense of humor in those movies and in real life is going to be very beneficial to the production.”
“Waiting for Godot” will premiere in fall 2025. The play’s venue has not been announced.
Party on, old dudes?Winter and Reeves tackle middle age in 'Bill & Ted Face the Music'
In the cult favorite “Bill & Ted” trilogy, Winter and Reeves play metalhead slouches Bill Preston and Ted Logan, respectively. The franchise debuted with 1989’s “Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure,” which grossed $40.5 million at the global box office.
Reeves and Winter reprised their roles for sequels “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey” (1991) and “Bill & Ted Face the Music” (2020), the latter of which earned a People’s Choice Awards nomination for favorite comedy movie.
veryGood! (548)
Related
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Israeli family from Hamas-raided kibbutz tries not to think the worst as 3 still held, including baby boy
- Milwaukee comic shop looking to sell copy of first appearance of Spider-Man, book could go for $35K
- California man wins $10 million after letting cashier choose his scratch-off ticket
- Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
- Biden names technology hubs for 32 states and Puerto Rico to help the industry and create jobs
- No one injured in shooting near Mississippi home of US Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Ohio State moves up to No. 3 in NCAA Re-Rank 1-133 after defeat of Penn State
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Drivers of Jeep, Kia plug-in hybrids take charging seriously. Here's why that matters.
Ranking
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Authorities find car linked to suspect in Maryland judge's fatal shooting
- California Gov. assures his state is always a partner on climate change as he begins trip to China
- Chick-fil-A reportedly agrees to $4.4 million settlement over delivery price upcharges
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Eovaldi remains perfect, Rangers slug their way to 9-2 win over Astros to force Game 7 in ALCS
- Rebecca Loos Slams David Beckham For Portraying Himself as the Victim After Alleged Affair
- US renews warning it will defend treaty ally Philippines after Chinese ships rammed Manila vessels
Recommendation
SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
Bobi, known as the world's oldest dog ever, dies at age 31
Shot fired, protesters pepper sprayed outside pro-Israel rally in Chicago suburbs
Shot fired, protesters pepper sprayed outside pro-Israel rally in Chicago suburbs
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
Autoworkers strike at Stellantis plant shutting down big profit center, 41,000 workers now picketing
You Won't Be Able to Calm Down After Seeing Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Post-Game Kiss
Taylor Swift's 'Eras' wins box office as 'Killers of the Flower Moon' makes $23M debut