Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr will star in the new version of David Mamet's hit play “Glengarry Glen Ross.”
The production is scheduled to open on Broadway in spring 2025. Patrick Marber, who recently won a Tony for Tom Stoppard’s World War II-set play “Leopoldstadt,” directs the show, which takes place in a highly competitive Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unsuspecting clients. Things get rough when they receive news that whoever sells the most wins a car and whoever sells the least loses their job.
“In 1983, I saw the original production of Glengarry Glen Ross in London. I was just 19 years old,” Marber said in a statement. “The play blew me away with its youthful spirit. It was one of the reasons I wanted to work in theatre. Forty years later, I am thrilled to be bringing it to Broadway with such a wonderful cast. I will do my best to ensure that this great American play brings audiences the same great joy it brought me.”
Culkin, star of HBO’s Emmy-winning “Succession,” plays Richard Rome (portrayed by Joe Mantegna in the original Broadway production and Al Pacino in the 1992 film). Odenkirk, known for “Better Call Saul” and “Breaking Bad,” plays a once-powerful traveling saleswoman named Shelley Levin (portrayed by Robert Prosky in the original Broadway production and Jack Lemmon in the 1992 film). Burr, a comedian who also starred in “The King of Staten Island” with Pete Davidson, plays the scheming, foul-mouthed salesman Dave Moss (portrayed by James Tolkan in the original Broadway production and Ed Harris in the 1992 film). Culkin previously performed on Broadway in Kenneth Lonergan’s “This Is Our Youth” with Michael Cera, while Odenkirk and Burr will make their Broadway debuts.
Jeffrey Richards and Rebecca Gold are the show's lead producers. Additional cast, specific dates, full design team and Broadway staging will be announced at a later date.
Mamet's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross had its world premiere in London in 1983 and opened on Broadway in 1984. It was adapted into a 1992 film directed by James Foley, written by Mamet, and starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, and Alan Arkin.
