High-grossing All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich was such a Broadway success that its producers are planning to bring a follow-up to Broadway in the 2025-2026 season, with an all-star cast to be announced.
The next entry, to be titled All Out, will widen its focus from love stories to tales about life, also written by Simon Rich and originally published in The New Yorker. "It's about ambition, envy, ego, spite, and the blind pursuit of fame and fortune," says Rich of the upcoming production in a statement. "I think some New Yorkers might find the theme even more relatable than love."
Dates and a theatre are to be announced.
All In finished its run at the Hudson Theatre February 15 after beginning previews December 11, 2024, and opening December 22. Alex Timbers directed, and will return to direct All Out as well. The production is the current record holder for the highest-grossing week for a play at the Hudson, a title it achieved the week ending February 2 thanks to a huge boost from temporary cast member Jimmy Fallon.
But Fallon was only one of the production's large roster of A-listers, which rotated throughout the limited run. The closing cast was led by Lin-Manuel Miranda and also featured Tim Meadows, Annaleigh Ashford, and Hank Azaria. The production opened with John Mulaney leading the affair and also featured Fred Armisen, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Richard Kind, Aidy Bryant, Nick Kroll, Andrew Rannells, Chloe Fineman, Jimmy Fallon, and David Cross.
All In comprised Rich-penned stories about dating, heartbreak, and marriage, all adapted from short stories that were published in The New Yorker, whose cartoonist Emily Flake created illustrations for the production as well. The performances also featured live music from married musical duo The Bengsons, comprising Abigail and Shaun Bengson. The pair performed songs live on stage from The Magnetic Fields (composed by Stephin Merritt), including songs from the album 69 Love Songs, which Rich says inspired the stories that served as the play's script.
Also returning on the creative team will be casting director Taylor Williams.
Seaview and Lorne Michaels will return to produce All Out, with Micah Frank and Caroline Maroney again producing for Michaels' Broadway Video. Wagner Johnson Productions will again serve as general manager.
Visit AllOutBroadway.com.
