Becky Shaw on Broadway tickets
About Becky Shaw
Get Becky Shaw tickets for your next date night — if seeing this wild dark comedy doesn't make you swear off dating forever. Becky Shaw is back in NYC over 15 years after its premiere, when Gina Gionfriddo's powerhouse work became a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Now, Obie Award winner Trip Cullman directs this fiery show starring 2026 Tony Award winner Alden Ehrenreich, The Handmaid's Tale Emmy nominee Madeline Brewer, Jagged Little Pill Tony winner Lauren Patten, The Pitt's Patrick Ball, and three-time Tony nominee Linda Emond (Cabaret, Death of a Salesman).
A blind date spirals spectacularly off the rails in Becky Shaw, dubbed by The New York Times as “ferociously funny — a tangled tale of love, sex, and ethics.” Get ready to laugh, gasp, and be thankful even your worst dates are at least nothing like this — we hope, anyway.
Know before you go
Please note that Rush seats may be partial view locations. Rush will not be available for the final performance.
Run time
2hr 20min. Incl. 1 intermission.
Venue
Categories
Age
Ages 13+.
Start date
March 18th, 2026
End date
June 14th, 2026
“Razor-sharp dark comedy about deliciously terrible people”
Sharp Wit Meets Messy Family Drama
Audiences are overwhelmingly entertained by this revival's razor-sharp dialogue and exceptional ensemble cast, with Alden Ehrenreich earning particular praise for his Tony-winning performance as the c...
What It Feels Like
- Wickedly funny
- Uncomfortably relatable
- Delightfully unhinged
You’ll Love This If…
- You enjoy watching flawed characters say awful things brilliantly
- You appreciate witty dialogue over likable protagonists
- You love dark family dramas with bite
Amazing! I went to see Patrick Ball, but I was genuinely surprised by how good the show was, really funny, with incredible performances and a simple but effective set design.
Such an incredibly and smartly written and comedic play. Highly recommend for the humor and wit
Wasn’t for me, the performers did a great job though.
Stars on stage
Madeline Brewer
Lauren Patten
Patrick Ball
Alden Ehrenreich
Linda Emond
Becky Shaw cast and creative team
By: Gina Gionfriddo
Director: Trip Cullman
Producer: Second Stage Theater
Cast list: Madeline Brewer (as Becky Shaw), Lauren Patten (as Suzanna), Patrick Ball (as Andrew), Alden Ehrenreich (as Max), Linda Emond (as Susan)
Sets: David Zinn
Costumes: Kaye Voyce
Lighting: Stacey Derosier
Sound: M.L. Dogg
Venue
Accessibility
Wheelchair seating in Orchestra and Mezzanine. ADA Stage Door entrance. Elevator access. T-coil listening, open captioning, and audio description.
More information about Becky Shaw
Playbill wrote that Becky Shaw, about a quartet of emotionally damaged and dependent young people, "may be Gina Gionfriddo's most mature play to date." Gionfriddo has an incisive writing style and a commanding voice — she went on to become a Pultizer Prize finalist for the second time for her next play, Rapture, Blister, Burn. Writing about contemporary women, she has a knack for finding the eccentricities that make them funny yet serious and wise yet foolish, all at the same time. Her characters are always wonderfully alive.
That is certainly the case for the various women in Becky Shaw, like Susan, a woman with MS who hooks up with a man much younger than herself. Susan, a domineering woman, also has a dysfunctional relationship with her daughter Suzanna. It all amounts to some wacky fireworks in this singular play where the stranger things get, the more human the characters become.
What to watch for
- Becky Shaw premiered at the Humana Festival in 2008, a leading new-play conference, and opened off Broadway later that year.
- Trip Cullman is known for his direction of new plays and musicals, including Unknown Soldier and We Had a World.
- Charles Isherwood reviewed the play for The New York Times, writing, "The new play marks an impressive stride for a writer with a saw-toothed wit."
- The original New York cast of this play featured Annie Parisse (as Becky Shaw) and David Wilson Barnes, Emily Bergl, Kelly Bishop, and Thomas Sadoski.
Frequently asked questions
How do you get tickets for Becky Shaw?
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What is the running time of Becky Shaw?
Becky Shaw runs for 2hr 20min. Incl. 1 intermission.
Which theatre is Becky Shaw at?
Becky Shaw is at New York's Hayes Theater, which is located at 240 West 44th Street, New York, 10036.
What is the age recommendation for Becky Shaw?
Ages 13+.
What is Becky Shaw about?
A dark comedy about sex, dating, and relationships of all kinds, Becky Shaw follows a quartet of emotionally damaged and dependent young people.
Who wrote Becky Shaw?
Gina Gionfriddo, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, wrote this comedy.
Who directs Becky Shaw?
Trip Cullman, an Obie winner, directs this comedy.
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