This year marks the 60th anniversary of Roundabout Theatre Company, and one of their coveted performance spaces is about to get a major refresh to the tune of $24 million. The funds will be used to renovate and update one of its Broadway houses, the Todd Haimes Theatre.
Formerly named the American Airlines Theatre (and before that, the Selwyn), the company renamed the venue in 2024 in honor of its longtime artistic director, who died from osteosarcoma-related complications the previous year.
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What can theatergoers expect at the new and improved theatre, located on buzzy 42nd Street?
The upgraded digital marquee will beckon theatergoers with dynamic marketing. On the inside, patrons can expect more accessible seating and assisted listening technology, renovated restrooms, and a flexible 5th-floor space that will be activated with artistic and community programming.
While the federal government is cutting cultural funding and dismantling the National Endowment for the Arts, Roundabout has hung on, despite challenging financial times. This project’s price tag includes support from various offices of the City of New York, the Empire State Development, and the New York State Council on the Arts.
“I am so proud to honor Todd Haimes, Roundabout’s Artistic Director and CEO of 40 years, and my dear friend,” Scott Ellis, Interim Artistic Director for Roundabout Theatre Company, said, “Todd’s vision transformed a dilapidated theatre into the Broadway gem that now bears his name. This revitalization will give artists and audiences a welcoming and fully accessible home on Broadway.”
A peek at Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2025-26 season
You know what they say, the show must go on. Roundabout’s season continues at various venues throughout New York City, with a classic Noël Coward play scheduled for the grand reopening next spring:
Archduke — Patrick Page stars in a solo show about Gavrilo Princip, Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassin. Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph and directed by Darko Tresnjak. Fall 2025, Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre.
Chinese Republicans — Alex Lin’s satirical drama tackles modern capitalism, intergenerational conflict, and gender politics. Now that’s what we call drama! Winter 2026, Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre.
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show — We all know the campy 1975 film starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick. But what will Oh, Mary! director Sam Pinkleton (who also just directed Can I Be Frank?) stitch together for the stage? And who can we expect as the iconic Dr. Frank-n-Furter? Spring 2026, on Broadway at Studio 54.
Fallen Angels — A powerhouse cast, including Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara, will lead a revival of Noël Coward’s 1925 biting comedy about two upper-class wives, their “pre-merital dalliances,” and a surprise guest to spice things up. Spring 2026, on Broadway at the Todd Haimes Theatre.
* Featured photo: (l-r) Jennie Thomas (board member), Barry Lafer (boardmember), Beryl Snyder (board member), Jordan Feiner (Manhattan RegionalRepresentative in NYS Executive Chamber), Christopher Nave (Roundabout ChiefAdvancement Officer), Liz Krueger (NYS Senator, District 28), Erik Bottcher (CouncilMember, District 3), Tony Simone (NYS Assembly Member, District 75), Erika Mallin(Executive Director, New York State Council on the Arts), Hope Knight (President, CEO, &Commissioner, Empire State Development), Alton Murray (Deputy Commissioner, NYCDept. of Cultural Affairs), Kitty Patterson (Chair of the RTC Board), Katie Steger (Directorof Capital Projects Unit, NYSCA), Tom Tuft (board member), Lindsay Turley (CapitalProjects Program Officer).
