Giant confirms Broadway run starring John Lithgow – Watch the trailer

The Olivier Award-winning West End production of Giant by Mark Rosenblatt is heading to Broadway.

Rumours of a transfer were circulating in January, and producers have now confirmed that the hit play will run at the Shubert Theatre in New York for a limited run from 11 March 2026.

The drama, which is directed by Nicholas Hytner, enjoyed incredible reviews from London’s theatre critics when it premiered at London’s Royal Court Theatre in September 2024, and again at the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre in spring this year, including five star reviews from the Times, Sunday Times, Telegraph, TimeOut, Evening Standard, and Daily Mail. Read a reviews round-up for Giant.

Confirmed for the Broadway run is John Lithgow (3rd Rock From the Sun) as author Roald Dahl. Lithgow won the Best Actor Award at the 2025 Olivier Awards for the role, with the drama also scoring the Best Play Award at the Oliviers.

Further casting for Broadway is to be announced. The London production also starred Aya Cash (The Boys, The Franchise, You’re the Worst) making her West End debut as US Publisher Jessie Stone, with Elliot Levey (Cold War, Patriots, Good) as Tom Maschler, Dahl’s British Jewish publisher; Olivier Award-nominee Rachael Stirling (The Divine Mrs S) as Felicity Crosland, Roald Dahl’s fiancée; and Richard Hope (Hijack) as Wally Saunders, Dahl’s handyman.

Watch the teaser trailer for Giant on Broadway

Inspired by true events, Mark Rosenblatt’s drama Giant delves into the thin line between thoughtful discourse and harmful rhetoric. Blending dark humour with sharp insight, the play paints a complex portrait of Roald Dahl, a dangerously charismatic figure, examining the consequences of inflammatory public statements and the impact of antisemitic remarks in the media.

Giant is directed by Nicholas Hytner, with design by Bob Crowley, lighting design by Anna Watson, and sound design by Alexandra Faye Braithwaite.

Giant is produced on Broadway by its West End producers: Brian and Dayna Lee, Stephanie Kramer and Nicole Kramer, Josh Fiedler and Robyn Goodman, and the Royal Court Theatre.

West End production

What They Said

Producers Brian and Dayna Lee said: “Giant is a powerful reminder that live theatre sparks vital conversation and deeper connection. The critical and audience acclaim from its West End run speaks to the insight and resonance of Mark Rosenblatt’s writing, remarkable for a debut play, and to John Lithgow’s stunning performance. We are honored to bring this timely work to Broadway this Spring.”

Playwright Mark Rosenblatt said: “My debut play Giant was written on spec in my kitchen with no assurance it would ever get produced at all. “So, to have it premiere at London’s mighty Royal Court Theatre before transferring to the West End was truly life-changing. And now, to open on Broadway, led again by the peerless John Lithgow, is truly the stuff of dreams – I can’t wait to share Giant and Nick Hytner’s exceptional production with New York audiences.”

Actor John Lithgow said: “Being a part of Giant from its inception has been the most challenging and exciting stage experience of my career. I play the central character of Roald Dahl, a man of dizzying complexity, on a day of crisis in his life. The story takes place forty years ago, but it resonates powerfully with events of our present day. No play I’ve ever been in has had such an impact on audiences. I am so proud and honored to play this part.”

Director Nicholas Hytner said: “It’s a great privilege to be on Broadway with this superb play and to be working again with John Lithgow, one of the English-speaking world’s greatest actors.”

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Main photo: Giant to transfer to Broadway starring John Lithgow