Overview
- Manhattan Theatre Club completed casting on Monday, November 9, naming Michael Aronov as Moe Axelrod, Benjamin Pelteson as Sam Feinschreiber, Richard Schiff as Jacob Berger and Stephen Schnetzer as Schlosser.
- The production will begin previews at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on December 15, 2026, with opening night set for January 7, 2027.
- Tyne Rafaeli directs a creative team that includes scenic and costume designer David Zinn, lighting designer Isabella Byrd, and original music and sound by Daniel Kluger.
- The newly announced principals join previously reported cast members Danny Burstein (Uncle Morty), Micaela Diamond (Hennie Berger), Jessica Hecht (Bessie Berger), Will Pullen (Ralph Berger) and Jeremy Shamos (Myron Berger).
- First staged in 1935, Clifford Odets’ Awake and Sing! portrays three generations of a Bronx Jewish family during the Great Depression and the revival’s emphasized Jewish casting is meant to deepen the play’s specific cultural voice and its resonance for today.