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Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Deliver Blood-Soaked Underwear Encore in Broadway’s Waiting for Godot

The encore echoed director Jamie Lloyd’s trademark blood-soaked final bows from recent revivals.

Overview

  • After the Oct. 31 performance at the Hudson Theatre, the duo returned post-bows wearing only underwear and fake blood, drawing loud cheers from the audience.
  • The stunt nodded to Jamie Lloyd’s recurring finales that leave leading men nearly naked and drenched, a device used in Sunset Blvd. and Evita.
  • Reeves makes his Broadway debut as Estragon opposite Winter’s Vladimir in a limited run that opened Sept. 28 and is scheduled through Jan. 4, 2026.
  • Photos show the pair hyping the crowd during the fall “red bucket” campaign that benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
  • Critical response has varied, with the New York Post panning Reeves’s performance as stiff while other reviews highlighted his onstage chemistry with Winter.