Tony-Winning Play The Humans Recoups Broadway Investment

Stephen Karam's The Humans, starring Tony winners Jayne Houdyshell and Reed Birney, has recouped its $3.8 million investment; including the cost of the production's recent move from the Helen Hayes to the Gerald Schoeneld Theatre. As recently reported, the 2016 Tony winner for Best Play is scheduled to conclude its run on January 15, 2017.

The production, directed by Joe Mantello, began performances at the Helen Hayes Theatre on February 18 before moving to the larger Schoenfeld on August 9 following its Tony success. In the week ending September 18, the show celebrated its best week to date at the box office, reaching $670,967.

After extending off-Broadway, The Humans garnered critical acclaim for Karam's hauntingly familiar storytelling about a family riddled with tensions gathering together for Thanksgiving dinner. The production currently stars Houdyshell, Birney, Lauren Klein, Cassie Beck and Sarah Steele as the Blakes and Arian Moayed as Steele's character's bystanding significant other, all of whom try to find humor and heart as things go bump in the night.