Other Desert Cities Starts on Broadway Tonight With Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris and Allison Janney
Lily Rabe and Joe Keery also star in the Broadway revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s family drama at the Hudson Theatre
(Photos: Christopher Anderson, O'Shane Howard, Robert Ascroft, c/o DKC/O&M)
What to Know
- Jon Robin Baitz's acclaimed family drama follows a daughter whose memoir exposes long-buried family secrets during a tense Christmas Eve reunion
- Other Desert Cities begins Broadway performances September 29 at the Hudson Theatre, with opening night set for October 18
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus leads an all-star cast alongside Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery and Lily Rabe
Other Desert Cities begins Broadway performances on September 29 at the Hudson Theatre, ahead of opening night on October 18. The production will play a limited run through January 17, 2027.
Written by Jon Robin Baitz and directed by John Benjamin Hickey, Other Desert Cities features scenic design by Scott Pask, costume design by Tom Broecker, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design and original music by Mikaal Sulaiman and hair and wig design by Robert Pickens.
The cast includes Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Polly, Ed Harris as Lyman, Allison Janney as Silda, Joe Keery as Trip and Lily Rabe as Brooke.
The play takes place on Christmas Eve in the sunlit Palm Springs home of a politically connected family, which becomes a battleground of memory, loyalty and legacy when a daughter returns with a memoir and the power to expose the explosive truth they've kept hidden. As the past comes into focus, the question isn't just what happened, but who owns a family's story, and what the cost is to tell it.
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