Robin Williams Headed to Broadway in Weapons of Self-Destruction

Robin Williams is set to return to the New York stage for the first time in seven years. Capping off a sold-out 80-city U.S. tour, Williams will perform his show Weapons of Self-Destruction at the Neil Simon Theater April 28 and 29, as well as May 1, 2 and 3.

Weapons of Self-Destruction will feature Williams' trademark free associations and riffs on social and political absurdities. “I’m excited to be back on Broadway,” the Oscar-winning actor said in a press release. “It’s been a blast working on new material for this tour. The current state of the country’s political and economic climate, while so hard on so many people, has been like gold for a comedian. There’s just so much that’s ripe for the picking.”

Williams last toured in 2002, when he returned to the stand-up scene after a 16-year hiatus. The sold-out tour earned the distinction of being one of the highest-grossing comedy tours in history, and culminated in a final performance filmed by HBO and broadcast lives from New York City. The resulting HBO broadcast, Robin Williams: Live on Broadway, was nominated for five Emmy awards.

Williams has four Golden Globe Awards, four Grammy Awards, and an Oscar to his credit. In addition to his upcoming tour, he’ll star in the upcoming Disney comedy Old Dogs, opposite John Travolta, and will reprise his role as Teddy Roosevelt in the sequel Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, co-starring Ben Stiller.