Tom Hanks and Kelli O'Hara to Star in 'This World of Tomorrow' on Broadway

Oscar winner Tom Hanks and Tony winner Kelli O'Hara will reunite in this new play, now coming to Broadway in the fall of 2027.

Summary

• Tom Hanks and Keli O'Hara reunite after starring in the play during a sold-out run last year at The Shed
• This World of Tomorrow is a sci-fi love story about a scientist who time-travels from 2089 to the 1939 World's Fair in New York
• Tony winner Kenny Leon directs the play written by Tom Hanks and James Glossman

Academy Award winner Tom Hanks and Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara will reuinte in This World of Tomorrow on Broadway during the fall of 2027 following their hit run of the new play that debuted at The Shed. The play will mark Hank's first time back on Broadway in 14 years. Tony Award winner Kenny Leon will direct Hanks and James Glossman's play that is based on a series of short stories written by Hanks.

In this electrifying new time-travel romance, it’s the end of the 21st century and Bert Allenberry (Hanks) is determined to change his future by returning to the past. When Bert journeys back — again, and again, and again — to one remarkable day at the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Queens, he discovers that the future is shaped not by technology, but by the choices we make for love.

In a New York Theatre Guide review of the play's sold-out run off Broadway, Allison Considine wrote that "Hanks is a marvel onstage" and "O'Hara is magnetic."

“I’m so excited to continue this work on this amazing new American play,” said Leon in a statement. “There’s no time like the present to further explore this story of love and time travel from Glossman and Hanks. More than anything, I look forward to even more audiences who will have the chance to witness the onstage chemistry of Kelli O’Hara and Tom Hanks.”

With a decades-spanning career, Hanks is known for his movie roles in Cast Away, Big, Philadelphia, The Polar Express, Forest Gump, and others. O'Hara is a stage icon known for her roles in The King and I, South Pacific, The Pajama Game, and more.

Tickets and complete cast and creative team details will be announced soon.