Julia Roberts Breaks 20 Years of Hiatus for an Unexpected Twist
Julia Roberts ends a 20-year Broadway hiatus in Bess Wohl’s mostly wordless play, joining Paul Rudd and a star cast in a limited run.
- Julia Roberts ends her 20-year hiatus, returning to Broadway in Bess Wohl's Small Mouth Sounds alongside Paul Rudd, with the mostly wordless production beginning performances February 18, 2027, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
- Producer Scott Rudin, who returned to Broadway last season with the Tony-winning Death of a Salesman revival, is producing Small Mouth Sounds alongside Barry Diller, with director Joe Mantello helming both this play and Downstate.
- The production features a star-studded cast including Sarah Paulson, Martin Freeman, Greta Lee, and Isaac Powell; originally premiering in 2015, Wohl's play explores a silent spiritual retreat, relying on physicality rather than dialogue.
- Rudin is simultaneously producing Downstate, Bruce Norris's play about sex offenders, which sparked controversy when Senator Ted Cruz alleged, "So now the corporate media is praising pedophillia," ahead of its November 15 opening at the Booth Theatre.
- Tickets for Small Mouth Sounds go on sale this Thursday, September 10, marking Rudin's significant Broadway comeback effort following his 2021 departure from the Broadway League and departure from producing.
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Julia Roberts will return to Broadway at the beginning of next year in the experimental play "Smallmouth Sounds" on a silent retreat. The production will bring together Roberts and Paul Rudd, who caught up in their only previous experience on Broadway: the 2006 assembly of "Three Days of Rain". They will join, in "Smallmouth Sounds", Martin Freeman, Greta Lee, Sarah Paulson and Isaac Powell. The 2015 play, written by Bess Wohl, will be directed …
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Julia Roberts, Paul Rudd, and Sarah Paulson join Broadway: The trio to return to theater for 2027 production
Get ready for a theatrical treat as Julia Roberts, Paul Rudd, and Sarah Paulson come together in the Broadway play 'Small Mouth Sounds,' penned by Bess Wohl and directed by Joe Mantello. Previews are slated to commence on February 18, 2027, with the official opening night on March 18, 2027, marking a delightful reunion for Roberts and Rudd since their earlier film together in 2006.
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Julia Roberts ends her 20-year hiatus as the actress returns to the stage. The Oscar-winning star will share the stage with Paul Rudd in a Broadway production. The upcoming play will mark her first Broadway appearance since 2006. Julia Roberts returns to Broadway with Paul Rudd in the mostly wordless play Small Mouth Sounds Julia […]
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Scott Rudin is producing two plays’ Broadway transfer: ‘Small Mouth Sounds,’ starring Julia Roberts, and sex-offender drama ‘Downstate.’ Both had female directors Off Broadway but will now be helmed by Joe Mantello.
Julia Roberts Trying Broadway Again After 20 Years In an Ensemble Play Produced by Scott Rudin, with Paul Rudd (Again) and Sarah Paulson
Gosh, has it been 20 years? In 2006, Julia Roberts made her Broadway debut in “Three Days of Rain” with Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper. The Oscar winner did not return to the stage after that go round, but she’s starred in plenty of movies. This winter of 2027, Roberts will make her Broadway return […]
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