Michael Urie to Star in Shakespeare's RICHARD II at Red Bull Theater
Performances begin on October 28.
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Sep. 03, 2025
RED BULL THEATER's 2025-’26 Season will begin with Emmy nominated actor Michael Urie starring in a version of Shakespeare's Richard II. This World Premiere is adapted and directed by Craig Baldwin. Performances will begin Tuesday October 28th, with Opening Night set for Monday November 10th. This limited Off-Broadway engagement will continue through Sunday November 30th only at the Astor Place Theatre. For early access to tickets and more information, sign up here. Additional cast, design team, and on sale date will be announced shortly.
A long-time artistic collaborator of Red Bull Theater, Michael Urie has performed to acclaim in numerous Revelation Readings and Off-Broadway productions, including his celebrated star turns in The Revenger's Tragedy in 2005, and The Government Inspector in 2017. Recently nominated for a 2025 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on “Shrinking” (Apple TV+), he is currently appearing on Broadway in Oh, Mary! as Mary’s Teacher.
Ambition and betrayal reign supreme in this electrifying reimagining of Shakespeare’s poetic masterpiece. Set in 1980s Manhattan, the neon skyline and shadowy backrooms become an epic battleground of identity and power, where a king’s divine right crumbles beneath the weight of human frailty. Michael Urie’s virtuosic performance and Craig Baldwin’s inventive adaptation make Richard’s tragic descent freshly immediate, staged a stone’s throw from the site of the historic Astor Place Riots, the original American cocktail of politics, insurrection, and Shakespeare.
