Bug
1 Hour 55 Minutes, Including one 15 Min Intermission
Bug - 2026 Broadway History , Info & More
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
261 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036
From Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts (August: Osage County) and Tony Award-winning director David Cromer (Prayer for the French Republic, The Band's Visit) comes the Broadway premiere of Steppenwolf’s acclaimed staging of a cult classic about an unexpected and intense romance between a lonely waitress (Carrie Coon) and a mysterious drifter (Namir Smallwood). What begins as a simple connection between two broken people in a seedy Oklahoma motel room twists into something far more dangerous. When reality slips out of grasp, paranoia, delusion, and conspiracy take over in this sexy psychological thriller. The New York Times warns, "Buckle up and brace yourself because Bug is obscenely exciting."
Bug - 2026 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Bug
Bug
8 / 10
A hardworking and very effective Coon is left to maintain dramatic tension. In her TV triumphs as plucky social climbers (The Gilded Age and The White Lotus), Coon’s fresh beauty and vivacious yet sensible vigor has elevated so-so scripts. She makes a smart and relatable protagonist either in nineteenth-century bustle or Thai resort muumuu. Adopting a Southern-Midwestern twang and artfully revealing the full depth of Agnes’s trauma and hunger for meaning, Coon relishes the scuzz and grace of Agnes, even if her dance partner’s limp.
‘Bug’ Review: Carrie Coon Is Superb in an American Gothic Tale
9 / 10
CRITIC'S PICK. This new Manhattan Theater Club production, which opened Thursday at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater, is more tender and balanced, with Namir Smallwood rendering Peter as a gentler, less alien figure. The focus has shifted to his romantic partner, Agnes (Coon), a desperate sad sack haunted by a loss in her past. In a superb performance, Coon provides the alpha energy this time, her eruptive anger masking an inner conflict worn on her weary face. The director David Cromer still delivers effective jolts, yet his production feels disturbingly closer to home.
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Bug History
Other Productions of Bug
| 2004 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 2026 | Broadway |
Broadway |
Bug - 2026 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY | Bug |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Heather Gilbert |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Heather Gilbert |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Carrie Coon |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Takeshi Kata |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Josh Schmidt |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Josh Schmidt |
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