This World of Tomorrow tickets
About This World of Tomorrow
See Academy Award winner Tom Hanks on stage in this incredible time-hopping love story. This World of Tomorrow plays this fall for a limited run only at The Shed. Based on short stories by Hanks and written by Hanks and James Glossman, This World of Tomorrow is a thrilling new play directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun, Purlie Victorious).
Experience This World of Tomorrow in New York and jump ahead in time: set at the end of the 21st century, the story follows Bert Allenberry (Hanks), a forlorn scientist who is longing for the past. When Bert embarks on a time-traveling quest for true love, he returns — again, and again, and again — to one special day at the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Queens. See This World of Tomorrow off Broadway to discover what path Bert takes.
Run time
2hr 10min. Incl. intermission.
Venue
Categories
Age
Ages 12+.
Start date
October 30th, 2025
End date
December 21st, 2025
Out of this world, deep thinking story. Great acting
Stars on stage
Tom Hanks
Kelli O'Hara
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
This World of Tomorrow cast and creative team
By: Tom Hanks and James Glossman, based on short stories by Tom Hanks
Director: Kenny Leon
Cast list: Tom Hanks (as Bert Allenberry), Kelli O’Hara (as Carmen), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (as M-Dash), Michelle Wilson (as Honoria/Late-Night Cabbie), Jay O. Sanders (as Max/Costas/Booming Voice), Kerry Bishé (as Cyndee/Woman Cashier), Kayli Carter (as Virginia), Paul Murphy (as Dr. Tanner/Howard/Nico), Jamie Ann Romero (as “ELMA”/Sylvia), Lee Aaron Rosen (as Lee/Tommy/Doorman/Sandor), Donald Webber Jr. (as Baumgarten/Percy/Clarence/Bud/Sweeper/Alvin/Assan)
Sets: Derek McLane
Costumes: Dede Ayite
Lighting: Adam Honoré
Sound: Justin Ellington
Other info: Original music by Justin Ellington, associate direction and dramaturgy by Todd Kreidler
More information about This World of Tomorrow
After the collision of technology and desire, nostalgia and history, what life will Bert choose as his own?
That's the central question at the heart of Tom Hanks and James Glossman's gorgeous and moving new play. This World of Tomorrow is an epic but intimate love story that, while set in the future, remains timeless. Playing at The Shed's Griffin Theater starting this October, This World of Tomorrow is a theatrical and sweeping story of a scientist from the future longing to return to the past to chart his present day.
"I'm excited to collaborate with the remarkable Tom Hanks on his and James Glossman's new play at The Shed this fall," said director Kenny Leon in a statement. "It will be a joy to experience Tom leading the cast on stage in this time-traveling adventure of the limitless power of love and the distance one is willing to go for it."
What to watch for
- Kenny Leon is an acclaimed stage director but also earned fame for his TV work: he is a three-time Emmy Award nominee, including for Hairspray Live!.
- In a statement, Tom Hanks said, "To explore the themes of love and yearning, and the struggles of today as we carry with us the eternal memories of the past, in such a place as The Shed, strikes me as a one-of-a-kind experience not unlike the World’s Fair of 1939."
- This new play was a special commission directly from The Shed: the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Commissioning Fund and the Shed Commissioners funded its creation.
- Known for his screen work, Hanks also made his Broadway debut in 2013's Lucky Guy, earning a Tony Award for his performance.
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