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Full guide →Getting there. As you exit, the stage door is to the left of the 43rd St. exit. Actors sometimes leave by the main 42nd St. entrance instead, so check with staff where to wait.
When to go. Head straight out at curtain call. Two-show days are the worst bet at both performances — the cast rests through the matinee and is spent by the evening. A Sunday matinee is the best single bet, because it is a one-show day. In bad weather the barricades sometimes never go up at all.
Who comes out. Anywhere from nobody to most of the cast. Nobody can tell you in advance which three — not us, not the theatre. Treat any list that claims otherwise with suspicion.
What to bring. Tonight’s Playbill and a fine-tip Sharpie, held open to the page you want signed. Ask before you photograph anyone, and keep the pavement clear — it is a working door, not a red carpet.
Why “still confirming”. The theatre details above are solid. What we haven’t nailed down is whether this particular production does a stage door — that changes with the cast, and no source publishes it. We’d rather say so than guess.
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The premise is classic: a man so obsessed with his own mortality that he becomes a walking ATM for every grifter in his orbit. It is a cynical look at health-care anxiety that feels surprisingly current for a script written in 1673. With Irwin behind the adaptation and starring in the lead, we can count on enough slapstick to distract us from the fact that we are sitting in a dark room instead of outside. Brandon J. Dirden is directing, and if Roundabout plays their cards right, this should be the rare farce that actually lands. Save your money until the official dates drop, but keep this one on the radar.
While you wait, read our 2026 Broadway lottery guide — every operator, every pro tip.
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