Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Reunite on Broadway in Waiting for Godot

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are embarking on a new creative chapter together as they take on leading roles in a Broadway revival of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. The long-time collaborators, best known for their cult-classic Bill & Ted films, return to the stage under the direction of Tony Award winner Jamie Lloyd (Sunset Boulevard).

Previews begin September 13 at the Hudson Theatre, with an official opening night set for September 28. The limited engagement is scheduled to run through January 4, 2026.

Reeves will play Estragon and Winter will portray Vladimir, two companions who pass the time with conversations, encounters, humor, and despair as they wait endlessly for the mysterious Godot. They are joined by Brandon J. Dirden as Pozzo, Michael Patrick Thornton as Lucky, Zaynn Arora and Eric Williams alternating as Boy, and Jesse Aaronson and Franklin Bongjio as understudies.

This marks Reeves’ Broadway debut at age 61, while Winter, 60, returns to the stage for the first time in four decades. Winter made his debut in the 1977 revival of The King and I and appeared in Peter Pan in 1979.

Waiting for Godot is widely regarded as one of the greatest plays of the 20th century. Written by Beckett in the late 1940s, it premiered in Paris in 1953, followed by productions in London and the United States in 1955. Broadway has hosted several notable revivals, including the 2009 production starring Bill Irwin and Nathan Lane, and the 2013 staging with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.

Speaking at the 2025 Tony Awards, Winter reflected on working alongside Reeves once again: “We’ve known each other a very long time. It’s a play about two people who have known each other a very long time, which actually matters, I think, to the play.” Reeves added that bringing this project to life felt like “a step into reality” and described the collaboration as “fantastic.”

Winter also noted that each staging of Waiting for Godot is deeply personal to its cast. “Every time the play is done, it’s different, because of who’s playing it,” he said. “We’re bringing ourselves to it.”

Tickets for the production are now on sale.

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