Dog Day Afternoon, a new play from Pulitzer winner Stephen Adly Guirgis (Between Riverside and Crazy), will make its Broadway debut in spring 2026, with Emmy-winning The Bear stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach starring. Dates and a theatre are to be announced.
The true crime story, which previously inspired the 1975 film of the same name, centers on a 1972 Brooklyn bank robbery gone wrong that turns into a hostage situation. Bernthal will play Sonny Amato to Moss-Bachrach's Sal DeSilva. Frank Pierson wrote the 1975 film, adapting P.F. Kluge's Life magazine article "The Boys in the Bank." Warner Bros., which released the film, is producing the upcoming stage play, though it doesn't appear to be a direct adaptation of Pierson's screenplay.
Two-time Olivier winner Rupert Goold (Tammy Faye, Patriots) will direct. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures' Mark Kaufman, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Patrick Catullo are producing. Further creative team members are to be announced.
Both Bernthal and Moss-Bachrach are accomplished stage actors, though most of their careers have been spent on screen. Dog Day Afternoon will serve as the Broadway debut for both.
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