Little Bear Ridge Road on Broadway Tickets

Little Bear Ridge Road in New York City

Little Bear Ridge Road comes to the Booth Theatre, New York, right in the heart of Times Square. Set during the COVID-19 pandemic, Little Bear Ridge Road follows an estranged aunt and nephew who make an unlikely bond when they meet to sell the estate of a late family member. This new play from Macarthur Genius Fellow Samuel D Hunter, writer of Academy Award-winning movie The Whale, is “soul-wrenching, and [...] strikingly funny” (Chicago Reader) and “everything theatre should be” (Chicago Onstage). Little Bear Ridge Road makes its Broadway debut for a strictly limited run - secure your tickets today.

What is the play Little Bear Ridge Road on Broadway about? 

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarah and her estranged nephew Ethan must reconnect in the outskirts of rural Idaho to sort through the estate of Ethan’s late father, Sarah’s brother. Secretive, sharp-tongued Sarah is a loner who thrives in isolation, while struggling writer Ethan is grappling with writer's block and the trauma of growing up gay in a religious town. As the two prepare to sell Ethan's father's crumbling home, they unravel a troubled history and find an unlikely connection in one another. In a vast, indifferent universe, these two lonely souls learn that perhaps love is truly the only thing that matters.

Named for the home of playwright Stephen D Hunter’s own father, where he first drafted the play, this bitingly funny and moving work is “a deeply beautiful piece of writing” (Chicago Sun Times). The play was workshopped with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 2023, where it also premiered in 2024, winning the 2024 Jeff Award for New Work. Little Bear Ridge Road comes to Broadway for a strictly limited run - book early for this phenomenal piece of theatre. 

Little Bear Ridge Road Broadway Cast

Main Cast:

• Sarah — Laurie Metcalf
• Ethan — Micah Stock
• James — John Drea
• Paulette — Meighan Gerachis

Little Bear Ridge Road stars Laurie Metcalf and Micah Sock, both reprising their respective roles as Sarah and Ethan from the production’s Chicago Run.

Laurie Metcalf is a four-time Emmy and two-time Tony Award winner, and an Academy Award, BAFTA, and three-time Golden Globe nominee. A long-time Steppenwolf Theatre Company member, Metcalf is best known for her Emmy-winning role as Jackie Harris on the sitcom Roseanne. Her other credits include Hacks, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Frasier, Desperate Housewives, Lady Bird, Desperately Seeking Susan and numerous performances on Broadway, including My Thing of Love, Misery, Three Tall Women and Hilary and Clinton.

Micah Stock is a Tony nominee and a Theatre World Award winner. His credits include It's Only a Play at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway, And Away We Go off-Broadway, as well as in Sundance movie Brittany Runs a Marathon, and TV series Bonding for Netflix and Kindred for FX.

Joining Stock and Metcalf are John Drea (OneIronaut at The Outer Loop, The Sound Inside at Goodman Theatre, The Shadows) as James and Meighan Gerachis (Chicago P.D., The House on Mango Street with Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Measure for Measure with Chicago Shakespeare Theater) as Paulette, also reprising their roles from the original run. 

Who are the creative team of Little Bear Ridge Road? 

Little Bear Ridge Road is written by Samuel D Hunter. Joe Mantello directs.

Hunter is an Obie, Drama Desk, New York Drama Critics' Circle and Lucille Lortel award winner, BAFTA nominee and a recipient of a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning movie The Whale, starring Brendan Fraser, which Hunter adapted from his own play of the same name. His other credits include Clarkston, A Case for the Existence of God, and Baskets for FX. Little Bear Ridge Road marks Hunter’s Broadway debut.

Joe Mantello is a Tony Award-winning actor and director. His credits include Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre, Take Me Out at the Walter Kerr Theatre, Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins at Studio 54, Glengarry Glen Ross at the Royale Theatre, and The Boys in the Band and Other Desert Cities, both at the Booth Theater. In 2018, Mantello was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. 

Book Tickets for Little Bear Ridge Road at the Booth Theatre!

This breathtaking new work about isolation, connection and finding your family, from one of America’s most critically acclaimed writers, makes its Broadway debut for a strictly limited season. Little Bear Ridge Road is “a remarkable examination of [...] the delicateness and messiness of humanity” (Broadway World) and “a beautifully personal play” (Chicago Tribune). Don't miss out - secure your tickets for Little Bear Ridge at the Booth Theatre today!