Michael Aronov, Benjamin Pelteson, Richard Schiff and Stephen Schnetzer Join Broadway’s Awake and Sing!

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the full cast of Clifford Odets’ Awake and Sing!, with Michael Aronov, Benjamin Pelteson, Richard Schiff and Stephen Schnetzer joining the revival. Directed by Tyne Rafaeli, the production begins previews December 15, 2026, and opens January 7, 2027, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

Tony Award winner Aronov (Oslo) will play Moe Axelrod, and Pelteson will make his Broadway debut as Sam Feinschreiber. Emmy Award winner Schiff (The West Wing) will play Jacob Berger, and Schnetzer (Prayer for the French Republic) will play Schlosser.

They join the previously announced Danny Burstein as Uncle Morty, Micaela Diamond as Hennie Berger, Jessica Hecht as Bessie Berger, Will Pullen as Ralph Berger and Jeremy Shamos as Myron Berger.

It’s the 1930s, and the Bronx is a furnace. New ideas clash with the old amidst the poverty and shattered promises of the Great Depression. And three generations of the Berger family, trapped inside their cramped tenement, struggle to hold different visions of an American dream and the Jewish experience. Directed by Tyne Rafaeli, this classic battle between hope and disillusionment returns to Broadway, speaking thrillingly to the present.

Awake and Sing! originally premiered on Broadway in 1935, produced by the legendary Group Theatre, and helped establish Clifford Odets as a major voice in American theatre.

The revival features scenic and costume design by David Zinn, lighting design by Isabella Byrd, and original music and sound design by Daniel Kluger.

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