Duke & Roya Tickets

Get Duke & Roya tickets on New York Theatre Guide to see this romantic thriller about two young people putting it all on the line for love. A New York premiere, Duke & Roya plays at the Lucille Lortel Theatre for eleven weeks only this summer. Jay Ellis (Top Gun: Maverick, Insecure) and Stephanie Nur (Lioness, 1883) co-star in this intriguing and highly contemporary love story.

How far would you go for love? Find out in this thrilling new play: Warren Adams directs Charles Randolph-Wright (Blue)'s Duke & Roya off Broadway, which follows an American hip-hop superstar and a fearless Afghan interpreter in war-torn Kabul who fall for one another while navigating the start realities of their worlds.

As a romantic relationship grows, so do questions that challenge their beliefs, risk their safety, and redefine what it means to fight for love. With an accomplished cast, Duke & Roya explores high-stakes romance and the choices we make in love and life.

Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Noma Dumezweni (Only Murders in The Building, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and Dariush Kashani (Oslo, The Band’s Visit) star alongside Ellis and Nur in Duke & Roya, which comes to off Broadway with an A-list producing team including Tony Award winners Laura Ivey and Janet Brenner, Smada Media and’s Emmy and Tony Award winner Mike Jackson, Emmy Award winner Ty Stiklorius, and EGOT winner John Legend.

“We're thrilled to be producers on Duke & Roya – a daring and provocative work of art that is filled with humanity, compassion, and love," said John Legend, Mike Jackson & Ty Stiklorius. “Jay Ellis and Stephanie Nur are exceptionally talented actors, and we’re so excited to present this play to New York audiences this summer.”

Tickets to Duke & Roya in New York are available now.