Guide to ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on Broadway, starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr

Odenkirk and Burr make their Broadway debuts, and Culkin makes his stage return after more than 10 years, in David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Dog-eat-dog. That’s the key to success – and survival – in playwright David Mamet’s bracing 1983 ensemble drama Glengarry Glen Ross, back on Broadway in the spring of 2025.

The revival is stacked with a starry, knife-sharp cast featuring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr in a story of men scrambling to make a living. Tony Award winner Patrick Marber (Leopoldstadt) directs the production whose performance dates and theatre are to be announced.

In advance, let our guide sell you on this gritty American morality tale, and then be sure to close the deal by checking out the play.

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What is Glengarry Glen Ross about?

Glengarry Glen Ross depicts a Chicago real estate agency, where unscrupulous salespeople are in a cutthroat competition to unload worthless plots of land to gullible customers. The winner gets a car — and the loser says goodbye to their job.

Mamet’s dissection of desperation has proven to be a powerful magnet for stars both on stage and onscreen.

Where is Glengarry Glen Ross playing?

Glengarry Glen Ross has yet to announce its theatre. New York Theatre Guide will update the article with venue information when it becomes available.

How long is Glengarry Glen Ross?

The 2025 revival of Glengarry Glen Ross hasn’t shared its running time yet. Past Broadway productions of the show have run approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Running times for Broadway plays generally range from 90 minutes to 3 hours, and longer shows usually have one 15-minute intermission.

What days is Glengarry Glen Ross playing?

Glengarry Glen Ross has not announced its schedule, but Broadway shows typically play Tuesday through Sunday, with two performances on Wednesdays and Saturdays and no performances on Mondays. The production begins performances in spring 2025, with exact dates to be announced.

When did Glengarry Glen Ross premiere?

The first performance of Glengarry Glen Ross was at the National Theatre of London on September 21, 1983. Since then, the play has been produced numerous times and made into a 1992 movie starring Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, and Jack Lemmon.

The play made its Broadway debut on March 25, 1984 and was revived in 2005 and 2012. The 2025 production is Broadway’s fourth production.

Who wrote Glengarry Glen Ross?

David Mamet wrote Glengarry Glen Ross. A prominent American playwright and screenwriter, Mamet is celebrated for his sharp, distinctive dialogue and exploration of power dynamics. Following his Broadway debut in 1977 with American Buffalo, Mamet’s career gained significant acclaim with Glengarry Glen Ross.

Other notable plays include Oleanna and Race. Mamet was also the screenwriter and director of the movies House of Games and The Spanish Prisoner.

Glengarry Glen Ross characters

Mamet’s works often feature characters tangled in complex moral dilemmas. In Glengarry Glen Ross, that’s the case for real estate salesmen and others.

• Richard Roma: A charismatic, manipulative salesman who uses charm and deceit to close high-stakes deals.
• Shelly Levene: An aging, desperate salesman struggling to reclaim his former success amid dwindling sales.
• Dave Moss: A disgruntled salesman who’s had it with perceived injustices.
• George Aaronow: An anxious, passive salesman who feels overwhelmed and uncertain about his role in the office.
• James Lingk: A gullible client who falls prey to Roma’s powers of persuasion.
• John Williamson: The office manager who controls the office’s sales lead distribution, which leads to mounting tensions.
• Baylen: A no-nonsense detective investigating a case.

Who is in the cast of Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway?

Director Patrick Marber (Leopoldstadt, Travesties) has assembled a celebrated cast that includes Succession Emmy winner Kieran Culkin as domineering Richard Roma, Better Call Saul Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk as the down-and-out Shelly Levene, Emmy-nominated comedian Bill Burr as vengeful Dave Moss, and Better Call Saul's Michael McKean as angsty George Aaronow.

In 2014, Culkin appeared on Broadway in This Is Our Youth. McKean, who’s been in eight Broadway productions, was most recently seen in 2017 in The Little Foxes. Odenkirk and Burr make their Broadway debuts with Glengarry Glen Ross.

New York Theatre Guide will share further casting when it is announced.

What awards has Glengarry Glen Ross won?

The 2025 Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross has not yet been honored with awards, but will be eligible for theatre honors, including Tony Awards, in 2025.

In 1984 the play was honored with the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The same year, it was nominated for four Tonys, including Best Play, Best Direction, and two nods for Best Featured Actor, including for Joe Montegnem who won.

In 2005, the play won the Tony for Best Revival and Best Featured Actor for Liev Schreiber.

Major productions of Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross has had a number of major productions since its 1983 premiere. Significant presentations with an array of A-list actors have appeared on stages ever since.

1983: Glengarry Glen Ross has its world premiere at London's National Theatre. 1984: The play premiered in the U.S. on February 6, 1984 at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. The production moved to Broadway on March 25, 1984 with a cast led by Joe Montegna as Richard Roma and Robert Prosky as Shelly Levene.
2000: The first major regional revival at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, N.J. starred Charles Durning and Ruben Santiago-Hudson. 2005: The first Broadway revival starred Liev Schreiber, Alan Alda, Frederick Weller, Gordon Clapp, Jeffrey Tambor, Tom Wopat, and Jordan Lage. 2012: The second Broadway revival starred Al Pacino as Shelly Levene opposite Bobby Cannavale, David Harbour, John C. McGinley, Jeremy Shamos, Richard Schiff, and Murphy Guyer. 2017: A revival in London's West End starred Christian Slater as Richard Roma. 2025: The third Broadway revival features Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr.

Onscreen adaptations of Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross received a film adaptation in 1992. The all-star cast features Al Pacino as Richard, Jack Lemmon as Shelley, Jonathan Pryce as James, Kevin Spacey as John, Alan Arkin as George, Ed Harris as Dave, Jude Cicolella as Baylen, and Alec Baldwin as a new character named Blake.

Pacino was nominated for the Oscar and Golden Globe for his performance in the movie. The film remains most famous for a speech that wasn't in the original script, delivered by Baldwin's character.

Fun facts about Glengarry Glen Ross

The devil's in the details — learn about Glengarry Glen Ross's origins, offshoots, and more below.

• Director Patrick Marber was 19 when he saw the first production of Glengarry Glen Ross in London in 1983. " It was one of the reasons I wanted to work in theatre," he said in a statement.
• Write what you know. Mamet based the play on his own experiences working as an office manager in a real estate firm in 1969.
• “Alway be closing.” That’s a famous line spoken by Alec Baldwin in the Glengarry Glen Ross movie. Mamet added now-famous monologues to the film adaptation to pump up the pressure on the salesmen.
• Glengarry Glen Christmas is a Saturday Night Live parody spoof that reimagines Mamet’s play at Santa’s Workshop.
• “Mamet Speak,” as the playwright’s fast-paced, overlapping style of dialogue has been called, makes audiences prick up their ears. Glengarry Glen Ross has also been produced as a radio play for BBC Radio, featuring Alfred Molina as Richard Roma.
• Glengarry Glen Ross has been described as being high in testosterone. Two-time Tony nominee Amy Morton had plans for a 2019 all-female revival of the play that didn’t materialize.

How to get Glengarry Glen Ross tickets

Glengarry Glen Ross is a gritty, intense drama that’s renowned for its searing portrayal of greed and desperation. It revolves around real estate, but the thought-provoking material is universal.

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Photo credit: Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr. (Photos courtesy of production)