Ionesco’s Rhinoceros Sets Broadway Revival With Shalhoub, Turturro and Maslany

Roundabout Theatre Company has delayed its planned revival of The Full Monty because of cast availability. In its place, Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros will play the Todd Haimes Theatre, directed by Diane Paulus. Tony Shalhoub, John Turturro and Tatiana Maslany will star, with performances beginning April 7, 2027, and opening night on April 25.

Roundabout has swapped one planned 2026–27 season title for another: The Full Monty, which had been scheduled for the Todd Haimes Theatre under Leigh Silverman, is postponed because its cast was unavailable. Rhinoceros will take that slot, with Diane Paulus directing a limited run from April 7 through June 13, 2027; opening night is April 25. Shalhoub plays Jean, Turturro Bérenger, Maslany Daisy.

Derek Prouse translated Ionesco’s play, which first reached Broadway in 1961. The American Repertory Theater staged an adaptation earlier this year with Paulus, Maslany and Turturro involved. In the story, ordinary life gives way as people become rhinoceroses, leaving Bérenger to choose between conformity and resistance.