Carrie Coon to Return to Broadway in Tracy Letts' Bug

Carrie Coon will return to Broadway this winter starring in the Broadway premiere of Bug, a psychological thriller play written by her husband, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts. The production, directed by Tony winner David Cromer, will begin performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on December 17 with an opening night on January 8, 2026. Bug centers on cocktail waitress Agnes, played by Coon, who becomes involved with a paranoid Gulf War veteran, with the story exploring themes of paranoia, conspiracy, and psychological unraveling. The Broadway production features the entire cast reprising their roles from the 2021 Steppenwolf Theatre Company production in Chicago, including Namir Smallwood, Randall Arney, Jennifer Engstrom, and Steve Key. Originally premiered in London in 1996 and later Off-Broadway in 2004, Bug was adapted into a film in 2006 starring Michael Shannon and Ashley Judd. Both Letts and Manhattan Theatre Club emphasize the play's powerful live theatre experience and its timely exploration of fear and isolation in the human psyche.