Theater Get an exclusive first look at Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch, and Katie Holmes in 'Our Town' revival on Broadway Director Kenny Leon brings the Thornton Wilder classic back to Broadway. By Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on September 26, 2024 11:26AM EDT It's been nearly 25 years since Broadway took audiences to Grover's Corners, and now, Our Town is getting a starry revival for our times. The play, written by Thornton Wilder, first premiered on Broadway in 1938 and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Now, Tony award-winning director Kenny Leon is bringing it back, and Entertainment Weekly has your exclusive first look at the production. Our Town follows the lives of the residents of Grover's Corners, N.H., at the turn of the 20th century. The storytelling is constructed through the narrative device of a stage manager (Jim Parsons) inviting Emily Webb (Zoey Deutch) to look back on her brief life. Jim Parsons as the stage manager in ‘Our Town’. Daniel Rader Once Upon a Mattress review: Sutton Foster is the crown jewel in jovial Broadway revival "The first words of Our Town are what make seeing it and being in it utterly unique: 'This play is called Our Town,'" Parsons tells EW. "You cannot get more honest with an audience than that. We then go on to tell the audience who produced and directed the show and what actors you will see playing parts for them throughout. It’s as if all 1,100 of us at the Barrymore Theatre enter into a contract each performance — we agree to be honest about the fact that we’re going to pretend certain things for a while, in order that we may all discover a little something that unites us, something we have in common, as brief residents on this earth. This inevitably means that each performance is different because, while the 28 of us cast members stay the same, the 1,100 humans in the house change every time." In addition to Parsons and Deutch, the show also boasts Katie Holmes as Mrs. Webb, Billy Eugene Jones as Dr. Gibbs, Ephraim Sykes as George Gibbs, Richard Thomas as Mr. Webb, Michelle Wilson as Mrs. Gibbs, Julie Halston as Mrs. Soames, and Donald Webber, Jr. as Simon Stimson. Zoey Deutch in 'Our Town'. Daniel Rader Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis announce Warriors concept album for the fall "I think the play reminds us of the good in us," director Kenny Leon adds. "Community looks out for each other, this community is inclusive and embracing of the differences among us. This is an Our Town that leans in with love and hope for a more precious future as we learn lessons from the past.” Ephie Aardema Sarnak, Heather Ayers, Willa Bost, Bobby Daye, Safiya Kaijya Harris, Doron JéPaul, Shyla Lefner, Anthony Michael Lopez, John McGinty, Bryonha Marie, Kevyn Morrow, Hagan Oliveras, Noah Pyzik, Sky Smith, Bill Timoney, Ricardo Vázquez, Matthew Elijah Webb, Greg Wood and Nimene Sierra Wureh round out the cast. Ephraim Sykes, Katie Holmes, and Richard Thomas in 'Our Town'. Daniel Rader Our Town is now in previews and opens on Oct. 10 at New York's Barrymore Theatre. Check out the photos below for more. The Outsiders star Ralph Macchio visits the cast of the Tony award-winning musical on Broadway Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Ephraim Sykes in 'Our Town'. Daniel Rader Ephraim Sykes and Zoey Deutch in 'Our Town'. Daniel Rader The cast of 'Our Town'. Daniel Rader John McGinty and Michelle Wilson in 'Our Town'. Daniel Rader The cast of 'Our Town'. Daniel Rader Ephraim Sykes, Richard Thomas, and Zoey Deutch in 'Our Town'. Daniel Rader The cast of 'Our Town'. Daniel Rader Julie Halston in 'Our Town'. Daniel Rader