Keanu Reeves to Make Broadway Debut in "Waiting for Godot"

Keanu Reeves is making his Broadway debut in "Waiting for Godot."

Directed by Jamie Lloyd, the play will come to Broadway in fall 2025. 

Reeves will play Estragon and Alex Winter, an actor and co-star Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, will play Vladimir in the revival of Samuel Beckett’s play.

Reeves is well-known for his starring roles in the John Wick franchise, the Matrix films, Dangerous Liaisons, Something’s Gotta Give, Parenthood and more. 

He struck up a friendship with Winter after the filming of "Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure". 

The exact theater for the revival has not yet been announced, but the production says it will play at one of Ambassador Theatre Group’s now seven theaters.

Beckett’s Waiting for Godot is a philosophical play that sees Estragon and Vladimir engage in discussions and encounter other travelers, while waiting for a character named Godot. 

The play has appeared on Broadway four times, most recently in a 2013-14 production starring Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart.

“It is a real honor to be collaborating with the brilliant Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter on Samuel Beckett’s sublime masterpiece — one of the greatest plays of all time,” Lloyd said.