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Roundabout Theater Company Postpones "The Full Monty" Revival, Schedules Ionesco's "Rhinoceros" for Broadway

institutional · 2026-10-16

Roundabout Theater Company has postponed its planned large-scale Broadway revival of "The Full Monty," which had been scheduled for next spring. In its place, the company has scheduled a star-studded production of "Rhinoceros," the absurdist play by Romanian-French playwright Eugène Ionesco. The play depicts a town whose inhabitants are transforming into half-blind, ill-tempered horned pachyderms. The swap was reported by The New York Times on October 15, 2026.

Key facts

  • Roundabout Theater Company had planned a large-scale Broadway revival of "The Full Monty" for next spring.
  • That revival has been postponed.
  • Roundabout has scheduled a star-studded production of "Rhinoceros" instead.
  • "Rhinoceros" was written by the Romanian-French absurdist playwright Eugène Ionesco.
  • The play is about a town whose inhabitants are turning into half-blind, ill-tempered horned pachyderms.
  • The New York Times reported the change on October 15, 2026.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Roundabout Theater Company
  • The New York Times

Locations

  • Broadway
  • New York City
  • United States
  • Romania
  • France

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