Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks and James Glossman co-wrote This World of Tomorrow, based on a collection of Hanks's short stories from 2017. The actor will star as a scientist from the future named Bert Allenberry, who travels to the 1939 World's Fair in Queens, looking for true love. Tony Award winner Kenny Leon directs.
Plays, Off Broadway
October 30th, 2025
By: Tom Hanks and James Glossman, based on short stories by Tom Hanks
Director: Kenny Leon
Cast list: Tom Hanks (as Bert Allenberry)
Sets: Derek McLane
Costumes: Dede Ayite
Lighting: Adam Honoré
Sound: Justin Ellington
Other info: Original music by Justin Ellington, associate direction and dramaturgy by Todd Kreidler
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