Anthony Mackie Returns to Broadway as Macbeth After 16 Years — SkimNews
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- Anthony Mackie will play Macbeth on Broadway in spring 2027, his first stage appearance in 16 years — his last being Martin McDonagh's A Behanding in Spokane in 2009 opposite Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell and Zoe Kazan.
- The production is a New York transfer of Max Webster's staging, which ran at London's Donmar Warehouse in late 2023 with David Tennant and Cush Jumbo before moving to the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre for a sold-out 11-week run.
- Rehearsals begin February 2027, previews run late March or early April, and the show plays through July at a Broadway theater yet to be announced; casting for Lady Macbeth is still open and Mackie expects "an all-American cast."
- The staging features a binaural sound system by audio designer Gareth Fry (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), in which the audience wears headphones and actors speak into microphones — a design Mackie says lets them "hear every whisper, feel every emotion."
- After closing in Macbeth, Mackie returns to the MCU to finish his Avengers duties for the late-2027 crossover Secret Wars, following the December 18 release of Doomsday.
- Mackie is preparing with Juilliard drama teacher Richard Feldman — his mentor of 30 years — along with vocal exercises and physical training, telling Deadline that "being on stage is a workout" compared to Marvel stunts.
Why it matters: For theatergoers, Mackie's 16-year Broadway absence delivers a marquee Marvel star to the title role, running roughly February through July 2027 before he returns to wrap Avengers: Secret Wars. The London production's binaural headphone staging distinguishes this Macbeth from every prior Broadway Shakespeare production, reshaping how actor and audience connect in the play.
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