Star Wars
Swoosie Kurtz starred in this Tony nominated play written by Bryony Lavery that opened in 2004.
Frozen
He earned his first Best Actor Tony for originating the role of Jack Jefferson in The Great White Hope.
James Earl Jones
Long before Star Wars, he served with the Royal Navy in World War II and, while on leave in December 1942, made his New York stage debut in Flare Path.
Alec Guinness
A longtime member of LAByrinth Theater Company, he made his Broadway debut as Edmund in "King Lear" in 2019.
Pedro Pascal
Part One of this two-part Pulitzer Prize-winning epic play premiered on Broadway in 1993 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
Before becoming Kylo Ren, this actor served in the Marines and later trained at Juilliard, going on to star in "Burn This" on Broadway.
Adam Driver
He starred as Iago in a highly acclaimed 2007–2008 production of Othello at London's Donmar Warehouse, directed by Michael Grandage.
Ewan McGregor
Long before he was a Warlord, he was in the original 1981 production of Merrily We Roll Along
Giancarlo Esposito
Tony Award-winning composer commissioned by George Lucas to create a Broadway-style Star Wars musical. The project was ultimately canceled by Lucas to focus on the prequel trilogy and was never produced, though it featured completed songs like "Han's Your Man".
Charles Strouse
The eldest child of Oscar Hammerstein II is credited as the general director of this 1955 City Center production.
South Pacific
Emperor who earned at Tony Award in 2006 for the revival of Faith Healer.
Ian McDiarmid
He replaced Tim Curry as Mozart in the original Broadway production of the play Amadeus.
Mark Hamill
Oscar winner who performed as Pap and Duke in the Deaf West revival of Big River. Notably the first deaf actor to appear in a Star Wars production.
Troy Kotsur
He co-wrote and performed (with JJ Abrams) the track "Jabba Flow" for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, often dubbed an intergalactic remix.
The Twentieth Anniversary Production of this classic play opened in 1965 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and starred Maureen Stapleton.
The Glass Menagerie
Before voicing Darth Sidious/Palpatine in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, he earned a Tony nomination for his work in Amadeus.
Tim Curry
He played Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. opposite Angela Bassett in the original Broadway production of The Mountain Top.
Samuel L. Jackson
Actor and musician who made his Broadway debut in 2015 as Diego Melendez in Larry David's comedy Fish in the Dark.
Jake Cannavale
In addition to his on-screen cameo as a resistance soldier, Lin Manuel-Miranda wrote and composed a song for this Star Wars film.
The Rise of Skywalker
Dubbed "A Musical About the Problems of Housekeeping" closed after only 13 previews and 7 performances, making it a flop for Alan Jay Lerner and Leonard Bernstein.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
The original voice of Emperor Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back, this actor originated the role of Fagin in Oliver! on Broadway.
Clive Revill
Acclaimed stage actor who earned two Tony Award nominations for Best Actor in a Play for his Broadway roles in Anna Christie (1993) and The Crucible (2002).
Liam Neeson
Comedian who made his Broadway debut just last year, playing Dave Moss, one of the desperate, cutthroat real estate salesmen in the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Glengarry Glen Ross.
Bill Burr