Dustin Hoffman to Star in Broadway Revival of 'Our Town' in 2021

Dustin Hoffman is returning to Broadway!

The 82-year-old actor will be starring in the upcoming 2021 Broadway revival of Our Town, Deadline reports.

Dustin will be playing The Stage Manager in the classic Thornton Wilder play directed by Bartlett Sher, who also directed the Broadway play To Kill a Mockingbird.

Our Town marks Dustin‘s first Broadway role since starring as Shylock in 1989′s The Merchant of Venice, which earned him a Tony nomination.

The play follows the lives, loves and losses contained within the small town of Grover’s Corners between 1901 and 1913. The Stage Manager serves as the narrator and guide through the stories of the fictional town.

Our Town was last produced on Broadway at the Booth theater back in 2002, with Paul Newman as The Stage Manager.

Earlier this week, it was announced that Broadway will be staying closed until at least January 3, 2021 because of the pandemic.