Tom Hiddleston, Hayley Atwell to star in 'Much Ado About Nothing' on Broadway this fall

The pair will reprise their performances from a critically acclaimed 2025 run in London directed by Sunset Boulevard Tony Award winner Jamie Lloyd.

Summary

• Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will star in Much Ado About Nothing on Broadway in fall 2026
• They reprise their roles from a 2025 London run directed by Jamie Lloyd
• Shakespeare's comedy follows the enemies-to-lovers romance of Beatrice and Benedick

This deserves much ado! Marvel Cinematic Universe stars Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will lead a new production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing on Broadway this fall, playing at a theatre and dates to be announced.

Though best known for their onscreen performances as Loki and Peggy Carter in the MCU, Hiddleston and Atwell are both acclaimed on stage. Hiddleston has appeared in multiple productions in London's West End, winning an Olivier Award for his 2007 performance in Shakespeare's Cymbeline and later earning a Tony nomination for his Broadway-debut performance in the 2019 play Betrayal.

Atwell, also a West End veteran now making her Broadway debut, has earned Olivier nods for her performances in the plays A View From the Bridge, The Pride, and Rosmersholm. Now, she and Hiddleston reunite with Tony-winning director Jamie Lloyd (Sunset Boulevard, Waiting for Godot), who respectively staged them in The Pride and Betrayal. They reprise their Much Ado roles as Beatrice and Benedick in Lloyd's production, which premiered in 2025 in London and received acclaim for its humor and disco-infused aesthetic.

"Whether Shakespeare buff or MCU superfan, [Lloyd] welcomes all-comers to a big-hearted, high-spirited, totally fabulous party," reads a five-star Much Ado About Nothing review on London Theatre.

Shakespeare's comedy play centers on enemies-to-lovers Benedick and Beatrice as well as multiple other romantic entanglements and hilarious misunderstandings among their friends.

"Working with both Tom and Hayley again on Much Ado About Nothing at the Drury Lane [theatre in London] was exhilarating," said Lloyd in a statement. "The chemistry between the two of them was palpable from the first rehearsal and I could sense it was a magical pairing for the ages. It’s an honor to bring their joyous performances in Shakespeare’s beloved comedy to Broadway this fall.”

“For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to play Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing," Hiddleston said in a statement. "Working with Jamie Lloyd and Hayley Atwell on Shakespeare’s most warm-hearted play has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my performing life. I could not be more thrilled to bring this jubilant and joyous production to Broadway. Jamie Lloyd has anchored Shakespeare’s profoundly romantic poetry and comedy at the heart of this production, and decorated the play with music, dancing, love, and laughter. It’s an honor to have been invited back to the stage in New York”.

“After 20 years on the stages of London’s West End, it is a huge honor for me to be invited to make my Broadway debut playing Beatrice in this electric production of Much Ado About Nothing," Atwell said in a statement. "We’re thrilled new audiences will experience this story through Jamie’s innovative direction. This is a modern celebration of universal themes.”

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Photo credit: Much Ado About Nothing in London. (Photo by Marc Brenner)