Life is like a box of chocolates when you’re a Tom Hanks fan.
One year, the famed actor is starring in a movie or two; the next, he’s writing a book.
In 2025, “America’s Dad” is going in a completely different direction and top-lining the off-Broadway show “This World of Tomorrow” at New York City’s 500-seat Griffin Theater at The Shed for eight weeks from Oct. 30 through Dec. 21.
Yes, when you follow THanks’ career, you never know what you’re going to get.
“This World of Tomorrow” — which Hanks also wrote, based on his own short stories — begins at the end of the 21st century. On a quest for true love, sorrowful scientist Bert Allenberry (Hanks) travels back in time over and over again to one special day at the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Queens.
“To explore the themes of love and yearning, and the struggles of Today as we carry with us the eternal memories of the Past, in such a place as The Shed, strikes me as a one-of-a-kind experience not unlike the World’s Fair of 1939,” Hanks said in a statement.
Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon directs; the rest of the cast and creative team will be announced at a later date.
If you want to be there, tickets are available for all 55 “This World of Tomorrow” shows.
At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets for any one show was $300 including fees on Vivid Seats.
Other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $346 to $691 including fees.
Want to see Hanks in his first theatrical performance since 2013’s “Lucky Guy” (which just so happened to be about the late New York Post reporter Mike McAlary)?
For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Tom Hanks’ “This World of Tomorrow” below.
All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.
A complete calendar including all “This World of Tomorrow” dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:
| “This World of Tomorrow” October dates | Ticket prices start at |
|---|---|
| Thursday, Oct. 30 7 p.m. | $651 (including fees) |
| Friday, Oct. 31 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| “This World of Tomorrow” November dates | Ticket prices start at |
|---|---|
| Saturday, Nov. 1 7 p.m. | $371 (including fees) |
| Sunday, Nov. 2 1 p.m. | $495 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 5 1 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 5 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Nov. 6 7 p.m. | $440 (including fees) |
| Friday, Nov. 7 7 p.m. | $564 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Nov. 8 1 p.m. | $619 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Nov. 8 7 p.m. | $371 (including fees) |
| Sunday, Nov. 9 1 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Tuesday, Nov. 11 7 p.m. | $495 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 12 1 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 12 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Nov. 13 7 p.m. | $371 (including fees) |
| Friday, Nov. 14 7 p.m. | $425 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Nov. 15 1 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Nov. 15 7 p.m. | $403 (including fees) |
| Sunday, Nov. 16 1 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 19 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Nov. 20 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Friday, Nov. 21 7 p.m. | $598 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Nov. 22 1 p.m. | $524 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Nov. 22 7 p.m. | $346 (including fees) |
| Sunday, Nov. 23 1 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Tuesday, Nov. 25 7 p.m. | $474 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 26 1 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Friday, Nov. 28 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Nov. 29 1 p.m. | $636 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Nov. 29 7 p.m. | $300 (including fees) |
| Sunday, Nov. 30 1 p.m. | $461 (including fees) |
| “This World of Tomorrow” December dates | Ticket prices start at |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, Dec. 2 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Dec. 3 1 p.m. | $512 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Dec. 3 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Dec. 4 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Friday, Dec. 5 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Dec. 6 1 p.m. | $404 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Dec. 6 7 p.m. | $567 (including fees) |
| Sunday, Dec. 7 1 p.m. | $615 (including fees) |
| Tuesday, Dec. 9 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Dec. 10 1 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Dec. 10 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Dec. 11 7 p.m. | $622 (including fees) |
| Friday, Dec. 12 7 p.m. | $517 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Dec. 13 1 p.m. | $575 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Dec. 13 7 p.m. | $436 (including fees) |
| Sunday, Dec. 14 1 p.m. | $590 (including fees) |
| Tuesday, Dec. 16 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Dec. 17 1 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Wednesday, Dec. 17 7 p.m. | $691 (including fees) |
| Thursday, Dec. 18 7 p.m. | $461 (including fees) |
| Friday, Dec. 19 7 p.m. | $450 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Dec. 20 1 p.m. | $576 (including fees) |
| Saturday, Dec. 20 7 p.m. | $495 (including fees) |
| Sunday, Dec. 21 1 p.m. | $623 (including fees) |
(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)
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The show, co-written with James Glassman — who has adapted novels and stories by Twain, Fitzgerald, Poe and more — is based on short stories written by Hanks.
Although press releases do not indicate more than that, we found that Hanks’ only published collection of short stories, 2017’s “Uncommon Type,” features “The Past Is Important to Us” according to Bookrags.
In this tale, “sixty-year-old billionaire Bert Allenberry (sound familiar?) spends $6 million dollars per 22-hour vacation for trips back in time to the 1939 World’s Fair” because he “is taken by a young woman named Carmen who was at the fair that day.”
If you’d like to read the story ahead of time, you can find “Uncommon Type” here.
There’s never a shortage of star power in midtown Manhattan (and downtown).
If you’re hoping to see a film or TV icon live onstage, here are just five shows featuring household names currently running on The Great White Way and elsewhere in the Big Apple.
• Leslie Odom Jr. in “Hamilton”
• Keanu Reeves in “Waiting for Godot”
• Neil Patrick Harris in “Art”
• John Krasinski in “Angry Alan”
• Tom Felton in “Harry Potter”
Want to see what else is out there? Take a look at our list of all the 2025 Tony nominees to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change