The Bear's Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach to Star in Dog Day Afternoon on Broadway

Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Patrick Catullo announced that Dog Day Afternoon will open on Broadway in the spring of 2026.

Based on the 1975 Oscar-winning film starring Al Pacino, the new play is by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis (Between Riverside and Crazy) and directed by two-time Olivier Award winner Rupert Goold (King Charles III).

Dog Day Afternoon will star Emmy Award winner Jon Bernthal (The Bear) as Sonny Amato and two-time Emmy Award winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear) as Sal DeSilva. Full casting will be announced at a later date.

Bernthal and Moss-Bachrach are making their Broadway debuts, but both have acted off-Broadway and regionally. Bernthal’s theater credits include Ironbound and Small Engine Repair and Moss-Bachrach’s include Three Sisters and Lost Girls.

Inspired by a true crime story, Dog Day Afternoon takes place in New York City in the summer of 1972 as a Brooklyn bank hold up quickly goes wrong.

Update, October 1: Dog Day Afternoon will play the August Wilson Theatre beginning Tuesday, March 10, in advance of a Monday, March 30 opening. The limited engagement will conclude on Sunday, June 28.