Steven Spielberg could be directing his first stage musical in NYC

Steven Spielberg could make his stage-directing debut with a new musical at New York’s Public Theater, in a project being written by Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner. The production would mark a notable move into theatre for the acclaimed filmmaker and is expected to form part of the farewell season for artistic director Oskar Eustis.

Details of the musical have not been disclosed, and the Public Theater declined to comment. The show is intended to open during the 2027–28 season; Spielberg, 68, and his wife recently moved from Los Angeles to Manhattan. Kushner has written several of Spielberg’s films, while he and Tesori previously collaborated on the musical “Caroline, or Change”.