Show Finder

Pen Pals

First Preview: Aug 15, 2025
Opening Date: Aug 20, 2025
Closing Date: Mar 15, 2026
Running Time: 01:25
Pen Pals

Share on Social Media

Playing @
DR2 Theatre
103 E 15th St, New York, NY 10003
Pen Pals is the extraordinary story of two friends that unfolds over decades. With a rotating cast of renowned actors, no two performances will ever be the same. 
 
Bernie and Mags live in two different countries, they’ve never met and yet they’re best friends. Because they’ve been pen pals for over fifty years. Since they were teenagers, they’ve shared every aspect of their lives with each other. The trivial bits, the most intimate details, all the happiness, all the heartache. They’ve told each other things they wouldn’t dare tell another soul. Even though Bernie lives in New Jersey and Mags is from England, the women are closer to each other than anyone else in the world.
 
Come witness the journey of their lifetime. In their own words.
Off BroadwayPlay - Drama
Show Notes: No intermission
Age Guidance: 10
Audience Advisory: Pen Pals contains strong language and adult themes. Children under 4 years old will not be admitted.

Performance Schedule

Visit telecharge.com for full schedule.

January 7-18, 2026: Sharon Lawrence and Maureen McCormick
January 21-February 1, 2026: Randy Graff and Beth Leavel 
February 3-15, 2026: Brook Adams and Marilu Henner 
February 18-March 1, 2026: Gina Torres and Carmen Cusack
March 4-15, 2026: Jodi Benson and Marcia Mitzman Gaven


Cast
  • Rotating cast

Written By
  • Michael Griffo

Director
  • SuzAnne Barabas

TDF Tickets Offers:

Listed at

Rarely

Full-price tickets:

$49.00 - $199.00

Accessibility

  • Curb Ramps

    Wheelchair ramp available
  • Restroom

    One wheelchair accessible bathroom (unisex) located in the lobby area
  • Seating

    Seats 99
  • Elevator/Escalator

    A "hand-lift" to get up the stairs.
  • Entrance

    There are five steps leading into the theater (assistance can be provided if needed)
  • Assisted Listening System

    None

TDF Social Feed

TDF
TDF3 days ago
This past Sunday was our Autism Friendly Performance of Maybe Happy Ending! Our thanks to the amazing Maybe Happy Ending team, our incredible volunteers and of course the fantastic audience!
tdfnyc3 days ago
We are pleased to share the final four shows of our 15th season of Autism Friendly Performances (AFP)! Early next year, we’ll present the first-ever AFP of The Book of...
tdfnyc3 days ago
We’re so excited about our annual Broadway Breakfast tomorrow morning at the @rainbowroomnyc! This edition celebrates 15 years of TDF Autism Friendly Performances. Tony winner Laura Benanti returns to...
TDF
TDF
TDF3 days ago

Celebrating 30 years of Rent with Broadway Cares! We hit the red carpet to ask some of tonight’s concert stars what would make the cut in a 2026 version of...

tdfnyc4 days ago
Celebrating 30 years of Rent with @broadwaycares! We hit the red carpet to ask some of tonight’s concert stars what would make the cut in a 2026 version of...
tdfnyc4 days ago
In honor of @broadwaycares’ Rent 30th Anniversary Concert tonight, we’re throwing it back to when Anthony Rapp visited the TDF Costume Collection booth at BroadwayCon! #rent #anthonyrapp #broadway
TDF
TDF6 days ago
The Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS streams live on Monday, National Theatre offers The Audience with Helen Mirren and War Horse, plus more.
TDF
TDF
TDF1 week ago

A night at Carnegie Hall, made possible with a TDF ticket! We love seeing our Members experience special performances like A Celebration of Rodgers and Hart for a lot less...

tdfnyc1 week ago
A night at Carnegie Hall, made possible with a TDF ticket! We love seeing our Members experience special performances like A Celebration of Rodgers and Hart for a lot less...
TDF
TDF1 week ago

Things are getting spooky on NYC stages this season! 👻 TDF Stages spoke with the playwrights behind Paranormal Activity, A Ghost in Your Ear and 2:22 - A Ghost Story...

tdfnyc2 weeks ago
Things are getting spooky on NYC stages this season! 👻 TDF Stages spoke with the playwrights behind Paranormal Activity, A Ghost in Your Ear and 2:22 - A Ghost Story...
tdfnyc2 weeks ago
We’re thrilled to share that TDF has been nominated for three Anthem Awards recognizing our Autism Friendly Performances video campaigns in the Belonging & Inclusion category! These Awards are the...
TDF
TDF2 weeks ago

We’re thrilled to share that TDF has been nominated for three Anthem Awards recognizing our Autism Friendly Performances video campaigns in the Belonging & Inclusion category! These Awards are the...

TDF
TDF3 weeks ago
Suffs Musical on Great Performances l PBS, The King Born a Woman from Red Bull Theater, National Theatre's Yerma and more are available to stream this weekend.
TDF
TDF3 weeks ago

Three new Off-Broadway plays, ANON, Degenerates and Fish, explore online extremism, conspiracy, and isolation. These world premieres ask unsettling questions about what happens when the line between online and real...

tdfnyc3 weeks ago
Three new Off-Broadway plays, ANON, Degenerates and Fish, explore online extremism, conspiracy, and isolation. These world premieres ask unsettling questions about what happens when the line between online and real...
TDF
TDF4 weeks ago

Slam Frank creators Andrew Fox and Joel Sinensky aren’t afraid to push boundaries. In a new TDF Stages interview, the duo talks about creating their provocative Off-Broadway musical and trusting...

tdfnyc4 weeks ago
@slamfrankmusical creators Andrew Fox and Joel Sinensky aren’t afraid to push boundaries. In a new TDF Stages interview, the duo talks about creating their provocative Off-Broadway musical and trusting audiences...
tdfnyc4 weeks ago
A little look back at our Autism Friendly Performance of @bwaygatsby 💚✨ Thank you to everyone who came out and helped make it such a fun afternoon at the theatre!...
TDF
TDF1 month ago
Thank you for joining us at our Autism Friendly Performance of The Great Gatsby! 💚
TDF
TDF1 month ago

Jocelyn Bioh and Whitney White are back together for the Broadway revival of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. The Tony-nominated duo sat down with TDF Stages to...

tdfnyc1 month ago
Jocelyn Bioh and Whitney White are back together for the Broadway revival of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play at @mtc_nyc. The Tony-nominated duo sat down with...
TDF
TDF
TDF1 month ago

“Every show should do an autism-friendly performance. They give everything back that they’re getting from the stage.” - Thomas M. Neff Last month, we kicked off our TDF Autism Friendly...

tdfnyc1 month ago
“Every show should do an autism-friendly performance. They give everything back that they’re getting from the stage.” - Thomas M. Neff Last month, we kicked off our TDF Autism Friendly...