Marcel on the Train , the new play by Ethan Slater and Marshall Pailet, will make its world premiere at Classic Stage Company Off Broadway this February, with Slater starring as mime Marcel Marceau and Pailet directing.

The play, based on the mime’s little-known Nazi resistance efforts, will also star Julie Benko ( Harmony ), Maddie Corman ( Accidentally Brave ), Max Gordon Moore ( Tammy Faye ), Aaron Serotsky ( August: Osage County ), and Alex Wyse ( Good Night, Oscar ).

Previews begin at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater on February 5, 2026, ahead of a February 22 opening night. The engagement runs through March 15, 2026.

Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

The synopsis: History remembers Marcel Marceau as the world’s greatest mime. But before the spo

See Full Page