--- ---  # Larry David's Next Act: Broadway by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 5, 2014 9:36 PM UTC  Larry David attends the premiere of "Fed Up" at Pacfiic Design Center on May 8, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. Larry David attends the premiere of "Fed Up" at Pacfiic Design Center on May 8, 2014 in West Hollywood, California.Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic / Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 5, 2014 9:36 PM UTC Your favorite curmudgeon Larry David is writing a Broadway play — and also plans to star in it, a person familiar with David’s plans confirmed to TIME. Go on, allow yourself a moment to let this sink in: The comedic goldmine who brought us _Seinfeld_ and _Curb Your Enthusiasm_ is going to write _and_ star in a production on Broadway. [According to Showbiz411.com](http://www.showbiz411.com/2014/08/05/exclusive-larry-david-headed-to-broadway-in-his-own-new-comedy), the play is titled _Shiva_, referring to the period of mourning following a Jewish funeral. Scott Rudin — known for producing plays like _The Book of Mormon —_ is on board as producer, Showbiz411 reports. Otherwise, details are pretty slim. We’ll update when we learn more. Curb Your Enthusiasm Star Larry David to Write, Star in Broadway Play ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3083270/larry-davids-next-act-broadway/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3083270/larry-davids-next-act-broadway/"},"headline":"Larry David's Next Act: Broadway","datePublished":"2014-08-05T21:36:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:12.026Z","description":"Forgive us: we're having difficulty curbing our enthusiasm about this","url":"https://time.com/3083270/larry-davids-next-act-broadway/","keywords":["Newsfeed","broadway","Larry David","Theater","plays"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte964a15ed0972ff6/69869e84169ab0584d27aa01/488905671.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte964a15ed0972ff6/69869e84169ab0584d27aa01/488905671.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Larry David","caption":"\"Fed Up\" - Los Angeles Premiere","creditText":"Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic / Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3083270/larry-davids-next-act-broadway/","name":"Larry David's Next Act: Broadway"}}]}] ```