THE MONSTERS: A SIBLING LOVE STORY
World Premiere Co-Production
The Monsters
Written and Directed by Ngozi Anyanwu
A co-production with Two River Theater
Featuring Aigner Mizzelle, Okierete Onaodowan
Previews begin January 23, 2026
Opening Night February 11, 2026
NY City Center Stage II
131 West 55th Street
Manhattan Theatre Club—Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director, and Chris Jennings, Executive Director—will present the Off-Broadway premiere of The Monsters, written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu (Good Grief, The Last of the Love Letters, The Homecoming Queen), in a world premiere co-production with Two River Theater. The Monsters will begin previews January 23, 2026 and open February 11, 2026 at NY City Center Stage II (131 West 55th Street).
The Monsters is about two siblings, LIL and BIG, who reunite after a long time apart and must wrestle with their pasts.
The production will feature Aigner Mizzelle (Broadway: Chicken & Biscuits; Off-Broadway: 7 Minutes) as LIL and Okieriete Onaodowan (Broadway: Hamilton, A Doll’s House; TV: “Station 19,” “Jack Ryan”) as BIG .
Single tickets for The Monsters at MTC will be on sale this fall.