Nicholas Braun Spent 'So Long' Auditioning to Do Theater. Now, He's Finally Ready for His Broadway Debut (Exclusive)
- - Nicholas Braun Spent 'So Long' Auditioning to Do Theater. Now, He's Finally Ready for His Broadway Debut (Exclusive)
Hedy PhillipsFebruary 17, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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Nicholas Braun in February 2026
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Nicholas Braun is making his Broadway debut in All Out: Comedy About Ambition on Feb. 17
He tells PEOPLE he's "feeling good" about the gig
Braun recently starred in Gruesome Playground Injuries off Broadway
Nicholas Braun is settling into the theater scene.
The Succession actor, 37, is making his Broadway debut in All Out: Comedy About Ambition at the Nederlander Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 17, and he's ready to hit the stage.
"We're feeling good," Braun tells PEOPLE exclusively, while chatting about his recent gig with Bonobos. "I think this show is going to be really fun. I saw it a couple weeks ago, and it's just great. It's funny, the music is great and the energy in the theater was awesome."
Ray Romano, Nicholas Braun, Jake Shane and Jenny Slate
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All Out — which is closing March 8 — features a rotating cast every few weeks. The new cast coming in Feb. 17 will close out the show and features Braun alongside Ray Romano, Jenny Slate and Jake Shane.
"Ray is somebody I grew up watching and who I think is a genius comedian, and also a really good actor, not just a very funny dude," Braun says. "So, we're playing all these characters and we're doing these monologues and it's kind of silly, but I think we have a really good group. I'm excited to be up there and see what a 1,500-seat theater feels like, looking out and feeling all those faces out there. It's going to be pretty fun. It's going to be wild."
Braun most recently starred in the Off-Broadway production of Gruesome Playground Injuries alongside Kara Young in late 2025. Staged at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, the show featured a storyline that took place over 30 years and jumped around in time. Braun played Doug to Young's Kayleen, and the two shared a destructive friendship that they couldn't escape.
For his first major foray into the theater as an adult, Braun says he was so happy to have two-time Tony winner Young by his side.
"She is just so fun to work with. We had a blast," he says of their limited-run show. "I'm so glad it was her that I got to do my first play with."
Kara Young and Nicholas Braun
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Braun adds that he's wanted "to do theater for so long" after starting acting as a child. Growing up, he did community theater and school plays, but the time and opportunity to be in a production as an adult hadn't come until Gruesome Playground Injuries.
"I tried for a long time. I auditioned a lot," he says of looking for a stage role. "I think it's hard when you're mostly doing movies and TV. But [Gruesome Playground Injuries] was honestly the dream. It took a little while, but we got there."
All Out features stories by short story scribe Simon Rich, with the starts acting out tales that explore ego, envy, greed and life in New York City. In between pieces, Grammy-nominated soul-pop band Lawrence perform selections from their album, Family Business.
Directed by Tony winner Alex Timbers, the limited-run show — a companion to Rich's All In: Comedy About Love, last season's runaway hit — began performances on Dec 12, 2025.
It's seen a rotating groups of four stars throughout its 12-week limited run including Jon Stewart, Eric Andre, Ike Barinholtz, Jim Gaffigan, Abbi Jacobson, Ben Schwartz, Wayne Brady, Cecily Strong, Beck Bennett, Mike Birbiglia, Sarah Silverman, Heidi Gardner, Jason Mantzoukas and Craig Robinson.
Tickets for All Out are on sale now.
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