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Directed by six-time Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner , the production is currently scheduled for a 19-week limited engagement.

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Photo Archive: You Can't Take It With You, Starring James Earl Jones and Annaleigh Ashford, Opens on Broadway

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The complete cast of You Can鈥檛 Take It With You includes Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle winner Jones as Martin Vanderhof, two-time Emmy and Golden Globe nominee as Alice Sycamore, Tony winner as The Grand Duchess Olga, Tony Award nominee as Essie Carmichael, as Mrs. Kirby, three-time Drama Desk nominee as Gay Wellington, as Mr. Kirby, as Tony Kirby, Mark Linn-Baker as Paul Sycamore, Tony Award nominee as Penelope Sycamore, Tony Award nominee as Boris Kolenkhov, as Ed Carmichael, as a G-Man, as a G-Man, Theatre World Award winner as Rheba, as Donald, as Henderson, as Mr. De Pinna and Joe Tapper as a G-Man.

Tony winner has written original music for the revival.

The production also has set design by Tony Award nominee , costume design by 2014 Special Tony Award recipient , lighting design by two-time Tony Award winner , sound design by Jon Weston and hair and wig design by Tom Watson. "Family can do crazy things to people. And the Sycamore family is a little crazy to begin with," according to press notes. "James Earl Jones heads the wackiest household to ever hit Broadway in Kaufman and Hart鈥檚 Pulitzer Prize-winning classic You Can鈥檛 Take It With You. He plays wily Grandpa Vanderhof, leader of a happily eccentric gang of snake collectors, cunning revolutionaries, ballet dancers and skyrocket makers. But when the youngest daughter brings her fianc茅 and his buttoned-up parents over for dinner, that鈥檚 when the real fireworks start to fly."

The original production of the play opened at the Booth Theatre on Dec. 14, 1936, and played for 837 performances. The play won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Producers of the revival and The Humane Society of New York recently announced a new partnership to support the adoption of kittens that are used in the show; the kittens will be replaced periodically throughout the run as they outgrow their roles. Audience members will be able to visit the theatre lounge at the Longacre before the performance and at intermission to fill out application forms to adopt the kittens used in the show. All kittens are being provided by The Humane Society of New York and are being trained by .

You Can鈥檛 Take It With You is produced by , , Jam Theatricals, Dominion Pictures, Gutterman & Winkler, , Terry Schnuck, Jane Bergere, Caiola Productions, Rebecca Gold, LaRuffa & Hinderliter, Gabrielle Palitz, Spisto & Kierstead, SunnySpot Productions, VenuWorksTheatricals, Jessica Genick and .

A limited number of student rush tickets, which are subject to availability, can be purchased with a valid student ID at the box office of The Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) when the box office opens for the day of the performance on a first-come, first-served basis. The box office opens at 10 AM ET Monday through Saturday and at noon on Sunday. Student rush tickets are $30 each (includes facilities fee) and are limited to one ticket per valid student ID.

Tickets are on sale by calling (212) 239-6200 or by visiting .