All In may be John Mulaney's latest comedy to play on Broadway, but the genesis of it began eight years ago, when Mulaney was working with director Alex Timbers on Oh, Hello!. According to Timbers, the two realized that what made that show a success was because it was so "cross generational" ("it's The Sunshine Boys with hilarious comedians"). So they got to thinking about what else they could work on.

"I was like, why is there not a Love Letters for 2024?" recalls Timbers to Playbill, referring to the A. R. Gurney play which consists of two people reading the letters they sent to each other over 50 years. All In: Comedy About Love was born, a series of hilarious stories about dating, heartbreak, marriage, and that sort of thing, adapted from the short stories of Simon Rich.

All In officially opens on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre December 22, but the cast celebrated its gala opening December 16.

For All In, Mulaney isn't performing the show with one other person. Instead, he invited a bunch of his friends to join a rotating cast—who all take turns reading Rich's stories. It includes Fred Armisen, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Chloe Fineman, Richard Kind, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jimmy Fallon, and many more. 

Even though he "couldn't be more in love" with the team behind All In, Mulaney also couldn't resist joking around, saying, "There was lots of excitement the first day [of rehearsal]. And then we all got nervous, and then we would get sleepy, and then Richard fell asleep a couple times, but that's okay. And then, we'd order lunch, and we'd eat too much. And then the second half of the day would be slow. So you can fill a room with as many heavyweights as you want, it's still going to be a lot of lunch management." Truly the theatre lunch bunch.

Below, see the red carpet attendees of All In, including Jon Stewart, Olivia Munn, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Pete Davidson, and more.

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Photos: Olivia Munn, Tom Hanks, Pete Davidson, More Attend All In Gala Celebration

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Rich says he was entirely surprised when he got a call from Timbers out of the blue asking if he'd be okay with his short stories being read on Broadway. "I was such an Alex Timbers fan for so many years. I'd never met him before knew his work. He reached out to me out of the blue and said he'd read my stuff in the New Yorker and thought it might lend itself to stage. And I was just ecstatic at the chance to collaborate with him, and it's been an absolute, thrilling creative experience."

It's Fred Armisen's Broadway debut but he admits the process has been a breeze because he's around friends: "It's fantastic because the work itself is so cool. But also, I'm with my friends, so it's a really, really nice mix of all those things."

While Renée Elise Goldsberry is the only woman performing in the show for the first couple weeks (until Fineman comes in), she's found that she hasn't needed to maintain order while being surrounded by so many men. "They don't need whipping," she exclaims. "I came with the whip. I was ready. And they're just so good, and they're so kind, and they're so funny, and they're so uplifting."

Below, see the cast of All In remininisce about their first loves.

The All In cast will rotate throughout the show's limited engagement, with the first five weeks, as previously announced, to be led by John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Renée Elise Goldsberry (through December 30), and Richard Kind (through January 12, 2025). Chloe Fineman is joining January 2, 2025, and performing through January 12.

Other cast members in All In include Lin-Manuel Miranda, who will lead the cast for the final five weeks, January 14-February 16, 2025. Joining him will be Aidy Bryant through February 2, Andrew Rannells through January 26, and Sam Richardson through February 2. Jimmy Fallon will join January 28 and perform through February 2, with David Cross performing February 4-9. Tim Meadows will also join February 4, and perform through February 16; and Hank Azaria will perform February 11-16. Casting is by Taylor Williams.

The performances will also feature live music from married musical duo The Bengsons, comprising Abigail and Shaun Bengson. The pair will perform songs live on stage from The Magnetic Fields (composed by Stephin Merritt), including songs from the album 69 Love Songs, which Rich says inspired the stories that serve as the play's script.

The work comprises stories about dating, heartbreak, and marriage, all adapted from short stories that were published in The New Yorker, whose cartoonist Emily Flake will be creating illustrations for the production as well.

The production will feature scenic design by David Korins, lighting design by Jake DeGroot, costume design by Jennifer Moeller, sound design by Peter Hylenski, and projection design by Lucy MacKinnon. Kris Kukul will serve as music director.

Seaview and Lorne Michaels are producing with New Yorker Studios. Micah Frank and Caroline Maroney are producing for Michaels' Broadway Video, with Wagner Johnson Productions serving as general manager.

Buy tickets to All In at at AllInBroadway.com.