"the humans" opened off-broadway at the laura pels theatre on september 30, 2015 in previews, and officially on october 25, 2015 in a limited run produced by the roundabout theatre company, with positive reviews, and ran until january 3, 2016. it transferred to broadway at the helen hayes theatre, opening on february 18, 2016 and closing on july 24, 2016. the play then transferred to the schoenfeld theatre, re-opening on august 9, 2016. (the helen hayes had major renovations starting in august 2016.) the play closed its broadway engagement on january 15, 2017.