The Great Read: Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts Want to Get Under Your Skin
The couple are gearing up for the Broadway opening of “Bug,” about a descent into paranoia and psychosis in a squalid motel room.
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December 19, 2025, 2:01 p.m. Eastern time

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Tracy Letts, wearing a black leather jacket over a jean shirt, and Carrie Coon, wearing a orange-red sweater and chunky gold necklace, pose for a portrait outside on a city street.

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Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts Want to Get Under Your Skin

The couple are gearing up for the Broadway opening of “Bug,” about a descent into paranoia and psychosis in a squalid motel room.

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