Meryl Streep Hints at Dream Team Project With Martin Short — And It Sounds Like Pure Fun

Meryl Streep might make her next big move on a Broadway stage - and she wants Martin Short alongside her. File this under: please let someone book a theater.

So... Broadway, together?

On Monday, April 20, during SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live, Streep, 76, said she would love to get back on Broadway, and, yes, she and Short, also 76, have kicked around the idea of teaming up.

'I was talking with Marty Short about that. We were thinking that would be fun to do.'

To be clear: there is no show, no title, no dates - just two heavyweights saying, hey, that could be fun. But if those two decide to plant a flag on 45th Street, it will not sit empty.

How we got here

Streep and Short clicked on Only Murders in the Building when she joined season 3 as his character's love interest. The chemistry was so easy that the internet did the internet thing and decided they must be dating. Short shut that down in January 2024 on Club Random with Bill Maher: 'We are not a couple. We are just very close friends.'

A year later, on Conan O'Brien's podcast in 2025, Short admitted he was weirdly nervous working with her at first. Their first day together was a piano scene with a little flirting. The initial setup was over her shoulder onto him - pressure squarely on his face - before the crew flipped to her side. In between camera resets, Streep looked over and said, 'OK, nerves to half.' Even Marty Short was like, wait, you get nervous too?

Quick timeline

• April 20 (Monday): On SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live, Streep says she wants to return to Broadway and has talked with Martin Short about doing something together.
• Only Murders in the Building season 3: Streep joins as Short's on-screen love interest, which sparks real-life romance rumors.
• January 2024: Short tells Club Random with Bill Maher, 'We are not a couple. We are just very close friends.'
• 2025: On Conan O'Brien's podcast, Short recounts being nervous shooting his first piano-flirt scene with Streep and her calming 'nerves to half' aside.
• Personal context - Streep: Married to Don Gummer for nearly 40 years; they quietly separated in 2017. Us Weekly confirmed the split six years later. They share four kids: Henry, Mamie, Grace, and Louisa.
• Personal context - Short: Married to Nancy Dolman from 1980 until her death in 2010. They adopted three children: Katherine, Oliver, and Henry. Katherine died by suicide in February; the family said they were devastated and asked for privacy.

Where this could go

Right now it is just two friends batting around an idea. But it tracks: they like working together, audiences clearly like watching them together, and both know how to land a laugh and a gasp. If it turns into an actual show, expect a scramble for seats. If it does not, well, we still have that piano scene.