For many actors, a long-running TV show becomes more than just a job. It shapes friendships that linger long after the cameras stop rolling.
That seems to be the case for Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who is still thinking about what it might look like to share a stage again with the people who once felt like family.
And if he had to choose just one co-star to join him under the bright lights of Broadway, his answer comes easily.
A reunion that hasn’t quite happened — yet
Ferguson recently shared that he would happily reunite on stage with Eric Stonestreet, his on-screen partner from Modern Family.
The idea isn’t new. Over the years, different concepts have been floated, but none have quite landed in the right way.
“It just never has felt right,” he explained, suggesting that timing — as much as creativity — plays a role in whether these reunions come to life.
Moving beyond familiar roles
At one point, Ferguson even considered revisiting their characters in a potential spinoff set during the COVID-19 pandemic.
But as the possibility became more real, so did his hesitation. He described a feeling many actors understand — the desire to explore something new rather than return too quickly to a well-known role.
That tension between nostalgia and growth continues to shape how performers choose their next steps.
Not just one reunion in mind
While Stonestreet may be his first pick, Ferguson made it clear his interest in reconnecting isn’t limited to one co-star.
He spoke warmly about working with Sarah Hyland, praising her stage presence, and recalled seeing Ty Burrell perform early in his career.
The idea of a broader Modern Family presence on stage feels less like a concrete plan and more like an open door.
A moment that still makes them laugh
Some connections endure through shared memories as much as shared work.
Ferguson and Stonestreet recently revisited a moment from their time on set — when casting director Jeff Greenberg accidentally walked straight into a glass wall.
It’s the kind of small, unscripted moment that becomes part of a show’s private history, remembered long after the final episode airs.
Why the stage still calls
Ferguson was speaking while attending a Broadway event supporting actors Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach — a setting that may have made the idea of a return to theater feel especially close.
For performers who have moved between television and stage, Broadway offers something different: immediacy, connection, and the chance to rediscover their craft in real time.
The quiet appeal of coming back together
Years after Modern Family ended, its cast remains loosely connected — not through contracts, but through shared experience.
There’s no confirmed reunion on the horizon, and no clear timeline for one. But the interest is there, quietly resurfacing in conversations like this.
Sometimes, the idea of working together again is less about recreating the past and more about seeing what those relationships might become next.
