Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves are proving that some connections never fade.

Over 30 years since the release of 1994’s Speed, the former costars turned longtime friends reunited backstage at Broadway’s Waiting for Godot on Saturday, Dec. 20, where Bullock stopped by to support Reeves during the revival’s strictly limited engagement at the Hudson Theatre in New York City.

PEOPLE can exclusively share photos of Bullock backstage, all smiles as she posed with Reeves and fellow cast member Alex Winter. The Oscar winner was also snapped in a group shot with actors Brandon J. Dirden and Michael Patrick Thornton, who star alongside the Bill & Ted alums in the production.

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According to a source, Bullock was gracious behind the scenes, congratulating the cast and crew following the performance.

“She was incredibly sweet and kind to everyone she met,” the insider says. “And watching her with Keanu, it felt like no time had passed at all.”

Directed by Jamie Lloyd, Waiting for Godot is now playing a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, Jan. 4. The production began previews on Saturday, Sept. 13, and officially opened on Sunday, Sept. 28.

Widely considered to be one of the best plays of all time, the 1953 existential play explores the themes of uncertainty, hope and the human condition. The story follows the two characters (Estragon, played by Reeves, and Vladimir, played by Winter) as they pass the time with conversation, encounters with strangers and moments of absurd humor and despair — all while they wait by a tree for someone named Godot, who never arrives.

Reeves, 61, and Winter, 60, have been lifelong friends since meeting on Bill & Ted. In 1991 and 2020, they reprised their roles as Bill Preston (Winter) and Ted Logan (Reeves) for a second and third installment of the cult-classic series. 

This is the first time Reeves has been on Broadway. Winter hadn’t been on the boards in four decades. He made his debut in the 1977 revival of The King and I, and played John Darling in 1979’s Peter Pan.

Joining the two, as well as Dirden and Thornton, in the play are Zaynn Arora and Eric Williams, who share the role of A Boy. Jesse Aaronson and Franklin Bongjio serve as understudies.

In recent weeks, Waiting for Godot welcomed more than 500 New York City public school students and educators for a special performance and post-show discussion with Lloyd and the cast, made possible through a partnership with New York City’s Department of Education. Students from all five boroughs attended, and for many it marked their first experience seeing a Broadway show.

The revival’s cultural footprint continues to expand with the recent release of Music from Waiting for Godot, a full-length album composed and produced by Ben and Max Ringham featuring 13 tracks of original instrumental music inspired by the production. The album is now available to stream on all digital platforms.

Bullock, 61, and Reeves will next be seen together on screen in an upcoming romantic thriller from Amazon MGM Studios, PEOPLE reported back in May. It’ll be their first film together since the 2006 romantic drama The Lake House.

The script comes from Noah Oppenheim, who wrote Jackie Kennedy Onasis’ biopic Jackie and co-created the Robert De Niro-starring Netflix series Zero Day. Speed producer Mark Gordon is also attached to the project.

In October 2024, Bullock and Reeves celebrated the 30th anniversary of Speed at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles, joining Speed director Jan de Bont for a post-screening talkback.

“We knew we were doing something wacky,” Reeves said of the film’s plot during the conversation.

“I was behind the wheel of a projectile, so I was just happy to be alive at the end of the day,” joked Bullock.

Tickets for Waiting for Godot are now on sale.