The Broadway Theatre Review: David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize Winner Reopens Old Wounds at the Booth Theatre The idea of genius has always made people uncomfortable, especially the kind that isolates a person fr…

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The two are father and daughter in the Broadway revival of David Auburn's play.

Playwright David Auburn, producer Mike Bosner and more explain the drama’s implications given its new lens.

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Carey Purcell talk about The Balusters. Schmigadoon, Kenrex, Rocky Horror, Ragtime, Fallen Angels, Broadway’s Next Hit Musical @ 54 Below, Proof, Beaches…

Broadway – Booth Theater: 222 West 44 Street. April 16-July 19, 2026. Drama. Author: David Auburn. Director: Thomas Kail. 2 hrs, 15 min. Critic: David Sheward (May 2026). **** David Auburn’s Proof returns t…

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The Tony winner replaces Kara Young as Claire beginning June 30 in the limited Booth Theatre run.

The 2026 honorees of the Theatre World Awards, recognizing outstanding debut performances in Broadway or off-Broadway productions, were announced on May 7. The ceremony will take place at the Longacre Theatre o…

Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will join the cast of the first ever Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail, on Tuesday…

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The 2026 honorees of the Theatre World Awards, recognizing outstanding debut performances in Broadway or off-Broadway productions, were announced on May 7. The ceremony will take place at the Longacre Theatre o…

Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will join the cast of the Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Proof on June 30. Warren will play Claire, joining Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle and Jin Ha in the limited 16-week en…

Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical) will join the cast of the Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Proof next month, taking over the role of Claire from the departing Kara Young, p…

The Broadway revival starring Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle, and Jin Ha will welcome the Tony winner to their ranks this summer.

May 5, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerWell, the 79th Annual Tony Nominations have just been announced and, as usual, theatre fans all over are reviewing the situation. In a year in which musi…

Other notable omissions from Tuesday's nominations include 'Beaches, The Musical,' the Kristin Chenoweth-led 'Queen of Versailles' and 'Fear of 13' stars Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson.

When the 79th Tony Awards revealed its list of contenders on Tuesday morning, there were expected nominations for the likes of John Lithgow (“Giant”), Nathan Lane (“Death of a Salesman”) and Joshua Henr…

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Join my channel to gain access to exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join The nominations for the 2026 Tony Awards are being announced today, celebrating the best of th…

Thomas Kail’s elegant and polished production now at the Booth Theatre (probably the best Broadway venues for dramas) has recast the family as African American and it works just as well – if not better - th…

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Kenrex @ the Lucille Lortel Theatre, The Rocky Horror Show, Blood/Love @ Theater 555, Fallen Angels,…

The Broadway revival starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle will welcome over 500 NYC public school students and educators.

Before The Color Purple, before her Oscar-winning turn in Ghost, before Sister Act and long before The View, Whoopi Goldberg was a comic monologist whose one-woman show rocked Broadway in 1984. More than 40 yea…

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I don’t produce many plays.  When I do, they have... The post Why I Said Yes to Proof on Broadway in 2026 (And Why You Need to See It) first appeared on Ken Davenport.

PROOF by David Auburn Directed by Thomas Kail Starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle Booth Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer There’s a severe limit on what I can tell you about David Auburn’s…

Proof, in partnership with New York City’s Department of Education, will welcome over 500 New York City public school students and educators to attend the new production at Broadway’s Booth Theatre. The …

Is madness inherited? Is genius inherited? Are the two connected? These are some of the questions posed in Proof, David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony winning play in 2001. When an aging parent needs help, …

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has met to confirm the eligibility status of 13 Broadway productions for the 2025-2026 season. This was the fourth and final time this season that the Tony Awards Admini…

She plays Claire in Proof, the first revival of David Auburn's Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Ayo Edebiri is making her Broadway debut in Proof, the new revival of David Auburn's play. The performer stars alongside Don Cheadle, marking her first project with the acclaimed actor. However, her appreciatio…

The actors connected quickly as they prepared to make their Broadway debuts in a new revival of David Auburn’s Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play.

By Barbara & Scott Siegel... Let’s take a look at The Queen of Versailles, Proof, Beaches, Fallen Angels, The Fear of 13, and Giant

Proof – 26 April 2026 Perhaps the biggest commonality between being a genius and having mental health challenges is that when people don’t understand what you’re seeing in the world around you, they don�…

Proof is a beautiful piece about family and legacy, and has returned to Broadway 25 years after its Pulitzer and Tony winning premier.  The piece, by David Auburn, is timeless in its storytelling and still pul…

By Samuel L. Leiter The Broadway revival of David Auburn’s 1999 drama Proof at the Booth Theatre, directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton), has various laudatory features, but it fails to prove that the play live…

Twenty-five years after Proof claimed both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for Best Play, its return feels less like a revival and more like a recalibration—one that understands the fragility at its core and …

No sleep! Bus, opening, another opening, another opening, plane, next place. It's the busiest week on Broadway, and The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal is keeping you in the loop. See highlights from the latest…

No sleep! Bus, opening, another opening, another opening, plane, next place. It's the busiest week on Broadway, and The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal is keeping you in the loop. See highlights from the latest…

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The best of Broadway was at the Booth Theatre last week, where the first Broadway revival of Proof, David Auburn’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Proof officially opened. In Proof, Catherine (Ayo Edeb…

Last week saw the openings of 'The Fear of 13,' 'Proof' and 'Fallen Angels.'

Broadway box office sagged a bit last week, possibly as the previous week’s Easter vacationers and spring-breakers returned home and a crowded, 40-show production slate with lots of newcomers competed with on…

Acclaimed actor Don Cheadle is making his Broadway debut in Proof, the new revival of David Auburn's play. With the actor now treading the Booth Theatre eight shows a week, there are plenty of opportunities for…

Proof resonated deeply with audiences on Broadway when it first premiered in 2000. It won three 2001 Tony Awards, including Best Play, earned David Auburn the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and ran for over 900 perf…

Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle and more celebrate the Broadway return of PROOF on its opening night. Get tickets to PROOF: https://www.broadway.com/shows/proof/?campaign_id=TBSYouTube2026

Broadway nominees include “Ragtime,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Proof” and “The Lost Boys.”

Celebrated actors Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri are both making their Broadway debuts in Proof, which opened last week at the Booth Theatre. CBS Sunday Morning dedicated a segment to this production, interviewing…

The best of Broadway was at the Booth Theatre last week, where the first Broadway revival of Proof, David Auburn's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Proof officially opened. In Proof, Catherine (Ayo Edeb…

Escape or engage? That seems to be the choice in the shows that opened in the past week: You could spend time in an elegant English drawing room or on Death Row. It’s more or less the choice that continues th…

Reviews for 'Proof' on Broadway, 'Full Monty' to return to Broadway, busy final week of the season Every week, Matt Tamanini will bring you the biggest news from across the theatrical landscape and will prepare…

Major Curda couldn't throw away his shot to dap up Lin-Manuel Miranda after bows for [PROOF] Opening Night on Broadway. @majorly.mc understudies Jin Ha in the role of Hal ✨See you at the SHO!✨

Award-winning A-listers open two high-profile shows. We examine whether the Hollywood stars will be able to break through crowded Tony field.

Watch AYO EDEBIRI, DON CHEADLE, KARA YOUNG, JIN HA PROOF OPENING BOW on

The play, led by Don Cheadle and Ayo Edibiri, celebrated its Broadway opening night April 16.

Proof is David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a young woman named Catherine, the daughter of renowned mathematics professor Robert, who is thrust into turmoil when a notebook containing a revelat…

Proof, David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a young woman named Catherine, the daughter of renowned mathematics professor Robert, who is thrust into turmoil when a notebook containing a revelatory p…

Theatrely's Broadway review of Proof by David Auburn and starring Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle, Kara Young, and Jin Ha at the Booth Theatre in New York City.

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The first Broadway revival of David Auburn's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Proof, directed by Thomas Kail, officially opened on April 16 at the Booth Theatre. Check out photos of the cast taking t…

The first Broadway revival of Proof, David Auburn's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, directed by Thomas Kail, officially opened on April 16 at the Booth Theatre. Check out photos of the cast on the o…

Ayo Edebiri, Jin Ha & Major Curda catch up with Lin-Manuel Miranda at opening night of [PROOF] on Broadway. ✨See you at the SHO!✨

What does 4+4 equal? ATE! PROOF's Don Cheadle, Ayo Edebiri, Kara Young and Jin Ha hit the opening night red carpet with the cast. To see Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri's Broadway debut performance, head over to …

Proof the stars were out at PROOF's Broadway opening night! Matt Damon, Michelle Williams, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Anna Wintour and more walked the red carpet! See PROOF on Broadway starring Ayo Edebiri, Don …

Reviews are in for the first Broadway revival of Proof, David Auburn's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play. The limited, 16-week engagement, directed by Thomas Kail, is in performances now at the Booth T…

Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle lead the revival of David Auburn's Tony- and Pulitzer-winning play.

Emmy Winner Ayo Edebiri and Golden Globe Winner Don Cheadle make their long-awaited Broadway debuts in David Auburn's Pulitzer and Tony Award"winning PROOF. Directed by Tony winner Thomas Kail (Hamilton), this …

Proof is so structurally sound that any production can have an impact, which is both a gift in theory and a potential liability in practice. Both sides of that equation are why Thomas Kail's current Broadway re…

While it may take the production a moment to fully kick into gear, Proof's effective performances from its four-member cast will keep theatergoers engrossed in all of its mathematical complexities and human ecc…

"Proof" remains a scintillating play. Its questions about hereditary mental illness, the truth, and who can be labeled a genius " especially with a Black woman at the center " continue to resonate. Cheadle, You…

The more seasoned Broadway actors have the run of the stage: Ha's Hal is layered and endearing, and Kara Young"as Catherine's bougie and bossy sister, Claire, a currency analyst"is terrific as always, spinning …

A few technical missteps are nonetheless minor compared with the serious performance troubles at the heart of Kail's Proof. And yet, the unassuming strength of Auburn's writing manages to shine through that ons…

"Proof" is one of the best American dramas to emerge in the last decade of the 20th century, a script ripe for revival not least for how beautifully it focuses on a little family of imperfect humans, all loving…

The actress stars as a haunted genius opposite Don Cheadle as her father in David Auburn's 2001 drama. This revival, though, exposes the play's lack of rigor.