{"id":98992,"date":"2025-08-21T09:19:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T09:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/98992\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T09:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T09:19:06","slug":"ayo-edebiri-and-don-cheadle-to-star-in-proof-broadway-revival-directed-by-thomas-kail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/98992\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayo Edebiri And Don Cheadle To Star In PROOF Broadway Revival Directed by Thomas Kail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe Award winner Ayo Edebiri and Academy Award nominee, two-time Golden Globe Award winner, and 11-time Emmy Award nominee Don Cheadle<\/a> will make their Broadway debuts next spring in the first-ever New York revival of David Auburn<\/a>\u2019s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof.<\/p>\n

Directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail<\/a> and produced by Mike Bosner<\/a> and Kail, the production will begin previews Tuesday, March 31, 2026, ahead of an official opening night on Thursday, April 16, 2026.<\/p>\n

Proof will play a strictly limited engagement at a Shubert theatre to be announced. Sign-up for ticketing information is available at www.proofbroadway.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The creative team includes Kris Bowers (original music), Teresa L. Williams<\/a> (scenic design), Dede Ayite<\/a> (costume design), Amanda Zieve<\/a> (lighting design), and Daniel Swee<\/a>, CSA (casting). Baseline Theatrical<\/a> will serve as general manager. Visual artist Alexis Franklin has designed the production\u2019s key art.<\/p>\n

Edebiri, acclaimed for her Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe-winning performance in The Bear, brings her talent as an actor, writer, director, and comedian to the Broadway stage. Her credits span Inside Out 2, Bottoms, Theater Camp, Abbott Elementary, and the upcoming Luca Guadagnino<\/a> film After the Hunt.<\/p>\n

Cheadle, one of the most celebrated actors of his generation, is known for Hotel Rwanda, Boogie Nights, Crash, and the Ocean\u2019s trilogy, as well as his role as James Rhodes\/War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His stage career includes Topdog\/Underdog at The Public Theater<\/a> and appearances at the Guthrie, Shakespeare in the Park, and The Goodman Theatre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the Play<\/p>\n

Proof premiered Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2000 before transferring to Broadway, where it won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three Tony Awards, including Best Play. It has since been performed worldwide and adapted into a 2005 Miramax feature film.<\/p>\n

Additional casting and ticketing information will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

About the Artists<\/p>\n

Ayo Edebiri\u00a0(Catherine) is an award-winning actor, writer, producer, director, and comedian, who is a tour de force both in front of and behind the camera. Currently, Edebiri stars in FX\u2019s, \u201cThe Bear,\u201d which debuted in 2022 to critical acclaim, earning 13 Emmy nominations and ten wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series.\u00a0Edebiri made her directorial debut in season three of \u201cThe Bear\u201d and earned a Directors Guild of America Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series. For her masterful portrayal of sous-chef \u2018Sydney,\u2019 she won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (season one) and was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress (seasons two and three). She also received Critics Choice, SAG, and Golden Globe Awards for Best Lead Actress\u00a0(season two) and was nominated again for season three.\u00a0She also co-wrote episode four of the show\u2019s fourth season, \u201cWorms\u201d, now streaming on Hulu. She recently voiced \u2018Envy\u2019 in Pixar\u2019s\u00a0Inside Out 2, the highest-grossing Pixar film of all time, and is currently in production on the Apple TV+ series \u201cProdigies,\u201d opposite Will Sharpe. She will next be seen in director Luca Guadagnino\u2019s highly anticipated feature,\u00a0After The Hunt, alongside Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Don Cheadle\u00a0(Robert) is an acclaimed actor, producer, and director known for his versatile career across film, television, and the stage spanning over four decades. Cheadle gained early recognition for his role in\u00a0Devil in a Blue Dress.\u00a0He later earned widespread acclaim for his roles in\u00a0Boogie Nights,\u00a0Traffic, and\u00a0Hotel Rwanda\u00a0which garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He directed, starred in, and produced\u00a0Miles Ahead, inspired by the life of legendary musician Miles Davis. Additional film credits include\u00a0Talk To Me,\u00a0Crash, Steven Soderbergh\u2019s\u00a0Ocean\u2019s series,\u00a0Reign Over Me,\u00a0The Guard,\u00a0Out of Sight,\u00a0Unstoppable,\u00a0and he starred as \u2018Colonel James Rhodes\u2019 in six films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.\u00a0Television credits include \u201cThe Rat Pack,\u201d \u201cHouse of Lies,\u201d \u201cBlack Monday\u201d and \u201cFight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.\u201d\u00a0A graduate of CalArts BFA Theatre Program, Cheadle is an accomplished stage actor. He originated the role of \u2018Booth\u2019 in Suzan-Lori Parks\u2019 Pulitzer Prize winning play\u00a0Topdog\/Underdog\u00a0at New York\u2019s Public Theatre under the direction of George C. Wolfe. Other stage credits include\u00a0Leon, Lena and Lenz\u00a0at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis;\u00a0Cymbeline\u00a0at the New York Shakespeare Festival;\u00a0\u2018Tis Pity She\u2019s A Whore\u00a0at Chicago\u2019s Goodman Theater; and Athol Fugard\u2019s\u00a0Blood Knot\u00a0at the Complex Theater in Hollywood. He also directed\u00a0Cincinnati Man\u00a0at the Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis\u00a0and\u00a0The Trip\u00a0at Friends and Artists Theater in Hollywood. Cheadle was one of the producers of the Broadway musical\u00a0A Strange Loop\u00a0which was nominated for 11 Tony Awards winning\u00a0Best Musical.<\/p>\n

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David Auburn\u00a0(Playwright) is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director. His plays include\u00a0Summer 1976\u00a0(MTC\/Broadway),\u00a0The Adventures of Augie March\u00a0(Court, Chicago),\u00a0Lost Lake\u00a0(MTC),\u00a0The Columnist\u00a0(MTC\/Broadway),\u00a0and\u00a0Proof\u00a0(2001 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, New York Drama Critics Circle Award). Film work includes\u00a0The Girl in the Park\u00a0(writer\/director),\u00a0Georgetown,\u00a0Proof, and\u00a0The Lake House.\u00a0He is Associate Artistic Director at the Berkshire Theatre Group, where he has directed\u00a0Abe Lincoln in Illinois,\u00a0Dracula,\u00a0The Importance of Being Earnest,\u00a0The Skin of Our Teeth, The Petrified Forest, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,\u00a0Anna Christie,\u00a0and\u00a0A Delicate Balance, among other plays. Other directing credits include\u00a0Long Day’s Journey into Night\u00a0(Court, Chicago); and the Off-Broadway world premiere of Michael Weller\u2019s\u00a0Side Effects\u00a0(MCC). He is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University School of the Arts, where he teaches screenwriting. Guggenheim Fellowship, 1998-1999.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Thomas Kail\u00a0(Director & Producer). Broadway directing credits include\u00a0Sweeney Todd,\u00a0Hamilton,\u00a0Freestyle Love Supreme,\u00a0In the Heights,\u00a0Lombardi, and\u00a0Magic\/Bird. Off-Broadway selected directing credits include the world premieres of\u00a0Hamilton,\u00a0Dry Powder,\u00a0Tiny Beautiful Things,\u00a0Kings,\u00a0The Wrong Man,\u00a0In the Heights,\u00a0Broke-ology,\u00a0When I Come to Die, and\u00a0Daphne\u2019s Dive.\u00a0 Broadway producing credits include\u00a0Sweeney Todd,\u00a0Derren Brown: Secret, and\u00a0Freestyle Love Supreme. Television directing and producing credits include \u201cWe Were the Lucky Ones\u201d and \u201cUp Here\u201d on Hulu, \u201cHamilton\u201d on Disney+, \u201cFosse\/Verdon\u201d on FX, and \u201cGrease: Live\u201d on Fox. He is a recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor and is a graduate of Wesleyan University.<\/p>\n

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