Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle will make their Broadway debuts next spring in a revival of Proof.
The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, written by David Auburn, will be directed by Thomas Kail, a Tony Award winner for his direction of Hamilton. The show is set to play a strictly limited engagement at a Shubert theater to be announced with preview starting March 31, 2026, ahead of an April 16 opening night.
Proof originally ran on Broadway from 2000 through 2003, starring Mary-Louise Parker and Larry Bryggman, and won three Tony Awards including best play and the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play was also adapted into a feature film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins and Jake Gyllenhaal.
The story follows a daughter grieving the loss of her father, a brilliant mathematician who eventually has gradually lost his mind, and coming to grips with his life and the mathematical proof he’s left behind.
Edebiri won an Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Sydney in FX’s The Bear and has also appeared in projects including Bottoms, Theater Camp, Opus, Abbott Elementary and What We Do In The Shadows. This fall, she stars in Luca Guadagnino’s new film After The Hunt.
Cheadle is an 11-time Emmy Award nominee and has appeared in numerous projects including Boogie Nights, Hotel Rwanda, Steven Soderbergh’s Oceans trilogy, Crash, and Miles Ahead. On television, he has starred in shows including Picket Fences, House of Lies, Black Monday and The Wonder Years. Cheadle made his New York stage debut in the Public Theater’s 2001 production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog.
The play will be produced on Broadway by Kail and Mike Bosner. Additional casting will be announced in the coming weeks.