Don Cheadle, Ayo Edebiri to Star in Broadway Revival of 'Proof'
Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri will star in the first New York revival of Pulitzer-winning play "Proof," directed by Tony winner Thomas Kail, set for a limited engagement in 2026.
- Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle and Emmy winner Ayo Edebiri will make their Broadway debuts in the first New York revival of David Auburn's Proof, with previews on March 31, 2026, and opening night April 16, 2026, at a Shubert theater to be announced.
- Directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail, the revival is produced by Mike Bosner and Kail for a strictly limited engagement at a Shubert theater.
- Cheadle will portray Robert and Edebiri will take on Catherine in Proof, supported by composer Kris Bowers and designers Teresa L. Williams, Dede Ayite, and Amanda Zieve.
- The production will play a strictly limited engagement at a Shubert theater , with additional casting and design team to be announced in coming weeks; tickets not yet available, sign up at ProofBroadway.com.
- Cheadle brings an 11-time Emmy nomination and over four decades of credits, while Proof original Broadway run totaled 917 performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
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