Proof Returns to Broadway with Edebiri and Cheadle
A revival of David Auburn’s Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play Proof is set to arrive on Broadway, featuring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle in their stage debuts. The production explores themes of brilliance, legacy, and trust within a family marked by mathematical genius.
Production Details
- Previews begin: March 31, 2026
- Official opening: April 16, 2026
- Venue: Booth Theatre, 222 W 45th St
- Engagement: Limited 16-week run
Cast
- Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) as Catherine, a gifted but unsettled daughter of a late mathematician.
- Don Cheadle (House of Lies) as Robert, her brilliant father.
- Jin Ha (Hamilton, M. Butterfly) as Hal, a young mathematician.
- Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black, The Handmaid’s Tale) as Claire, Catherine’s sister, also making her Broadway debut.
Story Overview
At the heart of Proof lies Catherine’s struggle to come to terms with her father’s genius and instability. When a secret notebook surfaces after his death, its contents—an extraordinary mathematical proof—challenge what she believes about her own abilities and her father’s legacy.
“Proof is a haunting story of brilliance, inheritance, and belief.”
Summary
The Broadway revival of Proof reunites celebrated actors Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle in a moving tale about intellect, trust, and the fine line between genius and madness.
Author’s Summary: Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle lead the 2026 Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Proof, an acclaimed story exploring family, intellect, and the mystery left by a father’s genius.
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