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Off-Broadway News A Look at Lydia R. Diamond’s Theatrical Baseball Drama Toni Stone Off-Broadway Watch highlights from the Pam MacKinnon-helmed production, chronicling the rise of legendary player Toni Stone.

Lydia R. Diamond’s Toni Stone is a baseball story unlike any other. The play, now in previews in Roundabout's Laura Pels Theatre, is the story of Toni Stone, the first woman baseball player to go pro in the Negro Leagues, and the first woman ever to play professionally in a men's baseball league.

Watch highlights from the world premiere, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon, in the video above.

Toni Stone stars April Matthis in the title role; she is joined by an all-male ensemble made up of Eric Berryman, Harvy Blanks, Phillip James Brannon, Daniel J. Bryant, Jonathan Burke, Toney Goins, Kenn E. Head, and Ezra Knight.

Read: WITH TONI STONE, LYDIA R. DIAMOND BRINGS THE MOST LEGENDARY BASEBALL PLAYER YOU NEVER HEARD OF TO THE STAGE

Diamond's new play is based on the book Curveball, The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone by Martha Ackmann. The production will officially open Off-Broadway June 20.

Production Photos: Toni Stone Off-Broadway

 
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