How to See Proof on Broadway for $45

Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle will lead David Auburn's Tony- and Pulitzer-winning play.

March 27, 2026 By Margaret Hall

Broadway's upcoming revival of David Auburn's Tony- and Pulitzer-winning Proof is only a few short days away from performances, and Playbill has the information you need to see the starry production economically.

Directed by Tony winner Thomas Kail (Hamilton), and produced by Mike Bosner and Kail, Proof will play a strictly limited 16-week engagement at the Booth Theatre beginning March 31. Opening night is set for April 16.

The first-ever Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Tony- and Pulitzer–winning play will be led by Ayo Edebiri as Catherine and Don Cheadle as Robert, with Jin Ha as Hal and two time Tony winner Kara Young as Claire.

The production will offer a digital lottery and student rush. It has also joined the TDF Graduate Gift Program.

Digital lottery tickets will be available the day before each performance at Rush.Telecharge.com. Entries for the digital lottery start at 12 AM ET one day before the performance, and winners are drawn the same day at 10 AM and 3 PM ET. Winners may buy up to two tickets at $49 each, subject to availability. Please note that seats may be partial view.

A limited number of in-person student rush tickets will be available on the day of each performance for $45 per ticket when the Booth Theatre box office opens. There is a maximum of two tickets per person with valid student identification, subject to availability. The box office is open Monday through Saturday at 10 AM and—beginning April 19—Sundays at 12 PM.

Additionally, New York City public and charter high school graduating seniors can get tickets by claiming a free one-year TDF membership through the TDF Graduate Gift Program, which unlocks $22 tickets to Proof. Eligible graduating seniors can enroll for their free TDF membership and find out more about the Graduate Gift Program at TDF.org

Look Back at Proof on Broadway

By: Joan Marcus

Proof tells the story of the daughter of a recently deceased mathematician who must fight to prove the authorship of a landmark proof that is discovered among her father's papers, while also dealing with her father's legacy of genius and mental illness.

Proof premiered Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2000, selling out its initial run before transferring to Broadway, where it won three Tony Awards, including Best Play. Proof closed January 5, 2003, after 917 performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre, setting the venue record for a play. In 2001, Proof received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 2005, Proof was adapted into a feature film starring Anthony Hopkins and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Kail's creative team includes composer Kris Bowers, scenic designer Teresa L. Williams, costume designer Dede Ayite, lighting designer Amanda Zieve, sound designers Justin Ellington and Connor Wang, hair and wig designer Mia Neal, casting director Daniel Swee, and production stage manager Sara Gammage. Baseline Theatrical serves as general manager for the production.