The 20th anniversary revival production of Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks officially opened at Broadway's Golden Theatre October 20. The limited engagement will run through January 15, 2023.
Helmed by Tony winner Kenny Leon, who will also direct this season's premiere of Ohio State Murders, Topdog/Underdog stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (in his Broadway debut) and Tony nominee Corey Hawkins (Six Degrees of Separation, Romeo & Juliet) in the story of sibling rivalry and brotherly love centering on two brothers named Lincoln and Booth by their father as a joke.
Look inside opening night below.
Leon, Suzan-Lori Parks, Kenny Leon, and Debra Martin Chase
Leon, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Kenny Leon
Suzan-Lori Parks and Kenny Leon
Christian Konopka, Durham, and Suzan-Lori Parks
Suzan-Lori Parks
Leon
George Faison
Kimber Elaine Sprawl
Ioana Alfonso
Jonathan McCrory and Sade Lythcott
Lynn Nottage and Suzan-Lori Parks
Spike Lee
Spike Lee, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Kenny Leon
Teyonah Parris
Susie Essman
Amirah Vann
Amirah Vann and Patrick Oyeku
Rashid Johnson
Ato Blankson-Wood
Dede Ayite and Arnulfo Maldonado
Britton Smith
Lorraine Toussaint
Alysia Reiner
Tamara Tunie
Danielle Mone Truitt
LaChanze and Kenny Leon
Celia Rose Gooding
LaChanze
Celia Rose Gooding and LaChanze
Celia Rose Gooding and LaChanze
Celia Rose Gooding and guest
LaChanze, Suzan-Lori Parks, Rashad C. Chambers, and Debra Martin Chase
Chalia La Tour
Titus Kaphar
Laya DeLeon Hayes
Carmen Ruby Floyd and J. Bernard Calloway
Kenny Leon
Corey Hawkins
Corey Hawkins
Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Corey Hawkins, Kenny Leon, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
The work made its world premiere Off-Broadway at The Public Theater in 2001 in a production directed by George C. Wolfe and starring Don Cheadle and Jeffrey Wright. It transferred to Broadway the following year with Wright reprising his Off-Broadway performance opposite rap artist Mos Def. The production received two 2002 Tony nominations, including Best Play, and won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, making Parks the first Black woman to win the honor.
The creative team includes scenic designer Arnulfo Maldonado, costume designer Dede Ayite, lighting designer Allen Lee Hughes, and sound designer Justin Ellington. Casting is by Calleri Jensen Davis, and Kamra Jacobs is the production stage manager. The production is produced by David Stone, LaChanze, Rashad V. Chambers, Marc Platt, Debra Martin Chase, and the Shubert Organization.
