Proof Begins Performances on Broadway March 31

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

March 31, 2026 By Margaret Hall

Broadway's revival of David Auburn's Tony- and Pulitzer-winning Proof begins performances at the Booth Theatre March 31.

Directed by Tony winner Thomas Kail (Hamilton), and produced by Mike Bosner and Kail, Proof is playing a strictly limited 16-week engagement. Opening night is set for April 16.

The first-ever Broadway revival of the award-winning play is led by Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) as Catherine and Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda) as Robert, with Jin Ha (Pachinko) as Hal and two-time Tony winner Kara Young (Purpose) as Claire.

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.