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Eric Berryman, Jonathan Burke, April Matthis, Daniel J. Bryant, and Ezra Knight Joan Marcus

The Roundabout Theatre Company production of Lydia R. Diamond’s Toni Stone officially opened Off-Broadway June 20. April Matthis stars in the play that tells 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.

Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnin directs the production that runs through August 11.

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The Daily Beast (Tim Teeman)

The Hollywood Reporter (Frank Scheck)

New York Stage Review (Melissa Rose Bernardo) (Elysa Gardner)

The New York Times (Jesse Green)

Theater News Online (David Cote)

The Wrap (Robert Hofler)

Matthis is joined onstage 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

Toni Stone is based on the book Curveball, The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone by Martha Ackmann.

The creative team is made up of Camille A. Brown (choreography), Riccardo Hernandez (sets), Allen Lee Hughes (lights), Dede Ayite (costumes), and Daniel Baker and Aaron Meicht (original music and sound design).

Opening Night: Lydia R. Diamond’s Toni Stone Off-Broadway

 
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