Broadway's upcoming revival of David Auburn's Tony- and Pulitzer-winning Proof has added some more star power to its marquee! Emmy and SAG Award winner Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black) and Jin Ha (Pachinko) have joined the cast, as Claire and Hal, respectively. As previously announced, the revival will be led by Ayo Edebiri as Catherine and Don Cheadle as Robert.
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, 2026. Opening night at the West 45th Street venue is set for April 16.
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.
Edebiri is an acclaimed actor, writer, producer, director, and comedian who has won an Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Sydney in the hit television series The Bear. An honorary Irish woman, she has also been seen on screen in Inside Out 2, Bottoms, Theater Camp, Opus, Abbott Elementary, What We Do In The Shadows, and Big Mouth. Edebiri will appear on Broadway at the same time as her Bear co-stars, Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who will act in Dog Day Afternoon, also in spring 2026.
Cheadle has appeared in countless screen projects, including Boogie Nights, Hotel Rwanda, the Oceans trilogy, Crash, Miles Ahead, and throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe as James Rhodes (aka War Machine). Cheadle made his New York stage debut in the Public Theater’s 2001 production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog. Regionally and Off-Broadway, he has appeared on stage at the Guthrie, Shakespeare in the Park, and Chicago’s Goodman.
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.
