Tony Winner Kara Young Joins Broadway Proof Revival

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

March 17, 2026 By Margaret Hall

Broadway's upcoming revival of David Auburn's Tony- and Pulitzer-winning Proof has added one of Broadway's most popular talents to its marquee: Kara Young.

The Two-time Tony winner will play Claire in the first-ever Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Tony- and Pulitzer–winning play. Young takes over the role from the previously announced Samira Wiley, who has withdrawn from the production due to a treatable medical condition that calls for her full attention.

As previously announced, the revival will be led by Ayo Edebiri as Catherine and Don Cheadle as Robert, with Jin Ha as Hal.

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 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.

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.

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