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Broadway News Topdog/Underdog to Host The Divine Nine for Special Performance

The Broadway show has also announced a ticket discount for the January event.

Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Topdog/Underdog Marc J. Franklin

The 20th anniversary Broadway revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog will host a special performance for members of The Divine Nine January 10, 2023. The show has also announced a ticket discount for the performance.

The Divine Nine are the nine historically Black Greek Letter organizations that comprise the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Members of The Divine Nine attending the show will also enjoy a post-show talkback with members of the company

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Topdog/Underdog Marc J. Franklin

Audience members can purchase tickets for the January 10 performance at a discount of up to $60 off using the code TDDIVINE9 on Telecharge. Topdog/Underdog will complete its limited engagement January 15 at the Golden Theatre where it opened October 20. Read reviews here.

Starring in the production are Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in his Broadway debut and Tony nominee Corey Hawkins (Six Degrees of Separation, Romeo & Juliet). Tony winner Kenny Leon directs the story of sibling rivalry and brotherly love, which centers on two brothers named Lincoln and Booth by their father as a joke.

READ: Topdog/Underdog’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins on the Lie of the American Dream

The creative team for the current Broadway run 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.

Corey Hawkins in Topdog/Underdog Marc J. Franklin

Topdog/Underdog made its world premiere Off-Broadway at The Public Theater in 2001 before transferring to Broadway the following year. The production received two 2002 Tony nominations, including Best Play. It also won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, making Parks the first Black woman to win the honor.

The production is produced by David Stone, LaChanze, Rashad V. Chambers, Marc Platt, Debra Martin Chase, and the Shubert Organization.

Check out photos of the production below.

Get a First Look at the Broadway Revival of Topdog/Underdog

 
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