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DON CHEADLE AND AYO EDEBIRI ARE GIVING ‘PROOF’ A NEW MEANING
AYO EDEBIRI AND DON CHEADLE TALK REVIVAL OF BROADWAY PLAY ‘PROOF’
THROUGH JULY 19TH ONLY
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CAST
AYO
EDEBIRI
CATHERINE
DON
CHEADLE
ROBERT
JIN
HA
HAL
KARA
YOUNG
CLAIRE
THROUGH JUNE 28
ADRIENNE
WARREN
CLAIRE
BEGINNING JUNE 30
NOAH
MICHAL
UNDERSTUDY FOR CATHERINE
THOMAS
SILCOTT
UNDERSTUDY FOR ROBERT
MAJOR
CURDA
UNDERSTUDY FOR HAL
SHAYVAWN
WEBSTER
UNDERSTUDY FOR CLAIRE
"the best on Broadway right now."
- Deadline
Emmy Winner Ayo Edebiri and Golden Globe Winner Don Cheadle make their long-awaited Broadway debuts in David Auburn’s Pulitzer and Tony Award–winning PROOF. Directed by Tony winner Thomas Kail (Hamilton), this landmark revival returns to Broadway for the first time: reawakening a haunting story of brilliance, inheritance, and belief.
Catherine (Edebiri), the brilliant but restless daughter of renowned mathematics professor Robert (Cheadle), is thrust into turmoil when a notebook containing a revelatory proof is discovered after his death. As debate erupts over its true authorship, Catherine must confront the power of legacy, and the cost of proving herself.
CREATIVE
THE PULITZER PRIZE + TONY AWARD–WINNING PLAY BY
DAVID AUBURN
DIRECTED BY
THOMAS KAIL
Original Music
Kris Bowers
SCENIC DESIGN
TERESA L. WILLIAMS
COSTUME DESIGN
DEDE AYITE
Lighting Design
Amanda Zieve
SOUND DESIGN
JUSTIN ELLINGTON and Connor Wang
HAIR/WIG DESIGN
MIA NEAL
Casting Director
Daniel Swee, CSA
Production Stage ManAger
Sara Gammage
Assistant Stage Manager
MARCEDÈS CLANTON
General Manager
Baseline Theatrical
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AYO EDEBIRI
CATHERINE
AYO EDEBIRI (Catherine) is an award-winning actor, director, writer, producer, and comedian. Edebiri has won Emmy, SAG, Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards for her portrayal of sous-chef “Sydney” in FX’s award-winning hit series, “The Bear.” Edebiri made her directorial debut in season three of “The Bear,” earning Emmy and Directors Guild nominations, and in season four, she co-wrote an episode, earning her a Writers Guild nomination. Edebiri’s voice can be heard in “Big Mouth” and “Everybody Still Hates Chris,” and she has appeared as a guest star in ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” and HBO’s “I Love LA.” Edebiri’s film credits include Bottoms, Theater Camp, Inside Out 2, After the Hunt and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
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DON CHEADLE
ROBERT
Don Cheadle (Robert) is an acclaimed actor, producer, and director known for his versatile career across film, television, and the stage spanning over four decades. Cheadle gained early recognition for his role in Devil in a Blue Dress. He later earned widespread acclaim for his roles in Boogie Nights, Traffic, and Hotel Rwanda which garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He directed, starred in, and produced Miles Ahead, inspired by the life of legendary musician Miles Davis. Additional film credits include Talk To Me, Crash, Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s series, Reign Over Me, The Guard, Out of Sight, Unstoppable, and he starred as ‘Colonel James Rhodes’ in six films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Television credits include “The Rat Pack,” “House of Lies,” “Black Monday” and “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.” A graduate of CalArts BFA Theatre Program, Cheadle is an accomplished stage actor. He originated the role of ‘Booth’ in Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize winning play Topdog/Underdog at New York’s Public Theatre under the direction of George C. Wolfe. Other stage credits include Leon, Lena and Lenz at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis; Cymbeline at the New York Shakespeare Festival; ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore at Chicago’s Goodman Theater; and Athol Fugard’s Blood Knot at the Complex Theater in Hollywood. He also directed Cincinnati Man at the Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis and The Trip at Friends and Artists Theater in Hollywood. Cheadle was one of the producers of the Broadway musical A Strange Loop which was nominated for 11 Tony Awards winning Best Musical.
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Kara Young
CLAIRE
Kara Young (Claire). Broadway: Purpose (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Drama League Nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination), Purlie Victorious (Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award and Drama League nomination), Cost Of Living (Tony Nomination), Clyde’s (Theatre World Award, Tony and Drama Desk nominations). Off-Broadway: Gruesome Playground Injuries, Table 17 (Lucille Lortell Award), Twelfth Night (Obie Award), All The Natalie Portmans (Lucille Lortel nomination), Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven. Additional credits: The New Englanders, The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll’d, Syncing Ink, and Pretty Hunger. On screen, Kara starred in Boots Riley’s series for Prime Video, “I’m A Virgo” (Breakthrough Performance Film Independent Spirit nomination). Upcoming, she co-leads Aleshea Harris’ feature film Is God Is and can be seen in Boots Riley’s feature film I Love Boosters.
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JIN HA
HAL
Jin Ha: Stage credits include Hamilton: An American Musical (Richard Rodgers), Here We Are (The Shed), A Little Night Music (Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center), Road Show (City Center Encores! Off-Center), and M. Butterfly (Cort Theatre). Ha can be seen onscreen in Pachinko (Apple TV), Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Poker Face (Peacock), Civil War (A24), Love Life (HBO Max), DEVS (FX), Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert (NBC), and in the upcoming second season of Sugar (Apple TV). In addition to co-producing Kogonada’s Sundance Festival selected film zi (2026), Jin has executive produced the independent feature film Flying Lessons (2023) and the Sundance Film Festival selected short Goodnight (2025). Education: Columbia University, B.A. East Asian Languages & Cultures; NYU Tisch, M.F.A. Graduate Acting. @blacktransliberation
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NOAH MICHAL
(Understudy for Catherine)
NOAH MICHAL (Understudy for Catherine). Broadway debut. A California native who grew up with a stutter, theatre helped her find her voice. TV: HBO Max’s “The Pitt,” FX’s “Love Story.” Off-Broadway/regional: Classical Theatre of Harlem’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (AUDELCO nominee), Black Hills Playhouse’s The Mountaintop. Noah thanks God, her parents and her siblings for their unwavering support. Training: MFA Acting, NYU BFA acting, CSUF British American Dramatic Academy. Joshua 1:9. IG: @inoahmichal
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THOMAS SILCOTT
(Understudy for Robert)
THOMAS SILCOTT (Understudy for Robert). Broadway: Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk (national/international tours); Birthday Candles; Gypsy; Buena Vista Social Club. Off- Broadway: The Lonely Few (MCC Theater), Boseman and Lena (Signature), Becky Nurse of Salem (Lincoln Center). Regional: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Mark Taper Forum), Barefoot in the Park (Laguna Playhouse), On the Grounds of Belonging (Long Wharf), The Royale (Capital Repertory). Film & television: Unfrosted, “Law & Order,” “Evil,” “New Amsterdam,” “Luke Cage,” “This Is Us,” “The Good Fight.
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MAJOR CURDA
(Understudy for Hal)
MAJOR CURDA (Understudy for Hal) is a multi-disciplinary mixed Korean-American actor/storyteller. Theatre: KPOP (Broadway), The Little Mermaid (Broadway), Oratorio for Living Things (Signature), KINKAKUJI (Japan Society), Empty Ride (Old Globe), The White Chip (MCC) and Romeo and Juliet (NAATCO). TV/film: “Riverdale” (The CW), “Atypical” (Netflix) and Godlike (LA Shorts Fest/VAFF). Major is an award-winning audiobook narrator and a proud volunteer actor at the 52nd Street Project.
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SHAYVAWN WEBSTER
(Understudy for Claire)
SHAYVAWN WEBSTER (Understudy for Claire) is a minister of Earthseed and RPGobsessed (currently: Expedition 33). Her stage credits include various works Off-Broadway and regionally. Most recently she starred in the NYT Critics’ Pick Are the Bennet Girls Okay? as Jane. Shayvawn has also appeared on screen in Happiness for Beginners (Netflix), Flying Lessons and as Jr. Detective Dani Vertiz in season one of NBC’s reboot of “Law & Order.” Shayvawn is a proud alum of NYU’s graduate acting program.
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ADRIENNE WARREN
CLAIRE
Adrienne Warren’s talent as a singer, actress, and dancer has established her as a dynamic triple threat.
Warren is perhaps most well known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Tina Turner in Broadway’s “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”. Warren originated the role in numerous workshops of the show, working together with Tina Turner herself to embody the titular role. Warren transferred the role to Broadway following the 2018 West End production, for which she earned 2019 Olivier, Evening Standard, and Joe Allen Award nominations.
Warren’s performance in the Broadway run has been heralded as “extraordinary” (The Hollywood Reporter), “electrifying” (Rolling Stone) and “star-making” (The New York Times). In addition to the Tony Award, she also received a Chita Rivera nomination and the Drama Desk, Antonyo, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her iconic performance.
Warren previously earned Tony and Chita Rivera Award nominations for her performance as ‘Gertrude Saunders/Florence Mills’ in the Broadway production of Shuffle Along opposite Audra McDonald. Warren made her Broadway debut in 2012’s Bring It On: The Musical and previously appeared onstage in The Wiz (Encores! City Center) and Dreamgirls (The Apollo; NAACP Theatre Award nomination).
She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2017 with the New York Pops and continues to perform around the world. In 2023, she was featured on PBS’s annual “A Capitol Fourth” performing an electrifying tribute to the late Tina Turner.
Warren can currently be seen on Season 2 of the Netflix series The Diplomat and in the films Rustin, with Coleman Domingo, and in The Woman King, with Viola Davis. She starred as ‘Benny’ in Hulu’s Black Cake, based on the best-selling book and as Mamie Till-Mobley, in Women of the Movement, a limited series for ABC. Other television and film credits include Paws & Fury: The Legend of Hank, Helpsters, Quantico, Black Box, Blue Bloods, and Orange is the New Black. Warren’s voice can also be heard as the iconic spokesperson for Maybelline Cosmetics.
Warren is a co-founder of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC), which unites artists, experts, students, and community leaders to use storytelling and artistry to combat systemic racism. BAC received a special Tony Award in 2021.
Last season, Adrienne starred in a limited run on Broadway of The Last Five Years with Nick Jonas. Most recently, she starred in The Wild Party as part of City Center Encores!, earning a Drama League nomination for her performance.
She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and the Governor’s School for the Arts in Norfolk, Virginia.
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SARA GAMMAGE
(Production Stage Manager)
SARA GAMMAGE (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Chess, All In: Comedy About Love, Hamilton. Tours: SIX, Hamilton, Motown. Regional credits: Porchlight Music Theatre, Court Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Lookingglass Theatre. Proud graduate of Northwestern University; also holds a MLIS from Kent State University and a paralegal certificate from the University of California—San Diego. Enjoys chocolate chip cookies, scary movies and air hockey. Thanks to my family.
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MARCEDÈS CLANTON
(Assistant Stage Manager)
MARCEDÈS CLANTON (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway debut! Tours: To Kill a Mockingbird, Into the Woods, Hamilton. CTG: Our Dear Dead Drug Lord; Tambo & Bones; The Greek Trilogy of Luis Alfaro; Die, Mommie Die!. Select regional: The Merry Wives of Windsor; Matilda; Ah, Wilderness!; Bootycandy; Fruit Fly (Leslie Jordan); The Color Purple; Take Me Out.