James Earl Jones & Cicely Tyson Begin Previews in D.L. Coburn’s The Gin Game on Broadway

Tony-winning legends James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson are officially back on Broadway! The pair will begin performances in D.L. Coburn’s The Gin Game on September 23. Directed by Leonard Foglia, the revival will officially open on October 14 at the Golden Theatre.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play follows Weller Martin (Jones) and Fonsia Dorsey (Tyson), who meet on the porch of their nursing home and strike up a friendship as Weller teaches Fonsia how to play gin rummy. As they play, they share stories about the lives they led in the outside world. But when Fonsia wins every hand, Weller becomes increasingly frustrated. Soon, their gin games and conversations become a battleground, with each player exposing the other’s failures, disappointments and insecurities.

The production will play a limited engagement through January 10, 2016.