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Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle make their long-awaited Broadway debuts in David Auburn’s Pulitzer and Tony Award winning play.

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Critics’ Reviews (3)

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Variety

"A scintillating play that continues to resonate."

Variety

Aramide Tinubu

Entertainment Weekly

"Don Cheadle's portrayal is filled with sparks of genius."

Entertainment Weekly

Emlyn Travis

Deadline

"Ayo Edebiri is a revelation in a transfixing Broadway debut."

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Helen Shaw

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Strong Cast, Great Play-An Off Night or Weak Directing?
"A great play with an amazing cast--and yet. I'm not sure what was going on but the cast were just not in sync. Cheadle and Jin Ha were in the same play--their performances were connected and grounded in the story. Edebiri's performance was all there for the most part but just with a strange time delay--her pauses were so long that at times I feared she might have gone up on her lines. Kara Young brought much needed energy to the play, but at times she seemed to be in a sit-com version of the play. I know these are VERY capable actors, so I have to assume the director either didn't do his job or tried to take the cast off in a strange direction or that perhaps maybe after the departure of Samira Wiley in March, the cast never regained its footing, but that seems doubtful after this much time. Also, the mezzanine temperature was arctic with the AC blowing down our necks off and on throughout the play, which made it very hard to stay absorbed in the story. So, I'm blaming this on the director and the building engineer. I really wanted to like this play. I love this cast. I spent some dough on a train and a hotel, so I was excited about it. I guess they can't all be winners. "
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Martha H from Chatham on Jun 12, 2026

About Proof

In Proof, Catherine, the brilliant but restless daughter of renowned mathematics professor Robert, 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.

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