About the Show

Pulitzer-winning PROOF returns to Broadway—where genius and madness blur beyond measure.

PROOF is centered on Catherine, the brilliant yet unsettled daughter of the renowned, recently deceased mathematics professor, Robert. Catherine's world is thrown into disarray when a notebook containing a major, revelatory mathematical proof is discovered following her father's death. As a conflict arises over the genuine authorship of the work, Catherine is forced to navigate complex questions regarding the weight of her family's legacy and the personal price required to establish her own credibility.

This landmark revival of David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award–winning play marks the long-awaited Broadway debuts of Emmy Award winner Ayo Edebiri and Golden Globe winner Don Cheadle. Edebiri (whose credits include The Bear) plays the role of Catherine, and Cheadle (known for Hotel Rwanda and the Ocean's film series) plays her father, Robert.

The production is directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail (known for directing Hamilton and In the Heights). This is the play's first return to Broadway since its original run, bringing the haunting narrative about brilliance, inheritance, and the nature of belief back to the stage.

Critic Reviews (14)

"A theatrical revival can be a welcome visit to an earlier time, or a chance to re-evaluate both a piece of art and a paradigm. "
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"It’s altogether a pleasure to watch the play unfold, as it makes room for hope."
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"Auburn's play doesn't need flawless staging to work. A great production can lift it to a higher level, but the clever design of the show makes it largely director-proof."
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"Proof may yet add up to something, but it's going to need more than a single-actor jolt of this kind of energy. It's going to need a little more genius."
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"It's a lovely play, brought thrillingly back to life."
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"'Proof' remains a scintillating play. Its questions about hereditary mental illness, the truth, and who can be labeled a genius — especially with a Black woman at the center — continue to resonate."
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"Yes, the show about mathematicians has its problems — Kail’s shrugging direction, such as it is, being the biggest. And yet Auburn’s ironclad script alone remains exceedingly enjoyable"
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"Proof may not have the solutions to all of the problems that it presents, but it's safe to say they're in safe hands courtesy of its solid cast."
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