Broadway’s “Proof”: Critics Weigh In with Insights
Reviews are arriving for the Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Proof. The production officially opened at the Booth Theatre on April 16.
Previews began March 31. The revival runs as a strictly limited 16-week engagement.
Production details
Thomas Kail, a Tony winner, directs the new staging. Mike Bosner co-produces with Kail.
The Booth Theatre hosts the revival. Baseline Theatrical serves as general manager for the production.
Casting and creative team
The revival stars Ayo Edebiri as Catherine and Don Cheadle as Robert. Jin Ha plays Hal, and Kara Young appears as Claire.
Kail’s creative collaborators include composer Kris Bowers. Scenic design is by Teresa L. Williams, and Dede Ayite handles costumes.
Amanda Zieve designs the lighting. Sound designers are Justin Ellington and Connor Wang. Mia Neal is hair and wig designer.
Daniel Swee is casting director, and Sara Gammage is the production stage manager.
About the play
Proof follows the daughter of a recently deceased mathematician. She must prove the authorship of a landmark mathematical proof found in his papers.
The story examines genius and mental illness while exploring family bonds and intellectual legacy.
Critical response
Critics have weighed in, offering fresh insights on Broadway’s Proof. Reviews span major national and international outlets.
- 1 Minute Critic — Matthew Wexler
- Chicago Tribune — Chris Jones *
- Cititour — Brian Lipton
- Culture Sauce — Thom Geier
- Entertainment Weekly — Emlyn Travis
- Deadline — Greg Evans
- The Guardian — Richard Lawson
- Lighting and Sound America — David Barbour
- New York Magazine / Vulture — Sara Holdren *
- New York Post — Johnny Oleksinski
- New York Stage Review — Steven Suskin, Roma Torre
- New York Theater — Jonathan Mandell
- New York Theatre Guide — Joe Dziemianowicz
- The New York Times — Helen Shaw *
- TheaterMania — David Gordon
- TimeOut — Adam Feldman
- Variety — Aramide Tinubu
- The Wall Street Journal — Charles Isherwood *
- The Wrap — Robert Hofler *
Items marked with an asterisk may require a free account or paid subscription. Filmogaz.com will continue to update this list as more reviews arrive.
Legacy and past productions
Proof premiered Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2000. Its initial run sold out and led to a Broadway transfer.
The play won three Tony Awards, including Best Play. It closed January 5, 2003, after 917 performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
Proof received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2001. A 2005 film adaptation starred Anthony Hopkins and Gwyneth Paltrow.
