Proof

Name: Proof
Start: 2026-06-25T23:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-25T23:00:00.000Z
Location: Booth Theatre, Theater District, Manhattan

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Two screen stars you'd never expect on a Broadway stage — The Bear's Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle — carry David Auburn's Pulitzer winner about genius, grief and a notebook that may hold a revolutionary mathematical proof. Thomas Kail directs, and Kara Young, fresh off consecutive Tony wins, plays the sister. The run closes in under two weeks, and Broadway debuts of this wattage almost never get extensions.

What to expect

An intimate four-actor drama in one of Broadway's smallest houses — the Booth seats under 800, so every seat is close. The play runs 2 hours 15 minutes with one intermission and moves between sharp comedy and raw grief as the authorship debate tightens.

Good to know

The Booth Theatre is at 222 W 45th St — take the N/Q/R/W or 1/2/3 to Times Sq–42nd St
The run is in its final stretch and star-driven demand is high; weekday performances have the best availability
Kara Young and Jin Ha round out the four-person cast
Run time is about 2 hours 15 minutes with one intermission
The Booth is a small house — even rear mezzanine seats feel close
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Common questions

How long is Proof running?

The limited-run revival at the Booth Theatre ends July 19 — this is one of its final two weeks.

Is this Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle's first Broadway show?

Yes — both make their Broadway debuts in this production, directed by Hamilton's Thomas Kail.

What is Proof about?

Catherine, daughter of a brilliant late mathematician, must defend the authorship of a groundbreaking proof found in his notebooks — and confront how much of his genius, and instability, she inherited.

What to expect

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