Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle made their long-awaited Broadway debut earlier this year, starring in Proof on Broadway. With Edebiri’s filmography of The Bear, Bottoms, Opus, Abbott Elementary and After the Hunt, along with Cheadle’s filmography, which includes Iron Man 2 and 3, several Marvel films, Ocean’s Twelve and many more films, it’s no wonder the two were considered for this Broadway production.
Proof on Broadway officially opened on April 16 at Booth Theatre in New York, with previews beginning March 31. Since its opening, the Broadway production has seen the likes of the Obama family, Kerry Washington, Tyriq Withers, Whoopi Goldberg and many more stars and theatre fans. In fact, the production was so popular that Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle appeared on Michelle Obama’s podcast, along with CBS Sunday Morning, Playbill, the Today Show, Late Night With Seth Meyers and more. The production will take its final bow on Sunday, July 19, with the last show starting at 3:00.
Written by Pulitzer Prize and Tony-Award winning David Auburn and directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail, Proof follows a brilliant young woman named Catherine, who spent years caring for her father, a groundbreaking mathematician who struggled with mental illness. Following his death, Catherine must prove that she authored a groundbreaking mathematical proof in the midst of family drama, romance and mental health struggles.
With production nearing its end, Edebiri spoke with Deadline about the toll of taking on a character like Catherine. “I had to finish a show and then sit with myself and let my body really intake all of this physical information. Each show is so different because who is in the space and sharing space with us and giving us energy is so different. It’s like, ‘Oh, the body keeps the score,” she said.
In a panel discussion, Cheadle spoke about taking on the role of Robert. “It’s rare that we step back and really can just see someone and challenge our own sort of preconceptions about what that person is supposed to be and actually see what they are. And give people the grace that you hope that you would receive ... not be misunderstood, not be unseen, not be overlooked,” he said.
With themes of mental health, academics, gender, wealth and more, Edebiri speaks about what it’s like working with Cheadle for The New York Times. “Working together has been even cooler than we imagined. Even in that first reading, I was like, ‘Oh, why do I feel like we know each other or something?’”
Tickets are still available for Proof on Broadway shows for tonight, tomorrow and Sunday before the production ends. Grab them at proofbroadway.com.
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