PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA & MICHELLE OBAMA’S HIGHER GROUND TO CO-PRODUCE THE BROADWAY REVIVAL OF “PROOF” STARRING AYO EDEBIRI & DON CHEADLE
Press Contact for Proof on Broadway:
Rick Miramontez / Aaron Meier / Imani Punch / Elda Kahssay
rick@omdkc.com / aaron@omdkc.com / imani@omdkc.com / elda@omdkc.com
212 695 7400
Press Contact for Higher Ground:
Liz Biber / Anna Bailer
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
HIGHER GROUND
TO CO-PRODUCE THE BROADWAY REVIVAL OF
“PROOF”
STARRING
AYO EDEBIRI
&
DON CHEADLE
New York, NY (March 11, 2026) – Higher Ground, the media company founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, today announced it will serve as a co-producer of the highly anticipated Broadway revival of Proof, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by David Auburn, joining Tony Award-nominated producer Mike Bosner and Tony Award-winning director/producer Thomas Kail (Hamilton).
Proof stars Emmy winner Ayo Edebiri and Golden Globe winner Don Cheadle, both making their Broadway debuts and features Grammy Award? nominee Jin Ha and Emmy Award winner Samira Wiley.
In Proof, Catherine (Edebiri), the brilliant but restless daughter of renowned mathematics professor Robert (Cheadle), 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.
“To bring this landmark play back to Broadway with Ayo, Don, Tommy, and Mike at the helm is an extraordinary privilege, and we couldn’t be more proud to be part of this production. Proof is exactly the kind of story Higher Ground was built to champion,” said President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, the founders of Higher Ground. “A play that asks profound questions about brilliance, doubt, and what we inherit from the people we love most.”
“We’re thrilled to welcome Higher Ground as partners on Proof and to have their creative vision and passion behind this production,” said Mike Bosner and Thomas Kail. “Their impeccable taste in storytelling and community-building makes them ideal collaborators for this revival.”
Higher Ground’s expansion into theater marks the latest milestone for a company that has built an acclaimed multi-platform body of work across film, television, and podcasting. The company has earned three Academy Award nominations (winning the Oscar for American Factory), 12 Emmy nominations (winning six), and three Grammy nominations (winning two), producing celebrated projects like Leave the World Behind, Crip Camp, Rustin, and American Symphony. In podcasting, Higher Ground has built a thriving independent network featuring IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, and Audible Originals including The Wonder of Stevie and Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.
Bosner is the producer of this season’s CATS: The Jellicle Ball, Shucked, the Tony Award-nominated Best Musical that played Broadway, London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, and is starting the second year of its North American Tour. His other producing credits include the Tony, Olivier, and Grammy-winning smash Beautiful – The Carole King Musical with then partners, Paul Blake and SONY ATV Music Publishing, and the 2017 Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close.
Kail’s Broadway directing credits include Sweeney Todd, Hamilton, Freestyle Love Supreme, In the Heights, Lombardi, and Magic/Bird. His Broadway producing credits include Sweeney Todd, Derren Brown: Secret, and Freestyle Love Supreme.
The strictly limited 16-week engagement will play the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street) beginning Tuesday, March 31, 2026, ahead of a Thursday, April 16 opening night.
Tickets are on sale now at www.telecharge.com/proof-tickets, by calling 212 239 6200, or at www.proofbroadway.com.
ABOUT HIGHER GROUND
Higher Ground was founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. From scripted and unscripted television, feature films, and animated series to podcasts and digital series, the company tells widely acclaimed stories across all platforms. Higher Ground has earned 3 Academy Award nominations (winning the Oscar for American Factory), 12 Emmy nominations, and 3 Grammy nominations, producing celebrated projects like Leave the World Behind, Crip Camp, Rustin, and American Symphony. For more information on Higher Ground projects, visit HigherGroundMedia.com.
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