"THE FEAR OF 13" CELEBRATES FIRST PERFORMANCE - PHOTOS AVAILABLE NOW

“THE FEAR OF 13” CELEBRATES FIRST PERFORMANCE – PHOTOS AVAILABLE NOW

by DKC/O&M, March 20, 2026

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

“THE FEAR OF 13”
A NEW PLAY BY
LINDSEY FERRENTINO

BEGAN PERFORMANCES LAST NIGHT
WITH SOLD OUT FIRST PREVIEW
AT THE JAMES EARL JONES THEATRE
ON BROADWAY

STARRING
TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD^® WINNER
ADRIEN BRODY
WITH
GOLDEN GLOBE^® NOMINEE
TESSA THOMPSON
IN THEIR BROADWAY DEBUTS

DIRECTED BY
TONY AWARD^® WINNER
DAVID CROMER

FIRST PRODUCTION PHOTOS AVAILABLE

Photos by Emilio Madrid.

To download production photos, please click here.
To download first preview photos, please click here.
To download curtain call video, please click here.

New York, NY (March 20, 2026) – Producers Seaview, Wessex Grove, and Gavin Kalin Productions today released the first production photos from Lindsey Ferrentino’s new play, The Fear of 13, starring two-time Academy Award^® winner Adrien Brody and Golden Globe^® Award nominee Tessa Thompson to celebrate its sold out first performance on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre (138 West 48th Street), last night, Thursday, March 19. Last night’s performance marks Broadway debuts for both Mr. Brody and Ms. Thompson. Opening night is set for Wednesday, April 15.

Brody and Thompson will be joined by Tony Award^® nominee Ephraim Sykes (Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations), Michael Cavinder (Annie at the Hollywood Bowl), Eddie Cooper (Dead Outlaw), Victor Cruz (“Blue Bloods”), Eboni Flowers (Eureka Day), Joel Marsh Garland (“Orange Is the New Black”), Jared Wayne Gladly (Aladdin), Joe Joseph (English), Jeb Kreager (“Mare of Easttown”), and Ben Thompson (Waitress).

For tickets, please visit www.thefearof13broadway.com or call telecharge at 212.239.6200.

The Fear of 13 tells the extraordinary true story of Nick Yarris, who spends more than two decades on death row for a murder he insists he did not commit. Through a series of prison visits with a volunteer named Jacki, Nick traces a life shaped by impulse and consequence. As Nick and Jacki’s conversations deepen, the line between witness and participant blurs, forcing both to confront what justice demands, what belief requires, and the perilous distance between true freedom and the illusion of self determination. By turns devastating, darkly funny, and life-affirming, The Fear of 13 is a powerful exploration of truth and trust, conscience and connection.

The Fear of 13 had its world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse. Original production directed by Justin Martin.

The creative team includes Arnulfo Maldonado (scenic design), Sarah Laux (costume design), Heather Gilbert (lighting design), Lee Kinney (sound design), Rob Pickens & Katie Gell (hair, wig, & makeup design), Bryan Carter (music supervisor and arranger), Gigi Buffington (voice, text and dialect coach), Rocio Mendez & Dave Anzuelo (fight and intimacy director), Neal Gupta (associate director), Nick Yarris (story consultant), Caparelliotis Casting (casting), Juniper Street Productions (production management), Richard Hodge (production stage manager), James Viggiano (company manager), and 101 Productions, LTD. (general management).

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Every day is opening night.

“THE FEAR OF 13” CELEBRATES FIRST PERFORMANCE – PHOTOS AVAILABLE NOW