TONY AWARD WINNER ADRIENNE WARREN JOINS THE CAST OF “PROOF” ON BROADWAY STARTING JUNE 30
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
TONY AWARD® WINNER
ADRIENNE WARREN
TO JOIN AYO EDEBIRI, DON CHEADLE, AND JIN HA
IN THE CAST OF THE FIRST EVER BROADWAY REVIVAL OF
“PROOF”
THE TONY AWARD AND PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAY
WRITTEN BY DAVID AUBURN
ON TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH
DIRECTED BY TONY AWARD WINNER THOMAS KAIL
STRICTLY LIMITED ENGAGEMENT THROUGH JULY 19
AT BROADWAY’S BOOTH THEATRE
HEADSHOT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE
WWW.PROOFBROADWAY.COM
New York, NY (May 7, 2026) –Tony Award® winner Adrienne Warren will join the cast of the first ever Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize®-winning play Proof directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail, on Tuesday, June 30th at The Booth Theatre.
Warren will play ‘Claire,’ joining Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe Award® winner Ayo Edebiri, Academy Award® nominee, two-time Golden Globe Award winner, and 11-time Emmy Award nominee Don Cheadle, and Grammy Award® nominee Jin Ha in the strictly limited 16-week engagement playing through July 19 at Broadway’s Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street).
Due to her previously announced commitment to The Whoopi Monologues at Lincoln Center Theater, two-Time Tony Award winner Kara Young will depart the production on Sunday, June 28.
Warren was most recently seen onstage in the New York City Center Encores! staging of Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party, for which she is presently nominated for a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. Last year, she appeared as ‘Cathy’ in the revival of The Last Five Years alongside Nick Jonas. Warren will appear in the upcoming indie film Shadow Dance. In 2021, Warren won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for portraying ‘Tina’ in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.
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.
The creative team for Proof includes Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Kris Bowers (original music), Teresa L. Williams (scenic design), Tony Award winner Dede Ayite (costume design), Amanda Zieve (lighting design), Obie Award® winner Justin Ellington and Connor Wang (sound design), Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Mia Neal (hair & wig design), Daniel Swee, CSA (casting director), and Sara Gammage (production stage manager). Baseline Theatrical serves as general manager for the production.
Tickets for Proof are on sale at telecharge.com/proof-tickets, by calling 212 239 6200, at the Booth Theatre box office, or at proofbroadway.com.
Proof had its world premiere Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2000, becoming a sold-out smash and immediately transferred to Broadway where it received six Tony Award nominations and won three including Best Play and the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play has been widely produced all over the country and internationally has received productions in London, Manila, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo, and others. Proof was adapted by Auburn into a feature film that was released by Miramax Films in 2005.
Proof is produced by Mike Bosner and Thomas Kail.
BIOGRAPHY
Adrienne Warren’s (Claire) talent as a singer, actress, and dancer has established her as a dynamic triple threat.
Warren is perhaps most well known for her Tony Award-winning performance as ‘Tina Turner’ in Broadway’s Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Warren originated the role in numerous workshops of the show, working together with Tina Turner herself to embody the titular role. Warren transferred the role to Broadway following the 2018 West End production, for which she earned 2019 Olivier, Evening Standard, and Joe Allen Award nominations.
Warren’s performance in the Broadway run has been heralded as “extraordinary” (The Hollywood Reporter), “electrifying” (Rolling Stone) and “star-making” (The New York Times). In addition to the Tony Award, she also received a Chita Rivera nomination and the Drama Desk, Antonyo, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her iconic performance.
Warren previously earned Tony and Chita Rivera Award nominations for her performance as ‘Gertrude Saunders/Florence Mills’ in the Broadway production of Shuffle Along opposite Audra McDonald. Warren made her Broadway debut in 2012’s Bring It On: The Musical and previously appeared onstage in The Wiz (Encores! City Center) and Dreamgirls (The Apollo; NAACP Theatre Award nomination).
She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2017 with the New York Pops and continues to perform around the world. In 2023, she was featured on PBS’s annual “A Capitol Fourth” performing an electrifying tribute to the late Tina Turner.
Warren can currently be seen on Season 2 of the Netflix series “The Diplomat” and in the films Rustin with Colman Domingo, and in The Woman King with Viola Davis. She starred as ‘Benny’ in Hulu’s “Black Cake,” based on the best-selling book and as ‘Mamie Till-Mobley,’ in “Women of the Movement,” a limited series for ABC. Other television and film credits include Paws & Fury: The Legend of Hank, “Helpsters”, “Quantico,” “Black Box,” “Blue Bloods,” and “Orange is the New Black.” Warren’s voice can also be heard as the iconic spokesperson for Maybelline Cosmetics.
Warren is a co-founder of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC), which unites artists, experts, students, and community leaders to use storytelling and artistry to combat systemic racism. BAC received a special Tony Award in 2021.
Last season, Adrienne starred in a limited run on Broadway of The Last Five Years with Nick Jonas. Most recently, she starred in The Wild Party as part of City Center Encores!, earning a Drama League nomination for her performance.
She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and the Governor’s School for the Arts in Norfolk, Virginia.
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