Chu’s feature film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights.” He is perhaps best known for portraying Dr. Recently, Hawkins appeared in Joel Coen’s movie “The Tragedy of Macbeth” opposite Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, and appeared in Jon M. Hawkins was a Tony Award nominee for his 2017 performance in John Guare’s “Six Degrees of Separation.” He made his Broadway debut as Tybalt in David Leveaux’s revival of “Romeo and Juliet” starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad. Her other work includes “Father Comes Home From the Wars” parts one, two and three, and “The Red Letter Plays.” Parks was the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. “And doing the show with Kenny, Yahya and Corey - that’s icing on the gravy, baby!” And, wow, how many writers get to be here for a Broadway revival of their work? I’m grateful and thrilled,” said Parks. “I’m so blessed that ‘Topdog’ is back on Broadway! What a beautiful opportunity to share this work with new audiences. Hawkins and Abdul-Mateen II will assume roles that were played to great acclaim by Don Cheadle and Jeffrey Wright in the Off-Broadway production, and later by Wright and Mos Def when the show transferred to Broadway. Haunted by the past and their obsession with the street con game, three-card Monte, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. It tells the story of two brothers, Lincoln (Hawkins) and Booth (Abdul-Mateen II), names given to them as a joke by their father. The play is a fable, alternately hilarious and moving, and examines the idea of family identity and the ties that bind. Chambers, Marc Platt, Debra Martin Chase and the Shubert Organization. The production is being produced by David Stone, LaChanze, Rashad V. 27 at the John Golden Theatre and will officially open on Oct. The strictly limited, 16-week engagement will begin previews on Sept. Kenny Leon, the Tony Award-winning director of the 2014 revival of “A Raisin in the Sun” and 2020’s “A Soldier’s Story,” will direct “Topdog/Underdog.”
The revival is timed to the 20th anniversary of Suzan-Lori Parks’ play, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama when it debuted.
“ Topdog/Underdog” will return to Broadway this fall with Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II appearing in the two lead roles.
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