Tony Award Winner Kara Young Joins Cast of PROOF On Broadway
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Kara Young back on Broadway! The two-time Tony Award winner is joining the cast of Proof on Broadway, directed by Thomas Kail. She joins Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle, and Jin Ha in the limited 16-week engagement. Proof begins performances at the Booth Theatre on March 31, with official opening set for April 16.
Young will be playing the role of Claire in the production. Samira Wiley, who was previously announced to play the role, is withdrawing from the production due to a treatable medical condition that calls for her full attention. Wiley has the production’s full support and well wishes.
Young was most recently seen Off-Broadway in Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries. Last year, she made Broadway history by being the first Black performer to win two consecutive Tony Awards for Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Purpose in 2025 and Ossie Davis’ Purlie Victorious in 2024. This year, Young will also star in the film adaptation of Alesha Harris’ Is God Is and appear in Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters which also features her Proof co-star Cheadle.
Proof features original music by Academy and Emmy Award winner Kris Bowers, scenic design by Teresa L. Williams, costume design by Tony Award winner Dede Ayite, lighting design by Amanda Zieve, sound design by Justin Ellington and Conor Wang, hair and wig design by Academy and Emmy Award winner Mia Neal, and casting by Daniel Swee. The production’s stage manager is Sara Gammage, and Baseline Theatrical is the general manager.
The first Broadway revival of the play tells the story of Catherine, played by Edebiri, the brilliant but restless daughter of renowned mathematics professor Robert (played by Cheadle). She 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.
Proof begins performances at the Booth Theatre on West 45th Street in New York City on March 31 for strictly limited 16-week engagement. For tickets and more information, visit here.
