Production PhotosGet a First Look at the Broadway Revival of Topdog/Underdog
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins star in the Suzan-Lori Parks Pulitzer-winning play.
By
Michael Wiltbank
October 12, 2022
The Broadway revival of Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks began previews September 27 at the Golden Theatre. The limited engagement officially opens October 20 and will run through January 15, 2023. Get a first look at the production below.
Helmed by Tony winner Kenny Leon, Topdog/Underdog stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (in his Broadway debut) and Tony nominee Corey Hawkins (Six Degrees of Separation, Romeo & Juliet) in the story of sibling rivalry and brotherly love centering on two brothers named Lincoln and Booth by their father as a joke.
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