Opening Night PhotosGo Inside Opening Night of A Soldier's Play on BroadwayKenny Leon directs the Pulitzer Prize–winning drama, which opened January 21 at the American Airlines Theatre.
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Nathan Skethway
January 22, 2020
Jared Grimes, Nnamdi Asomugha, Rob Demery, Blair Underwood, David Alan Grier, Jerry O'Connell, and Cast
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Roundabout Theatre Company celebrated the official opening of A Soldier's Play, Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize–winning drama, on Broadway January 21. Directed by Tony winner Kenny Leon at the American Airline Theatres, the revival stars Tony nominee David Alan Grier and Broadway alum Blair Underwood.
The cast also features Nnamdi Asomugha, Jerry O'Connell, McKinley Belcher III, Rob Demery, Jared Grimes, Billy Eugene Jones, Nate Mann, Warner Miller, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Lee Aaron Rosen.
A Soldier's Play follows an officer's race against his white leadership to unravel the crime of a black sergeant's murder. Set in 1944, the play is seen on Broadway for the first time.
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David Alan Grier, Nnamdi Asomugha, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Blair Underwood
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Jared Grimes, Nnamdi Asomugha, Rob Demery, Blair Underwood, David Alan Grier, Jerry O'Connell, and Cast
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Nnamdi Asomugha, Rob Demery, Blair Underwood, David Alan Grier, Jerry O'Connell, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Kenny Leon
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Blair Underwood, Charles Fuller, David Alan Grier, Kenny Leon, and Cast
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Jerry O'Connell, David Alan Grier, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Blair Underwood
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Lee Aaron Rosen and Nate Mann
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Warner Miller, Jerry O'Connell, McKinley Belcher III, Rob Demery, Kenny Leon, David Alan Grier, Jared Grimes, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Blair Underwood
A Soldier’s Play features set design by Derek McLane, costume design by Dede Ayite, lighting design by Allen Lee Hughes, and sound design by Dan Moses Schreier. Performances began December 27, 2019.
The Great Performances broadcast features interviews with Tony winners Patti LuPone, Katrina Lenk, Marianne Elliott, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the late Sondheim.