The new revival comes to Broadway from producers David Stone, LaChanze, Rashad V. 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. 'I’m so blessed that Topdog is back on Broadway!,' says Parks in a statement. 'What a beautiful opportunity to share this work with new audiences. It transferred to Broadway the following year with Wright reprising his Off-Broadway performance opposite rap artist Mos Def. The production received two 2002 Tony nominations, including Best Play, and won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, making Parks the first Black woman to win the honor. The Broadway cast also brought the work to London's Royal Court Theatre in 2003. Wolfe and starring Don Cheadle and Jeffrey Wright. The work made its world premiere Off-Broadway at The Public Theater in 2001 with a production directed by George C. Haunted by the past and their obsession with three-card monte, the brothers come to learn the true nature of their history. Topdog/Underdog follows brothers Lincoln (Hawkins) and Booth (Abdul-Mateen II), named by their father as a joke. The new production will begin its 16-week limited engagement September 27 at the John Golden Theatre with opening night set for October 20. Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer-winning Topdog/Underdog will return to Broadway for its 20th anniversary in a new production directed by Tony winner Kenny Leon and starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, in his Broadway debut, and Corey Hawkins.

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