Topdog/Underdog on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed

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Topdog/Underdog Summary

  • Show Status: Closed
  • Genre: Play
  • Topdog/Underdog is 2 hours and 20 minutes long, including an intermission of 15 minutes
  • 8 Shows per week
  • Previews Began: September 27, 2022
  • Show Opened : October 20, 2022
  • Show Closed: January 15, 2023

Haunted by the past and their obsession with a street con-game of three-card monte, two brothers come to learn the true nature of their past.

What's Topdog/Underdog Like?

The brothers Lincoln and Booth are center-stage in this darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity. It tells the story of the two brothers, Lincoln and Booth, names given to them as a joke by their father.

Obsession With Three Card Monte

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.As the men struggle to make ends meet and figure out what they're going to do with their lives, their tense relationship begins to crumble after Lincoln loses his job and returns to hustling cards.

When he challenges Booth to take him on in a game three-card monte, the contest creates a volcanic atmosphere of rage, envy, and despair as the brothers spiral toward an act of violence that will destroy their fraternal ties forever.

Is Topdog/Underdog Good for Kids?

The show is not appropriate for children under 16 years old.

Topdog/Underdog on Broadway Background

Suzan-Lori Parks’ 2001 Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, Topdog/Underdog returned to Broadway for a 20th Anniversary Production.

The 2022 production is now directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon and stars Tony Award-nominee Corey Hawkins and Emmy Award-winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen.

Theatre Information

John Golden Theatre

252 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10019
Seats: 804
Entrance: 45th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues
Theatre Information

John Golden Theatre Seating Chart

Topdog/Underdog Marquee

Topdog/Underdog Marquee

Cast Members

Lincoln
Corey Hawkins
Booth
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Producers

David Stone

LaChanze

Rashad V. Chambers

Marc Platt

Debra Martin Chase

The Evil Shubert Organization

Production Credits

Director
Kenny Leon
Scenic Design
Arnulfo Maldonado
Costume Design
Dede Ayite,
Lighting Design
Allen Lee Hughes
Sound Design
Justin Ellington

Creative Team

Writer
Suzan-Lori Parks