PROOF takes Booth Theatre; Jin Ha Joins Cast, Kara Young replaces Samira Wiley (updated)- Page 2

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 12:56pm

Forgive me, I thought Kara was taking over as Catherine!!

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 12:57pm

Updated On: 3/17/26 at 12:57 PM

[Sauja]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 1:04pm

Wishing Wiley well. She was terrific when I saw her in Intimate Apparel at the Donmar Warehouse. 

 

But obviously, we're going to be in incredible hands. It's pretty incredible how consistent Young's appearances on Broadway have become. And she's been amazing in every show.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 1:10pm

"Should we expect Kara Young to receive a Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination for the fifth year in a row? Or even a third consecutive win?"

This was my very first thought. The nomination streak can now continue!

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 2:05pm

TotallyEffed said: "(My bad, I was mistaken and thought she was replacing in the lead role)"

If only.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 2:10pm

WiCkEDrOcKS said: "TotallyEffed said: "(My bad, I was mistaken and thought she was replacing in the lead role)"

If only."

 

I guess I just assumed. She'd be great.

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 3:54pm

I’m still basking in the news. I was looking forward to Samira - I loved her in The Laramie Project and in Blues for an Alabama Sky on NT@Home.

However, this to me feels like when Gwen Verdon took a leave from Chicago and they brought in Liza Minnelli as a replacement. 

[Falsettolands]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 4:12pm

Unlikely she would win in this role, but we should expect another nomination for Young!

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 4:20pm

Falsettolands said: "Unlikely she would win in this role, but we should expect another nomination for Young!"

It's a tough category this year with Metcalf in Salesman and Squibb/Nixon in Marjorie Prime (to name a few)

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 5:15pm

First preview extreme side Orch are now $99 ($114 with fees)

[mufish]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 8:28pm

Just posting something I overheard at a show this past weekend - two people behind me were chatting before the show, and one of them mentioned they had been approached about investing in Proof. They told their companion that according to the documents they saw, the production needs to have an average ticket price of $187 for the entirety of the run in order to break even. There wasn't any mention of a built in extension, which I assume would maybe slightly reduce that average (probably not by much, given the Cheadle of it all). In any case, seems like there's no way this recoups, right? Not even DanRad pulled a number like that last week!

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 8:37pm

The star power in this feels comparable to DOG DAY. Meaning, a level or two below last season's GN&GL and GLENGARRY and OTHELLO. Doesn't mean it can't succeed, but it will probably need really good reviews to help sales take off.

[Kad]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 9:39pm

mufish said: "Just posting something I overheard at a show this past weekend - two people behind me were chatting before the show, and one of them mentioned they had been approached about investing in Proof. They told their companion that according to the documents they saw, the production needs to have an average ticket price of $187 for the entirety of the run in order to break even. There wasn't any mention of a built in extension, which I assume would maybe slightly reduce that average (probably not by much, given the Cheadle of it all). In any case, seems like there's no way this recoups, right? Not even DanRad pulled a number like that last week!"

And that's kind of the issue with these celebrity-driven limited runs. Unless you've got absolute god-tier celebrity casting (ie- Denzel and Gyllenhaal) that can command obscene ticket prices, the best most of these productions can hope for is to recoup and maybe win a Tony (and these productions seldom seem to win best production awards, which means producers don't even get their trophy). But they're not going to be actually profitable. At some point, investors are going to want more than to break even. 

Updated On: 3/17/26 at 09:39 PM

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 3/18/26 at 1:08am

just a reminder that the BOOTH has standing room and likely will be selling these from first preview or after opening

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/18/26 at 8:44am

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "just a reminder that the BOOTH has standing room and likely will be selling these from first preview or after opening"

In my experience, standing room doesn’t usually come into play until after a show is frozen because the space is usually used by creatives. Based on a cursory glance of the seating maps right now, they aren’t even close to selling out, which puts SRO spots out of reach for those looking for a bargain.