On Thursday, April 22, RACE stars James Spader, David Alan Grier and Kerry Washington received portraits on the famed Sardi's wall (co-star Richard Thomas has previously been inducted for a prior performance but was on hand to celebrate). BroadwayWorld was there to capture the event.
RACE is the new play by America's foremost playwright, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner David Mamet (Glengarry GLen Ross, Speed-the-Plows, American Buffalo, November), in which three attorneys, two black and one white, are offered a chance to defend a white man charged with a crime against a black woman.
Directed by the playwright, it stars Emmy Award winner James Spader ("Boston legal," Sex, Lies, and Videotape), Tony nominee and television star David Alan Grier ("A Soldier's Story," "In Living Color," "Chocolate News"), Kerry Washington (Ray, Lakeview Terrace) and Richard Thomas ("The Waltons," Democray, Twelve Angry Men).
RACE began performances on Monday, November 16, 2009 and officially opened on Sunday, December 6, 2009. The producers of RACE recently announced that David Mamet's new play has recouped its investment, making it the first new play to recoup on Broadway this season. The play is on sale for its limited run through June 13th at the Barrymore Theatre.
RACE features sets by Santo Loquasto, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and costumes by Tom Broecker.
Tickets can be purchased by visiting telecharge.com or calling 212-239-6200 in the New York area, and 800-432-7250 outside the New York metro area.
RACE is produced by: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, JAM Theatricals, JK Productions, Peggy Hill & Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Scott M. Delman, Terry Allen Kramer/James L. Nederlander, Swinsky Deitch, Bat-Barry Productions, Ronald Frankel, James Fuld Jr., Kathleen K. Johnson, Terry Schnuck, The Weinstein Company, Jay & Cindy Gutterman/Stewart Mercer and Marc Frankel.
For more information, visit www.raceonbroadway.com.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.


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Kerry Washington and Mom

Richard Thomas and Kerry Washington

Richard Thomas and Kerry Washington

Richard Thomas and David Alan Grier

Richard Thomas and David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier and Kerry Washington

James Spader, Kerry Washington and David Alan Grier

Kerry Washington and David Alan Grier

James Spader, Kerry Washington and David Alan Grier

James Spader, Kerry Washington and David Alan Grier

Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier and James Spader

Kerry Washington and David Alan Grier

Kerry Washington and David Alan Grier

Richard Thomas, James Spader, Kerry Washington and David Alan Grier

Richard Thomas, James Spader, Kerry Washington and David Alan Grier

Sardi's Portrait of David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier with Portrait

David Alan Grier with Portrait

David Alan Grier with Portrait

James Spader with Portrait

James Spader with Portrait

David Alan Grier with Portrait

David Alan Grier with Portrait

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James Spader with Portrait

James Spader with Portrait

Kerry Washington with Portrait

Kerry Washington with Portrait

Kerry Washington Signs Portrait

Kerry Washington Signs Portrait

Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier, James Spader and Richard Thomas with Portraits

David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington, James Spader and Richard Thomas with Portraits

Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier, James Spader and Richard Thomas with Portraits

Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier and James Spader with Portraits

Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier and James Spader with Portraits

Sardi's Portrait of Richard Thomas

Sardi's Portrait of Kerry Washington

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Sardi's Portrait of David Alan Grier

Sardi's Portraits of RACE's David Alan Grier, James Spader and Kerry Washington

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