Topdog/Underdog - 2022 Broadway History , Info & More
John Golden Theatre (Broadway)
252 West 45th St. New York, NY
Topdog/Underdog, a darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity, tells the story of two brothers, Lincoln and Booth , names given to them as a joke by their father. 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. Susan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Topdog/Underdog returns to Broadway for its 20th Anniversary production.
Topdog/Underdog - 2022 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Topdog/Underdog
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Lands In the Middle — Review
6 / 10
The two actors have excellent chemistry and are believable in their brotherhood and shared pain. Parks' writing-the way she builds and releases tension; constructs vivid histories out of thin air; broadens the scope of her story without ever losing sight of the people onstage-is still excellent; that won't change. But a production of Topdog/Underdog should feel like American mythology, something worthy of the text's well-earned Lincoln/Booth-Cain/Abel comparisons. The dramatic drapery Maldonado places around the studio apartment suggest something bigger, a grand veil of theatricality covering a national schism. Much of the production, however, only gets at the world's best-looking arcade exhibit.
Topdog/Underdog Broadway Review
7 / 10
A key to appreciating 'Topdog/Underdog' is understanding that it was never really here and now. The play is less a literal depiction of two down-and-out Black brothers than a smart, dark, often funny allegory, with subtle allusions to the Bible (Cain and Abel) and less subtle similarities to classic Theater of the Absurd. There is little linear story here but daily life shot through with layer after layer of metaphor.
BUY Topdog/Underdog - 2022 - Broadway MERCH & SOUVENIERS
Category
Topdog/Underdog History
Other Productions of Topdog/Underdog
| 2022 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
Topdog/Underdog - 2022 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Yahya Abdul-Mateeh II |
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Corey Hawkins |
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Kenny Leon |
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Topdog/Underdog |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Dede Ayite |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Kenny Leon |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play | Corey Hawkins |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Topdog/Underdog |
| 2023 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Awards | Yahya Abdul-Mateen II |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Yaha Abdul-Mateen II |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Corey Hawkins |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Topdog/Underdog |
Videos





