He is newly discarded, separated from the wife we only hear about in a sideways kind of way. Parks’ Lincoln, the older of the two, finds himself colliding with and crashing on his younger brother’s recliner, in need but without a lot of faith in the future. It’s a conflict in the making, unraveling a replay for us all to see, in close quarters without any support from the outside world. Their names send forth a message, both captivating and telling, that plays out a history intensely before our very eyes. Filled with energy and insight, the Broadway revival, directed with a serious intent by Kenny Leon (Broadway’s American Son), unleashes the difficult troubling existence of two brothers, fascinatingly (and cruelly) named Lincoln, solidly portrayed by Corey Hawkins (Broadway’s Six Degrees of Separation) and Booth, captivating played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (HBO’s “ Watchmen“ “ The Greatest Showman“). The play feels as ripe with meaning as it must have felt some twenty years ago when it first hit the stage at the Public Theater. In his subsequent review of the Broadway engagement, TheaterMania’s David Finkle expressed similar sentiments, describing Topdog as “entertaining but ultimately insubstantial” and adding that “if it weren’t for the performances of Jeffrey Wright and Mos Def, Topdog/Underdog would be slight indeed.Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog. In their review of the Public Theater’s original production (starring Wright and Don Cheadle as the rival brothers), TheaterMania reviewers Barbara & Scott Siegel wrote: “Everything about Topdog/Underdog…is first rate–except the play,” going on to cite the two leads as the show’s greatest assets. But Topdog‘s representatives have since made the formal announcement that the show will, indeed, close on August 11.
Tickets had previously been on sale through September 1, causing speculation that the two-hander would replace its existing cast (Jeffrey Wright and Mos Def) and that the closing would be delayed further. There’s only four more weeks left–or 28 dog weeks–for you to catch Topdog/Underdog, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, which began its Broadway run at the Ambassador Theatre on April 7.Ī transfer from the Public Theater, the production was originally scheduled for a limited run ending July 28 but recently extended its closing date to August 11 due to “popular demand”, according to a recent press release.
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