Proof, David Auburns Pulitzer and Tony-award winning play, has been revived at New York's Booth Theatre. Directed by Tony-winner Thomas Kail and starring Golden Globe winner Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri, Proof follows Catherine who cares for her father Robert, a renowned mathematician. His ex-student, Hal, discovers a ground-breaking proof in Robert's office but the question is posed: who is the real author of this brilliant work? Catherine struggles to solve this, and the most perplexing problem of all: how much of her father's madness or genius has she inherited?

Take a read below to find out what the critics thought of Broadway's new revival.

The Reviews

The New York Times

"Cheadle and Edebiri are both down-to-earth and unshowy in their clear affection for each other, and they're warmly believable as parent and child. Cheadle is laid back to the point of liquidity; he's the only star I've ever seen get entrance applause for lying on a love-seat. Edebiri, though, is in another league. At several points, she manages a crucial stage trick: She can seem to shrink, collapsing inward, while the audience registers an expanding sense of presence. It will serve her beautifully in other roles."

Deadline

"The cast assembled here is easily one of the best on Broadway right now. Edebiri was, frankly, the wild card, an intriguing bit of casting that nonetheless had folks wondering whether her thoughtful, interior-facing style that is so effective on television would translate onto a Broadway stage. It does. Her Catherine is less defined by the quirky, appealing eccentricities of Mary-Louise Parker's performance in the original 2000 Broadway staging, but is girded by a certain angry resignation, fearful of what life might have in store, furious too, yet seething with a will to defy it all."

Entertainment Weekly

"While it may take the production a moment to fully kick into gear, Proof's effective performances from its four-member cast will keep theatergoers engrossed in all of its mathematical complexities and human eccentricities until the very end."

Variety

"Proof remains a scintillating play. Its questions about hereditary mental illness, the truth, and who can be labeled a genius especially with a Black woman at the center continue to resonate. Cheadle, Young, and Ha deliver effortless portrayals. They anchor the story in time and space with dynamic, heartfelt performances. Yet, because Edebiri simply doesn't work as the lead, this revival doesn't quite knock it out of the park."

New York Stage Review

"All of the scenes in the play are so dramatically complete, they could almost stand on their own...and after each one concludes, the audience is moved to applaud. That doesn't happen very often and it's proof of the play's virtuosity. It all adds up to one exceptional piece of theater."

New York Theater

"It's the casting that helps bring "Proof" genuinely up to date. Since the play's original run, we've become more aware real-life pioneers, such as in the the 2016 book and movie "Hidden Figures," based on the true story of the accomplishments made by, and discrimination faced by, Katherine Johnson, a mathematician and two colleagues, all of them Black women, who worked for NASA. It feels worth mentioning that, if there is such a thing as a famous mathematician these days (presently alive, as opposed to, say, Pythagoras or Euclid, or Isaac Newton) it would Terence Tao, a naturalized American citizen born of Chinese immigrant parents in Australia, who is a professor at UCLA."