Topdog/Underdog

Suzan Lori-Park's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.

Story:

A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity is Suzan-Lori Parks' latest riff on the way we are defined by history. The play tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future.

Playwright
Suzan-Lori Parks

Books

Play Script

CDs

Music from the Original Broadway Production

Merchandise

2023 Tony Awards

Best Revival of a Play
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - Corey Hawkins

2023 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Play
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Distinguished Performance Award - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Distinguished Performance Award - Corey Hawkins

2023 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play - Corey Hawkins
Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Outstanding Director of a Play

2023 Theatre World Awards

Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

2002 Pulitzer Prize Nominations

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

2002 Tony Award Nominations

Best Play
Best Actor In Play - Jeffrey Wright

2002 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding New Play
Outstanding Actor In A Play - Jeffrey Wright

2002 Theatre World Award Nominations

Mos Def

2002 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Director of a Play

2001 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding John Glassner Award - Suzan Lori-Parks
Outstanding Special Achievement Award - Jeffrey Wright
Outstanding Special Achievement Award - Mos Def

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