Adrien Brody Receives Sardi’s Portrait for Broadway Debut in The Fear of 13

Overview

• Adrien Brody was honored with a Sardi’s portrait in New York to celebrate his debut in Lindsey Ferrentino’s The Fear of 13.
• The play is running at the James Earl Jones Theatre with Tessa Thompson co-leading in her first Broadway role.
• The drama tells Nick Yarris’s real story of more than two decades on death row for a murder he says he did not commit.
• Brody says he prepared closely with Yarris, who often watches from the balcony during performances.
• The production, directed by David Cromer, followed a 2024 London premiere and drew a visit from Robert De Niro.