Overview
- Previews begin March 30 with an April 25 opening and a run through July 12 at Broadway's Barrymore Theatre.
- Taraji P. Henson plays Bertha Holly opposite Cedric the Entertainer as Seth Holly, with Joshua Boone as Herald Loomis and Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Bynum Walker.
- New rehearsal images have been released as Debbie Allen directs the production.
- The creative team features costume designer Paul Tazewell, scenic designer David Gallo, lighting designers Stacey Derosier and Justin Ellington, and hairstylist Mia Neal.
- Henson makes her Broadway debut, and Cedric the Entertainer returns to the stage after his 2008 debut; a previously announced Netflix adaptation remains without new details.