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Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle has appeared in more than 100 films and TV shows. But it had been a quarter-century since he appeared on stage in the Off-Broadway hit “Topdog/Underdog,” until he made his Broadway debut this spring in a revival of “Proof.” In this web exclusive, he talks with Tracy Smith about the lessons of his parents; catching the “theater bug” as a child; the “hamster wheel”…

In this web exclusive, actors Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) and Don Cheadle (“Hotel Rwanda”) talk with Tracy Smith about making their Broadway debuts in the revival of “Proof.” They also discuss their love of live theater, and the early roles that inspired their passion for acting. Source link

They’re larger-than-life, and somehow on stage they still are. In “Proof” David Auburn’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Don Cheadle plays a mathematical genius with mental health issues; Ayo Edebiri plays his daughter, with issues of her own. This is the first time they’ve ever worked together. Edebiri said she was “very happy” when she was presented with the prospect of working with…