Tony Winner Kara Young Exits ‘Proof’ for Bold New Role—Here’s What’s Next for Broadway’s Rising Queen

TONY WINNER KARA YOUNG TAKES HER FINAL BOW IN BROADWAY’S ‘PROOF’—AND SHE’S NOT SLOWING DOWN Kara Young, the history-making actor who earned back-to-back Tony Awards in 2024 and 2025, is electrifying audiences as Claire in the first Broadway revival of David Auburn’s “Proof,” directed by “Hamilton” helmer Tommy Kail and co-starring Don Cheadle, Ayo Edebiri and Jin Ha. DEPARTURE DATE SET: JUNE 28 Producers confirmed that Young will exit the Booth Theatre production on June 28 to honor a prior commitment with Lincoln Center Theater’s upcoming play “The Whoopi Monologues.” Tony winner Adrienne Warren will assume the role on June 30, marking the second major recast for the hit revival this season. WHY THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR FANS “Proof” opened April 16 and is slated to run only through July 19, meaning theatergoers have six weeks left to see Young’s lauded performance before the handoff. The limited engagement has already sparked sold-out weekends thanks to Young’s star power and the fresh interpretation that centers Black narratives within Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize–winning drama. NEXT UP: ‘IS GOD IS’ HITS THEATERS MAY 15 Young heads straight from center stage to the big screen with the film adaptation of Aleshea Harris’s neo-Western revenge tale “Is God Is,” co-starring Vivica A. Fox and Sterling K. Brown. Early buzz positions the movie as a breakout for Harris’s genre-blending script and another showcase for Young’s fearless range. LEGACY IN THE MAKING From winning consecutive Tonys to redefining “Proof” for a new generation, Kara Young has cemented herself as one of Broadway’s most vital voices. Whether you catch her final performances this month or her fiery film debut next week, 2026 is shaping up to be the year of Kara Young.