'The Fear of 13,' with Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson, to end Broadway run early

Originally set to run at the James Earl Jones Theatre in mid-July, Lindsey Ferrentino's drama will now play its final performance at the end of the month.

Summary

• The Fear of 13 will close on Broadway on June 28
• The play was originally set to run through July 12
• Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson make their Broadway debuts in the show
• The play tells the true story of wrongfully convicted death row inmate Nick Yarris and his exoneration after over 20 years

The Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson-led play The Fear of 13 on Broadway will end its Broadway engagement two weeks earlier than planned. Originally set to run at the James Earl Jones Theatre through July 12, it will now play its final performance June 28, per listings on the show's website and primary ticketing platforms.

The Fear of 13 stars Brody as Nick Yarris, a real-life writer who spent over 20 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Thompson plays Jacki, a prison volunteer who developed a relationship with Nick and played a pivotal role in his historic exoneration by DNA evidence.

Lindsey Ferrentino's play is adapted from Yarris's memoir and David Sington's documentary of the same name. David Cromer directs the Broadway production, which transferred from an acclaimed London premiere also starring Brody. Both he and Thompson make their Broadway debuts with the show.

The Broadway cast also includes Jeb Kreager as Man 2, Victor Cruz as Man 3, Tony Award nominee Ephraim Sykes as Man 4, Michael Cavinder as Man 5, Eddie Cooper as Man 6, and Joel Marsh Garland as Guard.

Learn more about The Fear of 13 on Broadway.

Photo credit: Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson in The Fear of 13 on Broadway. (Photos by Emilio Madrid)