Race
Drama - Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
- First Preview: November 17, 2009
- Opening Date: December 6, 2009
- Closing Date: August 21, 2010
- Previews: 23
- Performances: 297
Playwright: David Mamet
Synopsis
Three lawyers in a firm, two black and one white, discuss whether to defend a white man charged with a crime against a black woman and must confront their own biases in the process.
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Opening Night Cast
| James Spader | Jack Lawson | |
| David Alan Grier | Henry Brown | |
| Kerry Washington | Susan | |
| Richard Thomas | Charles Strickland |
Opening Night Production Credits
| David Mamet | Playwright | |
| David Mamet | Director | |
| Santo Loquasto | Scenic Design | |
| Tom Broecker | Costume Design | |
| Brian MacDevitt | Lighting Design | |
| Richards/Climan, Inc. | General Manager |
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Grosses
| Week Ending | Week # | This Week Gross Potential Gross | Diff $ | Avg Ticket Top Ticket | Seats Sold Seats in Theatre | Perfs (Prev) | % Cap This Week | Diff % Cap |
| Aug. 22, 2010 | 13 | $274,787 $921,568 |
$44,469 | $66.23 $250.00 |
4149 1058 |
8 0 |
49.02% | 6.72% |
| Aug. 15, 2010 | 12 | $230,318 $921,568 |
-$12,002 | $64.33 $250.00 |
3580 1058 |
8 0 |
42.30% | -1.64% |
| Aug. 8, 2010 | 11 | $242,320 $921,568 |
$10,191 | $65.16 $250.00 |
3719 1058 |
8 0 |
43.94% | 1.22% |
| Aug. 1, 2010 | 10 | $232,129 $921,568 |
- | $64.19 $250.00 |
3616 1058 |
8 0 |
42.72% | - |
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Totals |
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| Last 4 Weeks |
$979,554 $3,686,272 |
$64.98 | 15064 33856 |
32 0 |
44.49 % | |||
| Cumulative |
$14,939,910 $36,862,720 |
$74.47 $250.00 |
197595 338560 |
297 23 |
58.36 % | |||






Case Closed: David Mamet's Race Ends Broadway Run Aug. 21
Mamet's Race Will Be Seen Regionally and Abroad
Comic Relief: Eddie Izzard on Broadway
Eddie Izzard and Dennis Haysbert Begin Performances in Broadway's Race June 21
Tony Nominee Grier and Washington Finish Mamet's Race June 13