The play started on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on April 30, 2008, starring Laurence Fishburne. On February 24, 2011, HBO screened a filmed version of the play which Fishburne had performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The play premiered in New York City on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on April 30, 2008, with Laurence Fishburne as the lead actor. In February 2011, HBO aired a filmed version of the play that was performed by Fishburne at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.