ADRIEN BRODY TO MAKE BROADWAY DEBUT IN “THE FEAR OF 13” WITH TESSA THOMPSON
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FOR RELEASE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026
TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER
ADRIEN BRODY
TO MAKE BROADWAY DEBUT
IN
“THE FEAR OF 13”
A NEW PLAY BY
OLIVIER AWARD® NOMINEE
LINDSEY FERRENTINO
WITH
GOLDEN GLOBE®, EMMY®, AND BAFTA® AWARD NOMINEE
TESSA THOMPSON
IN HER BROADWAY DEBUT
DIRECTED BY
TONY AWARD® WINNER
DAVID CROMER
BASED ON THE DOCUMENTARY DIRECTED BY
DAVID SINGTON
AND A GROUNDBREAKING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
INNOCENCE PROJECT
PERFORMANCES BEGIN ON MARCH 19, 2026
AT THE JAMES EARL JONES THEATRE
16 WEEKS ONLY
AMEX PRESALE TICKETS® AVAILABLE ON JANUARY 20
FAN PRESALE BEGINS ON JANUARY 22
GENERAL TICKETS ON SALE ON JANUARY 23
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New York, NY (January 13, 2026)– Producers Seaview, Wessex Grove, and Gavin Kalin Productions today announced that two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody will make his Broadway debut in Olivier Award® nominee Lindsey Ferrentino’s visceral play, The Fear of 13. Based on the documentary directed by David Sington and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, The Fear of 13 will also star Golden Globe®, Emmy® and BAFTA® Award nominee Tessa Thompson (Hedda and “His & Hers”) in her Broadway debut.
The Fear of 13 is also proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with the Innocence Project, whose mission is to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create fair, compassionate, and equitable systems of justice for everyone. Its work is guided by science and grounded in anti-racism.
Performances will begin on Thursday, March 19, 2026, with an opening night set for Wednesday, April 15, at the James Earl Jones Theatre (138 West 48th Street).
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The Fear of 13 tells the extraordinary true story of Nick Yarris, who spends more than two decades on death row for a murder he insists he did not commit. Through a series of prison visits with a volunteer named Jackie, Nick traces a life shaped by impulse and consequence. As Nick and Jackie’s conversations deepen, the line between witness and participant blurs, forcing both to confront what justice demands, what belief requires, and the perilous distance between true freedom and the illusion of self-determination. By turns devastating, darkly funny, and life-affirming, The Fear of 13 is a powerful exploration of truth and trust, conscience and connection.
ABOUT THE INNOCENCE PROJECT PARTNERSHIP
The Fear of 13 tells the true story of Nick Yarris, the first person sentenced to death in Pennsylvania to be exonerated by DNA evidence. One of his attorneys, Christina Swarns, now serves as Executive Director of the Innocence Project, a not-for-profit organization which has helped to free or exonerate more than 250 people who, collectively, spent over 4,000 years behind bars, and contributed to the passage of more than 250 transformative state and federal reforms.
Founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld, the Innocence Project uses DNA and other scientific advancements to prove wrongful conviction. Today, the Innocence Project continues to fight for freedom, drive structural change, and advance the innocence movement.
Together, The Fear of 13 and the Innocence Project aim to support this vital work and provide audiences with meaningful ways to take action beyond the theater.
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