"Four Stars!"
Toni Stone is an encyclopedia of baseball stats. She’s got a great arm. And she doesn’t understand why she can't play with the boys.
New York has a brand-new heroine—and a big new hit. Lydia Diamond’s new play—the New York Times Critic’s Pick—knocks it out of the park with an intensely theatrical glimpse into the world of the first woman to go pro in baseball’s Negro Leagues. Obie Award winner April Matthis leads the cast of this funny and fascinating story of race, gender, ambition…and an unremembered superstar you’ll never forget.
Toni Stone is based on the book Curveball, The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone by Martha Ackmann.
Produced in association with Samantha Barrie.
Running Time: 2 hours and 10 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
Please be advised that this play contains haze and adult language, including racially-charged dialogue.
Toni Stone Cast
- Stretch
- Eric Berryman
- Alberga
- Harvy Blanks
- King Tut
- Phillip James Brannon
- Spec
- Daniel J. Bryant
- Elzie
- Jonathan Burke
- Jimmy
- Toney Goins
- Millie
- Kenn E. Head
- Woody
- Ezra Knight
- Toni Stone
- April Matthis
- u/s Alberga, Millie
- Melvin Abston
- u/s Toni Stone
- Jennean Farmer
- u/s Elzie, Jimmy, Spec
- Alex Joseph Grayson
- u/s Woody, Stretch, King Tut
- Damian Thompson
Toni Stone Creative
- Playwright
- Lydia R. Diamond
- Set Design
- Riccardo Hernandez
- Costume Design
- Dede Ayite
- Lighting Design
- Allen Lee Hughes
- Original Music & Sound Design
- Broken Chord
- Hair & Wig Design
- Cookie Jordan
- Choreography
- Camille A. Brown
- Fight Director
- Tom Schall
- Production Stage Manager
- Charles M. Turner III
- Director
- Pam MacKinnon
- Author of Original Book
- Martha Ackmann
Friday Night is Giveaway Night!
Every Friday, join Toni Stone for a ballpark-style Giveaway Night at the theatre! The first 25 patrons to check-in at the merchandise booth before the show will receive a special “Toni Stone” gift. One Lucky Ticket will win a Grand Prize after intermission.
All giveaways are subject to availability; lucky ticket holders must be present at the end of the performance to collect their prize.
Harvy Blanks, Toney Goins, Kenn E. Head, April Matthis, Eric Berryman, Daniel J. Bryant and Ezra Knight
Jenny Anderson
Jonathan Burke, April Matthis and Ezra Knight
Jenny Anderson
Jonathan Burke, April Matthis, Daniel J. Bryant and director Pam MacKinnon
Jenny Anderson
Playwright Lydia R. Diamond, director Pam MacKinnon and choreographer Camille A. Brown
Jenny AndersonCommissioned by Roundabout Theatre Company and Samantha Barrie, supported by The Educational Foundation of America.
Major support for Toni Stone is provided by the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater and the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.
This production is supported, in part, by the Laurents/Hatcher Foundation, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Alec Baldwin
- James Costa and John Archibald
- Linda L. D’Onofrio
- Peggy and Mark Ellis
- Howard Gilman Foundation
- Jodi Glucksman
- Sylvia Golden
- Judith and Douglas Krupp
- K. Myers
- Katheryn Patterson and Thomas Kempner
- Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater
- Ira Pittelman
- Laura S. Rodgers
- Mary Solomon
- Lauren and Danny Stein
- Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
- The Tow Foundation
Relaxed performance available July 20, 2019. Learn more.
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Presented at
Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre
111 West 46th Street, New York, NY
between 6th and 7th Avenues
