He works as an Abraham Lincoln impersonator at an arcade, where people shoot at him with a fake pistol. Their dad named them as a history gag and Link has turned his moniker, in a truly messed-up way, into his profession. Corey Hawkins (left) and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II star in “Topdog/Underdog” on Broadway.
Crammed into a tiny room, they spar and laugh and spar some more. “Topdog/Underdog” pops from the get-go when Lincoln (Corey Hawkins) moves into his younger brother Booth’s (Abdul-Mateen) shabby digs after getting kicked out by his wife. Still, fear always lurks in this small studio apartment.ĭirector Kenny Leon has helmed a sharp, focused revival of the 2002 drama, with a pair of cracking performances that never let up. All the while, she misdirects with warmth and distracts using humor. And we quickly gather that it won’t be very nice. The writer clues us in over and over again - sometimes subtly, sometimes like a foghorn - on how her play will end. Two hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission.
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