Lombardi

Sport produces great human drama and there is no greater sports icon to bring to theatrical life than Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi, unquestionably one of the most inspirational and quotable personalities of all time.

LOMBARDI, a new play by Academy Award^® winner and Steppenwolf Theatre Company member Eric Simonson, is based on the best-selling biography When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss.

This original work brings the audience into the life and times of one of America’s most inspirational and mercurial personalities, Hall of Fame football coach, Vince Lombardi. The Broadway production was directed by Tony^® nominee Thomas Kail (In the Heights); Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years) and Tony® nominee Judith Light (Wit) led the cast.