The director, Lonny Price, played Hally opposite Danny Glover in the Broadway play in 1982, and then he directed a Broadway revival of the play, also starring Danny Glover, in 2003.
Danny Glover played Willie in the original 1982 Broadway production of the play and Sam in the 2003 Broadway revival.
The original Broadway production of "'Master Harold'...and the Boys" by Athol Fugard opened at the Lyceum Theater in New York on May 4, 1982, ran for 344 performances and was nominated for the 1982 Tony Award for the Best Play.