Stage acting[edit]

In 1992, David received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his
performance in Jelly's Last Jam. David received raves for his Shakespeare work on stage
in Central Park, New York City. In 1995, he played the lead as Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton
in August Wilson's Seven Guitars on Broadway.[citation needed] In 1995, David acted alongside Whitney
Houston, Cedric the Entertainer, and Samuel E. Wright in the 1995 Apollo Revival of The Wiz.
He received a Tony Award nomination for his role as The Tin Man. In May 2006, he appeared in
the musical Hot Feet on Broadway in New York. David appeared in the 2013 revival of August
Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone at the Mark Taper Theater in Los Angeles. Directed
by Phylicia Rashad, he played the part of innkeeper Seth Holly. [citation needed]
His performance in Ebony Repertory Theatre's 2014 Paul Robeson by Phillip Hayes
Dean[16] previewed Wednesday, March 12, 2014,[17] and opened on Friday, March 21, 2014.
From April 21, 2015, to May 10, 2015, Keith David starred as “Dolomite“ in the Off-
Broadway play ToasT. The play (produced by Lemon Andersen and co-starred Hill Harper) was
set in the Attica Prison around the time of its 1971 prison riot and told of the lives of
its prisoners using poetic prose.[18]