▁on ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Origin ally ▁planned ▁for ▁a ▁limited ▁eng agement ▁to ▁close ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁run ▁was ▁extended ▁through ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁before ▁converting ▁to ▁an ▁open - ended ▁run . ▁Daniel s ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁Tony ▁Award ▁Nom ination ▁for ▁Tony ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁in ▁a ▁Play ▁for ▁his ▁performance . ▁The ▁show ▁won ▁the ▁Tony ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Play . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Daniel s ▁returned ▁to ▁Broadway ▁in ▁the ▁Rev ival ▁of ▁David ▁Har ro wer ' s ▁Black bird ▁alongside ▁Mich elle ▁Williams . ▁The ▁play ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁( Will iams ) ▁meeting ▁a ▁middle - aged ▁man ▁( Dan iels ), ▁fifteen ▁years ▁after ▁being ▁sex ually ▁ab used ▁by ▁him ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁twelve . ▁The ▁play ▁ran ▁at ▁the ▁Bel as co ▁Theatre ▁on ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁( 3 7 ▁pre views ), ▁and ▁opened ▁officially ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 ▁( through ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 0 8 ▁performances ) ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Joe ▁Mant ello ▁and ▁received ▁w ides p read ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁Daniel s ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁his ▁second ▁Tony ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁in ▁a ▁Play . ▁Williams ▁received ▁a ▁Tony ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0