Starring James Earl Jones
20 shows across 57 years, 1958 to 2015. Taken from the cast list of each staging, so every one is a production they were actually in.
21 productions. The 20 with the longest runs are listed here.
| 1958 | Sunrise at CampobelloBroadway Cort Theatre | 556 perf. |
| 1960 | The Cool WorldBroadway Eugene Oneill Theatre | 2 perf. |
| 1965 | Danton's DeathBroadway Vivian Beaumont Theater | 46 perf. |
| 1966 | A Hand Is on the GateBroadway Longacre Theatre | 20 perf. |
| 1968 | The Great White HopeBroadway Alvin Theatre | 546 perf. |
| 1970 | Les BlancsBroadway Longacre Theatre | 40 perf. |
| 1973 | The Iceman ComethBroadway Circle In The Square Theatre | 85 perf. |
| 1974 | Of Mice and MenBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre | 61 perf. |
| 1978 | Paul RobesonBroadway Lunt Fontanne Theatre | 77 perf. |
| 1980 | A Lesson From AloesBroadway Playhouse Theatre | 96 perf. |
| 1982 | "MASTER HAROLD"…and the boysBroadway Lyceum Theatre | 344 perf. |
| 1982 | OthelloBroadway Winter Garden Theatre | 123 perf. |
| 1987 | FencesBroadway 46th Street Theatre | 525 perf. |
| 2005 | On Golden PondBroadway Cort Theatre | 93 perf. |
| 2008 | Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBroadway Broadhurst Theatre | 125 perf. |
| 2010 | Driving Miss DaisyBroadway John Golden Theatre | 180 perf. |
| 2012 | Gore Vidal's The Best ManBroadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | 185 perf. |
| 2012 | Barack on BroadwayBroadway New Amsterdam Theatre | 1 perf. |
| 2014 | You Can't Take It With YouBroadway Longacre Theatre | 169 perf. |
| 2015 | The Gin GameBroadway John Golden Theatre | 92 perf. |