Editing Keith David (section)

===Stage acting===
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 theater|Broadway]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gerard| first=Jeremy| date=March 29, 1996| title=Seven Guitars |url= https://variety.com/1996/legit/reviews/seven-guitars-3-1200445186/ |access-date=June 3, 2021| website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1995, David acted alongside [[Whitney Houston]], [[Cedric the Entertainer]], and [[Samuel E. Wright]] in the 1995 Apollo revival of ''[[The Wiz]]''. In May 2006, he appeared in the [[musical theater|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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hofler|first=Robert|date=May 9, 2013|title=Legit Review: 'Joe Turner's Come and Gone'| url= https://variety.com/2013/legit/reviews/joe-turners-come-and-gone-review-1200478453/|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>

His performance in Ebony Repertory Theatre's 2014 ''[[Paul Robeson]]'' by Phillip Hayes Dean<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2014-mar-27-la-et-cm-paul-robeson-review-ebony-repertory-theatre-20140325-story.html |title= In 'Paul Robeson,' an inspiring life falters in the telling | work=Los Angeles Times| first= Margaret| last= Gray |date= March 27, 2014 | url-access= subscription| access-date= February 6, 2024}}</ref> was scheduled for March 12, 2014, but was postponed due to a knee injury<ref>{{cite news| first= David|last=Ng| url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-keith-david-paul-robeson-play-20140313-story.html |title= Keith David's injury postpones Ebony Repertory's 'Paul Robeson' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 13, 2014 | url-access= subscription |access-date= February 6, 2024}}</ref> 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 Correctional Facility|Attica Prison]] around the time of [[Attica Prison riot|its 1971 prison riot]] and told of the lives of its prisoners, using [[poetic prose]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://broadwayblack.com/toast-opens-public-theatre-starring-hill-harper-keith-david/ |title= ToasT Opens in Public Theatre| first= Franceli |last= Chapman| date= May 7, 2015| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904194316/http://broadwayblack.com/toast-opens-public-theatre-starring-hill-harper-keith-david/ |archivedate=September 4, 2017 | website= BroadwayBlack.com| access-date= February 6, 2024}}</ref>