Jackie reveals that he had slept with his previous Alcoholics Anonymous counselor, which may be part of the reason Veronica mistrusts him.

The Motherfucker with the Hat premiered at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on April 11, 2011, following previews from March 15.

[2] The cast starred Chris Rock in his Broadway debut[4] as Ralph D., with Bobby Cannavale (Jackie), Annabella Sciorra (Victoria), Elizabeth Rodriguez (Veronica) and Yul Vázquez (Cousin Julio).

The cast included Royce Johnson as Ralph D., Ben Cole as Jackie, Vanessa Wasche as Victoria, Clea Alsip as Veronica and Varin Ayala as Cousin Julio.

[9] Thompson also included a scene of full-frontal male nudity which was not in the original Broadway production, but was in the script.

It was directed by Keith Weiss and starred Gregory Lakhan as Ralph D., Charlie Gonzalez as Jackie, Luz Guzman as Veronica, Anita Bennett as Victoria, and Josh Nasser as Cousin Julio.

The Wall Street Journal's review wrote, "What makes Hat more than just a foul-mouthed, fast-moving farce is that Mr. Guirgis's real subject turns out to be moral relativism.

The impeccably sober Ralph D., who has swapped booze for fluorescent-colored nutritional beverages, preaches the gospel of AA with a convert's fervor, yet it doesn't stop him from doing whatever he wants to whomever he wants.

Jackie, by contrast, has yet to master his self-destructive impulses, but at least he knows that the point of getting sober is not to become more efficient at taking advantage of other people: "Your – whaddyacallit – your world view?

Stephen Adly Guirgis’s vibrant and surprisingly serious new comedy opened on Monday night at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater under a title that cannot be printed in most daily newspapers or mentioned on network television.

"[1] The New York Post gave mixed reactions: "In his Broadway debut, Chris Rock plays Ralph D., the AA sponsor of Bobby Cannavale's Jackie.

They share some heavy scenes – red-blooded, profanity-laden bouts – but Rock is a lightweight: The more experienced, more assured Cannavale knocks him out without even trying.

This is a big problem because Stephen Adly Guirgis' new dark comedy, "The Motherf**ker with the Hat", pivots on the evolving relationship between the two.

"[14] In reviewing the production, Marilyn Stasio (Variety) wrote, "... Anna D. Shapiro [is] an entirely worthy helmer, [but] doesn't seem to speak the same theatrical language as the [cast].

Motherf**ker mainly concerns itself with a lot of big, mordant laughs ... yet overall, the play feels jumpy and scant.

A version (Nov. 21-Dec. 8, 2013) at barebones productions in Pittsburgh received a strong response, both in the press and the box office.