Broadway says goodbye to Suffs as the musical plays its final performance at the Music Box Theatre January 5. Following the suffragists and forgotten women who fought for the right to vote, the work began previews March 26, 2024, and opened April 18. See what critics thought of the show here.

Set in the years leading up to the 19th amendment, Suffs explores the Women's Suffrage movement's victories and failures with a book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub. The musical previously had a sold-out run at the Public Theater in 2022. Jill Furman and Rachel Sussman produced the Broadway premiere, with Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai as co-producers.

The show was filmed December 20-22 for airing on PBS' Great Performances, with a premiere date to be announced. A national tour is also set to launch this fall. The show received six 2024 Tony Award nominations, including for Best Musical, winning in Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score, both for Taub.

Taub stars in her own musical, reprising her Off-Broadway performance as Alice Paul, alongside Tony winner Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon) as Ida B. Wells, Tony nominee Jenn Colella (Come From Away) as Carrie Chapman Catt, Grace McLean (Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812) as President Woodrow Wilson, Hannah Cruz as Inez Milholland, Kim Blanck as Ruza Wenclawska, Anastacia McCleskey (Waitress) as Mary Church Terrell, Ally Bonino as Lucy Burns, Tsilala Brock as Dudley Malone, Nadia Dandashi as Doris Stevens, Tony nominee Emily Skinner (Side Show) as Alva Belmont/Phoebe Burn, Laila Erica Drew as Phyllis Terrell/Robin, and Jaygee Macapugay (Here Lies Love) as Mollie Hay. All cast members—save for Skinner, McCleskey, and Blanck—were also part of the Off-Broadway production. Bonino and Dandashi made their Broadway debuts in the show. 

The ensemble includes Jenna Bainbridge, Dana Costello, Monica Tulia Ramirez, and Ada Westfall. Hawley Gould is the alternate for Alice Paul, with the company rounded out by swings Christine Heesun Hwang, Chessa Metz, Kirsten Scott, Housso Sémon, and D'Kaylah Unique Whitley.

Leigh Silverman leads the creative team as director, Andrea Grody as music supervisor and music director, Mayte Natalio as choreographer, Riccardo Hernández as scenic designer, Paul Tazewell as costume designer, Lap Chi Chu as lighting designer, Jason Crystal as sound designer, and Michael Starobin as orchestrator. 101 Productions is the general manager.

Visit SuffsMusical.com.

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Photos: Shaina Taub's Suffs on Broadway

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