Article | By Margaret Hall | March 18, 2025
Photos: Step Inside Opening Night of Purpose With Queen Latifah, Spike Lee, Lucy Liu, and More
The new play from Tony-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins opened at the Hayes March 17, with Phylicia Rashad at the helm.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | March 18, 2025
Read the Reviews for Purpose On Broadway
The new play from Tony-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins opened at the Hayes March 17, with Phylicia Rashad at the helm.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | March 18, 2025
5 Reasons to See Purpose On Broadway
If you like family dramas with a refreshingly nuanced lens and a fair share of laughs, this new play from Tony winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is for you.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | March 17, 2025
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose Opens on Broadway March 17; Get a 1st Look at the Show
Tony winner Kara Young is in the cast of the Steppenwolf production, with Phylicia Rashad at the helm.
Article | By Diep Tran | March 14, 2025
Phylicia Rashad and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Collaborate to Find Purpose
The new Broadway play explores how one generation of Black leaders can pass the baton to the next.
Article | By Molly Higgins, Logan Culwell-Block | February 25, 2025
Here's How to Get $45 Tickets to Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose on Broadway
Previews begin February 25 at the Helen Hayes Theater, with Tony winner Phylicia Rashad directing.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | February 3, 2025
Get a 1st Look at the Cast of Broadway's Purpose
The new play from Tony-winning Appropriate playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins begins performances February 25.
Article | By Andrew Gans | January 15, 2025
Harlem's Apollo Will Offer Free Staged Reading of Jordan E. Cooper's Ain’t No Mo’
Part of the annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the reading will feature many original Broadway cast members.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | December 9, 2024
Kara Young Will Star in Purpose on Broadway
The new work from Tony winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is headed to the Main Stem after a world premiere at Chicago's Steppenwolf earlier this year.
Article | By Andrew Gans | November 5, 2024
Kara Young Will Host Harlem Holidays Concert, Featuring Brandon Victor Dixon
The Classical Theatre of Harlem will present the evening at Red Rooster Harlem.
Article | By Margaret Hall | October 31, 2024
Kara Young to Star in Film Adaptation of Is God Is
Aleshea Harris's play premiered Off-Broadway in 2018 at Soho Rep.
Article | By Diep Tran, Jeffrey Vizcaíno | October 2, 2024
On the Red Carpet: At Yellow Face, David Henry Hwang on How He Turned His 'Flop' Into a Hit
Plus, Kara Young, Vanessa Kai, Cecily Strong, and more walk the show's red carpet.
Article | By Molly Higgins, Andrew Gans | September 25, 2024
2024 Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction Raises Over $1 Million for Broadway Cares
From Daniel Radcliffe's Merrily We Roll Along sneakers to gravel from the stage of The Outsiders, fans took home a treasure trove of theatre memorabilia.
Article | By Diep Tran | September 17, 2024
Douglas Lyons Announces 'Deep Breath' Trilogy of Plays Dedicated to Black Women
The plays include Chicken & Biscuits, Table 17, and the upcoming Don't Touch My Hair.
Article | By Andrew Gans | September 13, 2024
The Broadway Flea
Market & Grand Auction, produced by and benefiting Broadway
Cares, will be held September 22.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block, Andrew Gans | September 9, 2024
Reviews: See What Critics Are Saying About Off-Broadway's Table 17
Zhailon Levingston directs the world premiere of the Douglas Lyons play, starring Tony winner Kara Young.
Article | By Andrew Gans | September 6, 2024
25 Broadway Professionals Share Their Training
A mix of actors, designers, directors, and stage managers recall the schools that were part of their journey to the Main Stem.
Article | By Andrew Gans | September 6, 2024
Kara Young-Led Table 17 Opens Off-Broadway September 6
Zhailon Levingston directs the world premiere of the Douglas Lyons play.
Article | By Margaret Hall | August 29, 2024
Kara Young-Led Table 17 Extends Again Off-Broadway Prior to Opening
Zhailon Levingston directs the world premiere of the Douglas Lyons play.
Article | By Andrew Gans | August 8, 2024
Kara Young-Led Table 17 Extends Off-Broadway Prior to Opening
Zhailon Levingston will direct the world premiere of the Douglas Lyons play.
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