Marjorie Prime is now open on Broadway at the Hayes Theater. Get tickets at 2st.com What would you say to someone you lost, if you could see them again? What if they’re a better listener now than when they w…

The cast of Marjorie Prime on Broadway officially opened on Monday, December 8, at the Helen Hayes Theater. Check out photos of the cast hitting the opening night red carpet below! Read the reviews for Marjorie…

The cast of Marjorie Prime on Broadway officially opened on Monday, December 8, at the Helen Hayes Theater. Check out photos of the cast taking their opening night bows below! Read the reviews for Marjorie Prim…

From the moment June Squibb takes the stage at the Hayes Theater in “Marjorie Prime,” you feel lucky to be in her presence. The stage and screen legend is back home on Broadway, where she got her start in �…

Marjorie Prime, the existential drama from Jordan Harrison, opens tonight at the Helen Hayes Theater, directed by Anne Kauffman. The production stars Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell, Cynthia Nixon, and June …

Hayes Theater, New York The return of the 2014 play, now starring June Squibb as an octogenarian using a tech program to speak to her dead husband, veers between poetry and cliche When Jordan Harrison’s play …

Cynthia Nixon is back on Broadway in Marjorie Prime, a new play now in previews at the Helen Hayes Theater. The Tony Award winner recently visited Live with Kelly and Mark to discuss her latest project, also pr…

Marjorie Prime, Jordan Harrison’s sci-fi-infused family drama, is now playing at the Helen Hayes Theater. A heartfelt rumination on memory, aging and artificial intelligence, the play stars legendary nonagen…

You can now get a first look at Marjorie Prime on Broadway, which opens Monday, December 8, at the Helen Hayes Theater. The Broadway production of Jordan Harrison’s Marjorie Prime, directed by Anne Kauffman, …

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. A Meaty Literary Adaptation in the West End Playwright Gina Gionfriddo has penned a stage adaptation of Thomas Harris’ literary thriller The Silence …

Marjorie Prime arrives on Broadway with a cast that has strong thoughts about the advantages and drawbacks of intelligent systems. Written by Jordan Harrison and directed by Anne Kauffman, the drama stars actin…

Marjorie Prime, Jordan Harrison’s sci-fi-infused family drama, stars legendary actress June Squibb, two-time Tony winner Cynthia Nixon, Tony winner Danny Burstein and Christopher Lowell. The production, d…

Marjorie Prime, Jordan Harrison’s sci-fi-infused family drama, stars legendary actress June Squibb, two-time Tony winner Cynthia Nixon,  Tony winner Danny Burstein and  Christopher Lowell. The productio…

The Pulitzer and Tony winner finished its extended run in The $1 Million Club, setting a Hayes Theater box-office record.

Jon Michael Hill, Brenda Pressley, Kara Young, and more star in the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play at the Hayes Theater.

Oscar nominee June Squibb, Tony winners Danny Burstein and Cynthia Nixon and Christopher Lowell have been set as the cast for Second Stage Theater’s Marjorie Prime, the Broadway production that’s aiming for…

The production, directed by Anne Kauffman, begins performances at the Helen Hayes Theater on November 20, with an official opening set for December 8.

Two-time Tony winner Cynthia Nixon, Oscar nominee June Squibb, Tony winner Danny Burstein and Christopher Lowell will lead the cast of Marjorie Prime, Jordan Harrison’s sci-fi-tinged family drama coming to…

Second Stage Theater has just announced the complete cast for the upcoming Broadway production of Jordan Harrison’s MARJORIE PRIME, directed by Tony Award Nominee and Obie Award-winner Anne Kauffman. The MARJ…

Here's a first look at Brenda Pressley as Claudine Jasper in Purpose on Broadway. She joined the ensemble of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony and Pulitzer-winning family drama on July 15, replacing the production…

Brenda Pressley begins her Broadway run in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose on July 15. She takes over the role of matriarch Claudine Jasper, replacing the produc…

Tony Award nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson took her final bow in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ PURPOSE on Sunday, July 13 at the Helen Hayes Theater. Watch video of the emotional moment as LaTanya takes her fina…

Brenda Pressley will join the cast of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose at the Hayes Theater. Pressley takes over the role of matriarch Claudine Jasper on July 15, …

Brenda Pressley will join the cast of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose at the Hayes Theater. Pressley takes over the role of matriarch Claudine Jasper on July 15, …

The Broadway In Memoriam Committee has announced that select Broadway houses will dim their lights on Tuesday, June 17 at 6:45 PM in memory of William Finn. Participating venues include The Hayes Theater, The B…

Purpose has taken home the 2025 Tony Award for Best Play. The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Phylicia Rashad marks Jacobs-Jenkins’ second Tony win in two years, foll…

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins loves actors—especially “bona fide theater actors” like the powerhouse cast in his six-time-Tony-nominated production of Purpose, directed by Phylicia Rashad and playing at the Haye…

Second Stage Theater has announced five productions for its 2025-26 season, the first season programmed under the leadership of Artistic Director Evan Cabnet.  Jordan Harrison's Marjorie Prime, a 2015 Pulit…

Second Stage Theater's 2025 season will include two Pulitzer Prize finalist plays on Broadway at the Hayes Theater.

Second Stage Theater, a nonprofit, will put on the two plays, both of which were Pulitzer finalists, at its Helen Hayes Theater.

Purpose, the epic family drama by Tony Award-winning Appropriate playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, adds eight weeks to its limited Broadway engagement at the Hayes Theater. Performances will now run through…

The 2025 Best Play Tony nominee continues at the Hayes Theater.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ PURPOSE has been extended eight weeks and will now close on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Directed by Phylicia Rashad, the production was originally scheduled to conclude its limited run on…

Not only is Glenn Davis Tony-nominated for his performance as Solomon "Junior" Jasper in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' six-time Tony-nominated Purpose—he was also one of the creative minds that ushered the now-Pul…

It’s perfectly OK if you didn’t line up in the bitter cold outside the Helen Hayes Theater this past winter to catch some of those early performances of Purpose. But now that the play has been nominated for…

The 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama has been awarded to Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' family drama Purpose. Making the announcement, Pulitzer administrator Marjorie Miller described the play as "a skillful blend of dr…

Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has won the 2025 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award for his play Purpose. The Steinberg/ATCA Award, which carries a $25,000 cash priz…

What a night in the theater, and all by accident. I finally got into Helen Hayes Theater — the smallest house on Broadway– to see Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose,” directed by Phylicia Rashad. “Pur…

The new play from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins opens at the Hayes Theater on Broadway March 17, 2025.

There is a slow buzz swarming around the Helen Hayes Theater, and the feeling of tension and a certain kind of stinging danger fills the air. There’s a warning given by our guide, the ‘weird son,” and eve…

Reviewed by David Sheward April 2, 2025. The family drama is making a dynamic comeback this theater season. Cult of Love, The Blood Quilt, We Had a World, and now Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Purpose have taken t…

The Broadway Theatre Review: Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Purpose By Ross There is a slow buzz swarming around the Helen Hayes Theater, and the feeling of tension and a certain kind of stinging danger fills …

By Samuel L. Leiter March 22, 2025. Family dramas are theatrical staples, especially the kind where relatives gather from far and wide for some unifying function, like a holiday, death, or birthday. Often, a c…

Purpose, a new family drama by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with more laughs than a drawing-room comedy, opened on March 17 at Second Stage's Hayes Theater. The ensemble play is directed by Phylicia Rashad in her Br…

Purpose officially opened last night, March 18, at the Helen Hayes Theater, featuring Phylicia Rashad making her Broadway directorial debut. Get a first look at the stars of the production on the red carpet her…

Purpose, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' family drama centered around a laugh-out-loud dinner from hell, opened at Second Stage's Hayes Theater on March 17. Directed by Phylicia Rashad, the cast features Harry Lenn…

Purpose officially opened last night, March 18, at the Helen Hayes Theater, featuring Phylicia Rashad making her Broadway directorial debut. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from opening nig…

Helen Hayes Theater, New York Tony-award winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has crafted an ambitious and bold new play but not all of his big swings hit their mark Technically speaking, Branden Jacobs-Je…

The great Phylicia Rashad makes her Broadway directorial debut, with PURPOSE by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, opening tonight at the Helen Hayes Theater. Find out how the critics felt about their visit with the in…

Purpose, the latest family drama from Tony Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate), opens March 17 at the Hayes Theater. Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad in her Broadway directo…

Purpose is getting ready to celebrate it's opening night! Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and directed by Phylicia Rashad in her Broadway directorial debut, PURPOSE officially opens tonight, Monday, Mar…

Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and directed by Phylicia Rashad in her Broadway directorial debut, PURPOSE officially opens tonight, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Helen Hayes Theater. Check out photos …

If you're looking for something fresh to see on Broadway, spring is your season! There are 18 new shows due on stage before the lusty month of May—splashy musicals, political dramas, Shakespearean tragedies..…

Purpose, the epic family drama by Tony Award-winning Appropriate playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, begins performances at Broadway's Hayes Theater on February 25. Its official opening is set for March 17. …

Tony Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate) is back on Broadway with his latest family drama Purpose, beginning performances at the Hayes Theater February 25 and opening March 17. Explo…

By: David Sheward January 31, 2025: Here we go again. It’s time for yet another dysfunctional family reunion. Cult of Love, presented by Second Stage at the Hayes Theater after a production at Berkeley Re…

Leslye Headland is adapting Cult of Love, her home-for-the-holidays family dramedy currently on Broadway, for film, she revealed in an interview with Variety. “It would be it [sic] interesting to see that as…

Some theater-goers lust after seeing big-name stars and there will be plenty of them for those folks to see in the upcoming spring season, from theater-grown ones like Idina Menzel in Redwood, the original eco-…

Must you love your immediate family unconditionally if you know they drive you crazy? And must you show up for family gatherings like Christmas if it always evolves into a vicious fighting match? Is love nothin…

Cult of Love, Leslye Headland's dysfunctional-family play tailor-made for the holiday season, opened on December 12 at Second Stage's Hayes Theater. Directed by Trip Cullman, the Broadway dramedy—which round…

Cult of Love, a home-for-the-holidays family dramedy written by Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland and directed by Trip Cullman, opened at Broadway's Hayes Theater on December 12. Broadway.com was there …

Leslye Headland's Cult of Love officially opened on Broadway at Second Stage's Helen Hayes Theater December 12. Centering on the four adult children of the Dahl family and their partners as they return home for…

A trip through a minefield of family dysfunction. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Cult of Love at Helen Hayes Theater appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

The complete cast is set for the Broadway premiere of Purpose, a new play by Tony Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate). Previews begin at the Hayes Theater on February 25, 2025 ahead of a March 1…

Cult of Love is now playing on Broadway at the Hayes Theater. Get your tickets at https://2st.com/shows/cult-of-love

Cult of Love, a home-for-the-holidays family dramedy written by Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland, begins performances at Broadway's Hayes Theater on November 20. The official opening night is December 1…

Cult of Love begins performances at the Hayes Theater November 20. Get your tickets at https://2st.com/shows/cult-of-love

Broadway red carpets, brand-new stars, familiar faces and more fill up this week's episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal. Read on to see what the latest episode has in store. Christian Borle stars a…

JOB, the psychological thriller written by Max Wolf Friedlich, directed by Michael Herwitz, and featuring acclaimed original cast members Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon, is now playing its final week at the H…

Succession's David Rasche and Emmy Award winner, Academy Award and two-time Tony Award nominee Mare Winningham (Girl from the North Country) have joined the Broadway cast of Leslye Headland’s Cult of Love. T…

JOB, the critically acclaimed psychological thriller now playing at the Hayes Theater, has partnered with the Tony Award-winning organization Broadway For All (BFA) as part of playwright Max Wolf Friedlich’s …

Initial casting is set for Second Stage Theater's Broadway production of Cult of Love, a dysfunctional family play by Emmy nominee Leslye Headland (Russian Doll). Trip Cullman directs the New York premiere, b…

Leslye Headland’s CULT OF LOVE, directed by Trip Cullman, has just found its cast! The New York Premiere production of CULT OF LOVE will begin previews on November 20th and will officially open on December 12…

Additional hosts have been announced for the ongoing post-performance conversation series for JOB, the critically acclaimed psychological thriller now playing an extended engagement at the Hayes Theater. Learn…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Table 17 @ MCC Theater, Young Frankenstein @ Elmwood Playhouse, and Once Upon A Mattress. Discussions include Understudies.org website, Off-Broadway …

It’s been a lazy summer.  Only a few shows have opened. I took no trips. No out-of-town guests came to visit. My husband K and I just spent most of our time lolling around on our terrace and occasionally goi…

Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s new play, Purpose, is coming to Broadway this season. Directed by Two-time Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad in her directing debut, the production will begin previe…

“Purpose,” a new show from “Appropriate” playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2025. Phylicia Rashad will direct the play, which is set to begin previews on Feb. 25 a…

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Purpose, a new play by Tony Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, will open on Broadway in 2025. Two-time Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad will make her Broadway …

JOB, the psychological thriller starring Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon, has extended its run by four weeks. The 80-minute two-hander will now play at Broadway's Hayes Theater until October 27. Written by M…