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 Hayes Theater on Broadway. It's no surprise that the now Pulitzer Prize-winning play began as a 2015 commission at Chicago's ensemble-driven Steppenwolf Theatre Company. When tasked with finding ensemble members to fill …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PM on June 3, 2025