Saturday, March 29, 2025

The Public Theater’s Slow-Burning Sumo Misdirects Focus and Care by Ross

Drums, manned from above the ring, summon those willing to step forward into the circle with pride and purpose. This is the sacred world of the Sumo and, deep inside this play, the complex i…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Friday, March 28, 2025

The Unstoppable Tide of Kara Young: The Tony Winner on Her Latest Broadway Role in the Fiery Family Drama Purpose by Kathy Henderson

Kara Young is blessed with the ability to jumpstart a scene the moment she steps on stage. This small but mighty actress manages to simultaneously disappear into a role while commanding the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM

The Weight of Legacy: Purpose Offers a Sharp, Soul-Stirring Look at Family, Power, and the Fragility of Truth by Suzanna Bowling

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ newest Broadway offering, Purpose, now at the Helen Hayes Theatre, is a bold, blistering, and intricately layered drama that unpacks the burden of legacy and the ge…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Video: LaTanya Richardson Jackson Shares What She Wrote on New Sardi's Portrait

LaTanya Richardson Jackson joined The View on Thursday to discuss starring in the new play Purpose, her new Sardi's portrait, and more. Watch the interview!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:37PM

My Own Take: Off-Broadway's "Curse of the Starving Class" by Frank Rizzo

Photos by Monique Carboni The show: “Curse of the Starving Class” by Sam Shepard, revived by off-Broadway’s The New Gro…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 03:17PM

Corner Office to Red Carpet: Meet Six Women Keeping Broadway Bright by Lindsey Sullivan

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, The Broadway Show is spotlighting six incredible producers currently ushering in some of the hottest tickets this season: Buena Vista Social Clu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PM

The Public Theater’s Slow-Burning “Sumo” Misdirects Focus and Care by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Public Theater’s Sumo By Ross Drums, manned from above the ring, summon those willing to step forward into the circle with pride and purpose. This is t…

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Photos: Whoopi Goldberg Visits PURPOSE on Broadway

Whoopi Goldberg recently paid a visit to the Hayes Theatre, home of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' new play Purpose. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!

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Photos: LaTanya Richardson Jackson Receives Portrait at Sardi's

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, currently starring on Broadwya in Purpose, was recently honored with her portrait at the iconic Sardi's. BroadwayWorld was there for the unveiling and you can che…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:36AM
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Maleah Joi Moon Breaks Down Her Journey in Broadway's HELL'S KITCHEN | Time Machine by Hell's Kitchen: Alicia Keys' Hit Broadway Musical

Tony® and Grammy® award winner Maleah Joi Moon takes a look back at her time in Broadway's HELL'S KITCHEN: THE HIT MUSICAL FROM ALICIA KEYS. Get Tickets to Hell's Kitchen: https://www.hel…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:31PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Inside Opening Night of 'Purpose' on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

The stars came out to celebrate Monday at the Hayes Theatre, where Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's new play Purpose celebrated its opening night. Watch in this video as we take you inside the openi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:32PM

Tony Talk: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ ‘Purpose’ comes storming into the race by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors David Buchanan and Sam Eckmann offer Tony Awards analysis. This week we take you inside the Hayes Theatre to discuss one of …

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Ambika Mod to play porn addict in ‘funny, unsettling and honest’ play at the Royal Court by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

The One Day actor will star in Sophia Chetin-Leuner’s Porn Play, one of four new premieres announced by the London theatre Ambika Mod is to star as an academic addicted to violent pornogra…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM
Monday, March 24, 2025

$1.4 million Given Out in Windham-Campbell Annual Prize To 8 Writers by Frank Rizzo

Today, the Windham-Campbell Prizes have awarded eight extraordinary writers $175,000 each to support their work and allow them to focus on their creative practice independent of financial co…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 03:42PM

Peak Broadway: Purpose, Buena Vista, Mincemeat, Othello. Stageworthy News of the Week by New York Theater

Good theater can heal, as proven by the daily dose of theater openings last week – four shows on Broadway, several Off Broadway and beyond – many of them restorative. Ok, some were not. …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:19AM

Phylicia Rashad Knows Her Purpose by Reggie Ugwu

Five decades into her career, the Tony Award-winning actress and TV icon, making her Broadway directing debut, feels like “part of something bigger.”

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Saturday, March 22, 2025

Review: Purpose at the Helen Hayes by Loren Noveck

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins tackles the Great American Play. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Purpose at the Helen Hayes appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 11:18PM

Purpose ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

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 …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:02AM

LaTanya Richardson is Honored With Her Portrait at Sardi’s by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Tony Award-nominated actress and director LaTanya Richardson Jackson, currently back on Broadway starring in the explosive new play Purpose, was honored with the unveiling of her Sardi’s c…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Friday, March 21, 2025

Videos You Missed This Week: PURPOSE, OPERATION MINCEMEAT, and More

It's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! 2025 has officially arrived and the second half of the 2024-25 Broadway season is very much underway. Catch up on all the latest from the week en…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:24PM

Purpose by Tulis McCall

"Purpose" is a sprawling tale that collects plot points like a dark cashmere coat collects lint.... Jacobs-Jenkins has pulled back the curtain on more than just one family.  The finger poin…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:55PM

THE HUNGER GAMES Stage Show Will Spilt Audience Into Districts

The 1,200 seat Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre is purpose built to host the world premiere of The Hunger Games, where spectators will be split into the book's iconic districts. Check out a s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM

Andrew Burnap Leaps from Snow White’s Fairy Tale to Othello’s Tragedy by Beth Stevens

Andrew Burnap is having a career-defining week, transitioning seamlessly from Disney fantasy to Shakespearean tragedy. Having finished his duties as Jonathan in the live-action Snow White, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

TMB Celebrates Two Years of FloppyFlex™ Special-Purpose Solutions by Pr Agency

At LEDucation 2025, TMB proudly celebrated the second anniversary of its expanded FloppyFlex product line, offering special-purpose solutions as part of its widely recognized and successful …

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Friday 5: 5 Divas of 44th Street by JK

5 Divas of 44th Street You'll find neon lights on Broadway. And meet those dancin' feet on 42nd Street. But this season, if you want to see divas doing what they do best, you need to get you…

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

The Cast of Purpose Talks on Opening Night: 'This Is the Best-Case Scenario for What Theater Can Be' by Broadway.com

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 Phyli…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Phylicia Rashad and More Celebrate PURPOSE on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Go inside PURPOSE’s starry opening night with Tony® winners playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and director Phylicia Rashad, and star LaTanya Richardson Jackson.

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:42PM
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

‘Purpose’ Review: In Broadway Directorial Debut, Phylicia Rashad Deftly Teases Out Caustic Portrait of Black Political Dynasty by Lovia Gyarkye

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' latest play, starring LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Kara Young, observes a powerful Black family during a chaotic birthday weekend in Chicago.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:46PM

Carrying the Legacy Forward: How NYU’s MLK Scholars Program Inspires Changemakers by Inspired Staff

The program empowers students to lead with purpose—shaping changemakers like Wicked’s Brittney Johnson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:24PM

Video: Inside Opening Night of PURPOSE on Broadway

The stars came out to celebrate Monday at the Hayes Theatre, where Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's new play Purpose celebrated its opening night. Watch in this video as we take you inside the openi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PM

The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: 2025 Spring Preview by Broadway.com

It’s the 2025 spring preview episode of The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive inter…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre