Currently running at the Hayes Theatre, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's "Purpose" joins the important pantheon of plays about families, dysfunctional families in particular. These plays, including …
This week, Purpose stars LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Kara Young, and Alana Arenas visited the Tamron Hall Show to chat about the new hit Broadway play, now running at the Hayes Theatre. W…
Age: "My age? To quote Claudine in the play…" [covers her mouth and whispers something we can't quite catch, then laughs.] Current Role: Alana Arenas is making her Broadway debut as M…
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The new play from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins opens at the Hayes Theater on Broadway March 17, 2025.
The new play from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins opens at the Hayes Theater on Broadway March 17, 2025.
The Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' "Purpose" follows on the heels of their magnificently staged "August: Osage County," but unlike that dysfunctional famil…
Even before winning the Tony Award last year for his pointed dramedy Appropriate, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins had emerged as one of the brightest lights in the current American theater scene with…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 10 to determine the eligibility status of eight Broadway productions ahead of the 2025 Tony Awards. This is the third administration mee…
Out of a great mess of a family, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has fashioned a new play dealing with a celebratory birthday dinner at the very conventional looking home of Claudine…
LaTanya Richardson Jackson is back on Broadway in Purpose, and the actress recently visited Sherri to discuss her experience in the show, as well as to reveal what it was like to direct h…
Well-established as one of the world's top theater festivals, the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) held a sneak preview on April 1 in Washington, D.C. of "Stories with Purpose,"…
Steppenwolf Dynamically Gives "Purpose" to Broadway ... There is a slow buzz swarming around the Helen Hayes Theater, and the feeling of tension and a ...
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…
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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' Pu…
Purpose" by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational ...
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 stin…
off-Broadway " Steppenwolf Theater in assoc w/ Second Stage at Second Stage's Hayes Theater: 240 West 44 Street. March 17-Aug. 31, 2025. Drama. Author: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Director: Phyl…
Six new Broadway productions opened in March, inaugurating the spring season and foreshadowing the 12 additional openings to come before Tony Awards nominations are announced. See below for …
"Purpose" by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the civil rights movement.
"Purpose" by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational ...
Review by Carol Rocamora... The sins of the fathers are visited upon the sons in this hilarious, harrowing new American family play. The post "Purpose": A hilarious, harrowing newsÂ�…