This Broadway season was the highest-grossing ever recorded with shows taking in nearly $2 billion. The popularity was driven by blockbusters and surprise additions like "Purpose" -- a family drama ...

Native Son, the leading organization championing Black queer men, has announced its annual year-end Native Son 101 List Class ...

The Pulitzer Prizes, which honour excellence in journalism, literary achievements and musical composition, have named this year’s winners. Percival Everett’s novel "James,” the American author’s ...

It’s been a successful few months for 40-year-old writer Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and his play, “Purpose,” which won both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. Senior arts ...

The Emmy-winning writer-actor Lena Waithe (“The Chi,” “Master of None”) recently sat down with the playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins to discuss his Pulitzer Prize-winning new play, “Purpose,” now up ...

There was a flourish of purple at the State Theater for the debut of a new musical adaptation of the performer’s 1984 movie in his hometown in Minnesota. By Jeff Ernst Broadway rewarded adventurous ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. This year’s festival theme, The Power of Words: Authors & Activism, centers on the ...

Paulson, who won a Tony Award in 2024 for her performance in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' earlier play, 'Appropriate,' writes: "There are few things of which I am certain in this life. We don’t deserve ...

Playwright Branden Jacob-Jenkins made history at this year’s Tony Awards as the first Black playwright since 1987 to win for Best Play with his production “Purpose.” Set in Chicago, the Pulitzer Prize ...

First the Time 100 and then the Tony nominations, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has reached yet another significant milestone in his career winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Purpose. The ...

Sunday night was a glorious moment for costume designer Paul Tazewell and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins as they added Tony Awards to their extensive collection of accomplishments they have ...

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