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Steppenwolf's ‘Purpose’ wins best play Tony Award “Purpose” made its pre-Broadway world premiere at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre in 2024. Kara Young picked up the award for best actress ...

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s "Purpose" emerged as the evening’s crowning achievement, winning the 2025 Tony Award for Best Play.

"Purpose" made its pre-Broadway world premiere at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre in 2024. Young picked up the award for best actress in a featured role in a play for her performance in the production.

Ahead of the Tony Awards, the playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and the acclaimed ensemble reflected on the challenges of balancing the many script revisions.

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‘Purpose’ Review: In Broadway Directorial Debut, Phylicia Rashad Deftly Teases Out Caustic Portrait of Black Political Dynasty Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' latest play, starring LaTanya Richardson ...

If “Purpose” is primarily a merciless dissection of hypocrisy in an important religious-political Black American family — the Jesse Jackson dynasty comes to mind — it is also a grudging ...