TONY NOMINATED BEST PLAY - PURPOSE - EXTENDS

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and 

Directed by Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad.

 BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS’

PURPOSE

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play – LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play – Harry Lennix,

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play – Kara Young

DIRECTED BY PHYLICIA RASHAD

EXTENDS EIGHT WEEKS ON BROADWAY

ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION WILL NOW RUN THROUGH AUGUST 31^ST

 

WINNER OF THE 2025 PULITZER PRIZE

 

WINNER OF THE 2025 NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE

 

NOMINATED FOR 6 TONY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST PLAY

 

“MY FAVORITE PLAY OF THE BROADWAY SEASON.

IT IS A PLAY THAT MEETS OUR NATIONAL MOMENT.”

-          Patrick Healy, Deputy Opinion Editor, The New York Times

 

★★★★ (4 out of 4 stars)

“A FIRECRACKER! UNSTOPPABLY FIERCE, FUNNY AND RUTHLESS.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE BROADWAY SEASON. BUCKLE UP.”

-          Johnny Oleksinski, The New York Post

 

“A THUMPING, RIVETING, GUNS-BLAZING, MAJOR NEW AMERICAN PLAY. I WAS KNOCKED OUT.”

       -          Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune/NY Daily News

 

“A FEAST OF JAW-DROPPING TEA –– AND RIVETING FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

A DENSELY PACKED POWDER KEG OF A PLAY.”

-          Naveen Kumar, The Washington Post

 

Due to overwhelming demand, PURPOSE, the critically acclaimed new play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, has extended its limited Broadway engagement by eight weeks. Directed by Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad, the production will now run through Sunday, August 31, 2025, at the Helen Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street). Originally slated to close July 6, PURPOSE has emerged as a defining theatrical event of the season.

Winner of the 2025 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award and nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Play, PURPOSE continues to galvanize audiences and critics alike. Patrick Healy of The New York Times called it “My favorite play of the Broadway season…a play that meets our national moment.”

Tony Nominations Include:

• Best Play

• Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play – LaTanya Richardson Jackson

• Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play – Harry Lennix, Jon Michael Hill

• Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play – Glenn Davis

• Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play – Kara Young

The ensemble also includes Steppenwolf ensemble member Alana Arenas, recipient of the 2025 Theatre World Award.

PURPOSE had its world premiere on March 24, 2024, at Chicago’s legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where it sold out its entire run, including an extension, and became one of the highest-grossing productions in the company’s nearly 50-year history. Original cast members Arenas, Davis, Hill, and Lennix all reprise their roles on Broadway.

Performance Schedule (July 8–August 31):
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 7 p.m.
Wednesdays at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Saturdays at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sundays at 3 p.m.

Tickets are available at PurposeonBroadway.com.

About the Play

For generations, the Jasper family has stood at the center of Black American politics—pastors, civil rights leaders, and congressmen. But when the youngest son, Nazareth, returns home with an unexpected guest, decades of secrets, tensions, and unresolved legacies come to the surface. Spirited, sharp, and deeply resonant, PURPOSE is a revelatory new family drama exploring faith, power, and identity in America.

Produced by David Stone, Debra Martin Chase, Marc Platt, LaChanze, Rashad Chambers, Aaron Glick, Universal Theatrical Group, and Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

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