It’s been a successful few months for 40-year-old writer Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and his play, “Purpose,” which won both the ...

WBBM’s Carolina Garibay recaps the 2025 Tony Awards, where the Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of “Purpose” won two awards after premiering in Chicago in 2024.

NEW YORK — “Purpose,” a drama by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins that was commissioned and first produced by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, has won the Tony Award for best play in an awards ...

Kara Young accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play for “Purpose” during the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8. AP ...

NEW YORK — The best new play trophy at Sunday's Tony Awards went to “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family exposing hypocrisy and ...

NEW YORK — The best new play trophy at Sunday's Tony Awards went to “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family exposing hypocrisy and ...

NEW YORK — The best new play trophy at Sunday's Tony Awards went to “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family exposing hypocrisy and ...

NEW YORK — The best new play trophy at Sunday's Tony Awards went to “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family exposing hypocrisy and ...

NEW YORK — The best new play trophy at Sunday's Tony Awards went to “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family exposing hypocrisy and ...

Tony Awards announced its 2025–2026 Nominating Committee, including BD Wong, Bob Balaban, Jordan E. Cooper, and more.