“Purpose,” a play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins that was commissioned by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, has won the 2025 ...

The family drama by Branden Jacobs Jenkins was commissioned by Steppenwolf and debuted in March 2024 in Chicago before moving ...

The 2025 Tony Awards will be presented by the American Theatre Wing and Broadway League in a ceremony at 7 p.m. June 8 at ...

NextStop Theatre Company has announced its 2025/26 season—the first fully programmed by Producing Artistic Director, Heather ...

Buena Vista Social Club,’ ‘Dead Outlaw’ and ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ are among the shows contending for Best Musical, while the ...

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Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company woke up Thursday morning to boffo Tony Award news as plaudits landed on its world premiere production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drama, “Purpose,” a ...

Beyond the prize for drama, the theater industry was also recognized in another category. Sara Holdren, theater critic of New ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Tony nominees were just revealed Thursday morning. Three productions first launched in Chicago have ...

Kelly joins Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who jumped into the contest last month. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi is also ...

The New York Drama Critics’ Circle has named Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose” as the best play of the 2024-2025 season. The ...

"It's a testament to the raw honesty that's been cultivated over the last 50 years by Steppenwolf Theatre ... it's the company we keep that speaks volumes to what this opportunity represents ...