Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is stepping into a new phase in his career, winning a Pulitzer Prize and maybe a second Tony while writing the Prince musical “Purple Rain.” ...

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Tony-nominated play “Purpose,” set in the Chicago home of a family of Black upper-class civil rights leaders, seems, at first, to be inspired by the political drama ...

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 ...

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 ...

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a playwright and a professor in the practice of theater and performance studies in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), has been recognized with yet another distinguished ...

Tazewell won for Best Costume Design in the musical 'Death Becomes Her' & Jacobs-Jenkins earned his for Best Play ...

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ ‘Purpose,’ about pressures within a prominent Black family, wins the best new play Tony Award. Associated Press. Mon, June 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM UTC.

Earlier tonight at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Steppenwolf's Glenn Davis, and the producers of Purpose took home a Tony Award for 'Best Play'. After leaving the stage at ...

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins 'Purpose' has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Play. Jacobs-Jenkins opens up about his writing process. Biden pans "efforts to erase history" and takes veiled shot at Trump ...

Tony winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins spoke about his new Broadway play “Purpose.” As a college professor, Jacobs-Jenkins has taught at Yale University, New York University, Juilliard, Hunter ...

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has won several prestigious awards, including Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Purpose. He also received Outstanding Play at The Lortels for The Comeuppance.