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Review: Purpose, An Explosive New Family Drama on Broadway

Review: Purpose, An Explosive New Family Drama on Broadway

5 Shows to See in New York This Month

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5 Shows to See in New York This Month

Kara Young, Harry Lennix, and More to Star in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose on Broadway

Kara Young, Harry Lennix, and More to Star in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose on Broadway

Review: Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!, a Fantastic Journey to a Bygone New York

Review: Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!, a Fantastic Journey to a Bygone New York

The Old Globe’s 2025 Season Includes Two World Premiere Musicals and Three World Premiere Plays

The Old Globe’s 2025 Season Includes Two World Premiere Musicals and Three World Premiere Plays

Cast Announced for Alina Troyano and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!

Cast Announced for Alina Troyano and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose to Play on Broadway

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose to Play on Broadway

Soho Rep Announces New Branden Jacobs-Jenkins/Carmelita Tropicana Collaboration; Will Depart Walkerspace

Soho Rep Announces New Branden Jacobs-Jenkins/Carmelita Tropicana Collaboration; Will Depart Walkerspace

Interview: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Lila Neugebauer Give New Life to <i>Appropriate</i>

Interview: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Lila Neugebauer Give New Life to Appropriate

Tony Awards Administration Determines Additional Eligibility for Shows

Tony Awards Administration Determines Additional Eligibility for Shows

Interview: Michael Esper Feels the Ghosts in <i>Appropriate</i> on Broadway

Interview: Michael Esper Feels the Ghosts in Appropriate on Broadway

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s <i>Purpose</i> to Have World Premiere

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose to Have World Premiere

<I>Appropriate</I> to Move to the Belasco Theatre

Appropriate to Move to the Belasco Theatre

Prince’s <i>Purple Rain</i> Heading to the Stage From Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Prince’s Purple Rain Heading to the Stage From Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

5 Predictions for the Theater in 2024

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5 Predictions for the Theater in 2024

Review: <I>Appropriate</I>, a <I>Cherry Orchard</I> for the Southern Gentry

Review: Appropriate, a Cherry Orchard for the Southern Gentry

Michael Esper and More Complete the Cast of <i>Appropriate</i> on Broadway

Michael Esper and More Complete the Cast of Appropriate on Broadway

Corey Stoll, Natalie Gold Join Sarah Paulson in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ <i>Appropriate</i> on Broadway

Corey Stoll, Natalie Gold Join Sarah Paulson in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate on Broadway

Sarah Paulson to Star in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ <i>Appropriate</i> on Broadway

Sarah Paulson to Star in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate on Broadway

Paula Vogel to Debut Untitled Play on Broadway With Second Stage

Paula Vogel to Debut Untitled Play on Broadway With Second Stage

Review: In <I>The Comeuppance</I>, Death Stalks Millennials as They Push 40

Review: In The Comeuppance, Death Stalks Millennials as They Push 40

Plays by Quiara Alegría Hudes and Samuel D. Hunter in Signature Theatre's 2022-23 Season

Plays by Quiara Alegría Hudes and Samuel D. Hunter in Signature Theatre's 2022-23 Season

7 Shows That Should Be Revived on Broadway

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7 Shows That Should Be Revived on Broadway

Broadway Plays Commissioned From Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lynn Nottage, Marco Ramirez

Broadway Plays Commissioned From Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lynn Nottage, Marco Ramirez

Plays by Aleshea Harris, Sanaz Toossi, and More Set for Playwrights Horizons

Plays by Aleshea Harris, Sanaz Toossi, and More Set for Playwrights Horizons

Gabriel Ebert, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Named SPACE on Ryder Farm Residents

<em>Playing On Air</em> Podcast Announces James Stevenson Prize winners

Playing On Air Podcast Announces James Stevenson Prize winners

New Kate Tarker and Christopher Chen Plays Set for Soho Rep.'s 2018-19 Season

New Kate Tarker and Christopher Chen Plays Set for Soho Rep.'s 2018-19 Season

Office Life Takes a Dark Turn in <em>Gloria</em>

Office Life Takes a Dark Turn in Gloria

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's <em>Everybody</em> Plays California Shakespeare Theater

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's Everybody Plays California Shakespeare Theater

<em>Playing on Air</em> Announces Jury for Inaugural James Stevenson Prize

Playing on Air Announces Jury for Inaugural James Stevenson Prize

<em>An Octoroon</em>

An Octoroon

Westport Country Playhouse to Stage <em>Appropriate</em>

Westport Country Playhouse to Stage Appropriate

Woolly Mammoth Theatre's Remount of <em>An Octoroon</em> Begins Performances

Woolly Mammoth Theatre's Remount of An Octoroon Begins Performances

Berkeley Rep Extends <em>An Octoroon</em>

Berkeley Rep Extends An Octoroon

Paula Vogel Receives Hull-Warriner Award for <em>Indecent</em>

Paula Vogel Receives Hull-Warriner Award for Indecent

Jocelyn Bioh's <em>Nollywood Dreams</em> Extends Cherry Lane Theatre Run

Jocelyn Bioh's Nollywood Dreams Extends Cherry Lane Theatre Run

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins to Make Broadway Debut With Ibsen's <em>Enemy of the People</em>

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins to Make Broadway Debut With Ibsen's Enemy of the People

Plays by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and More Set for Asolo Rep Season

Plays by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and More Set for Asolo Rep Season

<em>An Octoroon</em>, <em>Familiar</em> Set for Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Season

An Octoroon, Familiar Set for Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Season

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Cast of <em>Everybody</em> Celebrate Opening Night

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Cast of Everybody Celebrate Opening Night

<em>Everybody</em>

Everybody

<em>Everybody</em> by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Gets Extended at Signature

Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Gets Extended at Signature

Will Eno, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Suzan-Lori Parks Set for Signature Events

Will Eno, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Suzan-Lori Parks Set for Signature Events

<em>Gloria</em>

Gloria

Ryan Spahn, Jeanine Serralles, and More Star in <em>Gloria</em> at the Goodman Theatre

Ryan Spahn, Jeanine Serralles, and More Star in Gloria at the Goodman Theatre

Kate Tarker to Receive Vineyard Theatre's 2017 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award

Kate Tarker to Receive Vineyard Theatre's 2017 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award

Marylouise Burke, Louis Cancelmi, and More Set for Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' <em>Everybody</em>

Marylouise Burke, Louis Cancelmi, and More Set for Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Everybody

SPACE on Ryder Farm Opens 2017 Residency Applications

SPACE on Ryder Farm Opens 2017 Residency Applications

Original Cast of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' <em>Gloria</em> to Reunite at Goodman Theatre

Original Cast of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Gloria to Reunite at Goodman Theatre

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Wild Ride From Critical Disaster to Cultural Luminary

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Wild Ride From Critical Disaster to Cultural Luminary

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and More Receive MacDowell Colony Fellowships

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and More Receive MacDowell Colony Fellowships

Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins to Receive MacArthur Genius Grant

Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins to Receive MacArthur Genius Grant

Charlayne Woodard Goes to <em>War</em> at LCT3

Charlayne Woodard Goes to War at LCT3

<em>War</em> by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Opens at Lincoln Center Theater

War by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Opens at Lincoln Center Theater

<em>War</em>

War

7 Drama Desk Nominees to Watch

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7 Drama Desk Nominees to Watch

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' <em>An Octoroon</em> to Make West Coast Premiere

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' An Octoroon to Make West Coast Premiere

Edward Norton, Ty Burrell, Laura Linney, and More at Signature Theatre Gala

Edward Norton, Ty Burrell, Laura Linney, and More at Signature Theatre Gala

New Plays by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Annie Baker, Will Eno Set for Signature Theatre

New Plays by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Annie Baker, Will Eno Set for Signature Theatre

Lance Coadie Williams, Charlayne Woodard, and More Set for Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' <em>War</em>

Lance Coadie Williams, Charlayne Woodard, and More Set for Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' War

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Joins Soho Rep. Board of Directors

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Joins Soho Rep. Board of Directors

Public Theater Announces Playwrights for Emerging Writers Group

Public Theater Announces Playwrights for Emerging Writers Group

Dominique Morisseau and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Receive Steinberg Playwright Awards

Dominique Morisseau and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Receive Steinberg Playwright Awards

<em>Appropriate</em>

Appropriate

News Plays by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Marco Ramirez, Greg Pierce Set for Lincoln Center

News Plays by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Marco Ramirez, Greg Pierce Set for Lincoln Center

<em>Appropriate</em>

Appropriate

<em>Appropriate</em> Starts Its Run at SpeakEasy Stage

Appropriate Starts Its Run at SpeakEasy Stage

Theatre for a New Audience Season to Include <em>Pericles</em> Directed by Trevor Nunn

Theatre for a New Audience Season to Include Pericles Directed by Trevor Nunn

Workplace Dark Comedy <em>Gloria</em> Extends Run at Vineyard Theatre

Workplace Dark Comedy Gloria Extends Run at Vineyard Theatre

<em>Gloria</em>

Gloria

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' <em>Gloria</em> Opens at the Vineyard Theatre

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Gloria Opens at the Vineyard Theatre

First Look at <em>Gloria</em> at the Vineyard Theatre

First Look at Gloria at the Vineyard Theatre

Stew, Robert Askins, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and More Going to SPACE

Stew, Robert Askins, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and More Going to SPACE

Meet the Stars of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' <em>Gloria</em>

Meet the Stars of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Gloria

5 New Works That Could Receive the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

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5 New Works That Could Receive the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Full Casting Set for <em>Gloria</em>, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, at the Vineyard Theatre

Full Casting Set for Gloria, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, at the Vineyard Theatre

SpeakEasy Stage 2015-16 Season to Feature Recent Broadway Hits <em>Violet</em> and <em>Casa Valentina</em>

SpeakEasy Stage 2015-16 Season to Feature Recent Broadway Hits Violet and Casa Valentina

<em>An Octoroon</em>

An Octoroon

Soho Rep.'s Acclaimed Production of An Octoroon Extends at Theatre for a New Audience

Casting Set for Return Engagement of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' <em>An Octoroon</em>

Casting Set for Return Engagement of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' An Octoroon

Nell Benjamin, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and More Earn Manhattan Theatre Club Commissions

Nell Benjamin, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and More Earn Manhattan Theatre Club Commissions

<em>An Octoroon</em>

An Octoroon

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' <em>An Octoroon</em> Extends at Soho Rep

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' An Octoroon Extends at Soho Rep

Vineyard Theatre to Present Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' <em>Gloria; or Ambition</em> and Peter Lerman & Michael Mayer's <em>Brooklynite</em>

Vineyard Theatre to Present Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Gloria; or Ambition and Peter Lerman & Michael Mayer's Brooklynite

<em>Appropriate</em>

Appropriate

New Plays by David Adjmi and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Set for Soho Rep’s 2013-2014 Season

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