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For decades, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of Black American Politics: civil rights leaders, pastors and congressmen. But like all families, there are cracks and secrets just under the surface. When the youngest son Nazareth returns home to Illinois with an uninvited friend in tow, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith and the legacies of Black radicalism. Spirited, hilarious and filled with intrigue, Purpose is an epic family drama from one of the country’s most celebrated voices.

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Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending and BOOP! Lead 2025 Outer Critics Circle Nominations
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Alana Arenas on Her Broadway Debut in Purpose, Making an Entrance and Bunny Dreams
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Tony Awards Committee Determines Eligibility for Glengarry Glen Ross, Operation Mincemeat, Redwood and More
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The Unstoppable Tide of Kara Young: The Tony Winner on Her Latest Broadway Role in the Fiery Family Drama Purpose
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The Cast of Purpose Talks on Opening Night: 'This Is the Best-Case Scenario for What Theater Can Be'
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It's Spring Preview Week on The Broadway Show, Featuring Nick Jonas, Adrienne Warren, Jonathan Groff and More!
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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose, Directed by Phylicia Rashad, Sets Aside Family Drama to Celebrate a Broadway Opening
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First Look
Get a First Look at the Dramatic Family Dinner at the Center of Purpose on Broadway
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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose, Directed by Phylicia Rashad, Begins Performances
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Black History Month Spotlight: Tony Award-Winning Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
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The Broadway Show
Othello's Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, The Great Gatsby's Ryan McCartan and More on The Broadway Show
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Purpose Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Director Phylicia Rashad on Rethinking the American Family Drama
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Hamilton Star Trey Curtis, Oh, Mary!'s First Lady Betty Gilpin and More on The Broadway Show
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Meet Kara Young, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and the Rest of the Family Bringing Purpose to Broadway
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Joey Fatone, the Cast of English, Backstage at Book of Mormon and More on The Broadway Show
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LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Kara Young and More to Star in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose on Broadway
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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose, Directed by Phylicia Rashad, Will Open on Broadway in March 2025
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