"Purpose" made it's pre-Broadway world premiere at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre in 2024. Young picked up the award for best actress in a featured role in a play for her performance in the production.

The news mainstream media just doesn’t cover. Racial justice journalism since 1909.

Maybe Happy Ending” had a definite happy ending at the Tony Awards. The android rom-com won the best new musical crown Sunday on a night when Kara Young made history as the first Black person to win ...

The Broadway production of Purpose shared a video of their first curtain call post-Tony Awards, which was met with love from ...

Kara Young accepts the award for best featured actress in a play for "Purpose" onstage during the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York on June 8, 2025.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins makes history with Best Playwright win at the 2025 Tony Awards along with star Kara Young for Best ...

Home Awards News Tony Award Winners: ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Takes Best Musical & Five Others; ‘Purpose’ Best Play; Scherzinger, Criss, Snook & Escola Get Lead Acting Prizes – Full List ...

Hosted by Cynthia Erivo, this year’s ceremony highlighted powerful performances, unforgettable reunions, and landmark wins for Black creatives on Broadway.

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 ...