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Phylicia Rashad to Direct Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Play on Broadway

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Phylicia Rashad will make her Broadway directing debut with a new play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. 

The play, Purpose, marks Jacobs-Jenkins return to Broadway after his play, Appropriate, a family drama about siblings returning to their father’s home, starring Sarah Paulson, won the 2024 Tony Award for best revival of a play.

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Purpose follows the Jasper family, which has created a powerful dynasty in Black American politics. However, when the family’s youngest son, Nazareth, comes home with an uninvited friend, the family must contend with faith, its legacy and the cracks beneath the surface.

The production is scheduled to begin previews at the Helen Hayes Theater on Feb. 25, 2025, with an opening date in mid-March. Casting has not yet been announced. 

Purpose was commissioned by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and had its world premiere in Chicago in March 2024, where it was well-reviewed, with the characters compared to the Jesse Jackson family, and became one of the highest-grossing shows in Steppenwolf’s close to 50-year history. Rashad also directed that run. 

Rashad is a two-time Tony Award winner for her roles in A Raisin in the Sun and Skeleton Crew, which marked her last appearance on Broadway, in 2022. The Cosby Show actress and dean emerita of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University, has several directing credits, including Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Our Lady of 121st Street; August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.

Purpose is produced by David Stone, Debra Martin Chase, Marc Platt, LaChanze, Rashad Chambers, Aaron Glick and Steppenwolf Theatre Company. 

The play will feature scenic design by Todd Rosenthal, costume design by Dede M. Ayite, lighting design by Amith Chandrashaker and sound design by Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen. 

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