Pulitzer-Winning 'Purpose' Opens at Geffen Playhouse November 11 with Its Original Broadway Cast
The Geffen Playhouse's Gil Cates Theater (10886 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024) in Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, opens Purpose on November 11, now extended through December 20.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play about faith, ambition and fracture inside a leading Black civil-rights family won both the 2025 Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Phylicia Rashad directs the original Broadway company, including LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Harry Lennix; Kara Young plays Aziza through the November 29 matinee, with Nija Okoro taking over from the November 29 evening performance.
Running time is about 2 hours 50 minutes including intermission. The production is performed in English and is the weightiest play import of Los Angeles' season.
Tickets are on sale through the Geffen Playhouse website, listed from $56 on ticketing platforms.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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