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Purpose

First Preview: Feb 25, 2025
Opening Date: Mar 17, 2025
Closing Date: Aug 31, 2025
Purpose

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Playing @
Hayes Theater
240 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036
From the Tony Award-winning playwright of Appropriate and directed by the two-time Tony Award-winning Phylicia Rashad comes Purpose.

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.
BroadwayPlay - Drama

Performance Schedule

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Cast
  • Harry Lennix
  • Jon Michael Hill
  • Glenn Davis
  • Alana Arenas
  • Kara Young
  • Brenda Pressley

Written By
  • Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Director
  • Phylicia Rashad

TDF Tickets Offers:

TDF Member tickets:

Not currently available for this show

Listed at

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Full-price tickets:

$69.00 - $299.00

Lottery & Rush

TodayTix Rush: A limited number of $45 tickets are available the morning of each performance on the TodayTix app, beginning at 9 AM. Users can download the TodayTix app on an iOS or Android device and purchase up to two tickets for that day's show. A limited number of rush tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Users can set an alert on the TodayTix app to be notified when rush tickets are available each day.

In-Person Rush: A limited number of $45 in-person rush tickets will be available when the Hayes Box Office (240 W 44th Street) opens at 10 AM (Tuesday-Saturday) and 12 PM (Sunday).  Rush tickets are subject to availability and may be partial view. Blackout dates may apply. There is a limit of two tickets per person.

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    Outer lobby, ground level. ADA access via the Stage Door.
  • Parking

    Valet parking garages: 1st garage: South side of 44th St. between 6th & 7th Aves. Vertical clearance: 105". 2nd garage: East of Shubert Alley, on north side of 44th St. between Broadway & 8th Ave. No vans.
  • Curb Ramps

    (2.5" lip) NW corner of 44th & Broadway; (2.5" lip) SE corner of 44th St. & Broadway; SW corner of 44th St. & Broadway.
  • Restroom

    Accessible/unisex bathrooms/stalls in the lower lobby and at the mezzanine level
  • Seating

    Orchestra on ground level. Seats 589.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Full-service/accessible elevator
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Entrance

    ADA-accessible building entrance at Stage Door. Handicap ramps in the lower lobby,
  • Water Fountain

    Lower Level directly across from the elevator
  • Assisted Listening System

    LOOP system in the auditorium, headsets available. Driver’s license or ID with printed address required as a deposit. Not available in the first 3 rows of the Orchestra.
  • Wheelchair Info

    Accessible seating in both Orchestra & Mezzanine

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