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The Lortels - 2024 - Outstanding Play

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, The Comeuppance

The Pulitzer Prize - 2018 - Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Everybody

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Branden Jacobs-JenkinsGloria

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play

Branden Jacobs-JenkinsGloria

The Pulitzer Prize - 2016 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Branden Jacobs-JenkinsGloria

Drama League Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, An Octoroon


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Obie Awards - 2014 - Best New American Play

Branden Jacobs-JenkinsAppropriate and An Octoroon

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Video: Sarah Paulson Is Not Taking Her Tony Nomination for Granted

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On Monday evening, Sarah Paulson stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss the Tony-nominated play Appropriate, which is currently playing on Broadway. During the interview, she discussed the 'very, very funny' family drama and lamented that she doesn't get to do a Southern accent in the play. Watch the full interview now!
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Video: Sarah Paulson Talks APPROPRIATE and More on CBS SUNDAY MORNING

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Photos: APPROPRIATE's Sarah Paulson Receives Portrait at Sardi's

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The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group Present Story/Teller Arts: Quiara Alegría Hudes on MY BROKEN LANGUAGE

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(PRAY), THE COMEUPPANCE, and More Take Home 2024 Lucille Lortel Awards - Full List of Winners!

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The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group Present STORY/TELLER ARTS: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with Jocelyn Bioh

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2024 Tony Awards Nominations- Live Reactions

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Have Many Shows this Season Premiered Long Before Broadway?

This time, the reader question was: Have a lot of shows this season had a long time between their first productions and Broadway premieres?

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Branden Jacobs-Jenkins written?

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has written 4 shows including Appropriate (Playwright), WAR (Playwright), Everybody (Playwright), Gloria (Writer).

What awards has Branden Jacobs-Jenkins been nominated for?

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Play for "The Comeuppance" at The Lortels, Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Everybody," Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play for "Gloria" at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play for "Gloria" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Gloria," Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play for "An Octoroon" at the Drama League Awards, and Best New American Play for "Appropriate" and "An Octoroon" at the Obie Awards.

What awards has Branden Jacobs-Jenkins won?

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has won the Best New American Play at the Obie Awards for "Appropriate" and "An Octoroon."

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