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The Blood QuiltThe Blood Quilt
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
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Tina - The Tina Turner MusicalTina - The Tina Turner Musical
 
[West End, 2024]
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Tina - The Tina Turner MusicalTina - The Tina Turner Musical
 
[West End, 2021]
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Tina - The Tina Turner MusicalTina - The Tina Turner Musical
 
[West End, 2018]
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The Blood Quilt
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Hoodoo Love
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The Mountaintop
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Hurt Village
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Awards and Nominations


winner
The Pulitzer Prize - 2021 - Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Katori Hall, The Hot Wing King

Tony Awards - 2020 - Best Book of a Musical

Katori Hall, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical


winner
Olivier Awards - 2010 - Best New Play

Katori HallThe Mountaintop

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Bess Wohl, Jen Silverman and More Named as Finalists for The Susan Smith Blackburn Pr Photo
Bess Wohl, Jen Silverman and More Named as Finalists for The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2025

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has revealed this year's finalists for the prestigious international playwriting award- the largest and oldest award recognising women+ writers for plays of outstanding quality written for the English-speaking theatre. 
Cast Set for Detroit Public Theatre's Holiday Cabaret Photo
Cast Set for Detroit Public Theatre's Holiday Cabaret
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2025

Detroit Public Theatre has revelaed the cast for their 3rd Detroit Public Theatre Holiday Cabaret, directed and co-created by Co-Founder and Co-Producing Artistic Director, Courtney Burkett
Arden Theatre Company To Present Katori Hall’s THE MOUNTAINTOP This Fall Photo
Arden Theatre Company To Present Katori Hall’s THE MOUNTAINTOP This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2025

Arden Theatre Company will present THE MOUNTAINTOP by Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall beginning October 30, directed by Barrymore Award winner Brett Ashley Robinson.
4-Show Subscriptions Now On Sale For Playhouse On Park's 17th Main Stage Season Photo
4-Show Subscriptions Now On Sale For Playhouse On Park's 17th Main Stage Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 11, 2025

There are four Main Stage shows remaining in Playhouse on Park's 17th Season, and subscribers save 20% off individual ticket prices. Subscribe now to see GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! by Anthony King and Scott Brown, and more.
Photos: Akeem Davis and Kishia Nixon Star In THE MOUNTAINTOP At Arden Theatre Photo
Photos: Akeem Davis and Kishia Nixon Star In THE MOUNTAINTOP At Arden Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2025

Arden Theatre Company continues its 2025/26 season with The Mountaintop, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall and directed by Barrymore Award winner Brett Ashley Robinson. Check out photos of the production.
The Apollo Partners With The Fire This Time Festival Photo
The Apollo Partners With The Fire This Time Festival
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2025

The Apollo announced that The Fire This Time Festival, the Obie-Award-winning theater festival celebrating playwrights of African and African American descent, will make its permanent home at The Apollo Stages at The Victoria.
TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Will Play Waterbury’s Palace Theater In November Photo
TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Will Play Waterbury’s Palace Theater In November
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2025

The North American tour of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical will visit Waterbury’s Palace Theater for two performances only, November 1–2, 2025. Tickets, priced from $49 to $109, are on sale now.
Meet the Cast of CHESS, Now Playing on Broadway Photo
Meet the Cast of CHESS, Now Playing on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2025

Chess is back on Broadway! Previews for Chess begin Wednesday, October 15 at the Imperial Theatre. The production officially opens Sunday, November 16. Meet the cast of Chess below!
Experience TINA - The Tina Turner Musical at MPAC Next Month Photo
Experience TINA - The Tina Turner Musical at MPAC Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025

The North American tour of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical will come to MPAC for four performances next month. Learn more about the upcoming production here!
Review: An Ascendant THE MOUNTAINTOP from Front Porch Arts Collective Photo
Review: An Ascendant THE MOUNTAINTOP from Front Porch Arts Collective
by R. Scott Reedy - Oct 9, 2025

Katori Hall’s thought-provoking drama, “The Mountaintop,” being presented by Front Porch Arts Collective in collaboration with Suffolk University’s Modern Theatre, where it is being staged through October 12.
Roger Guenveur Smith to Present IN HONOR OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT at Outside In Theatr Photo
Roger Guenveur Smith to Present IN HONOR OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT at Outside In Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2025

Outside In Theatre will present the Los Angeles run of Roger Guenveur Smith's solo performance In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Arden Theatre Company To Present Katori Hall's THE MOUNTAINTOP Beginning October 30 Photo
Arden Theatre Company To Present Katori Hall's THE MOUNTAINTOP Beginning October 30
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 1, 2025

Arden Theatre Company will continue its 2025/26 season with The Mountaintop, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall and directed by Barrymore Award winner Brett Ashley Robinson.
Review: MJ: THE MUSICAL at Ed Mirvish Theatre Photo
Review: MJ: THE MUSICAL at Ed Mirvish Theatre
by Ilana Lucas - Sep 26, 2025

It’s the eve of Jackson’s Dangerous tour, which is spiralling out of control as he demands more technology and works his dancers to the bone, searching for an elusive perfection that will top anything he’s ever done before while scandal and rumours swirl around him.
Review: THE AMERICAN FIVE at Ford's Theatre Photo
Review: THE AMERICAN FIVE at Ford's Theatre
by Jake Bridges - Sep 26, 2025

Early in my arts management training, I read former Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser’s book, The Cycle. This arts manifesto is a practical guide on creating and sustaining the arts, and I do recommend it for anyone seeking a career in the field. But I digress.
Invitation Theater Company to Stage Reading of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ EVERYBODY at Photo
Invitation Theater Company to Stage Reading of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ EVERYBODY at Gibney Dance
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2025

Invitation Theater Company will present a staged reading of Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ Everybody at Gibney Dance on October 4, 2025. Directed by Justin Cimino.
Playhouse On Park Launches ACCESS 40 Discount Program For Theatregoers Under 40 Photo
Playhouse On Park Launches ACCESS 40 Discount Program For Theatregoers Under 40
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2025

Playhouse on Park in West Hartford has introduced Access 40, a new ticketing initiative for adults under 40. The program offers individual tickets for $38.50 or a five-show subscription for $140, with added perks including networking events and priority access.
TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Will Play The Weidner in February 2026 Photo
TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Will Play The Weidner in February 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2025

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical will come to The Weidner in Green Bay, WI, February 16, 2026, as part of the Broadway in Green Bay Series. The new North American tour is led by Chicago-born actor and vocalist Darilyn Burtley, who will star as Tina Turner.
TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Will Launch New North American Tour at Lied Center Photo
TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Will Launch New North American Tour at Lied Center
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2025

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical will kick off a brand-new North American Tour with its launch at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, NE, October 8–11, 2025.
COME FROM AWAY Is the Most-Produced Show of 2025/26 Photo
COME FROM AWAY Is the Most-Produced Show of 2025/26
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 18, 2025

American Theatre magazine, published by Theatre Communications Group, has just released Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights for the new season.  We have all of the details!
TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL and More Set for Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts Photo
TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL and More Set for Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts Winter Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 18, 2025

The Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts has revealed its lineup of productions coming to its stage this winter, including Tina- The Tina Turner Musical and more. See the full lineup here!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Katori Hall written?

Katori Hall has written 6 shows including Hoodoo Love (Playwright), The Mountaintop (Playwright), Hurt Village (Playwright), The Hot Wing King (Playwright), Tina (Playwright), The Blood Quilt (Playwright).

What awards has Katori Hall been nominated for?

Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Hot Wing King, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical and Best New Play (Olivier Awards) for The Mountaintop.

What awards has Katori Hall won?

Katori Hall has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for The Hot Wing King and the Best New Play award at the Olivier Awards for The Mountaintop.

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