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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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Arkansas Repertory Theatre Adds Artists for ME AND THE DEVIL Photo
Arkansas Repertory Theatre Adds Artists for ME AND THE DEVIL
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2025

Tickets are on sale now for the first production of The Rep’s 2025 SummerStage season, ME AND THE DEVIL The play with music is written and directed by The Rep’s new Artistic Director, Little Rock-native and Broadway director, Steve H. Broadnax III. 
Concord Acquires Broadway Licensing Global and Imprints Photo
Concord Acquires Broadway Licensing Global and Imprints
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2025

Concord has acquired Broadway Licensing Global. BLG’s family of imprints, Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Stage Rights, will now become part of Concord Theatricals.
A Recent History of Biographical Jukebox Musicals on Broadway Photo
A Recent History of Biographical Jukebox Musicals on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2025

Bobby Darin's story is hitting Broadway with the new musical Just In Time, starring Jonathan Groff. We're taking a look back on some of the recent jukebox musicals that told the story of iconic solo artists.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN and More Set for Arden Theatre Company 2025-26 Season Photo
DEAR EVAN HANSEN and More Set for Arden Theatre Company 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2025

Philadelphia-based Arden Theatre Company has unveiled its 2025-26 season, featuring a dynamic lineup of performances including Dear Evan Hansen and more!
TINA, & JULIET, and A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Set For Hershey Theatre's 2026 Broadway Series Photo
TINA, & JULIET, and A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Set For Hershey Theatre's 2026 Broadway Series
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2025

Hershey Theatre announced its next lineup of Broadway touring productions for 2026, including three all-new engagements to usher in a new era following the ongoing renovation project at the historic venue. 
MAMMA MIA!, BEELTEJUICE, And More Set for Hult Center 2025-2026 Broadway In Eugene Se Photo
MAMMA MIA!, BEELTEJUICE, And More Set for Hult Center 2025-2026 Broadway In Eugene Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2025

The Hult Center for the Performing Arts has announced its next season of the Broadway in Eugene series, featuring a standout season of Broadway experiences.
Tapper Lisa La Touche to Join Jazz Power Intiative and Harlem School of the Arts for Photo
Tapper Lisa La Touche to Join Jazz Power Intiative and Harlem School of the Arts for WE GOT THAT SWING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2025

For the third year in a row, Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) will partner with the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) on We Got That Swing a celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month. Learn how to attend.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Included in 25-26 Season at New Conservatory Theatre Center Photo
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Included in 25-26 Season at New Conservatory Theatre Center
by Emmy Rice - Apr 19, 2025

In keeping with their commitment to bring new voices to stage, the 2025-26 Season brings six shows to the stage with a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, World, Regional, West Coast & Bay Area premieres.
Review: THE HOT WING KING at Cygnet Theatre Cooks with Heart Photo
Review: THE HOT WING KING at Cygnet Theatre Cooks with Heart
by ErinMarie Reiter - Apr 19, 2025

Katori Hall’s 'The Hot Wing King,” now playing at Cygnet Theatre through May 2nd, has plenty of humor, heart, and heat.
Katori Hall's THE MOUNTAINTOP Begins At New Village Arts In May Photo
Katori Hall's THE MOUNTAINTOP Begins At New Village Arts In May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2025

New Village Arts will present THE MOUNTAINTOP, the acclaimed drama by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall. Directed by Durwood Murray and starring DeAndre Simmons and Taylor Renee Henderson.
OH, MARY! Script Now Available For Purchase From Dramatists Play Service Photo
OH, MARY! Script Now Available For Purchase From Dramatists Play Service
by Michael Major - Apr 18, 2025

Dramatists Play Service, the iconic play imprint of Broadway Licensing Global, has published the script for Oh, Mary!. The cover of the Signature Acting Edition script showcases iconic art from the smash-hit Broadway production.
THE BOOK OF MORMON, BEETLEJUICE, And More Set for The King Center 2025-26 Broadway Se Photo
THE BOOK OF MORMON, BEETLEJUICE, And More Set for The King Center 2025-26 Broadway Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 18, 2025

The King Center has announced the 25–26 Broadway Season for the King Center. The upcoming season includes the following national touring Broadway productions: THE BOOK OF MORMON, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN and BEETLEJUICE. 
Playwrights Foundation Releases THE JUSTICE IS JUST ASLEEP By Ruben Grijalva On-Deman Photo
Playwrights Foundation Releases THE JUSTICE IS JUST ASLEEP By Ruben Grijalva On-Demand
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2025

Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast's premier launchpad for new plays and playwrights, will release the on-demand recording of the public reading of The Justice is Just Asleep, a new play by Resident Playwright Ruben Grijalva, commissioned by San Francisco Playhouse, from April 14-20, 2025.
HAMILTON and More Join DPAC's 2025/26 Season Photo
HAMILTON and More Join DPAC's 2025/26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2025

DPAC has announced the return of five great Broadway shows in the 2025 / 2026 season, including Hamilton and four more of Broadway’s biggest hits.  Tickets to each show will go on sale this spring and summer.  
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL On Sale Tomorrow Cadillac Palace Theatre Photo
TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL On Sale Tomorrow Cadillac Palace Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 3, 2025

Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for the smash hit TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL will go on sale tomorrow. TINA will play a strictly limited one-week engagement at Cadillac Palace Theatre from June 3 to June 8.
Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Iconic Plays That Shaped American Theater Photo
Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Iconic Plays That Shaped American Theater
by Sidney Paterra - Mar 30, 2025

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is one of the most prestigious honors in American theater, celebrating outstanding works that have made a significant impact on the stage. Here's a closer look at what the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is, how it works, and why it matters.
Photos: TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Celebrates 7 Years Photo
Photos: TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Celebrates 7 Years
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 28, 2025

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical celebrated its 7th Birthday of the West End run with a gala performance where Karis Anderson starred as the music icon. See photos here!
Denver Center Theatre Company Announces Full Cast And Creative Team For THE HOT WING Photo
Denver Center Theatre Company Announces Full Cast And Creative Team For THE HOT WING KING
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 21, 2025

The Denver Center Theatre Company has announced the full cast and creative team for the Pulitzer Prize-Winning play by Katori Hall, The Hot Wing King, with direction by Timothy Douglas.
Notes on a Script: a.k. payne Breaks Down Their Blackburn Prize-Winning FURLOUGH'S PA Photo
Notes on a Script: a.k. payne Breaks Down Their Blackburn Prize-Winning FURLOUGH'S PARADISE
by Joey Mervis - Mar 20, 2025

The 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize was recently given to U.S. playwright a.k. payne for their play Furlough's Paradise- a lyrical journey about grief, home, and survival. In this video, watch as payne breaks down their words in the newest episode of BroadwayWorld's Notes on a Script.
SUFFS, FROZEN, and More Set For Lied Center's 2025/26 Season Photo
SUFFS, FROZEN, and More Set For Lied Center's 2025/26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 19, 2025

The Lied Center for Performing Arts has announced its 2025-2026 Glenn Korff Broadway Series. The season will kick off with Disney's Frozen and continue with Suffs, The Music Man, A Christmas Story, and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. 
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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 at the Olivier Awards for The Mountaintop.

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