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Katori Hall Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2020 - Best Book of a Musical

Katori Hall, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Olivier Awards - 2010 - Best New Play

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Sara Bareilles' WAITRESS To Open Nashville Repertory Theatre's 40th Season in September

Nashville Repertory Theatre’s 40th Season will open with its staging of Waitress, the Tony Award-winning musical by Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson, running September 13-22 at the James K. Polk Theatre at Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Paige Evans to Step Down as Signature Theatre Artistic Director

Signature Theatre Artistic Director Paige Evans will step down in June, having led the company since 2016. Learn more about the transition.

THE MOUNTAINTOP Comes to the Citadel Theatre This Month

The Mountaintop by Katori Hall is a historical fiction retelling of the events surrounding the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

BEETLEJUICE, SIX & More Set for Broadway Across Canada 2024-2025 Season in Calgary

Broadway Across Canada has revealed its 2024-2025 Broadway season, featuring seven theatrical productions that will take center stage in Calgary, at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

BEETLEJUICE, SIX, and More Set For Calgary's 2024-25 Broadway Season

The 2024-25 season has been announced for Broadway in Calgary, kicking off this September with Come From Away and continuing with seven shows through 2025. Learn more about the season here!

SIX, BEETLEJUICE, And More Announced for Broadway Across Canada 2024-25 Season In Vancouver

Broadway Across Canada has announced the lineup of shows coming to the Queen Victoria Theatre in 2024 and 2025!

Photos: First Look At THE MOUNTAINTOP By Katori Hall At The Milburn Stone Theatre

Witness the reimagining of a pivotal moment in history with 'The Mountaintop' at Milburn Stone Theatre. See photos from the production. 

SOME LIKE IT HOT, MJ THE MUSICAL & More Set for 2024-25 Broadway in Miami Season at the Arsht Center

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County has unveiled the 2024-25 Broadway in Miami season in the Ziff Ballet Opera House. See which shows are part of the programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

TINA �" THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Will Embark on First UK and Ireland Tour

TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL will embark on its first ever UK and Ireland tour, opening at Curve Leicester from Thursday 6 March 2025 to Saturday 22 March 2025.

Video: Meet The Cast & Director of Katori Hall's THE HOT WING KING at Hartford Stage

Watch as Artistic Director Melia Bensussen chats with the cast and director of Katori Hall's Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Hot Wing King: Calvin M. Thompson, Christopher D. Betts, and Bjorn DuPaty.

Video: Meet The Cast Of Katori Hall's THE HOT WING KING at Hartford Stage

The How Wing King begins performances at Hartford Stage February 29 through March 24, 2024 Meet the cast in this all-new video.

Interview: Kristen Adele Calhoun Excitedly World Premieres Her BLACK CYPRESS BAYOU

The world premiere of Kristen Adele Calhoun’s Black Cypress Bayou has already begun at the Geffen Playhouse. Tiffany Nichole Greene directs the cast of: Amber Chardae Robinson, Brandee Evans, Angela Lewis and Kimberly Scott. After a successful opening weekend, Kristen managed to find some time to answer a few of my queries.

London Theatre Week - See over 50 Award-Winning Musicals and Plays with Tickets from £15, £25 or £35

London Theatre Week is the West End’s biggest promotion, giving you the chance to see over 50 amazing award-winning musicals and stunning plays with tickets from £15, £25 or £35

Review: The Broadway Stage Play THE MOUNTAINTOP Debuts at Theatre Charlotte

The Mountaintop is an interesting spin from the mind of Katori Hall of a fictitious conversation between Dr. King and a maid named Camae in the Lorraine Motel the day before his assassination. I find her creativity and imagination very vivid and enlightening indeed especially since it did have some hidden truths.

TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Dazzles Nashville Audiences With Tribute to 'The Queen of Rock and Roll'

Now onstage at Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Jackson Theatre, through Sunday, February 18, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical gives the full biographical jukebox musical treatment to one of Tennessee’s most talented exports and favorite daughters.

Playwrights Foundation Announces Cohort And Finalists For Resident Playwrights Program

Playwrights Foundation announces cohort and finalists for Resident Playwrights Program, offering a two-year residency to Bay Area playwrights for artistic growth and career advancement. Meet the selected playwrights: Cat Brooks, Ruben Grijalva, Sloka Krishnan, and Leigh M. Marshall.

SIX, BEETLEJUICE, and More Headline Broadway in Birmingham 2024-25 Season

Broadway in Birmingham has announced its 2024-2025 season, including Chicago, Annie, Six, Les Miserables, Beetlejuice, and Tina - The Tina Turner Musical.

Review: MOUNTAIN TOP at Actors Theatre Of Little Rock

What did our critic think of MOUNTAIN TOP at Actors Theatre Of Little Rock?

Ebony Repertory Theatre to Present Pulitzer Prize Finalist Zora Howard's STEW Beginning in March

Ebony Repertory Theatre will present 2021 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Zora Howard's STEW as its first production of 2024. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets.

L.A. Theatre Works to Tour Re-Imagined Production of Herbert Sigüenza's A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO

L.A. Theatre Works will tour a newly re-imagined production of A Weekend with Pablo Picasso, written and performed by Herbert Sigüenza. See if A Weekend with Pablo Picasso is coming to your city, and learn how to purchase tickets.

Katori Hall FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Katori Hall has written 5 shows including Hoodoo Love (Playwright), The Mountaintop (Playwright), Hurt Village (Playwright), The Hot Wing King (Playwright), Tina (Playwright).

Katori Hall has been nominated for several prestigious awards. These include the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "The Hot Wing King," Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," and Best New Play at the Olivier Awards for "The Mountaintop."

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

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