Glenn Davis News

Brenda Pressley will join the Broadway company of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, PURPOSE, directed by Phylicia Rashad. Learn

Hillary Clinton recently paid a visit to the newly-minted Tony Award-winning production of Purpose on Broadway. Check out photos from her visit to the show here!

The Broadway production of Purpose shared a video of their first curtain call post-Tony Awards, which was met with love from the applauding audience. Watch the video here!

Earlier tonight at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Steppenwolf's Glenn Davis, and the producers of Purpose took home a Tony Award for 'Best Play'. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, they checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share their initial reaction!

Yesterday they were just nominees, but now... they're winners! BroadwayWorld was backstage at Radio City Music Hall for the 78th Annual Tony Awards and we've got photos of all the evening's winners.

Purpose has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Play for BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS.

Kara Young has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for PURPOSE.

The 78th Annual Tony Awards have arrived at last! BroadwayWorld has the full transcripts of all the memorable acceptance speeches from the 2025 Tony Awards.

Check out photos of all of the the red carpet looks at Radio City Music Hall for the 78th Annual Tony Awards and check back as we add more throughout the night.

The best of Broadway took the stage at Radio City Music Hall for the 78th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Cynthia Erivo. See all of the 2025 Tony winners here.

The best of Broadway will take the stage at Radio City Music Hall for the 78th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Cynthia Erivo. Need a refresher on how to watch and when? We've got you covered!

Kara Young, who has made history as the first Black performer to earn four consecutive Tony nominations, recently stopped by The View to discuss her role in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose, which is currently running on Broadway. Watch the interview now!

The 2024-25 Broadway season is officially complete and awards season has begun. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending May 30, 2025 with videos from Chess, Smash, and more!

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ PURPOSE has been extended eight weeks. You can now see the show through late August at the Helen Hayes Theater. Learn more here!

New Dramatists honored Tina Landau, an award-winning playwright, lyricist, and director (Redwood, Floyd Collins, SpongeBob SquarePants), and Tony Award winner Idina Menzel (Redwood, Wicked, Rent) at its recent spring gala! Check out photos from the event!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 27, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Watch in this video as Glenn Davis chats more about his pride in pushing to bring Purpose to audiences, why he is still in disbelief to be nominated, and so much more.

 Manhattan Theatre Club just hosted its 2025 Spring Gala, which was held on Monday, May 19 at Cipriani 42nd Street.  The evening was hosted by three-time Tony Award recipient Bernadette Peters . Check out photos here!

Broadway’s official game night, Broadway Bets, brought together industry insiders, stars and fans on May 19, 2025, for an evening of cards, camaraderie and record-breaking fundraising, produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

WP Theater held its 2025 Annual Gala, celebrating extraordinary achievement by Women+ artists and industry leaders. Check out photos from the production.