"Purpose" made it's pre-Broadway world premiere at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre in 2024. Young picked up the award for best ...

Kara Young has made history. On Sunday night, Young won her second Tony Award for best actress in a featured role in a play ...

The best new play trophy at Sunday's Tony Awards went to “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an ...

Kara Young has starred in four Broadway plays and been Tony-nominated for all of them. The actress still can't believe it ...

Young's work has earned her a Tony Award nomination and a chance to make history. Already the first Black person to be ...

Kara Young has already made Tony Award history by becoming the first Black person to receive Tony acting nominations in four ...

Hosted by Cynthia Erivo, this year’s ceremony highlighted powerful performances, unforgettable reunions, and landmark wins ...

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

With Wicked star Cynthia Erivo at the helm, the evening unfolded as a stirring tribute to theatre’s enduring magic.

In “Purpose,” Kara Young has found her perfect artistic vehicle. The play demands space for contemporary Black voices.