Phylicia Rashad Knows Her Purpose

Phylicia Rashad Knows Her Purpose

NEW YORK — The first time Phylicia Rashad realized what she wanted to do with her life, she was making her way to the exit of a bustling auditorium. This was November 1959, in Houston, after a student music festival…

Peak Broadway: Purpose, Buena Vista, Mincemeat, Othello. Stageworthy News of the Week

Good theater can heal, as proven by the daily dose of theater openings last week – four shows on Broadway, several Off Broadway and beyond – many of them restorative. Ok, some were not. But the miss is essential to the mix that animates theater lovers. The Week in New York Theater Reviews and Previews Purpose In “Purpose,” an extraordinary play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Tony winner for last season’s “Appropriate”) opening on Broadway in a terri…