NEW YORK – Kara Young makes any show a must-see event. She’s in the mix once again this year for Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Pulitzer Prize-winning “Purpose,” making history as the first Black performer ...
NEW YORK — Don't bother asking Kara Young which one of her roles is her favorite. They're all her favorite. “Every single time I’m doing a show, I feel like it is the most important thing on the ...
Kara Young recently starred on Broadway as ‘Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins’ in Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch, for which she won a 2024 Tony Award for Best ...
Kara Young doesn’t just walk into a room—she carries Harlem with her. Four Tony nominations. Two wins. The first Black actor in Broadway history to take home back-to-back Tonys. Yet, the way she talks ...
Kara Young. Photo Courtesy of 'Purpose' on Broadway. Kara Young. Photo Courtesy of 'Purpose' on Broadway. Tony winner Kara Young chatted about being a part of the Broadway show “Purpose.” On her Tony ...
NEW YORK – Kara Young makes any show a must-see event. In 2021, the ebullient newcomer made her Broadway debut in Lynn Nottage’s “Clyde’s,” bringing spiky wit and desperation to a formerly ...