#AlumniAchievement: Purpose, produced by Rashad Chambers '01, Esq. won "Best Play" at the 78th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.
"Best Play" is an annual award given to the best new (non-musical) play on Broadway, as determined by Tony Award voters.
Purpose follows a family whose carefully constructed legacy unravels when their youngest son returns home with an unexpected guest, exposing buried secrets and faith-based conflict. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago last spring before heading to Broadway and was nominated for six awards.
Chambers is the founder and president of Esquire Entertainment and is a Tony Award-winning producer, talent manager, and lawyer. He produced the New York premiere of the award-winning musical Little Girl Blue: The Nina Simone Musical. His Broadway producing credits include American Son, Ain’t Too Proud, Betrayal, The Inheritance, Caroline, or Change, The Music Man, Topdog/Underdog, Fat Ham, and P...