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 ...

Nominee Kara Young from "Purpose" attends the 78th Annual Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press event at the Sofitel New York on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in New York. Credit: AP/Evan Agostini ...

On Sunday night, Young won her second Tony Award for best actress in a featured role in a play for the show Purpose, in which she plays Aziza, a social worker from Harlem. The victory marked the first ...

Purpose, nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Play and, for Young, Best Featured Actress in a Play. Purpose was recently extended eight weeks and now runs through August 31 at Broadway ...

For Tony Award Winner Kara Young, ‘Purpose’ Is History-making. Kristen Tauer. Thu, June 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM UTC. 6 min read. Kara Young is on a roll.

Kara Young, Already on a Broadway Streak, Could Make Tony History With Her Role in 'Purpose' NEW YORK (AP) — Don't bother asking Kara Young which one of her roles is her favorite. They're all ...

Kara Young, right, pictured at the 2025 Met Gala, and at a Tony nominees luncheon with her dad, Klay. Family and community are what keep her centered amid all the chaos of this current Tony season.

Kara Young’s work in the play “Purpose” has earned her a Tony Award nomination and a chance to make history. Already the first Black person to be nominated four times consecutively, if she ...

Nominee Kara Young from "Purpose" attends the 78th Annual Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press event at the Sofitel New York on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in New York.

Nominee Kara Young from "Purpose" attends the 78th Annual Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press event at the Sofitel New York on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in New York.

Nominee Kara Young from "Purpose" attends the 78th Annual Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press event at the Sofitel New York on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in New York.