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The Blood QuiltThe Blood Quilt
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
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Tina - The Tina Turner MusicalTina - The Tina Turner Musical
 
[West End, 2024]
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Tina - The Tina Turner MusicalTina - The Tina Turner Musical
 
[West End, 2021]
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Tina - The Tina Turner MusicalTina - The Tina Turner Musical
 
[West End, 2018]
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The Blood Quilt
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Hoodoo Love
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The Mountaintop
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Hurt Village
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Awards and Nominations


winner
The Pulitzer Prize - 2021 - Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Katori Hall, The Hot Wing King

Tony Awards - 2020 - Best Book of a Musical

Katori Hall, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical


winner
Olivier Awards - 2010 - Best New Play

Katori HallThe Mountaintop

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The Arkansas Repertory Theatre Appoints Steve H. Broadnax III as New Artistic Directo Photo
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre Appoints Steve H. Broadnax III as New Artistic Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2025

The Arkansas Repertory Theatre has named Steve H. Broadnax III as its new Artistic Director. Learn more about Broadnax III and about The Arkansas Repertory Theatre.
Blair Underwood and Nicole Beharie to Star in THE MOUNTAINTOP Benefit Reading Photo
Blair Underwood and Nicole Beharie to Star in THE MOUNTAINTOP Benefit Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2025

Signature Theatre will present a benefit reading of Pulitzer Prize winner and Signature Premiere Resident Katori Hall’s acclaimed 2009 play The Mountaintop. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: NYTW's 2025 Gala Honors Rachel Brosnahan, Joaquina Kalukango, and Greg Nobile Photo
Photos: NYTW's 2025 Gala Honors Rachel Brosnahan, Joaquina Kalukango, and Greg Nobile
by Jennifer Broski - Feb 11, 2025

New York Theatre Workshop just celebrated its NYTW 2025 Gala, honoring Emmy Award winner Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango, and Tony Award-winning theater and film producer Greg Nobile. Check out photos from inside the big day.
Review: THE HOT WING KING at Dobama Photo
Review: THE HOT WING KING at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Feb 9, 2025

What did our critic think of THE HOT WING KING at Dobama?
TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Comes to the Washington Pavilion Photo
TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Comes to the Washington Pavilion
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2025

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical will premiere at the Washington Pavilion with four performances this month. Learn more about the upcoming production and how to get tickets here!
Interview: Jayna Elise of TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier, P Photo
Interview: Jayna Elise of TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier, Place Des Arts
by Noelle Hannibal - Feb 4, 2025

Jayna Elise has been performing since the age of 4. She has been on stages with Queen Latifah, Tyler Perry and many more. When she was 14 years old, she appeared on America's Got Talent and followed that up with two seasons on American Idol. In addition to her performance career, she is a songwriter, writing for hit Kpop groups like Red Velvet and NMIXX. I had the chance to chat with Elise just prior to TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, in which she stars as Tina Turner, landing in Montreal. She's simply the best!
Finalists Revealed For The 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Photo
Finalists Revealed For The 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2025

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced this year's finalists for the prestigious international playwriting award. Learn more about the finalists and the award here!
Prime Video Launches New STARZ and BET+ Streaming Bundle in the U.S. Photo
Prime Video Launches New STARZ and BET+ Streaming Bundle in the U.S.
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 3, 2025

BET+, Prime Video and STARZ have announced the launch of a new STARZ and BET+ bundle through Prime Video in the U.S. Customers can access the offering on Prime Video for $15.99/month, an approximate 30 percent savings.
Nashville Repertory Theatre Presents THE MOUNTAINTOP Photo
Nashville Repertory Theatre Presents THE MOUNTAINTOP
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2025

Nashville Repertory Theatre will present Katori Hall's acclaimed play The Mountaintop at Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Johnson Theater from February 14-23, 2025.
New York Theatre Workshop Announces Additional Performers And Presenters For Their 20 Photo
New York Theatre Workshop Announces Additional Performers And Presenters For Their 2025 Annual Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 30, 2025

New York Theatre Workshop has announced additional performers and presenters for the NYTW 2025 Gala, honoring Emmy Award winner Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango, and Tony Award-winning theater and film producer Greg Nobile.
Review: TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at National Theatre Photo
Review: TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at National Theatre
by David Friscic - Jan 27, 2025

Twenty -six musical numbers (including two welcome encores) shine like mega-watt voltage in the dynamic musical story of family woes, domestic abuse and racism that are all overcome in tribute to the resiliency of the human spirit of survival in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical now playing at the National Theatre in Washington, DC and continuing touring in a long North American tour. The beloved and iconic “Queen of Rock and Roll”, Tina Turner’s highly justified showmanship and musical artistry is combined with a heart-wrenching and achingly real story of triumph amidst seeming impossible odds.
Judges and Date Set For The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Photo
Judges and Date Set For The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2025

The organizers of The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize have announced that the playwriting award will be presented at an invitation-only event on Monday, March 10 at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. Learn more here!
Tickets to TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Popejoy Hall on Sale Now Photo
Tickets to TINA " THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Popejoy Hall on Sale Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2025

Tickets for TINA – The Tina Turner Musical at Popejoy Hall will go on sale Friday, January 24, 2025, at 10am. Learn more about the production written by Tony Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins.
Meet the Cast of REDWOOD, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway Photo
Meet the Cast of REDWOOD, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2025

Redwood on Broadway, starring Idina Menzel will begin previews tonight at the Nederlander Theatre. The production also stars De’Adre Aziza, Michael Park, Zachary Noah Piser, and Khaila Wilcoxon. Meet the cast here!
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Licensing Available to High Schools Through Broadway Licensing Photo
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Licensing Available to High Schools Through Broadway Licensing
by Michael Major - Jan 23, 2025

Water for Elephants is now available for licensing exclusively to high schools. This exciting opportunity allows high schools to stage the show beginning in early fall 2025, alongside the launch of the musical’s First National Tour.
Cast Set For the UK and Ireland Tour of TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Photo
Cast Set For the UK and Ireland Tour of TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2025

The full cast has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, opening at Curve Theatre, Leicester in March. Learn more here!
Vivid Stage Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With Reading of THE MOUNTAINTOP Photo
Vivid Stage Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With Reading of THE MOUNTAINTOP
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2025

Vivid will co-sponsor a reading of Katori Hall's play The Mountaintop with Interweave and Saint John's Lutheran Church of Summit in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.
THE HOT WING KING Regional Premiere to Open at Dobama Theatre Photo
THE HOT WING KING Regional Premiere to Open at Dobama Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2025

The third production in Dobama Theatre's 2024/25 mainstage season is the Regional Premiere of The Hot Wing King by Katori Hall. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Theatre503 and Pretenders Productions Present LOOKING FOR FUN? Photo
Theatre503 and Pretenders Productions Present LOOKING FOR FUN?
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2025

Theatre503 and Pretenders Productions will present LOOKING FOR FUN? by Conor O'Cuinn and directed by Tazy Harrison-Moore, 22-24 January, 7:30pm.
FRIGID New York Presents THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL Photo
FRIGID New York Presents THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2024

FRIGID New York will present the 16th season of the Obie Award-winning The Fire This Time Festival, a platform for playwrights of African and African-American descent to write and produce evocative material for diverse audiences, at wild project.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Katori Hall written?

Katori Hall has written 6 shows including Hoodoo Love (Playwright), The Mountaintop (Playwright), Hurt Village (Playwright), The Hot Wing King (Playwright), Tina (Playwright), The Blood Quilt (Playwright).

What awards has Katori Hall been nominated for?

Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Hot Wing King, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical and Best New Play (Olivier Awards) for The Mountaintop.

What awards has Katori Hall won?

Katori Hall has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for The Hot Wing King and the Best New Play at the Olivier Awards for The Mountaintop.

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